Former House Speaker Tip O’Neill often said that “all politics is local.” This is an incredibly true statement, even in Alachua County. When a politician can tap into the needs and wants of his constituents, magic happens.
Matheson Museum visitors will be exploring music history with a Yale musicologist tonight.
Stopping by Starbucks on the way home for a Frappuccino? Making reservations for Friday night at Leonardo’s 706? If so, you are not alone; countless people seek hundreds of thousands of different restaurants every single day in the U.S. There are different restaurant environments, from small “mom and pops” to individually run businesses to fast-food chains to fine-dining, sit-down establishments. Restaurants face many challenges to draw diners in and work to enhance the eating-out experience by creating a specific ambience.
In the season-long trek from movie screens to center stage, all of the surprises, snubs and shenanigans of the 2015 awards season arrived at the pinnacle of the Hollywood trophy hunt — the Academy Awards. The most prestigious (and longest) ceremony in Hollywood, hosted this year by Neil Patrick Harris, had no shortage of the aforementioned traits — and then some.
The Expendables is returning to Gainesville this weekend.
After being in the right place at the right time (aka the Alligator office), I was able to casually chat with Vince Vaughn (and six other student journalists) via Google Hangouts to talk about his upcoming film, “Unfinished Business,” (March 6) a comedy also starring Dave Franco and Tom Wilkinson about a small-business owner and colleagues who take a business trip to Europe to close an important deal but not without some problems along the way. He also spoke about his involvement in films extending beyond acting, and he even dropped some knowledge for those who are unsure about what they want to do with their lives.
Tuesday was supposed to be the dream night for the Florida men’s basketball team.
Aleshia Ocasio may be a freshman, but she has no problem pitching against ranked teams.
For the UF men’s tennis team, spring break came early.
Access Party ended the night with all three members of the executive ticket and 27 Senate seats. Swamp Party won 23 Senate seats.
While the University of Miami made a big splash jumping from Nike to Adidas, the University of Florida barely made a ripple in re-upping with the apparel giant that has outfitted it since 1999.
The first day of voting broke records in recent years with a total of 8,093 ballots cast Tuesday.
Last month, Santa Fe College Student Body President Michael Chartier resigned without giving a reason.
The inaugural staff of The Agency stood in professional attire surrounded by flags and balloons during its dedication ceremony Tuesday.
Though a Florida attorney is pushing drivers to keep their windows up during a drunk-driving checkpoint, you would probably be charged doing so in Gainesville.
Joshua Everling always wanted to find a job that did not interfere with school.
Saturday is the last day to sign up for Florida Prepaid, and enrollment has more than doubled since last year.
Many YouTube videos depict drinking in a humorous light, but a new study suggests they are overshadowing the videos that show drinking’s negative effects.
Protecting Personal Items
Ghana’s vibrant, patterned textiles are on display at UF’s Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art with help from a UF alumnus.
Solutions by The State News
