Santa Fe College student charged with battery
(02/09/24 3:33am)
A Santa Fe College student was arrested and charged with battery, a first degree misdemeanor, Thursday.
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Santa Fe College performs student plays at Take 5 festival
(01/29/24 2:51am)
As the curtains rose, the lights dimmed to black, transporting the audience into the realm of ‘Take 5’ — a series of five, 10 minute plays, performed and directed by Santa Fe College students Jan. 26.
Florida shut down state funding for diversity, equity and inclusion. These UF programs could be affected
(01/29/24 2:00pm)
In the days following the statewide ban on diversity, equity and inclusion funding, students at the University of North Florida are protesting the closure of their school’s LGBTQ+ center. Meanwhile, UF faculty and students are still unsure what the future looks like.
‘What happens in the homeland hurts you deeply’: Gainesville’s Ecuadorian community weighs in on the nation’s crisis
(01/29/24 2:00pm)
Victoria Gómez de la Torre, the supervisor of the Migrant Education Program with Alachua County School Board and an Ecuadorian expatriate, has reflected on her land’s outcry with a heavy heart.
Expanding Bright Futures to make Florida’s future brighter
(01/23/24 6:53pm)
The current problem
Sunshine Music Festival opens doors to free shows
(01/22/24 2:00pm)
Melanie Roddam’s new favorite venue in Gainesville is the dark wooden stage at First Magnitude Brewery. All it took was soundcheck Jan. 19 at Sunshine Music Festival for the 25-year-old drummer to decide.
UF, SF students share concerns over school shootings
(01/16/24 2:00pm)
Within the first 15 days of the new year, there has already been one school shooting in the United States. A 17-year-old student opened fire at Perry High School in Iowa, shooting eight people Jan. 4.
The view from city hall: Gainesville is on the move
(01/08/24 4:00pm)
More than 40 years ago, private investment abandoned East Gainesville. Where bank branches, supermarkets and restaurants once served thriving neighborhoods, liquor stores, Dollar Generals and vacant lots became what passed for commerce.
Local activists, politicians and community members discuss prospective bills for Florida’s 2024 legislative session
(01/08/24 1:00pm)
Just a few days into the new year, Nickolas Sanders assessed the stark political differences between upcoming Florida bills concerning similar topics.
With a Flanigan’s cup in hand, I come to you humbled and grateful
(12/05/23 3:00pm)
When I first transferred to UF in 2022, I moved into a small one-bed residence hall in Sledd Hall. It took all the money I had in my bank account to get that room. Frankly, not the best money spent for your first home away from home. However, it came with a good price.
Gainesville pole dance studios find an empowering community, sisterhood with each other
(12/05/23 5:00pm)
An array of colors reflect off of the Happy Kiss Pole Dance Studio as the studio’s dancers twirl and glide into a split. The crowd watching them immediately erupted into a roar of cheers.
Porter’s Quarters community farm combats food insecurity, empowers neighborhood
(12/04/23 11:30am)
In an unsuspecting intersection of streets near Downtown Gainesville, an empty plot of land used to lie across the Porter’s Quarters Community Center. Today, the plot serves as a community farm that grows fresh crops for residents.
With a Flanigan’s cup in hand, I come to you humbled and grateful
(12/04/23 12:00pm)
When I first transferred to UF in 2022, I moved into a small one-bed residence hall in Sledd Hall. It took all the money I had in my bank account to get that room. Frankly, not the best money spent for your first home away from home. However, it came with a good price.
‘Holiday at Santa Fe’ brings winter cheer to Santa Fe College
(12/03/23 10:31pm)
Gainesville residents of all ages filled the Jackson N. Sasser Fine Arts Hall Dec. 2, learning about animals and summoning snow alongside Santa Claus, Frosty and Perry the Mouse.
Activists and officials fear irreversible damage to Alachua County’s Springs
(11/06/23 12:15pm)
Worthington Springs was the first to go. Floridians and tourists flocked to the town starting in the late 1800s to celebrate the Fourth of July holiday. Yet by the mid-twentieth century, Worthington Spring had stopped flowing due to human activity. People stopped visiting, and the spring was abandoned.
Newest Alachua County sheriff speaks out on staffing shortages
(11/06/23 12:00pm)
Law enforcement recruitment is the top priority for Alachua County’s newest sheriff.
Gainesville mayor presents Key to the City to punk rocker Laura Jane Grace
(10/30/23 5:18pm)
The Fest, one of the world’s largest punk-rock music festivals, kicked off its 2023 festivities in an unexpected location. Festival goers clustered in the Gainesville City Hall courtyard instead of a strobe-lit stage, listening to Mayor Harvey Ward rather than moshing to Gorilla Biscuits.
Local domestic violence resources struggle with funding cuts, overcrowding
(10/30/23 11:30am)
Even after her husband cut their furniture in half with an ax, threatened to kill her and hide her body, a domestic violence survivor didn’t believe she was in an abusive relationship.
‘Black Cat Bias’: The superstition behind black cats’ bad reputation
(10/30/23 2:00pm)
Few animals evoke stronger symbolism than the black cat. Sleek and opaque, these superstitious felines can’t help being associated with the occult.
Our Florida springs are under attack: What you should know and why you should care
(10/24/23 11:30am)
Florida’s springs are a part of what make this state so unique. For many students in the Gainesville area, names like Ichetucknee and Santa Fe river are associated with circular tubes and moseying down one of Florida’s natural gifts.
