Housing, academic freedom, abortion: What issues matter most to UF students this election cycle?
On top of new classes and new people, many UF students are paying close attention to something else: the 2022 midterm elections.
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On top of new classes and new people, many UF students are paying close attention to something else: the 2022 midterm elections.
Nine mayoral candidates — including David Arreola, Ed Bielarski, Ansaun Fisher, Gary Gordon, Gabriel Hillel, Adam Rosenthal, Donald Shepherd, July Thomas and Harvey Ward — are on the ballot in the upcoming primary election.
Gainesville will be the first Florida city to eliminate exclusionary zoning in a 4-3 city commission vote — a move that didn’t go without intense backlash from community members.
Gainesville organizations and residents packed the Shady Grove Primitive Baptist Church Wednesday to voice concerns about the city’s plan to change zoning and occupancy laws.
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Alachua County Public Works began construction on a new trail along Archer Road July 14, nine days after a man allegedly sexually harassed a woman on the popular nearby Hawthorne Trail.
Gainesville may become the first Florida city to eliminate single-family zoning in an effort to offer additional housing near campus and in residential areas.
SweetBerries Eatery and Frozen Custard supporters arrived in droves Sunday to order final rounds of monte cristo sandwiches and kookie concretes before the restaurant temporarily closed.
Oak Hammock residents heard from some of Gainesville’s mayoral candidates for the first time Tuesday night.
UF’s presidential search follows last year’s search at Florida State University.
Understaffing and overcrowding drove Alachua County to halt intake at Animal Resources and Care Wednesday evening.
District 1 County Commissioner Raemi Eagle-Glenn discussed overcrowding at the county animal shelter in her first community meeting seven hours after she took the oath of office last Tuesday.
UF Student Government, according to its website, acts as “a direct liaison between the university and its students.” But what does that really mean?
Residents rallied at the Stephan P. Mickle, Sr., Criminal Courthouse Friday after the Supreme Court overturned the 1973 Roe v. Wade case that established rights to obtain an abortion.
John Nix reflected on the lost sense of community Duval Heights boasted throughout his childhood. The newly revamped Clarence R. Kelly Community Center renewed his optimism.
Yvette Carter celebrated Juneteenth for half a decade before the rest of Gainesville caught up.
An accreditation committee cleared UF’s name after a monthslong investigation following its possible restriction of academic freedom.
Covered by the pink hue of flashing multicolor lights, an exuberant crowd filled How Bazar’s “D*ke Night” Saturday. Queer women and nonbinary folks of all ages danced to jams from Doja Cat to Daddy Yankee, smoked American Spirit cigarettes and spun around on roller skates.
Jackson O’Neill turned 13 a month before the Parkland shooting.
Gov. Ron DeSantis appointed Raemi Eagle-Glenn Thursday to fill the District 1 seat, which she lost an election for to former commissioner Mary Alford in 2020 with 32% of the vote.