A Giant Dog, a garage-rock band from Austin, Texas, will perform at the Atlantic in downtown Gainesville on Tuesday. This is the band’s only Florida show before its American tour, where the group will soon join popular rock band Titus Andronicus.
The return of college football isn’t the only event worth celebrating this weekend in Gainesville: it’s also Beyoncé’s 35th birthday.
This Saturday, the Hippodrome State Theatre is holding a test screening of an independent documentary from local film production company Inner Voice Productions. And what better place to showcase a local independent film than a theater at the cultural heart of Gainesville recognized for its art house releases?
Five music acts, 50 vendors and lots of Gainesville locals will celebrate Labor Day at Bo Diddley Community Plaza for the fifth annual Labor Daze Fest this weekend. The free festival, which will be held Sunday from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m., has quickly become a Gainesville tradition, with the focus of “by locals, for locals, about locals,” according to the event’s flier.
University Police arrested a man Wednesday morning after they said he exposed his penis to a female UF student in the Norman Hall Parking Garage, located near Sorority Row.
With the presidential election drawing near, “Southside With You” manages to escape the sea of Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump yard signs in order to say, “Hey, remember how likable our current president is?”
“Stage Kiss,” a new romantic comedy by Sarah Ruhl, will make its debut Friday night at the Hippodrome State Theatre. The show is one in a series of collaborations between the UF School of Theatre + Dance and the Hippodrome.
The Gainesville-native band Less Than Jake will headline the fifth annual Wake N Bake festival at High Dive on Friday and Saturday.
Starting today, Alachua County residents can pick up sandbags to prepare for a tropical depression.
Alachua County residents had their say in Tuesday’s primary election, with 41,357 people — about a 25-percent turnout — voting for candidates in local elections and general primaries.
One water lily pad at Kanapaha Botanical Gardens is making a splash in the record books.
UF defensive back Duke Dawson takes pride in his versatility.
Let me start by saying Tim Tebow was one hell of an athlete.
Colin Kaepernick’s refusal to stand during the anthem overshadowed an even more surprising narrative on the 49ers’ sideline this week: The re-emergence of Jeff Driskel. But setting Driskel aside for a moment, Florida’s receivers, defensive rookies and veterans came through for their teams in Week 3 of the NFL preseason.
The UF Supreme Court and Senate held meetings Tuesday. Read on for our reports on both.
The NFL regular season is almost here. And with it comes yet another fresh set of controversies.
Last year, the Florida women’s and men’s cross country teams dominated the competition to open the season at the Covered Bridge Open, finishing first and second, respectively.
After five months of expansion, the High Springs library branch in Alachua County announced plans for a grand opening in late September.
An 18-year-old Gainesville man nearly died Friday after overdosing on Fentanyl during a Narcotics Anonymous meeting.
Throughout the week, Santa Fe College students will be able to learn more about a free new campus app during the college’s Safe Santa Fe Days.
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