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(01/30/25 11:30am)
In the 7th grade after listening to Kanye West’s album, “The College Dropout,” Gainesville native Sean Momberger began experimenting with music on a $100 drum machine. He’d have no idea that 20 years later, he would be producing a song off of West’s most recent album, “Vultures 2.”
(01/27/25 10:55am)
The Van Daalen family business is throwing discus and shot put.
(01/27/25 11:30am)
Between stalls selling prosthetic elf ears and wood-carved staffs decorated with crystals, 37-year-old Brandon Breedlove encouraged Faire-goers to fight. He and 33-year-old Ashley Shelhon joked it was the “only free thing” at Hoggetowne Medieval Faire.
(01/27/25 11:00am)
After 15 months of conflict, Israel and Hamas entered a fragile ceasefire deal Jan. 15, producing feelings of hope, joy and uncertainty on UF’s campus.
(01/29/25 11:15am)
When Jade Floyd moved into her Alachua home five years ago, she expected a peaceful neighborhood in a quaint, quiet town.
(01/29/25 11:45am)
Charlie Chaplin is precariously perched atop a ladder.
(01/29/25 11:00am)
Hyxia Grande siempre había estado rodeada por el inglés gracias a su experiencia previa trabajando para recursos humanos, pero desde que llegó a Gainesville para estudiar inglés en la UF, se sintió motivada a sumergirse completamente en el idioma para tener una mejor oportunidad en el área laboral.
(01/29/25 11:25am)
After President Donald Trump recently entered office for a second time, his administration seems poised to enact an anti-LGBTQ+ agenda more sweeping than his first term.
(01/30/25 11:15am)
In an age where most of us experience constant bad news right in the palm of our hands, it’s no surprise we’re overwhelmed with the state of the world. Whether mindlessly scrolling, constantly checking our phones or even consuming a large amount of news content, our habits can reinforce negative thoughts and feelings about the world around us.
(01/30/25 11:00am)
The doors to the Stephen C. O'Connell Center were closed to the public, and the lobby was quiet — except for the sound of determined sniffing. Nose to the ground and muscles tensed, Beto the yellow Labrador retriever was on the hunt.
(01/28/25 11:00am)
Jane’s sweater isn’t just a fashion statement. While its blue and gray fabric might perfectly contrast her coppery coat, the 3-year-old shelter dog is wearing it to protect her from the unusually cold temperatures plaguing Alachua County this winter.
(01/27/25 11:15am)
As the temperature in Gainesville dropped below freezing in January, the demand for a warm place to stay rose. To address the growing need, the City of Gainesville launched its Cold Night Shelter program.
(01/27/25 11:43am)
White streaks cleaved the Gainesville sky as planes passed overhead. It was a common sight, and the city carried on — except for those who believed those linear trails were the mark of conspiracy.
(01/28/25 12:15pm)
Ethan Bush waved his arms, trying to flag down a tow truck driver who had just nabbed his car from a 2nd Avenue Centre parking garage. But instead of stopping, the 28-year-old said the driver locked eyes with him and accelerated. Bush barely leaped out of the way in time to avoid being hit, he said.
(01/28/25 3:00pm)
Hyxia Grande had always been surrounded by English speakers due to her previous work experiences in human resources, but since moving to Gainesville to study English at UF, she was motivated to fully submerge in the language to have a better chance at labor opportunities.
(01/25/25 2:52am)
No. 3 Florida gymnastics (198.125 points) defeated No. 13 Georgia (196.825 points) Friday evening at the Stephen C. O’Connell Center in Gainesville. As well as clinching their first SEC meet win, the Gators put up the nation’s highest score overall. UF is the only school to go over 198.00 this year, as well as hitting the highest scores in two events.
(01/24/25 8:59pm)
After months of uncertainty, 18-year-old country singer Mason Ramsey’s “Falls Into Place Tour” was back on track at Gainesville’s Heartwood Soundstage.
(01/24/25 4:00pm)
Over 600 people gathered in a Gainesville church for the Alachua County Teacher of the Year celebration Thursday night.
(01/22/25 9:45pm)
As Winter Storm Enzo passed over North Florida late Tuesday night, Vanessa Hervie set out from Gainesville on a last-minute road trip in hopes of witnessing a rare occurrence in the Sunshine State: snowfall. Hervie, a 21-year-old UF chemistry junior, and nine of her friends trekked 30 miles north to Fort White, where it had been forecasted to snow.
(01/22/25 12:37am)
Known for her bright use of color on walls all over Gainesville, Jenna Horner tries to spread positivity in any way she can. In an attempt to bridge the division between people, she said, she wants to help people see the light when things may feel a little dark.