Election season 2012 is starting to churn
(09/12/11 12:30am)
It's that time of the year again: Gainesville City Commission election season.
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Christian Campus House to get new center
(09/09/11 2:07am)
Members of Christian Campus House became homeless when developers bought the off-campus student organization's lot the day before Christmas Eve.
Memorial events in Gainesville
(09/09/11 12:29am)
Stories of 9/11 victims to be read aloud
Farmer prepares for season at Union Street Farmers Market
(09/07/11 12:58am)
Joe Durando watched as people mingled around his vegetable stand - a girl cradling a white kitten while singing "Hound Dog" and a young couple holding hands nearby - on his first day back to the Union Street Farmers Market.
Labor rally aims to unite activist community, send message to City Hall
(09/03/11 3:53pm)
An upcoming event, which will interpose activist energy and carnival fun, will be held to bring together the myriad groups in Gainesville that are worried about labor issues.
Grooveshark creators seek to help young entrepreneurs
(08/30/11 1:44am)
It's not easy starting a business. Josh Greenberg and Sam Tarantino remember when they created Grooveshark, which now boasts about 15 million users in North America alone. They started in 2006, working on improvised desks of cardboard boxes.
Government-housing prices jump
(08/30/11 1:28am)
A middle-aged father, covered in faded tattoos and muscles softened by time, watches toddlers play in a stairwell shaded by a government-subsidized apartment.
City Commission votes to keep free parking downtown
(08/24/11 1:37am)
When Andrew Schaer heard about the city's plan to replace free parking downtown with $1-an-hour meters, he thought of his wife and children.
Earthquake shakes D.C., shocks felt along East Coast
(08/24/11 12:42am)
The 5.8-magnitude earthquake that shook the East Coast on Tuesday seems to have left all Gators unharmed.
Commission does away with meal limit
(08/22/11 1:33am)
After more than a year of activist outcry and some attempts at compromise, the Gainesville City Commission unanimously eliminated a much-debated soup kitchen restriction Thursday.
University develops smartphone app for student resources
(08/22/11 12:15am)
The UF campus is now only a tap away.
E.T. York leaves lasting impact on UF, state system
(04/20/11 12:24am)
E. T. York liked to say tall trees catch a lot of wind. Those who knew him said he was one of the tallest.
Drivers frustrated by taxes at the pump
(04/18/11 11:30pm)
It costs Damien Gilliams 40 cents more per gallon to fill up his scooter in Gainesville than when he’s home in Sebastian.
Closed dog business’s future in hands of City Committee
(04/18/11 7:58pm)
It’s up to a Gainesville City Commission
Former VP, IFAS founder York dies at 88
(04/17/11 11:56pm)
E.T. York, the founder of UF’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences and lifelong supporter of agriculture education, died Friday. He was 88.
Friends of the Library book sale raises money for Alachua County libraries
(04/17/11 11:51pm)
Armed with a green Tupperware bin bearing his name, Bob Nudelman showed up at a book sale a day early.
Embattled dogsitter now trying to make ends meet
(04/14/11 11:30pm)
As Bruce Baber walks four dogs down University Avenue, he listens to “This American Life” and tries not to think about his own.
Compromise led to phased price increase
(04/14/11 11:30pm)
The cost of motorcycle and scooter decals will increase this fall because of a compromise made in 2008.
City Commission elections are over: Now what?
(04/14/11 10:19pm)
Gainesville City Commission elections are over. Susan Bottcher won the District 3 seat, and Todd Chase beat out incumbant Lauren Poe for the District 2 seat.
County asks for compensation for Koppers cleanup
(04/13/11 12:40am)
Alachua County Commissioners may be asking the owners of a contaminated former wood processing plant to pay up — and they aren’t the only ones looking for compensation.
