It goes without saying that touch screen devices are in style these days. From cellphones to tablets and now even computers, the tactile pleasure users feel while cruising around on a touch screen has opened the market and effectively flooded it with these aesthetic and usually user-friendly devices.
As the countdown to Common Grounds' closing draws nearer, there are still some acts who are willing to stick with the venue until the very end.
Memorial Day weekend will honor local veteran U.S. Army Pvt. Lamarol J. Tucker, 26, who was killed in Afghanistan last week.
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Head downtown any night of the week, and one is guaranteed to hear a number of conversations abuzz concerning the final days of Common Grounds.
Since assuming office in January, Gov. Rick Scott has taken every step possible to pander to corporate interests at the expense of Florida's working class.
After losing in the second round of the NCAA Tournament, the Gators didn’t have to say goodbye.
The UF women’s tennis team advanced to the NCAA Tournament final with a 4-0 win over UCLA on Monday.
After No. 3 Florida walloped Kentucky in the weekend’s series finale to capture a share of the Southeastern Conference crown, coach Kevin O’Sullivan could finally breathe easy, at least for a little while anyways.
They are young and old; students and recent graduates; soldiers, mothers and even doctors.
Kelsey Bruder took a first pitch off her right thigh and had a simple, two-word message for UCLA pitcher Destiny Rodino.
The sound of children laughing, the sight of people spitting seeds and the smell of freshly sliced watermelon filled the air Saturday at the 66th annual Newberry Watermelon Festival.
University officials have noted a healthy response to this year's Student Experience in the Research University survey, which is being used a second time at UF.
The National Science Foundation has awarded a $1.8 million grant to UF for the renovation of its helium liquefaction and recovery system.
Of all the words and phrases that have been tossed around by pundits and politicos in describing the Obama presidency, which have included everything from Kennedy-esque to closet Quran worship, the one that never really stuck was "political miscalculation." While the Obama administration has been consistently hammered, fairly or not, for its stances relating to domestic and foreign policy, it was thought difficult, if not impossible, to find a chink in the armor of its political foresight. Its ability to navigate the tides of perception and political consequence within its own base come as no surprise given the president's education in a Cook County political system that forces those involved to think three steps ahead with one eye forward and the other peering over their shoulders.
"Wait ‘til you try this. You won't believe it."
Do you ever wake up in the morning, look in the mirror and declare to the world how remarkably awesome you are?
Islamophobia brought Stephen Sheehi to speak at the Civic Media Center on Saturday.
Two political newcomers officially took their seats on the Gainesville City Commission as Susan Bottcher and Todd Chase were officially sworn in at the Thelma Boltin Senior Activity Center on Thursday.
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