Pride Awareness Month hosts town hall to prepare for next year
(10/24/19 11:15pm)
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Wawa coming to Gainesville as early as April 2020
(10/15/19 8:45pm)
A Philadelphia-based convenience store with a cult-like following is coming to Gainesville next year.
FEC vacancies are worsening the Trump-Ukraine scandal
(09/29/19 9:00pm)
On Thursday, a partially redacted letter was declassified from the U.S. intelligence community. The complaint letter filed by a whistleblower (later revealed as a CIA officer posted to the White House) described a call where President Donald Trump pressured Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to launch a private investigation into Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden and Biden’s son Hunter, the latter of whom was formerly on the board of a Ukrainian natural gas company.
City Commission repeals plastic ban, raises GRU rates
(09/13/19 1:03am)
The City Hall Auditorium overflowed Thursday night as Gainesville citizens discussed single-use plastic and utility bills with commissioners.
UF Preview prices broke state law. How are they fixing it?
(09/08/19 11:59pm)
It cost Amy Pearl, a single mother of two college students, about $600 for her and her freshman daughter to attend UF’s orientation this Summer.
Darts and Laurels
(08/29/19 8:53pm)
“Yes, Mom. I am prepared for the hurricane. Yes. Uh-huh.” You roll your eyes and shift your cell to the other ear.
Jacksonville man charged with stealing purse and wedding rings
(08/23/19 12:54am)
A Jacksonville man was accused of stealing a purse six months after he was accused of stealing two rings, including a woman’s wedding ring, at a Holiday Inn.
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(08/21/19 12:25am)
Georgia coach Kirby Smart looks on during an NCAA college football practice at Sanford Stadium in Athens, Ga., Saturday, Aug. 10, 2019.
The blueprint UF can follow to the College Football Playoff
(08/21/19 12:25am)
Making a good team a great team is rarely cut and dry. Florida won 19 games in former coach Jim McElwain’s first two years, but failed to reach the ultimate stage.
Kirby Smart
(08/21/19 12:24am)
Georgia coach Kirby Smart looks on during an NCAA college football practice at Sanford Stadium in Athens, Ga., Saturday, Aug. 10, 2019.
Indie director starts filming in Gainesville
(08/08/19 7:34pm)
In seventh grade, Brandon Shenk began an almost decadelong journey to overcome an eating disorder.
Georgia man charged with brandishing gun during road rage
(08/08/19 1:22am)
A Georgia man was charged by Florida Highway Patrol in the city of Alachua for brandishing a gun during a road rage incident Monday.
Student starts new sustainable environment club at UF
(08/05/19 10:49pm)
Fiona Gain was a club hopper.
Tampa man charged with possession of fraudulent credit cards, drug
(08/01/19 12:53am)
A Tampa man was charged with more than a routine traffic ticket after a stop by a Gainesville police officer and K-9 unit Monday.
What Fortnite World Cup champion should do with prize money
(07/30/19 12:51am)
Sunday night, a teenage gamer became a multi-millionaire and also a Fortnite World Cup champion. Sixteen-year-old Kyle “Bugha” Giersdorf beat 99 other players, and in doing so, became the game’s first solo world champion. He won $3 million. And although he didn’t ask, we have a few ideas about how he should spend it.
The other side of thrifting: the vintage process explained
(07/25/19 1:13am)
For thrift store owners the affordable clothing process can cost a lot.
The Textbook Problem
(07/18/19 1:32am)
Tuition. Rent. Food. School Supplies. Gas. Parking decals. If you’re a student, you’ve probably had to pay for some, if not all, of these expenses before you started your first day at school. And just when you think your bank account is done playing limbo, your professor says those dreaded four words: “The textbook is mandatory.”
Alachua County Public Schools district grade improves from a B to an A
(07/15/19 9:35pm)
Just like the students, school district administrators wait with bated breath as their grades are announced.
Wife charged with helping spouse hide from cops after June shooting
(07/10/19 11:53pm)
Jennifer Surrency, 37 — wife of Thaddeus Surrency who was arrested in connection to a June 25 Alachua shooting — was arrested Monday by Alachua County Sheriff’s Office deputies.
Gainesville man arrested for shoving pregnant woman
(06/25/19 4:12pm)
A pregnant woman said Gainesville man Michael Gish, 45, pulled her hair and shoved her Friday night, according to Alachua County Sheriff’s Office deputies.
