Gainesville’s only annual fireworks display is bursting back to life with help from local sponsors.
I know you've been waiting for it: the weekend of booze, fireworks and watermelon in celebration of our country that looms at the end of this first week of Summer B.
The Fourth of July. It’s possibly the greatest holiday that has ever existed. Some guys signed a piece of paper that brought the United States of America into existence, and more than two centuries later we commemorate that day in the most American way: grilling, getting belligerently drunk and watching things explode. I love July Fourth because I’m a big fan of America. It’s pretty much the best country I’ve ever lived in.
Those who arrived to purchase tickets at the box office were out of luck.
On Tuesday, I attended the Gainesville Area Chamber of Commerce Candidate forum for County Commission candidates. About a hundred business owners showed up to hear the vision of the six candidates for Alachua County. One common theme prevailed: the burden on local business from all levels of government has to subside for the health of the local economy. Increased taxation was shied away from by candidates from both parties. Consistently, all the candidates said we can either be dragged down by the national economic situation, or we find ways to improve upon it.
The Laboratory is a hub for some of the most intellectual, artistic, creative and dynamic minds I’ve ever encountered. I spend my entire time debating, discussing and theorizing with the many patrons that come. It is my political training ground.
Miles Doran, a recent UF graduate, won the Hearst National Television Broadcast News Championship and a $5,000 prize in New York City June 11.
Alachua County Commission candidates have been talking a lot about lowering taxes and cutting spending in the county, but we do not have a clue who they think they are kidding.
The break between summer semesters was quite eventful if you were a soccer fan. The U.S. team made it out of group play and into the Round of 16 in the World Cup before falling to Ghana in an elimination game.
There is something very unsettling in the way modern society is beginning to parallel the fictional worlds presented by writers such as Orwell, Huxley and Rand. From the disturbing similarities between contemporary texting language and Orwell’s Newspeak to the health care battles that still continue to rage in Congress, it is undeniable that, at some point in the last 50 years, the line between fact and fiction began to blur.
The Gators’ trip to the College World Series may have been short, but they didn’t let it go to waste.
Florida is the second-ranked athletic program in the nation, according to the final standings for the Learfield Sports Directors' Cup.
Flying out of Gainesville is a chore. Not because Gainesville Regional Airport is lacking, but because to get anywhere from our tiny airport requires you to fly into the veritable labyrinth that is Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.
UF Hillel is turning the sun's energy into cash.
Public education is the cornerstone of our nation’s economic might. When we make a true commitment to educating a future generation, we are not only producing a workforce that is better equipped to tackle the problems of today, but we are planting the seeds for the innovation of tomorrow. If we are going to prepare our children for the future, I believe Florida must change its course and make a proper investment in public education.
Tania Alonso said she loves Edward Cullen so much she's giving up a pint of blood just to see him from a better view.
Backcourt depth could prove to be a problem for the Gators again next season.
Shuttles providing transportation to and from Florida football games will have a new look this year when private bus company Fabulous Coach Lines takes over for the federally funded Gator Aider.
Smoke ‘em if you've got ‘em Gators, because in a couple of days, tobacco on campus will be a thing of the past.
You hear that noise? It’s the sound of the dead period for Gators sports. The period between the end of summer sports and the start of fall ones.
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