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(03/03/25 4:35am)
Jellyfish twirled beneath rhinestone umbrellas, mermaids waved vibrant ribbons and frogs leapt in delight as Sebastian joyfully belted out “Under the Sea.”
(03/03/25 11:00am)
After years of delighted visitors, the Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo’s family of seven Asian small-clawed otters is headed to a new home. On Wednesday, they’ll embark on a 700-mile journey to the Memphis Zoo.
(02/24/25 10:05pm)
A previous version of this story misspelled the name of Carissa Du. It has since been changed to reflect the correct spelling.
(02/28/25 11:00am)
For most of the year, the Forster’s tern lives on the coast. But on an afternoon in the middle of February, the sleek, black-capped bird could be seen at Depot Park’s pond in downtown Gainesville.
(02/25/25 11:00am)
Santa Fe College has yet to disburse more than one-third of its financial aid for the Spring semester, leaving some students in economic limbo and others still waiting on their aid from last Fall.
(02/19/25 3:00pm)
When customers walk through the doors of Ideal Nutrition, they won’t find aisles of ingredients. Instead, they’ll find a row of glass-door refrigerators filled with prepared, microwavable meals.
(02/21/25 11:30am)
Overlooked, underutilized and underpaid is how Terri Bailey said she would characterize the Black artistic community in Gainesville.
(02/11/25 2:00pm)
Freddie Dozer’s first semester at UF was typical. She lived in a dorm, went to football games and joined a sorority. Aside from being in the university’s Innovation Academy, an undergraduate pathway program preventing students from taking in-person classes during the Fall semester, the 19-year-old biology major was like any other freshman.
(02/10/25 11:26pm)
Surrounded by family, friends, coworkers and community members, Bart Knowles was sworn in as UF Police Department chief Monday morning, vowing to lead with a team-focused approach and support the university’s mission of excellence.
(02/13/25 11:00am)
When Tucker Nee bought a fake ID for his first semester at UF, he didn’t realize that in two months, he’d be spending a night in the Alachua County Jail. What followed was 11 months of court proceedings and attorney fees, resulting in a mark on his permanent record.
(02/04/25 11:00am)
Los proyectos de ley complementarios en el Senado y la Cámara de Representantes de Florida son el proyecto de meses de Amy Trask
(02/03/25 11:15am)
Editor’s note: This story contains sensitive topics of domestic violence and abuse and may be sensitive to some readers.
(02/02/25 3:45am)
If one followed the warmly lit stone path right off the corner of Southeast Sixth Ave and South Main Street Friday, they’d find Heartwood Soundstage’s spacious outside venue full of fans wearing vintage clothing. But if they ventured past the crowds and merchant tables, a dark doorway would lead them into a small indoor stage where local musicians Jordan Burchel, The Nancys and Hotel Fiction performed.
(01/29/25 2:37am)
In its meeting Tuesday, the Alachua County Commission discussed the continuation of its gun violence prevention and community health worker programs and proposed an amendment allowing permitted restaurants to brew their own alcoholic beverages.
(01/21/25 8:42pm)
Winter Storm Enzo is forecasted to bring a rare bout of freezing rain and the possibility of sleet to Gainesville early Wednesday morning. Alachua County is under a freeze watch and winter storm warning from 7 p.m. Tuesday to 1.p.m. Wednesday.
(01/21/25 11:00am)
As President Donald Trump was sworn into office Monday, civil right activists around the nation found themselves in a combined state of celebration and mourning.
(01/23/25 11:15am)
Linda Swann’s nightmare scenario may soon become her reality. An electric Jaguar I-PACE vehicle rounds a corner, creeps to a gentle halt and whisks passengers across town. The Jaguar, vying to become Swann’s competition, is a cluster of cameras, sensors and software — a robotaxi.
(01/19/25 5:02pm)
Nestled between oak trees covered in Spanish moss, a group of college kids crowded into a backyard for the Playground Preshow, which establishes itself as a quintessentially Gainesville event.
(12/02/24 5:28pm)
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(12/04/24 4:18pm)
Clutching pink-and-green-themed drink cups, moviegoers flocked to Gainesville theaters as early as Wednesday and Thursday to catch advance screenings of “Wicked” before its official Friday premiere.