Alachua County citizens protest airboat ordinance
(10/28/10 12:06am)
Picketers gathered on the courthouse steps Wednesday to publicly voice their opinions on a proposed airboat curfew.
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PrideFest draws 4,000
(10/25/10 12:02am)
Rainbow-colored flags adorned Bo Diddley Community Plaza downtown Saturday, as an estimated 4,000 people came through for the gay pride festival "PrideFest 2010."
The A-List
(10/21/10 12:02am)
Each Thursday, the Avenue is serving up the best in entertainment, pop culture and everything in between. From the big screen to the radio waves, check out this week’s picks.
Bite-sized restaurant keeps food ‘clean and simple’
(10/11/10 12:02am)
With just 400 square feet, there isn’t a lot of space in The Lunchbox, a small restaurant in the Bo Diddley Community Plaza.
City helps about 700 homeless downtown
(10/08/10 12:18am)
More than 630 meals were served for free to Gainesville’s homeless Thursday morning as part of the 12th annual Breakfast on the Plaza and Homeless Services Fair.
Officials get pretty in pink
(09/30/10 1:12am)
Don't be surprised to see firefighters, campus police and other officials wearing pink uniforms Thursday.
Downtown Latino Festival draws 2000
(09/20/10 12:02am)
Colorful flags of Latin countries hung from the Bo Diddley Community Plaza’s stage, and the scent of empanadas frying in deep skillets of oil attracted hungry passers-by Saturday afternoon.
Community gathers downtown to fight intolerance
(09/13/10 12:07am)
Although the Dove World Ourtreach Center Quran burning was canceled, members of the Gainesville community still came together to stand against intolerance Saturday.
Beatles cover band plays for 750 people downtown
(08/30/10 12:02am)
Jam band 3rd Stone connects with fans
(06/17/10 12:01am)
Music echoed out of the Bo Diddley Community Plaza on Friday, bouncing off the courthouse walls and sending a booming bass line through downtown Gainesville.
Protesters hold rally, counter-rally
(04/19/10 12:15am)
The distance that separated the protesters spanned three lanes of traffic on University Avenue.
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(04/16/10 12:15am)
Alyssa, 9, holds a sign at the Tea Party rally in the Bo Diddley Downtown Community Plaza on Thursday afternoon.
Local Tea Partiers protest Obama, federal government
(04/16/10 12:15am)
Yellow “Don’t tread on me” rattlesnake flags waved in the air and the crowd cheered as speakers preached the Conservative gospel at the Tea Party’s Tax Day Rally on Thursday.
Westboro Baptist Church to visit Gainesville this weekend
(04/16/10 12:15am)
Gainesville is expecting guests this weekend, whether they are welcome or not.
People file, protest taxes
(04/15/10 12:21am)
It’s the one day throughout the year that causes everyone to cringe — unless you work for the IRS.
So Taxing: This is a gentle reminder to file your taxes
(04/15/10 12:05am)
We don’t like numbers at The Alligator. In fact, in one of our classes one of us was asked to multiply 300 and 10.
130 rally downtown against meal limits
(02/14/10 10:56pm)
Of the about 150 people gathered at the Bo Diddley Community Plaza Saturday.
Survey to take census of Alachua County homeless
(01/25/10 11:35pm)
The Alachua County Coalition for the Homeless and Hungry is searching soup kitchens, social service sites, woods and alleyways this week in an effort to gather information on the number of homeless people in North Central Florida.
1000s gather downtown for MLK Day
(01/18/10 11:55pm)
The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s words boomed through the Bo Diddley Community Plaza in downtown Gainesville Monday afternoon as thousands of people gathered to remember the civil rights leader whose dream made history.
UF celebrates King’s dream
(01/14/10 11:05pm)
More than 40 years after his death, Gainesville residents continue to celebrate the dream of Martin Luther King Jr.
