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Cowboy boots, country music and free late-night chicken tenders are not typical features of downtown Gainesville’s bar scene. But at Whoopi’s, a newly opened country-themed bar, they’re part of the draw.
My generation, for lack of a better way to phrase it, sucks at reading.
Funding for cities and counties across the state may be impacted by a bill that would provide property tax relief to Florida homeowners.
As law school applications surge nationwide, students at UF are facing tougher competition and more pressure to stand out.
A late-night TikTok scroll could lead to UF students encountering familiar faces and places.
In a nearly four-hour meeting Tuesday, the Alachua County School Board discussed the modified elementary and high school rezoning maps.
A 1,120-foot-long wall running down 34th Street in west Gainesville has served as a creative landing space for decades — full of art, memorials and messages conveyed through graffiti and murals. One of those murals was devoted to honoring Gainesville rock ’n’ roll star Tom Petty.
What began as a way to practice golf has quickly evolved into a two-location sold-out concept for two Gainesville brothers.
For Florida football’s new-look coaching staff, retaining the ‘fab five’ was the key to building a strong foundation built on leadership and talent ahead of the 2026 season. Of the five players the Gators made a priority, freshman edge Jayden Woods was the only who officially entered the transfer portal.
Construction workers on scaffolding outside the south building of the Social 28 apartment complex, Monday, Feb. 23, 2026, in Gainesville, Fla.
A bill moving through the Florida Legislature could impose new limits on international student enrollment at public universities, forcing them to compete with out-of-state U.S. students for a limited number of spots in the state’s top schools.
Dozens of people gathered Saturday night at the Haile Village Center to connect with Brazilian culture through food and drumming by Bloco GNV at a Carnaval event hosted by Samba Brazilian Kitchen.
Barbecue pulled pork. Steak taco. Burger beast.
Making it on your own as a musician once seemed to be the only plausible path to singer-songwriter Vanessa Garcia.
Gainesville es la segunda ciudad más grande de Florida cuyo departamento de policía no ha firmado un acuerdo con el Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas de Estados Unidos.
Gainesville is the second-largest city in Florida whose police department has not signed an agreement with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
One year after purging its general education curriculum of hundreds of humanities and social sciences courses, UF is slowly rebuilding its offerings by adding courses from the Hamilton School for Classical and Civic Education.
Since 2014, crowds of hundreds have filled the Reitz Union each Spring to watch a cosplay drag show, the headline event of the free multiday, multigenre SwampCon.
When Kevin Kendrick’s nephew didn’t get accepted to UF, he decided to attend Santa Fe College instead, with the goal of eventually transferring. What his family didn’t do, Kendrick said, was “b---- and complain.”
Goodbye heartthrob rom-com energy, hello slick leading-man swagger. Glen Powell levels up again in “How to Make a Killing,” a confident dark comedy that leans into his evolving movie-star persona. Directed by John Patton Ford, the film blends classic noir influences with modern satire, delivering a glossy, entertaining ride that showcases Powell’s growing range.
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