Supporters, protesters crowd Chick-fil-A for Appreciation Day
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.
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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.
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.
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.
About 500 people watched “Parks and Recreation” actor Nick Offerman deliver standup and songs, but hundreds more couldn’t fit in the room.
Two siblings stood side-by-side for hours as they waited for 142 minutes of cinematic action.
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.
In September, about 8,000 UF students threaded their ways through fliers, stickers, party supporters and snaking lines to vote at the on-campus polls.
Halftime often marked a shift for Florida last season but rarely in the right direction.
UF researcher Kenneth Krysko removes a Burmese python from the underbrush near a South Florida canal. Krysko led a study published online in Zootaxa on Thursday documenting 137 introductions of non-native amphibians and reptiles to the state. Burmese pythons are known to consume birds, alligators and many protected species.
Floridians are well acquainted with their state's scalier residents. They have shared property lines with alligators and tree frogs, swept lizards out of their houses and gone to battle with a snake or two.
Do you let your cat roam free outside?
They may not all remember it, but UF students turned out in droves Friday night to celebrate the end of the first week of school and the promise of many more weekends to come.
We pretended nothing happened. Five of us shared whiskey and a joint and just stared at the fire.
The scene inside the Archer Road Walmart Wednesday through Thursday evening looked closer to a tailgate than a line for a book signing.
Shane Reynolds might hail from the Swamp, but that didn't exactly get him ready to face some real-life reptiles in the Everglades.
With the impending arrival of "X-Men: First Class" (hitting theaters on June 3), one can't help but anticipate yet another film steeped in the origins of an established franchise.
Hollywood needs some new ideas.
Monday marked the first day of Summer A classes at UF and the warm, slow-moving air across campus matched the sluggish nature of campus when summer rolls around.
Local musician Hal McGee stood in front of a crowd of about 40 people Saturday night, picking names out of a beer pitcher.
A narrator stepped onto the stage in an olive tunic holding an empty three-ringed binder.