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The chip aisle at Publix on University Avenue, Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026, in Gainesville, Fla.

Your grocery store isn’t as capitalist as you think

By Evan Dressel | Oct. 6

Capitalism’s failure manifests itself in modern grocery stores. The premise of capitalism suggests rigorous and free competition among companies will lower prices, increase innovation and raise wages for most people. By balancing supply and demand, capitalism seeks to ensure people are paying the lowest possible price. But corporate consolidation has only created an illusion of competition, and it has prevented prices from flowing naturally. The modern grocery store is only posing as a free capitalist marketplace.

A truck hauling a garbage dumpster arrives to GFL's dumping facility on Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026, in Gainesville, Fla.

Gainesville residents face changes in waste collection costs under new five-day schedule

By Lily Hartzema | Oct. 12

William A. Shands Hospital on UF's campus Thursday Sept. 24, 2026, in Gainesville, Fla.

UF Health now runs hospitals from Gainesville to St. Augustine. Experts disagree on what it means for patients

By Jessica Yang | Oct. 12

A baby kitten sits in the hands of a staff member at the Humane Society of North Central Florida, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2026, in Gainesville, Fla.

North central Florida shelters face overcrowding issues as local shelter closes due to spread of pneumonia

By Lilyanna Collado | 2:08pm

UF students offer money-saving tools while enjoying their college experiences

By Alana Nguyen | 1:47pm

Florida offensive coordinator Buster Faulkner walks on the field before an NCAA college football game against South Carolina, Saturday, Oct. 10, 2026, in Gainesville, Fla.

‘We will not break’: Brad White, Buster Faulkner talk struggles in Weeks 5 and 6

By Max Bernstein and Curan Ahern | 1:04pm

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Florida freshman Lena Bailey celebrates after scoring a goal against the Maryland Terrapins in a 1-0 win Sunday, Aug. 20, 2023.

Sports

Lena Bailey named SEC Offensive Player of the Week

By Zach Moore | Oct. 12

Bailey was named the SEC Offensive Player of the Week for her late-game heroics, the conference announced Monday afternoon. The redshirt senior became the third Gator to receive conference weekly honors this season.

Professional artist Karen Miller, 77, begins painting in plein air at Evergreen Cemetery during the Art of Death event Oct. 10.

News

Evergreen Cemetery invites local creatives to capture ‘The Art of Death’

By Mia Driaza | Oct. 12

Alexandra Oakes trudged her way through Saturday morning’s rain, eyes scanning over moss-covered tombstones on her way to a blue registration tent.

Metro

Gainesville man charged with exposing himself in Westmoreland

By Teia Williams | Oct. 12

Richard Rivers, a 54-year-old Gainesville man, was arrested Sunday on charges of indecent exposure.

Florida head coach Jon Sumrall looks to the scoreboard as the Gators are down 13-38 during the second half of an NCAA college football game against South Carolina, Saturday, Oct. 10, 2026, in Gainesville, Fla.

Sports

Jon Sumrall hones in on mentality ahead of matchup with Texas

By Ava DiCecca | Oct. 12

After two consecutive losses in Southeastern Conference play, Florida football has plenty of kinks to work out before it takes on the No. 7 Texas Longhorns. But ahead of one of the Gators’ toughest matchups of the season, head coach Jon Sumrall is just as focused on the team’s mentality as he is on the product on the field.

Workers at Tela’s current Midtown location, Sunday, Oct. 4, 2026, in Gainesville, Fla.

The Avenue

Gainesville to get a second taste of Honduras

By Katharine Litman | Oct. 12

Mayen and Matamoros, both 26, founded Tela in 2024 to fill the void of Honduran food they’d found upon coming to the U.S. for college. After Matamoros graduated from Florida State University and Mayen graduated from Bentley University in Massachusetts, they decided to bring a taste of Honduras to the States.

Sunny and Share Stems flower service owner Nicole Germany delivers an arrangement for an opening day celebration at a shop in downtown Gainesville, Fla., Friday, Sept. 18, 2026.

The Avenue

Sunny and Share Stems flower shop finds room to bloom

By Aaliyah Evertz | Oct. 12

Sunny and Share Stems began during the COVID-19 pandemic after Germany left her full-time social media job and started experimenting with flowers. Inspired by a Tampa flower truck called Posies, she brainstormed ways she could bring flowers to people without a traditional storefront. From there, the Bloom Bar was born.

President Dr. Stuart Bell speaks to a crowd at the UF Hilton Conference Center, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026, in Gainesville, Fla.

Opinion

A welcome message from the UF faculty union to new president Stuart Bell

By Sean Trainor , Michelle Nolan and Meera Sitharam | Oct. 12

As your November inauguration approaches, the UF Chapter of the United Faculty of Florida would like to formally welcome you to the University of Florida. Over the coming years, our union, which represents over 2,000 faculty members across 10 colleges and nearly 100 departments and academic units, seeks to build a productive working relationship with you and your administration.

AI tools offer new solution and old problems in healthcare.

Enterprise

The good, the bad and the generated: How AI use among patients, doctors and researchers is changing healthcare

By Chloe Santiago | Oct. 12

If you woke up with an itchy, unexplainable rash, who would you tell first: your doctor or the internet? For years, people have turned to sources outside of doctors and hospitals for medical information, using websites like Reddit and WebMD to look up their symptoms. Today, when artificial intelligence can find answers in seconds, it’s easier than ever.

Opinion

OPINION: Your echo chamber is distorting your reality

By Evan Dressel | Oct. 12

While these online spaces can create a sense of community and belonging, they also tend to be insular. Algorithms exacerbate that insularity because they promote the content that gets the most attention, which is often the content that confirms or reinforces the prevailing ideology of the echo chamber. Most people will stay in the spaces where people agree with them. The natural side effect is that these spaces become forums in which ideas go unchallenged.

Gainesville Regional Utilities power plant sits at 605 SE 3rd St., Friday, Sept. 25, 2026, in Gainesville, Fla.

Metro

Florida energy experts, advocates question recent EPA repeals

By Olivia Lofaso | Oct. 12

Following sweeping rollbacks of U.S. Environmental Protection Agency regulations on carbon dioxide emissions, Florida activists and energy experts have raised concerns about the potential ramifications on climate change.

Image and text generation tools trained on pre-existing datasets raise concerns about First Amendment violations.

Enterprise

Who’s responsible when AI goes rogue — and what happens when users do, too?

By Kaysheri Haffner | Oct. 12

When an artificial intelligence chatbot assists a crime, it’s not always clear who should be held responsible. In September, OpenAI reported instances in which autonomous AI agents went rogue, scraping data and compromising systems. The OpenAI agents bypassed security measures on U.S. government websites and hacked an Australian national healthcare database. Australian officials said the incident didn't expose any personal information or affect its healthcare system. The cyberattack spurred legal scrutiny and product delays. OpenAI shelved the planned October launch of GPT-6.1 Astra, a next-generation model capable of executing complex tasks, after internal safety testing showed the AI had engaged in rogue activity.

Florida libero Lily Hayes (13) celebrates winning a point during an NCAA Volleyball match against FAU, Friday, Sept. 11, 2026, in Gainesville, Fla.

Sports

Down goes the giant: A look into No. 5 Florida’s loss to Vanderbilt

By Nicole Scura | Oct. 11

In its fifth Southeastern Conference matchup of the season, No. 5 Florida took on Vanderbilt in what was a seemingly manageable matchup. But rather than handling business on the road, the Gators left Nashville with their first SEC loss.

Sports

3 takeaways from Jacksonville’s comeback win over the Eagles

By Max Bernstein and Curan Ahern | Oct. 11

With the Jaguars off to a 4-1 start, here are three takeaways from their stunning comeback win over the Eagles.

Florida guard Urban Klavzar (7) dunks during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Saint Francis, Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025, in Gainesville, Fla.

Sports

Urban Klavžar and Isaiah Brown embrace roles off the bench

By Jeffrey Serber | Oct. 11

Having an impact off the bench in Florida’s 2025-26 season, Urban Klavžar and Isaiah Brown could have transferred to another school, increasing their chances of starting and making a name for themselves. Instead, they stayed with Florida, even as the Gators brought back four of last year's five starters. As a result, both players enter the 2026-27 season coming off the bench, giving Florida head coach Todd Golden consistency in his eight-man rotation, with one spot still open.