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(01/22/24 2:00pm)
The Playground Music and Arts Festival Jan. 20 featured 12 band performances, food trucks, merchandise stands and clothing vendors. The sold-out event at the Heartwood Soundstage occurred from 1 p.m. to 11 p.m., ending with a two-hour set from the group of UF alumni, Flipturn.
(01/19/24 1:15am)
An Alachua man was arrested Thursday on multiple counts of animal cruelty after officers discovered one dead and three extremely malnourished pitbulls in his home.
(01/18/24 11:40pm)
When Florida Gators gymnast Morgan Hurd steps onto the floor for a gymnastics meet, she can’t help but think one thing.
(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.
(01/16/24 2:00pm)
In the early hours before her high school started, Hannah Shever woke up at 6 a.m. to travel with her mother to warehouses and thrift stores. Upon returning home from class, she placed price tags on clothing items and designed digital flyers.
(01/15/24 11:20pm)
The start of every semester brings about a new wave of academic goals and resolutions, with students scrambling to find the best tips and tricks for productivity. While there’s no doubt that building healthy study habits is important, finding the perfect space to implement those habits is just as important.
(01/13/24 9:55pm)
In the comfort of her Miami home, 34-year-old Julianne Espinosa lies in bed captivated by videos of Disney princesses flashing across her television screen. As echoes of “The Little Mermaid” fill her room, she smiles brightly, silently expressing the words she cannot say.
(01/09/24 7:27pm)
A woman staying at the Gainesville La Quinta Inn was shot by deputies Monday, after she refused to obey commands to drop the handgun she was holding.
(01/09/24 8:17pm)
In 2016, Sabina Osman opened her friend’s Snapchat story. The video of a friend racing across the street to pick up a piece of trash played on loop as she read the caption, “#UNLITTER.” Little did the friends know the joke would transform into something much larger.
(01/08/24 4:00pm)
With the arrival of the new year, several laws passed during 2023’s legislative session are now taking effect and have the potential to drastically alter the criminal justice system in Florida.
(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.
(01/08/24 4:00pm)
When Alachua County Court Judge Walter Green announced his retirement in a Sept. 13 letter to Gov. Ron DeSantis, he left a vacancy open within the county’s judiciary position.
(01/08/24 1:00pm)
After six years, 32-year-old Sara Hejazi had finally convinced her best friend to move from Iran to Florida to join Hejazi in studying medicine at UF.
(01/08/24 4:00pm)
During America’s holiday season, known for its boom in spending and time shared with loved ones, it would be easy to assume restaurants flourished along with the retailers. But Gainesville’s business landscape tells a different tale.
(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.
(12/04/23 3:04am)
Florida sophomore defensive lineman Chris McClellan will be entering the Transfer Portal he announced on social media Sunday.
(12/04/23 11:00am)
This article has been updated to reflect the Hamilton center will only be teaching one Honors Quest course in the Spring. The Alligator initially reported otherwise.UF’s Hamilton Center for Classical and Civic Education wants to prove it has no political agenda.
(12/04/23 12:25am)
Florida redshirt junior center Kingsley Eguakun declared for the 2024 NFL Draft, he announced on social media Sunday.
(12/04/23 11:15am)
Sara Beer has recently started to think twice before wearing her Star of David necklace on UF's campus.
(12/04/23 11:46am)
Ethan Garrepy began doing drag with a $10 Target face paint palette, an old Halloween wig and a lot of time on their hands during the COVID-19 quarantine. Three years later, the 19-year-old UF musical theater sophomore is one of many artists and performers who make up Gainesville’s flourishing drag scene.