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(01/17/17 10:13pm)
Walking through this city, one notices quite a few places of business that, more than any others, scream “Gainesville.” Satchel’s Pizza, Maude’s Cafe and the Hippodrome State Theatre are among the most well-known of these hyper-local joints. Though much of the city is structured around UF, if you want to get a look at the real Gainesville, you need to step beyond the comforts of campus and frequent the wide array of small, local businesses Gainesville has to offer. Sure, we’re no big city like Atlanta or San Francisco, but there is a unique flavor to Gainesville — a combination of small-town America and big-name campus — and the businesses and events that make it a one-of-a-kind city.
(01/04/17 10:00pm)
You’ve now slept off your holiday food-coma, packed up your bags and suffered through the traffic on Archer Road. It’s here. The dreaded syllabus week where the campus is crowded with starry-eyed first-timers and returning students who have enough experience under their belt to know a little of what to expect in the upcoming term. Alcohol is a token remedy for those first tedious days, and what better way to start the semester than to show up hungover for your first couple of classes? Let’s drink!
(01/03/17 11:21pm)
For Gators fans across the country, the football team’s Outback Bowl win meant free Bloomin’ Onions on Tuesday.
(12/31/16 2:23pm)
Gainesville bars and businesses will bid farewell to 2016 on Saturday night and ring in the new year with champagne toasts, a ‘bubble’ drop and music from the likes of David Bowie and Prince.
(12/12/16 12:46pm)
Two people are dead following a car accident Monday morning at the intersection of Southwest 34th Street and Southwest 20th Avenue.
(12/06/16 11:31pm)
After police pulled him over Monday, a Gainesville man was found with a loaded handgun and a potpourri of drugs in a “Dora the Explorer” lunch bag, Gainesville Police said.
(11/27/16 10:19pm)
After being denied from purchasing a gun earlier this month, a Muslim Santa Fe College student believes his religion motivated the Gainesville Bass Pro Shops to turn him away.
(11/18/16 12:44am)
Jeremiah Tattersall pointed to Gainesville’s anti-discrimination plaque inside City Hall on Thursday.
(11/13/16 11:43pm)
As protests rage across the country following Donald Trump’s election, his opponents in Gainesville are organizing acts of resistance this week — and hoping to influence local politicians to fight the president-elect’s future policies.
(11/08/16 6:33pm)
On Election Day in Gainesville, as droves of voters cast their ballots in national and local races, Alex Visaggio, a UF construction management junior, hung a Donald Trump campaign sign over the front door of his house.
(10/23/16 11:19pm)
Walter Anderson slumped over his horse Sunday, feigning injury during a re-enactment of the Battle of Gainesville.
(10/23/16 11:14pm)
A Civil War actor plays a chaplain for the Confederate side of the Battle of Gainesville re-enactment on Sunday afternoon in Archer, Florida. The chaplains gave the last rights to fallen soldiers and were not supposed to be shot while on the battlefield.
(10/18/16 11:53pm)
In the next two years, bicyclists and pedestrians in Gainesville will have a new option for off-road commuting.
(10/14/16 12:22am)
In the winter of 1980, Amber Waters went to her first concert to see The Eagles and Jimmy Buffett play at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium.
(10/12/16 10:51pm)
An employee at the Wendy’s on Archer Road called police after protesters entered the restaurant in an attempt to deliver a letter.
(10/12/16 10:09pm)
If there’s one thing Gainesville has no shortage of, it’s restaurants. There are so many breakfast options alone, even a tough critic like Ron Swanson would be impressed. While Gainesville has plenty of places to get the classic bacon-and-eggs combo, there are some hidden gems with unique takes on the conventional morning meal. In no particular order, here are some of the most mouthwatering venues to grab breakfast in the area.
(10/12/16 12:14am)
A Florida man demanded a local MetroPCS store fix his phone Monday — using a shotgun as a bargaining chip, Gainesville Police said.
(10/11/16 12:00am)
A group is back in Gainesville to protest against Wendy’s tomatoes.
(10/06/16 10:59pm)
Yezenya Martinez, a 37-year-old employee at the Shell gas station on Archer Road, posts a sign to inform customers of their outage of premium gas. The station was out of Plus gasoline and V-Power gasoline, but was checking its levels of the regular gasoline every 15 minutes.
(10/06/16 8:40am)
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