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(06/01/17 12:00am)
UF’s Summer A may never kick the stigma that, at this time, the greater Gainesville area is a desolate and dull college town controlled by a tediously slow clock, one that will restore sunshine and social lives to the city only when Summer B arrives. Little do the town’s residents know that, thanks in part to UF, Gainesville is a hub for culture and entertainment. The following are five events happening this week guaranteed to provide maximum distraction from the not-so-monotonous countdown to Summer B.
(05/30/17 12:08am)
When Satchel Raye thinks of fire, he doesn’t feel defeat — he sees a new opportunity.
(05/25/17 12:00am)
Amid the humid weather, steady rush-hour traffic and loud honks from cars passing by, protesters and counter-protesters stood on opposite sides of University Avenue and Main Street chanting back and forth.
(05/25/17 12:00am)
Lennie Kesl would have been 91 years old next month, but we don’t have to wait to celebrate his life.
(05/23/17 12:00am)
Fewer migratory birds are able to keep up with global temperature increase, something observed by two researchers at the Florida Museum of Natural History.
(05/18/17 12:00am)
The Matheson History Museum recently held a contest to decide a name for “Lion A,” which used to be a part of the 1885 Alachua County Courthouse. After more than 100 years, he was finally given the name “General Gaines.”
(05/18/17 12:00am)
After more than 100 nameless years, a historic lion statue in Gainesville has been given a name.
(05/17/17 9:32pm)
The Matheson History Museum recently held a contest to decide a name for “Lion A,” which used to be a part of the 1885 Alachua County Courthouse. After more than 100 years, he was finally given the name “General Gaines.”
(05/09/17 12:15am)
Two new scientists have joined the group of current and retired UF professors recognized by the National Academy of Sciences.
(04/17/17 9:58pm)
Nearly two years ago, I received a text from the newly appointed Alligator opinions editor while on a Greyhound bus full of potential sorority girls barreling down Museum Road toward Pi Beta Phi. It read, “Hey. Do you want to have a column in the Alligator?” Immediately, I thought to myself, “Hell no.” Yet for some unbeknownst reason, I texted back, “Sure, when do I start?”
(03/29/17 10:25pm)
A 24-ton stone replica of one in Mexico City sits in the Dickson Hall courtyard. Susan Milbrath, a curator at the Florida Museum of Natural History, interpreted the stone’s meaning to predict the death of the Aztec sun god, causing apocalyptic earthquakes.
(03/29/17 10:22pm)
A 24-ton stone replica of one in Mexico City sits in the Dickson Hall courtyard. Susan Milbrath, a curator at the Florida Museum of Natural History, interpreted the stone’s meaning to predict the death of the Aztec sun god, causing apocalyptic earthquakes.
(03/29/17 10:22pm)
Correction: This article has been updated to reflect that the replica of the calendar stone does not weigh 24 tons.
(03/26/17 10:03pm)
A new beer at First Magnitude Brewing Company is designed with butterflies in mind.
(03/26/17 9:59pm)
With laptops in hand, people gathered in the Harn Museum of Art on Sunday to increase representation of female artists on Wikipedia.
(03/19/17 9:48pm)
Gainesville residents will have to wait five more months for the new Cade Museum for Creativity and Invention to open.
(03/19/17 9:44pm)
If you grew up with the basic cable package while the rest of your kindergarten classmates were watching “SpongeBob SquarePants,” you tuned into shows like “Arthur,” “Sesame Street” and “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood” on your local PBS station. This was before the days of Netflix and Amazon Prime, and if your parents didn’t have one of those fancy satellite dishes, then you were limited to just a handful of basic channels, and your days of television included Barney the dinosaur and “Dragon Tales.” If you’re one of those people, we hope you’re smiling fondly. Even if you were fortunate to have Playhouse Disney or Nickelodeon, you’ve probably at least seen some of the old PBS Kids shows.
(02/28/17 12:00am)
City employees cut the ribbon in front of the new A. Quinn Jones Museum and Cultural Center. The museum, which was A. Quinn Jones’ former home, is set to open in April.
(02/28/17 12:00am)
When A. Quinn Jones Sr. moved into his Gainesville home in 1925, the U.S. was still 29 years away from the birth of the civil rights movement.
(02/27/17 11:23pm)
City employees cut the ribbon in front of the new A. Quinn Jones Museum and Cultural Center. The museum, which was A. Quinn Jones’ former home, is set to open in April.
