Coffee shop Curia On The Drag filled with laughter and chatter Thursday evening as kids ran around its gallery space showcasing their creations.
Over 100 people gathered for an emergency rally in downtown Gainesville following the bombing of Rafah by Israel Sunday night, shutting off parts of Main Street leading to Depot Park.
In honor of fallen veterans, approximately 100 people gathered with handheld flags and paper fans at the Gainesville Historic Evergreen Cemetery for a Monday Memorial Day service.
After testing the NBA Draft waters, guard Walter Clayton Jr. made his decision: he will return to Florida for his senior season, according to CBS Sports’ Jon Rothstein on X.
The Florida Gators (51-13, 17-7 SEC) defeated the Baylor Bears (36-23, 14-13 Big 12) 5-3 Sunday afternoon at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium to advance to the Women’s College World Series for the 12th time in program history.
Residents of a homeless encampment located along Southeast Fourth Place were removed by Gainesville Fire Rescue, the Gainesville Public Works Department (GNV Public Works) and the Gainesville Police Department in the early hours of May 16 following a February sweep of the street and a May 10 sweep of Haisley Lynch Dog Park.
The Florida track and field team competed in the NCAA East Preliminaries in Lexington, Kentucky.
The Baylor Bears (36-22) defeated the Florida Gators (50-13) 5-2 Saturday afternoon at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium to take Game 2 of the series and force a rubber match.
In a matchup with back-and-forth action, including seven yellow cards and a 55-minute rain delay, the No. 10 Gators (20-3, 6-0 AAC) ultimately fell short 15-11 to No. 1 Northwestern (18-2, 5-1 B10), the defending NCAA champions.
All five directors were appointed by Governor Ron DeSantis in accordance with 2023 House Bill 1645, which transferred GRU authority from the city commission to a governor-appointed board.
In its Thursday Special Meeting, the Gainesville City Commission approved the second reading of ordinance 2024-23 for a proposed Gainesville Regional Utilities oversight charter amendment.
The Florida Gators’ offense (50-12) defeated the Baylor Bears (35-22) 4-2 Friday afternoon.
UF is collaborating with other universities and companies to create Space-Edge, a space-centered business accelerator to help students break into the space industry, according to a UF news release. The program will pair students with researchers and industry leaders in the space market.
Florida (28-27, 13-18 SEC) fell early in the SEC Tournament after a loss to Vanderbilt (36-20, 14-17 SEC) 6-1 at Hoover Metropolitan Park in Hoover, Alabama, Tuesday.
Former Florida football recruit Jaden Rashada is suing Gators football head coach Billy Napier, top UF booster Hugh Hathcock and former football staffer Marcus Castro-Walker over a botched name, image and likeness deal.
Former UF physician Ahmad Abdul-Rahim resigned from the UF College of Medicine following an accusation of sexual misconduct. He is petitioning the Eighth Judicial Circuit Court to seal his prior charges.
Jin competed against No. 5-seeded Texas Longhorns senior Micah Braswell. After a tightly contested match that saw multiple momentum swings, especially in the second set, Braswell defeated Jin 6-3, 6-4, to advance to the next round of the tournament.
On May 19, the historical hot spot for local music, High Dive, hosted a final show before shutting its doors for good.
Heading into the NCAA Division I Women’s Tennis Singles Championship, both Florida sophomore Rachel Gailis and graduate student Carly Briggs were looking to make a statement after the Gators' early exit from the team championship on May 5. However, both Gailis and Briggs ultimately fell short in their Round of 64 matchups, officially ending Florida women’s tennis season.
En las afueras de Gainesville, la homogeneidad suburbana tiende a disfrazar las vidas de quienes alberga. Da un par de giros a la derecha, y no te perderás la casa colorida y ecléctica de Soraya Sus.
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