UF set to build new honors residential complex
(04/16/21 11:00am)
Next year, UF will tear down a recreational complex students use for its size and proximity to campus to make room for more honors housing.
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UF student in coma after being hit by car
(04/12/21 11:00am)
A UF student is in a medically induced coma after being hit by a car early Thursday morning.
“It definitely changed my outlook on life”: The lasting impact of crashes on families and victims
(04/09/21 10:00am)
Harsh ceiling lights illuminated a room in a Melbourne rehabilitation center. Bryanne Parks fought through bleary eyes and extreme pain throughout her body. It was 4 a.m., but she had to stay awake to have her blood drawn and receive a shot.
Gainesville community reflects on changes to traffic safety on University Avenue
(04/09/21 10:15am)
When Fernando Ocon walks or drives to UF’s campus, he avoids University Avenue and takes another route. It’s an inconvenience, but he feels it may save his life.
"Death by design": University Avenue’s problems began with its construction
(04/09/21 10:30am)
For decades, experts warned University Avenue wasn’t safe.
Person stabbed at CVS store, police say it was an ‘isolated incident’
(03/25/21 7:00pm)
Gainesville police are searching for a man accused of stabbing another person at a CVS.
One dead following shootout with Alachua County Sheriff’s deputies
(03/06/21 2:59am)
Alachua County Sheriff’s Office identified the four deputies and the man they killed in a shoot-out Friday.
Gecko goose chase: Police can’t confirm if Facebook sleuths found missing $1,800 gecko
(03/05/21 11:15am)
Two large tanks sat tucked in the rows of creatures at Gator City Reptiles. In one, a large male gecko perched fearlessly on a piece of driftwood. The other sat empty.
Local Asian Americans react to national increase in anti-Asian hate
(03/03/21 11:30am)
Anthony Chung’s father drove up to Gainesville to spend time with him on Feb. 12, Lunar New Year’s Day. But increased violence across the nation against older Asian Americans put a damper on their celebrations.
Three-year-old struck and killed by a truck in Gainesville
(02/26/21 12:47am)
A 3-year-old died after he was hit by a truck Wednesday evening. The boy was hit while riding a toy scooter near 4100 NE 15th St. in Northeast Gainesville.
A man wanted for battery at FSU has been spotted in Gainesville
(02/19/21 11:45am)
Editors’ note: This story includes mention of sexual assault.
Preventing tragedy: New safety measures on University Avenue
(02/15/21 11:45am)
A month after Kailey Kiss’ Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority sister, Maggie Paxton, died in a hit-and-run on West University Avenue, she witnessed the crash that killed UF first-year Sophia Lambert on the same stretch of road.
Gainesville City Commission moves forward on emergency order on bar and restaurant restrictions
(02/08/21 12:15pm)
Gainesville city commissioners voted to draft an emergency order Thursday evening to tighten mask requirements in bars and clubs.
Celebrate Black History Month on a full stomach
(02/08/21 11:00am)
Food, culture and community-building are indivisibly intertwined in Gainesville. In honor of Black History Month, the Avenue has compiled a list of some of the Black-owned restaurants, food trucks and cafés in Gainesville.
Law enforcement, community leaders demonstrate traffic safety
(02/01/21 11:00am)
Following recent crashes involving the deaths of UF students, local law enforcement and city leaders conducted a pedestrian safety operation Jan. 29 along West University Avenue.
Student Government working to address traffic safety issues in and around campus
(01/29/21 12:15pm)
Following the tragic loss of three UF community members to traffic crashes over the past two months, UF Student Government is planning traffic safety projects with the university and local and state governments.
UF professor dead following crash on University Avenue
(01/26/21 1:37am)
A UF professor died following a crash on West University Avenue Monday afternoon.
Gainesville Officials respond to fatal crash with traffic enforcement programs
(01/25/21 12:00pm)
After two UF students died following car crashes on West University Avenue in less than two months, city and police officials are taking steps to increase traffic safety on West University Avenue.
Her light will never dim: remembering Margaret Paxton
(01/25/21 12:15pm)
Margaret “Maggie” Paxton often went out of her way to brighten the days of those who crossed her path.
In honor of Sophia Lambert: Tell your friends and family you love them
(01/25/21 12:30pm)
“Do good, and say ‘I love you,’” is the phrase echoing through the UF community in honor of Sophia Lambert, a first-year UF theatre and psychology major who died Jan.16 after a fatal crash on West University Avenue that sent five others to the hospital. She was 18 years old.
