Residents voice concerns over GPD burglary initiative
By Martin Vassolo | Sep. 22, 2016At apartment parking lots across Gainesville, police officers have been issuing vehicle security “report cards” to deter burglaries.
At apartment parking lots across Gainesville, police officers have been issuing vehicle security “report cards” to deter burglaries.
A few weeks ago, the conservative UF organization Turning Point announced plans to invite Milo Yiannopoulos to speak later this semester on campus. Yiannopoulos is a Breitbart News contributor, notorious Twitter troll and vocal critic of feminism, Islam and political correctness. Some even consider him to be an emerging spokesman for the “alt-right,” a nationalist, nativist and anti-multicultural alternative to mainstream Republican conservatism.
At the urging of Gainesville Police, the UF students behind an anti-Tennessee sign altered it slightly Thursday night.
Gainesville Police arrested an Archer man Tuesday in connection to four burglaries.
In search of the “love of his life,” 21-year-old Nico Tackfield logs onto Tinder about four nights a week.
UF’s chapter of Beta Theta Pi was placed on probation Wednesday after allegations of hazing were investigated.
Known for its cheap alcohol and cramped dance floor, Grog House Bar and Grill will celebrate 20 years of drunken debauchery tonight.
It’s been 11 years since Tennessee beat Florida, but the Volunteers are feeling confident heading into this season’s matchup. The Vols are playing at home, they’re highly ranked and they’re seven-point favorites.
Antonio Callaway had last weekend off against North Texas as he tended to his injured quad.
The UF School of Theatre and Dance’s production “The New Mrs. Tesman” will open Friday.
Last November, a bike equipped with an enormous elephant sculpture rode down the streets of Gainesville. Behind it, cyclists pulled a small stage with the local band Flat Land.
Students now have a say in which musician and comedian will come to UF in Spring.
Fall is here, and the climate is changing. No, I’m not talking about the outdoors — we’ve got a few months left of 80- to 90-degree weather. I’m talking about the climate of film: out with the summer blockbusters and in with the Oscar bait and film-festival favorites. For those of you wondering what exactly there is to look forward to, here’s a preview of some buzz-generating projects that I think are worth highlighting.
When Christine Lampp arrived at Chili’s Grill and Bar on Wednesday night, she said she thought it had been robbed.
I love my mother, and I hate stereotypes about Asian women, but I’m going to come clean and say this: She is not a good driver. I, unfortunately, have inherited this trait from her.
The Atlantic will bring supernatural sensation “Stranger Things” to Gainesville on Friday night. Prepare to meet plenty of Barbs and Elevens as series enthusiasts hit the downtown venue for an ’80s jam session and costume party.
The national flags of Iran, France, Italy and 16 other countries lined the walkway of Plaza of the Americas on Wednesday.
We are amid the most unusual presidential election of our lifetime. It features a career politician against a Washington outsider; a liar versus a loose cannon. Hillary Clinton, the Democratic Party’s preferred choice, and her candidacy are unsurprising. And this time last year, few expected Donald Trump to be the Republican Party’s nominee. His rise has rocked the political landscape.
The internet is a wonderful thing. On Monday, it blessed us with a strange yet immensely fascinating look into a previously mysterious corner of itself: North Korea’s internet. By some accounts, it’s hard to believe North Korea even has internet. But this past weekend, the doors were accidentally opened to North Korea’s websites — all 28 of them. For the citizens of the closed-off, dictator-led poverty-stricken nation, that basically is their internet.
Oliver Stone’s movie “Snowden” came to theaters Friday. The true-story drama follows the lead-up and fallout surrounding the infamous NSA contractor’s decision to release thousands of top-secret documents and flee the country to avoid prosecution by the U.S. government.