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UF student, under influence, crashes into scooter

After an evening of tailgating, a UF student rear-ended a scooter while drunk Saturday, Gainesville Police said.

Florida announces $100 million plan for improved athletic facilities

Florida announced a $100 million plan on Friday to revamp its athletic facilities, including building a stand-alone football complex and renovations to its baseball and softball stadiums.

Darts & Laurels 09/16/16: Trump, South Park and technology

You’re sitting alone in your car in Archer Road’s typical rush-hour traffic. As a small commando unit of scooters whizzes by you left and right, you fiddle with the radio, looking for something to listen to. As you’re navigating through the various snippets of sound, one station grabs your attention and demands you to listen. It’s just one man’s voice, chanting something over and over and over again. You find this uncomfortable and unsettling. What is it this strange man chants? Well, dear readers, that something is…

Punk rock band Ballyhoo! to perform at High Dive

Fresh off of this summer’s Vans Warped Tour, alternative punk rock/reggae band Ballyhoo! will make a stop in Gainesville on Friday night to play at High Dive.

Gainesville airport receives multimillion-dollar renovation grant

The Gainesville Regional Airport received a multimillion-dollar grant to continue its expansion and upgrade safety features.

Off the street: Family-run shaved-ice truck to open store

The hum of a generator isn’t loud enough to drown out the sound of snowball fights on summer days at a Save-A-Lot parking lot in Gainesville.

Sunstock Solar Festival brings sustainable jams

Gainesville will host a completely solar-powered music event called Sunstock Solar Festival on Friday night.

NASA seeks student designs

Tommy Power uses his 3-D printer to solve day-to-day annoyances like his cats knocking his toothbrush off of his countertop.

Labor Daze Fest celebrates with music, food

Five music acts, 50 vendors and lots of Gainesville locals will celebrate Labor Day at Bo Diddley Community Plaza for the fifth annual Labor Daze Fest this weekend. The free festival, which will be held Sunday from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m., has quickly become a Gainesville tradition, with the focus of “by locals, for locals, about locals,” according to the event’s flier.

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SG replacing campus charging stations

UF’s Student Government will replace on-campus phone charging stations next month.

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Deadline to receive mail-in ballots 5 p.m. today

Registered voters who want to receive mail-in ballots for Tuesday’s election must request them today by 5 p.m., according to a statement issued by Pam Carpenter, the Alachua County supervisor of elections.

GPD announces new football gameday road closures

Gainesville Police announced Monday that several blocks of West University Avenue will be closed during every home football game as part of a new safety measure.

Gainesville Police arrest two more suspects in armed road rage incident

It began with the honk of a horn. Then someone pulled out a pistol.

Hammock rentals now available

Starting today, UF students can rent hammocks across campus.

Opinion: What we have to be worried about in Florida today (Surprise: everything)

The health of our unborn children is at stake — if they are born in Florida, that is. Everyone should run for the hills, aka somewhere that isn’t flatland Florida. What with the sudden lightning storms that can crop up at any minute, the 14 cases of Zika infections found in the Wynwood area of Miami-Dade, the alligator attacks, the vicious road rage due to our standstill traffic and a host of other dangerous occurrences that happen daily in our “sunshine” state, nowhere is safe. Even the people here have been lumped together as the crazed “Florida Man.” National headlines read, “Florida Man accidentally shoots himself during job interview at elementary school” and “Florida Man attempts to smoke crack in ICU, almost burns down hospital.” It’s no wonder the people here are close to self-immolating.

Library West renovations to feature bronze alligator statue

Last week, the A.H. Burnett Foundation donated a bronze alligator statue, designed by architect David Price, to be featured in the Library West Colonnade after renovations are complete.

This weekend in Gainesville

Looking for something to keep you busy as you wish away the Saturdays until football season? The Avenue is here to help you out with the best places to get drinks, hear local music and get artistic this weekend.

Electronics company creates 3-D printing design challenge

Mouser Electronics, an electronic component distributor, launched a challenge for engineers across the country to submit designs for objects that can be used in space.