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The county is considering moving forward with its plan to relocate the Alachua County Fairgrounds to a nearby spot, but some residents are worried about whether it’s a good idea to move the fairgrounds at all.
About 40 volunteer and nonprofit organizations will set up on the Reitz Union Colonnade today in hopes of attracting UF students looking to serve the community.
After a shooting Tuesday night, Gainesville Police are looking for the gunman who shot a man in the face during an apparent drug deal in northeast Gainesville.
In an area of Florida dotted with mom ‘n’ pop BBQ restaurants, thousands of people flocked to Gainesville’s most commercial street Wednesday for fried chicken.
Recent reports from the National Association of Colleges and Employers show that graduating seniors may have brighter futures than they think.
If you have children who attend public school in Florida, you might want to check them for bruises.
Isabella McKee, 9, sat on Roxy’s back, swaying and smiling as the Asian elephant thumped along a circular path.
Lions, tigers and elephants are coming to town this weekend.
Two homeless people found a human skeleton in the woods Tuesday night.
A few weeks ago, a mobile exhibition called "America's Farmers" visited UF and parked on the North Lawn. With a mission to celebrate American family farmers, the exhibition offered a pamphlet, a short tour and a video of the lives of these rural Americans.
Gypsies dance at the Hoggetowne Medieval Fair on Saturday. The Alachua County Fairgrounds will be moving to a site two miles north of the Gainesville Regional Airport in a few years for a total cost of $24 million.
The Hoggetowne Medieval Faire will be moving, but not for a few years.
The sounds of crashing swords, the smell of fried foods and the sight of royalty transformed the Alachua County Fairgrounds into a medieval world this weekend.
David Buth, 46, an Alachua County resident, dresses as Azog, a 446-year-old Orc from Moria, for the 26th annual Hoggetowne Medieval Faire on Saturday afternoon.
For most voters, the 2012 Florida Republican Presidential Preference Primary and Gainesville city elections are on Tuesday. But for thousands of early voters in Alachua County, the elections have already happened.
David Brown drove his golf cart past half-assembled tents and clothing racks packed with purple-and-blue wizard robes.
[Editor's Note: This story has been changed to reflect a correction. If you are changing your address within the county you can change it on voting day. If you switching from an out-of-county address to an address in the county then you have to vote with a provisional ballot, except uniformed service personnel and their family members.]
As UF Homecoming festivities swamp the streets on and around campus this weekend, Gainesville Police are planning to increase patrols in the city.
After a hiatus in 2010 because of unpaid debts, the Alachua County Fair has returned this year. The fair will continue through Saturday at the Alachua County Fairgrounds on Northeast 39th Avenue.
Fried butter, spinning amusement rides and performing seals heralded the Alachua County Fair's first weekend, attracting thousands.
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