Built to help community, library celebrates success
(11/13/12 12:30am)
Kids flocked to a small Gainesville library Saturday for an unconventional birthday party.
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Silver Snake - How one blogger enrages people with truth
(11/01/12 2:00am)
Do you follow the blog “FiveThirtyEight”?
Deerly Departed
(10/31/12 1:30am)
Ronnie Janis, 82, inspects a deer mount at Tony's Artistic Taxidermy, 11621 SE US Highway 301 in Hawthorne, Tuesday afternoon. Tony's has created mounts, ranging from tigers to squirrels to snakes, since 1968.
Exploration, mythology, elephants and art
(10/29/12 1:45am)
Much like Snooki from the popular TV program “Jersey Shore,” I often find myself reflecting on the functional reality of art.
Georgia game pulls UF students away, punks come out to play
(10/29/12 12:54am)
Illegally loud music, skintight fashion and the ever-present scent of Pabst Blue Ribbon invaded the streets of Gainesville this weekend.
Friends of the Library book sale raises $80,000 Saturday
(10/29/12 12:47am)
The line looked like it never ended.
Conservancy draws 2,500 for annual bat celebration
(10/29/12 12:15am)
A bat hung from the cage ceiling, snatching fruit from pumpkin sculptures as admirers stared from below.
Hippodrome holds Scary Carrie Prom Night
(10/25/12 11:06am)
On the left side of the Hippodrome State Theatre, there stood a sign written in white chalk: “CARRIE PROM.”
Beats Antique entranced audience at first Gainesville show
(10/18/12 12:37am)
The crowd screamed for Zoe Jakes before it could see her.
Gainesville’s fall activities
(10/15/12 12:15am)
The brief dip in temperatures last week subtly hinted that it’s almost fall: time to enjoy pumpkin spice lattes, cozy sweaters, the warm sun perfectly balancing the cool air and maybe even a bonfire. Am I sounding too much like Julie Andrews singing “My Favorite Things” in “The Sound of Music”? I swear, some part of my soul, unable to live in the suffocating heat, hibernates in the summer and is brought back to life when cooler weather arrives — maybe it’s because I was born in Scotland and spent a significant portion of my childhood there, maybe it’s because I was born in the fall-like month, or maybe I’m especially fond of fall now because the memory of holding my not-so-little daughter (8 pounds and 13 ounces) for the first time almost exactly two years ago is still fresh in my memory. Whatever the reason, I love fall.
Runners raced for kegs at 5K
(10/01/12 1:30am)
Sarah Scales convinced her husband they should spend a night out downtown, but she left her heels at home.
UF former journalism professor to publish book of stories
(09/19/12 1:03am)
One boy watched his friend die. Another met Elvis Presley and was never the same. Small-town living felt more like Israel than cosmopolitan Westfield, N.J. did, and the Cold War breathed down the necks of ordinary families.
Students not able to connect to new wireless network
(08/24/12 12:56am)
As Brianna Ahik stood six people deep in line at the UF Computing Help Desk, the journalism junior grew more and more frustrated.
Record-breaking python dissected at UF museum
(08/22/12 12:28am)
Gainesville is home to a new record-breaking reptile — but it’s not an alligator.
Supporters, protesters crowd Chick-fil-A for Appreciation Day
(08/02/12 12:57am)
In an area of Florida dotted with mom ‘n’ pop BBQ restaurants, thousands of people flocked to Gainesville’s most commercial street Wednesday for fried chicken.
Satchel’s fires up ovens three months after blaze
(06/19/12 12:17am)
Burned pizza wasn’t on the menu at Satchel’s Pizza, but that’s what customers were talking about as they stood in a line that snaked alongside the building.
UF researchers discover enormous turtle fossil in Northern Colombia
(05/31/12 2:35am)
Northern Colombia is proving to be a graveyard of giants as University of Florida researchers have uncovered yet another enormous reptile from the region’s ancient past.
‘Parks and Recreation’ actor delivers standup, songs
(04/12/12 12:30am)
About 500 people watched “Parks and Recreation” actor Nick Offerman deliver standup and songs, but hundreds more couldn’t fit in the room.
Fans pack theaters for ‘The Hunger Games’ premiere
(03/26/12 12:16am)
Two siblings stood side-by-side for hours as they waited for 142 minutes of cinematic action.
Beer Run: Gator Beverage and Ward’s Supermarket
(03/23/12 6:07pm)
Stumbling upon a great beer store is one of those beautiful, unexpected pleasures we can all appreciate. After all, craft beer is about trying new things and holding on to that adventurous spirit that pushes us to pursue the best that life — and alcohol — has to offer us.
