SFC buries time capsule, christens clock tower
(01/18/17 12:00am)
Santa Fe College ended its yearlong 50th anniversary celebration by burying a time capsule and smashing a bottle of champagne Tuesday.
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Gainesville high-school student to meet Trump in March
(01/16/17 10:18pm)
The student-body president of Santa Fe High School will meet with the president of the United States this March.
Panel discusses human trafficking in Gainesville
(01/12/17 11:03pm)
When Savannah Parvu was 11, her mother sold her to a stranger for $10. And that was just the first time.
Roosters’ crows cause neighborhood squawking
(01/12/17 1:00am)
The residents of 13th Street apartments will sleep well now that the roosters are gone.
Local Buddhist temple begins erecting 85-ton statues
(01/11/17 11:15pm)
For more than three years, Buddhist monk Thich Duc Thong has dreamed of bringing giant buddha statues to Gainesville.
Upset residents plan counter-inauguration
(01/10/17 10:38pm)
As a new president is sworn in later this month, disgruntled Gainesville residents will make their dissatisfaction with Donald Trump known by protesting in front of City Hall.
Cold away from home: Gainesville braces for weather
(01/10/17 2:00am)
The past weekend was the coldest Gainesville has experienced so far this winter — with temperatures dropping to 25 degrees.
Taco Bell’s New Year’s resolution: serving up healthier options
(01/09/17 11:03pm)
While the new year often brings about far-fetched promises, resolutions are typically saved for people — not fast-food chains vowing to be healthier.
Local radio station catering to students
(01/09/17 10:58pm)
For one local radio station, kids are the future.
Pulitzer winner to visit GNV
(01/05/17 10:24pm)
A Pulitzer Prize-winning author is reading at the Alachua County Headquarters library Sunday.
FHP asking drivers to move over
(01/05/17 10:18pm)
As the Florida Highway Patrol uses billboards and pamphlets to remind drivers to move over for stopped emergency vehicles, Gainesville seems to have received the message.
County elects first black female Supervisor of Elections
(01/04/17 12:00am)
On Tuesday, UF alumna Kim Barton was sworn in as Alachua County’s Supervisor of Elections, becoming the first African-American to hold the position.
Gainesville community works to save its YMCA
(12/23/16 10:36am)
Gainesville residents and YMCA employees have spent the last week relentlessly trying to save their community center.
Men dominate UF’s list of highest-paid faculty
(12/02/16 12:52am)
In 1998, Maxine Margolis felt angry.
During post-election Thanksgiving, students, families avoid discourse
(11/27/16 11:50pm)
For UF professor Stephen Craig, Thanksgiving dinner provided more than a whiff of homemade food — it was a breath of fresh air following a divisive election cycle.
Gainesville residents march against Dakota Access, Sabal Trail pipelines
(11/16/16 12:30am)
Standing at all four corners of a Gainesville intersection Tuesday, about 150 protesters elicited honks and hollers of approval and disdain as they opposed the Dakota Access and Sabal Trail pipelines.
Mi Apa and Krispy Kreme to reward voters with free coffee, doughnuts
(11/06/16 11:47pm)
Citizens can get a free cup of coffee and a doughnut by showing their “I Voted” sticker this week.
UF alumni to film series for National Geographic
(10/31/16 11:52pm)
Three UF alumni are getting paid to live out their dreams filming a new digital series for National Geographic.
Four hundred children, parents dress up for trick-or-treat event
(10/27/16 11:04pm)
Skunks, sharks and Pikachus swarmed the patios of the Thornebrook Village Shopping Center on Thursday evening during its fourth annual trick-or-treating event.
Winn-Dixie donates 250 Gators football tickets to local families
(10/20/16 11:30pm)
As part of a regional campaign, Winn-Dixie donated 250 UF football tickets to seriously ill children and their parents Thursday.
