‘Swiping fatigue’: How online dating adds to the loneliness epidemic
Swiping on dating apps is endless. Each swipe offers brief hope for a romantic partner, but it more often leads to recycled conversations, sudden silences and isolation.
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Swiping on dating apps is endless. Each swipe offers brief hope for a romantic partner, but it more often leads to recycled conversations, sudden silences and isolation.
On a hot and humid Saturday, more than 75 protests occurred across Florida – two being just 40 minutes apart: Gainesville and High Springs.
The Gainesville City Commission got its final approval to hold a special election in November over control of Gainesville Regional Utilities.
A Gainesville man was arrested Tuesday in connection with gang-related shooting at Grove Apartments March 16.
The long and winding road of the 2025 Florida Gators’ track and field season is finally reaching its end, once again within the familiar confines of the iconic Hayward Field.
The Alachua County School Board unanimously approved the Newberry Community Charter contract and facilities contract in a special meeting Monday morning.
Shortly before Michael Gengler graduated from Gainesville High School in 1962, he asked the student body if they were in favor of desegregation. With 38% responding “yes” and 62% responding “no,” he knew he had to try to preserve Gainesville’s rich community history — even if it would take him more than half his lifetime to do so.
El Sistema Regional de Tránsito de Gainesville está perdiendo aproximadamente $2.9 millones debido a la reducción de fondos por parte de la Universidad de Florida.
One day while working, Henry Rodriguez came across a bag of reusable water bottles from the lost and found, all headed for the trash.
From going out on a Friday night to attending a weekday lecture, students find themselves in various social circles, separating each experience from the next. But for the queer community in Gainesville, their identities unite them, no matter where they may find themselves.
The first week of August has earned a nickname among students: “homeless week.”
After an NCAA Final Four run, three All-SEC honors and ITA-All American honors, rising senior Rachel Gailis’ journey as a Florida Gator has ended.
The Gainesville Regional Transit System is losing roughly $2.9 million as a result of UF decreasing its funding.
From draft decisions to recent additions and departures, the incoming Florida Gators men’s basketball team will appear dramatically different on paper.
The Gainesville City Commission unanimously voted in favor of a new GRU referendum and announced RTS service adjustments in its meeting Thursday.
There’s something unassuming about a paper bag. It doesn’t shout for attention. It quietly holds what’s inside. But when you take a bite of what’s wrapped within, the flavors suddenly speak louder than anything you might’ve expected.
Finding ways to connect with others can be difficult for students at the University of Florida.
Gainesville Regional Utilities Attorney Derek Perry sent a letter to the City of Gainesville Wednesday requesting the city commission abandon an ordinance in favor of a new referendum.
After a year of packed game-day crowds and graduation celebrations, the summer air settles in the college town of Gainesville. Once busy streets empty out, bars and clubs become relics of what they were during the fall and spring semesters as thousands of students leave town and head off to whatever their summer may hold.
To most of her customers, Maria Alejandra Puentes is known as La Maracucha, but the nickname is much more than a nod to her hometown — it’s a dream, a family legacy and a responsibility she carries with honor.