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I decided to study journalism while standing in a Wawa checkout line at 2 a.m. on a Monday. The day before, my very first byline — a feature on a delightfully quirky and profound one-man museum — had been printed, ink to paper, in The Gainesville Sun.
I came to Gainesville under the backdrop of loss. I moved into town in October 2022. A few months prior, my mother had committed suicide just after moving us to Florida. I had no other family and no connections in the state, or here in Gainesville.
Editor’s Note: This story contains mentions of animal cruelty, neglect and death.
Despite being from Havana and having built a life in America for the last three decades, Rafael Crespo-Garcia, 54, now lives in Mexico after being deported in January.
This fall, community members can escape the honks and horns of Gainesville traffic and wander around a pedestrian-only portion of downtown.
Northbound on US-441 smokefilled during a mandatory fire evacuation on Florida State Route 121, Sunday, April 19, 2026, in Gainesville, Florida.
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Update: As of 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, fire containment remains the same, according to an Alachua County Instagram post. The fire by North Main Street remains 25% contained and spans just over 100 acres, and the fire on State Road 121 is 60% contained and spans 25. Impacts from smoke have already been seen as far as Levy and Marion Counties, according to the post.
Heading into April 18’s Four on the Floor meet for the NCAA Women’s Gymnastics National Championship, Florida had plenty of momentum as it looked for its fourth national championship and first in 11 years.
With just a few weeks to go until the start of the SEC Outdoor Championships, Gators track and field athletes rewrote program record books at two different meets this weekend, setting marks in Gainesville and North Carolina.
When Alex Segelnick studies at Library West, Malcom’s company helps him focus.
The Gainesville City Commission unanimously entered a maximum price agreement for sitework construction to begin at two local stations — three and nine — at its Thursday meeting. The deals, made with Ajax Building Company, LLC, will cost the city about $2 million and $4 million respectively.
J.R. Mulhall was in the middle of filming a high school project — a staged game of Scrabble — when he opened his UF acceptance letter.
Florida right-handed pitcher Luke McNeillie (9) pitches during an NCAA college baseball game against Auburn at Condron Family Ballpark in Gainesville, Fla., Friday, April 17, 2026.
Florida infielder Kolt Myers (25) throws the ball during an NCAA college baseball game against Auburn at Condron Family Ballpark in Gainesville, Fla., Friday, April 17, 2026.
Florida infielder Brendan Lawson (11) walks back to the dugout after striking out during an NCAA college baseball game against Auburn at Condron Family Ballpark in Gainesville, Fla., Friday, April 17, 2026.
Florida catcher Karson Bowen (14) runs to first base in an attempt to beat the catcher during an NCAA college baseball game against Auburn at Condron Family Ballpark in Gainesville, Fla., Friday, April 17, 2026.
Florida right-handed pitcher Luke McNeillie (9) pitches during an NCAA college baseball game against Auburn at Condron Family Ballpark in Gainesville, Fla., Friday, April 17, 2026.
Florida infielder Ethan Surowiec (10) hits during an NCAA college baseball game against Auburn at Condron Family Ballpark in Gainesville, Fla., Friday, April 17, 2026.
Florida infielder Brendan Lawson (11) hits during an NCAA college baseball game against Auburn at Condron Family Ballpark in Gainesville, Fla., Friday, April 17, 2026.
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