Fans in the Swamp
(07/22/20 12:55pm)
Florida will welcome six teams by the Swamp, headlined by Alabama and Florida State.
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What to Expect in a Season Without Fans
(07/22/20 12:52pm)
A return to normalcy is often a slow trudge. In the wake of the world-stopping COVID-19 pandemic, our favorite activities and spectacles may return with restrictions.
City and county officials brace for student return amid COVID-19
(07/16/20 1:29pm)
Returning UF students can expect quarantines, face masks and social distancing in the fight against COVID-19 in The Swamp.
Gators AD Scott Stricklin: "Safety is No. 1 priority"
(07/14/20 3:53pm)
Athletic Director Scott Stricklin didn’t mince words when talking about safety.
What We're Missing: The sports fan
(06/25/20 3:56pm)
What’s your favorite sports moment?
The Swamp is closing, but not for good
(06/24/20 10:25pm)
Civilization. Leonardo’s. Burrito Brothers. Southern Charm Kitchen. Gainesville staples are disappearing or facing closure as big development and COVID-19 threaten their existence. The list grew larger last week.
Swamp restaurant closes
(06/24/20 10:22pm)
Christina McCue-Hoek and her friends stand around the Swamp’s jukebox in 2007 during their senior year at UF.
A look inside the developing Gainesville podcast scene
(06/24/20 1:41pm)
From its start in 2004, the popularity of podcasts has skyrocketed. For some podcast hosts in Gainesville, their podcasts have provided a platform to share science, beliefs, music and business insights.
'Gator bait' chant faced opposition years ago. Nothing came of it.
(06/23/20 10:55am)
UF alumna Nicole Mollison wanted the “Gator Bait” chant scrubbed from Gator Band’s repertoire as early 2009. She’d learned of its racist past and brought her concerns to band leadership.
Which is better: College football or the NFL?
(06/15/20 1:37pm)
Why the big league NFL reigns supreme over college football
Florida’s 8 biggest plays of 2019 according to Expected Points Added
(06/06/20 4:03pm)
The second year of the Dan Mullen era was largely a success. Florida won double-digit games in the regular season for the first time since 2015, defeated its two in-state rivals in the same season for the first time since 2008 and won the Orange Bowl.
What if: Will Grier never got suspended?
(05/18/20 10:42pm)
It felt like a renaissance, a return to glory for the Gators.
Observations from a sports writer from New Jersey
(05/17/20 11:26pm)
Growing up in New Jersey, an April afternoon looks quite different than one around Gainesville. The temperature is probably going to peak at 50 degrees, the trees and the flora are bare for the most part, and a trip to watch a Rutgers baseball game leaves you in the company of maybe 100 people.
Governor Ron DeSantis opens sports in Florida
(05/14/20 12:32pm)
Sports may be back at the Swamp sooner than later, but Ben Hill Griffin Stadium may not host the team you’re used to seeing.
The Swamp Restaurant Reopen
(05/07/20 10:11pm)
People gather at The Swamp Restaurant May 5, one day after Gov. Ron Desantis began to re-open the state economy.
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(05/07/20 10:04pm)
People gather at The Swamp Restaurant May 5, one day after Gov. Ron Desantis began to re-open the state economy.
Inside Gainesville restaurants’ first week reopening doors
(05/07/20 10:04pm)
While COVID-19 has caused uncertainty around the world, local restaurants are hoping to offer customers a sense of comfort through full stomachs.
Induct him: He isn’t Urban Liar anymore
(04/16/20 2:07pm)
Anytime someone referenced Urban Meyer, I was quick to correct them.
The Best Game I Ever Saw Live: The Swamp hasn’t been the same since
(04/11/20 10:17am)
Sitting in the chair backs of the south endzone at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium is a weekly routine of mine (when classes are in session and there isn’t a global pandemic, that is). My time in The Swamp typically gives me whatever I need – whether it be time to study or time to self-reflect.
A pandemic's deafening silence
(04/06/20 2:17pm)
Leaving many without work and even more with uncertainty, the COVID-19 out-break has shifted the way the Gainesville music industry functions.
