Life after the UF multicultural center closed
(12/05/24 4:56pm)
Justin Fernandez sat alone on the second floor of the Reitz Union after his freshman orientation in 2022.
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The ultimate Gainesville holiday bucket list
(12/04/24 4:19pm)
As December tiptoes onto the calendar and Florida’s chilly weather dips below 70 degrees, Gainesville transforms into a hub of holiday magic. Whether you’re a sucker for sparkling lights or quirky traditions, there’s plenty to make your season merry and bright. Ready to dive into the festivities? Here are five must-do activities to sprinkle some holiday cheer into your life.
The ‘iconic, charismatic’ monarch: a once common species may soon be endangered
(11/14/24 11:00am)
A fleeting blur of black and orange fluttered past Jenny Welch. Beside a sign labeled “monarch waystation,” the 62-year-old volunteer mingled with guests looking to purchase native Florida plants, including two species of milkweed.
A guide to UF’s ongoing and costly construction projects
(10/03/24 12:34pm)
Denelson Estimable hastily swerves to the left and avoids crashing into another student as he rides his scooter through the Reitz Union North Lawn and The Hub’s two-meter-wide sidewalk.
‘Pride is everything’: Gainesville Pride Festival waves rainbows after the storm
(09/29/24 5:33pm)
As downed trees scattered the streets and power outages plagued the city, Gainesville Pride remained unscathed in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene.
Live updates: Everything you need to know about Hurricane Helene
(09/25/24 10:43pm)
UPDATE: UF will reopen Saturday, having sustained only “minor damage from downed trees,” President Kent Fuchs wrote in an email Friday.No UF students or employees were injured in the storm, Fuchs added.“I want to extend my sincere thanks to our campus staff who worked tirelessly overnight and through the storm to ensure the university and our facilities remained steady,” Fuchs wrote in the email.
Downtown Gainesville’s future: Climb, surf and skate
(09/13/24 10:00am)
The 2024 Paris Olympics amped up excitement worldwide over newly debuted sports like climbing, surfing and skateboarding.
ET and mermaids: the story behind a long-standing Gainesville tattoo artist
(09/11/24 9:55am)
On the streets of northern Virginia, fifth grader Mike Salay watched from his bus window as teenagers skated in a ditch near the highway. As bodies soared through the air, Salay’s eyes were immediately drawn to the art decorating their skin.
‘Food connects us all’: Community gathers at Santa Fe’s food symposium
(08/26/24 9:40am)
More than 40 gardeners, educators and farmers gathered at Santa Fe College’s Blount Center Aug. 23 to promote farming and gardening opportunities across Florida.
Welcome back, students!
(08/26/24 10:30am)
Most of you probably don’t know how quiet it is here when you’re gone. It’s really, really quiet. So quiet you can hear the construction crew tearing up the road and creating your next traffic jam a half mile away. Or the other construction crew a half mile in the other direction. You hear the more-than-occasional preview tour coming through, and you hope they get inside somewhere before that thunderstorm you see rolling up drenches them.
Feeling overwhelmed? Here’s how UF can help
(08/23/24 10:00am)
As a Florida Gator, it's easy to get swamped. There are classes to attend, organizations to join, friends to meet and laundry to do. Add that to a campus bustling with tens of thousands of students, and college can quickly become overwhelming.
A freshman’s guide to dining in Gainesville
(08/22/24 10:30am)
Whether looking for a casual bite to eat, a study spot or a restaurant to grab drinks with friends, Gainesville offers freshmen an endless variety of options. With an expansive array of eateries, the food scene continues to boom with culinary fusion and ingenuity. Here’s a guide to six fan favorites and underrated restaurants for freshmen and Gainesville newcomers.
State funding cuts could bring the Hippodrome’s 51 years in Gainesville to an end
(07/15/24 9:59am)
From hosting cabarets to local artist showcases, the Hippodrome has spent 51 seasons of premiere theater cultivating a thriving hub of Alachua County creativity.
Alachua County Commission reconsiders hosting World Masters
(07/10/24 5:13pm)
In its meeting Tuesday, the Alachua County Commission discussed the budget for the World Masters Track and Field Championship, which the county won a bid to host in 2025.
Community responds to Fifth Avenue/Pleasant Street Heritage Trail project
(06/10/24 10:00am)
Angelica Arbelaez moved to Gainesville in search of its cultural and artistic hub. Twenty years later, she worries Fifth Avenue and Pleasant Street, home to the city’s oldest Black neighborhood dating back to the 19th century, could be at risk of losing the people that make up its living history.
Coterie Market ‘happy to announce’ store closure nearly one year after opening
(05/13/24 12:00pm)
Coterie Market announced the closure of its brick-and-mortar store on its Instagram, adding to the list of small businesses Gainesville will lose this month. However, unlike other closures, this is a happy announcement, Coterie said.
UF, Gainesville communities protest bus funding cut proposal outside administrative offices
(04/27/24 1:53am)
UF students and faculty joined members of the Gainesville community Friday for a protest against the university’s proposed cut in funding for the Gainesville Regional Transit System, or RTS.
Federal funding saves lives in Gainesville
(03/04/24 2:00pm)
Over the course of the past few weeks, it became obvious to anyone paying attention that the national crisis in chronic homelessness was manifesting itself in a couple of new tent camps, including one downtown on SE Fourth Place — literally on the street itself.
UF spearheads nationwide effort to combat retail theft
(02/26/24 2:00pm)
On the outskirts of UF’s campus, ‘Justin’s General Store,’ a code name for the SaferPlaces Lab, blurs the lines between a real store and a shoplifting simulation straight out of a sci-fi movie.
UF Health receives $500,000 grant for East Gainesville mobile food pharmacy
(02/19/24 2:00pm)
Lakesha Butler has worked at UF for just a year and a half. But she’s been tackling Gainesville health disparities since her first day on the job.
