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Max Daugherty is a 36-year-old Gainesville resident who was declared blind on his 16th birthday.“It was the worst birthday of my life,” he said.
Noah Sams has decided it's finally time to transform the Gainesville fashion scene. Since his freshman year at UF, he has slowly curated a collection that transcends anything he’s ever seen on the city’s catwalks.
Couples walked hand in hand and children sat on their parents’ shoulders as gusts of wind blew past, lending a reprieve from the hot sun. While they strolled past the art festival booths, wind chimes rang and live music played.
UF pre-med student Emmanuel Espinoza, 21, was charged with first-degree murder and destroying or tampering with physical evidence April 6 after stabbing his mother over 70 times.
As the city celebrated its 50th anniversary of the Regional Transit System, the future of Gainesville’s sustainable transportation was called into question.
Gainesville has a rich culinary scene from around the world. Amid the international staples downtown, an aroma of a dish from closer to home envelopes a gray-brick building: PrimoHoagies.
The opportunity to eat a dripping hot chicken sandwich in a light pink double-decker bus has come to an end.
With two seconds remaining on the clock, junior kicker Trey Smack took the field in a similar position as last year’s Orange and Blue Game with an opportunity to deliver a game-winning field goal as time expired.
The Gainesville City Commission held a special meeting Thursday addressing the reductions in funding for the Gainesville Regional Transit System proposed by UF during “good-faith talks” between the city and the university.
Dressed in colorful abayas and thawbs, mothers and fathers held onto their children with one hand and carried ornamented prayer rugs in the other. Friends exchanged greetings of “Eid Mubarak” (Blessed Festival) as they removed their shoes and entered a skating rink.
CORRECTION: The Alligator incorrectly reported the year the Gainesville Regional Transit System was introduced. The article has been updated to reflect the correct year.
Angelique Bronson ducked under the white tent in front of her, in part, to escape the sweltering sun above but also to rummage through a wooden barrel of animal skulls.
UF freshman Skylar Draser stole the show as she debuted in her first regional championship. She kept the energy at an all-time high throughout, bursting with excitement as her teammates and the crowd cheered her on.
North Central Florida counties are at risk of losing over $1 million of federal funding for homeless service providers if a replacement lead agency is not appointed by June.
Framed by a neon array of the latest hemp, CBD and nicotine products neatly arranged in glass display cases, business partners Pedro Soler and Justin Mendoza paused when asked if there was a downside to the authorization of recreational marijuana in Florida.
In the midst of downtown traffic and an afternoon sun, around 50 community members gathered together in Gainesville City Hall Plaza on East University Avenue April 6 at 1:00 p.m. to protest against Florida Supreme Court’s six-week abortion ban taking effect May 1.
In less than 150 days, Alachua County citizens will cast their vote in the primaries for Florida House Seat 22 to determine who will be on the ballot in the November election.
Gainesville residents driving down Northwest 25th Place can see metallic blue and silver pinwheels for April’s Child Abuse Prevention Month as they pass the new Children’s Trust of Alachua County building.
Taylor Boyd was waiting for class to start when she saw something that made her heart drop. On her arm was a red-headed caterpillar with spiky white fur, one of the numerous caterpillars swarming Gainesville.
If you’ve never been in a car accident before, I’m sorry to report, you’re in the minority. A vanishing minority as Florida has earned a top spot among the most dangerous states for pedestrians. I recently had the misfortune of colliding with a city bus on my morning commute to class. The experience taught me far more than to look both ways before crossing the street, though it was a grim reminder.
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