First Cultural Plaza Festival to offer dance performance
(10/20/16 10:25pm)
A New York dance company will be performing on a raft on a pond Saturday.
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Florida Museum to open $2.1-million discovery zone
(10/17/16 12:40am)
Young visitors to the Florida Museum of Natural History will soon be able to touch a Tyrannosaurus-rex skull.
A city within the Swamp
(10/14/16 12:22am)
In the winter of 1980, Amber Waters went to her first concert to see The Eagles and Jimmy Buffett play at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium.
UF art gallery gets new exhibit
(10/12/16 9:42pm)
UF’s University Galleries will open its newest exhibit, “Alpha,” today featuring pieces by artist Tony Stallard.
Museum celebrates National Fossil Day
(10/12/16 12:00am)
Residents can touch fossils found within 100 miles of Gainesville today.
At meeting, residents plead to keep ‘Old Joe’ downtown
(10/11/16 12:00am)
At a meeting to decide the “Old Joe” Confederate statue’s future Monday night, one man pledged to raise $10,000 to keep the downtown statue where it is.
Hyppo founder to open Midtown coffee shop
(10/07/16 1:52pm)
After peddling ice pops around Gainesville for the past six years, the founder of The Hyppo Gourmet Ice Pops will open a Midtown coffee shop next week.
Former UF professor to discuss how feminism altered childbirth
(10/06/16 12:00am)
Retired UF professor Dr. Donald Caton will discuss the impact of feminism in relation to childbirth Thursday night at the Matheson History Museum.
Low turnout at ‘Old Joe’ statue protest
(10/06/16 12:00am)
Unsure of whether it was the rain or the short notice that caused a low turnout, six Gainesville residents met for about 20 minutes Wednesday evening to protest the delayed relocation of the “Old Joe” Confederate statue.
Future location of ‘Old Joe’ Confederate soldier statue still unknown
(10/05/16 1:04am)
Alachua County is asking an advisory board for help in finding a new home for the “Old Joe” statue currently located in downtown Gainesville.
Florida Museum of Natural History offering discounts to low-income visitors
(10/05/16 12:39am)
Low-income guests can now visit the Florida Museum of Natural History’s exhibits at a discounted cost.
To my nephew: There will be choices to make
(10/03/16 12:00am)
Nephew, I don’t want you to know a world made up in shades of one color. Blue like sadness, like masculinity, like rigid gender norms and small minds. Really, I do not want you to grow up to be an a------.
Residents learn about new Cade Museum, sign names on steel beam
(09/30/16 12:54am)
As construction of a new downtown science museum nears completion, Gainesville residents were invited Thursday evening to learn about the project and sign their names on the museum’s final steel beam.
Florida Museum of Natural History to host 11th annual ButterflyFest
(09/30/16 12:00am)
This Saturday, visitors of the Florida Museum of Natural History can learn about how butterflies inspired medieval artists.
Trio arrested on campus for attempting to steal bicycles
(09/26/16 9:44pm)
University Police arrested three people Monday for attempting to steal bicycles around campus.
UF professor nominated president-elect of Paleontological Society
(09/23/16 12:00am)
A UF professor will take his fossil fascination to new heights after being nominated president-elect of the Paleontological Society.
Romance in Gainesville: Five local first-date ideas
(09/15/16 12:00am)
With the Fall semester now in full swing, plenty of students are hitting the town and meeting new people. New relationships are in the making, and with new relationships come lots of dating. Unfortunately for us broke college students, lavish, expensive dates aren’t really an option. The bright side is there’s a plethora of things to do in Gainesville that are cheap — or even free. With that being said, here’s five of the best first-date ideas for any student looking to impress that special someone.
Harn Museum exhibition shows impact of war through art
(09/12/16 1:38am)
When you walk into the Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art, blank gazes of soldiers stare back.
During memorial, UF student remembered for curiosity, care for life
(09/09/16 12:57am)
Josh Hildebrandt once pulled over on the side of the road to check on a swallowtail butterfly.
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(09/09/16 12:18am)
Zachary Randall, an ichthyology collections technician, prepares to photograph a specimen at Florida Museum of Natural History.
