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A new University of Florida graduate campus set to open in downtown Jacksonville could bring massive changes to the city’s economy, workforce and infrastructure.
Kirk Moss stood in the pouring rain carrying a 12-foot-tall papier-mâché caricature of President Donald Trump. The structure’s orange skin, puckered lips, navy suit and red tie – a classic Trump fashion choice – blew in the breeze.
One day while working, Henry Rodriguez came across a bag of reusable water bottles from the lost and found, all headed for the trash.
Alachua County hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony May 30 to officially open Fire Station 21 near Santa Fe High School and Interstate 75 in Alachua.
Since its premiere in the late 1960s on the National Education Television network, which transformed into the Public Broadcasting Service in 1970, “Sesame Street” has been one of the most popular educational children's television series. Elmo, the show’s star, has been the primary face of kindness and love for preschoolers worldwide in the show’s 50-plus years on air.
The Gainesville Fire Station 1 on May 29, 2025.
The City of Gainesville selected Joseph “Shawn” Hillhouse as its next fire chief after a nationwide search, according to a Thursday press release. He will officially assume the role June 9.
A neon sign flickers above reading “Double Cupp Diner,” and an imaginary smell of coffee mixes with the thrum of guitars and the stomp of cowboy boots.
Newly graduated students and other members of Gainesville’s musical scene came together Saturday night for a nostalgic and atypical backyard show headlined by Good Neighbours.
A warm, sweet aroma fills the air as customers take bites into fresh, hot beignets with an airy melt-in-your-mouth dough. Le Petite Beignet owners Michael and Michiyo Johnson go through 70 pounds of powdered sugar each month to give each hot treat a sweet flourish on top.
The last time the Gators hit the track, it’s safe to say things didn’t break their way. Not only did the men’s and women’s squads suffer their respective worst finishes in SEC Indoor Championships history, but only one athlete outside the national qualifying bubble broke into the Top 16.
With a full count and no outs, UF junior catcher Jocelyn Erickson saw a pitch she loved and launched it over 190 feet. The ball flew over the right field fence as Erickson jogged around the bases. All Texas A&M senior pitcher Emiley Kennedy could do was kick dirt and attempt to reset.
Following its brutal loss at Oklahoma on Thursday, Florida (8-7, 3-3 SEC) headed south to the Mitchell Tennis Center in College Station, Texas, on Saturday afternoon to test its luck against No. 15 Texas A&M (10-5, 4-1 SEC).
After retiring the first two batters she faced in the bottom of the seventh, UF freshman pitcher Katelynn Oxley was one out away from sending the game to extra innings, giving her offense another chance to separate.
While the Gators’ lineup consists of power and pop, their heart and determination has seldom been tested in non-conference play this season.
Feb. 6 is a day Florida softball freshman right fielder Taylor Shumaker will remember for the rest of her life. While it marked her first collegiate game, it also proved to be the start of what already looks to be a historic Florida career. However, her night at the plate under the clear skies of Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium did not begin like any other at-bat from her earlier playing days.
UF students lined up at polling stations early Wednesday for the second and last day of Student Government elections. By the time polls close this evening, students will have decided which party will define campus policy.
UF students lined up at polling stations early Tuesday to shape the future of campus life by selecting which party will lead Student Government for the next year.
Vision, Change, and Watch Party have laid out their plans for tackling food insecurity, establishing elections and supporting minority groups and initiatives on campus. On Tuesday and Wednesday, students will cast their ballots to decide which party they want to be in control of the next year of policy decisions.
A gaggle of teenage boys stampeded through the woods in 1984. It was just beyond 15-year-old Johnell Gainey’s new home in Southeast Gainesville — a paradise for childhood imagination, for slingshots and BB guns and exploring in the summer heat.
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