When you find yourself living in Gainesville during the summer months, acquiring new friends to band together with is key to survival. There are plenty of places to do this: farmers markets, school clubs, the Taco Bell in the Reitz Union and so on.
If there is one gleaming message in the desolate heart-puller that is “Vincere,” it’s this: marry a fascist and expect to get screwed.
The war between the states, or between one state and a growing list of cities, is starting to get heated.
Comics—and comic-based shows and movies—represent a modern mythology that is otherwise missing from our American culture. Humans have always enjoyed telling epic tales of heroes who are capable of much more than mortal men. These stories have been around for centuries and will persist.
“I drive a Honda Fit, which is ironic,” Chris Cope said.
Students walking around campus may wonder about the colored slips of paper on abandoned bicycles.
Frost your glasses and grab your bottle opener because this is American Craft Beer Week. Let’s take a few minutes and give thanks for the goodness of craft beer in the USA.
Alachua County Fire Rescue needed help from Gainesville Fire Rescue on Wednesday night to put out the largest fire they've seen this year.
When he signed with the Gators in November 2008, the scouting report on Austin Maddox warned fans of opposing Southeastern Conference teams.
The Florida softball team came into the Southeastern Conference tournament on a roll, but Friday it ran into a buzz saw.
A traditional military fight song called “Oh, I Gotta Go” has become the Gators track and field teams’ unofficial anthem. This past weekend, the men’s team decided to write a new verse.
In a room filled with budding journalists, best-selling authors, respected faculty and a few Pulitzer Prize winners, Rick Bragg distilled the art of good writing down to coloring in a coloring book.
Georgia was the gift that kept giving last weekend.
The stench of a spoiled economy, rotten gas prices and oil-contaminated fish is emanating from the Gulf of Mexico.
Four law enforcement agencies participated in the Bike/Pedestrian Law Enforcement Community Workshop Monday afternoon at Gainesville Regional Utilities’ downtown office.
Patience proved to be a virtue for the Gators Sunday.
The Gators tennis teams each held their official senior day ceremonies in April, but for both teams the true senior day came this past weekend.
When two locals got “Team #01”-labeled badges Saturday morning, they thought it was a sign.
When fall rolls around, one hit show will be noticeably absent from NBC’s prime-time lineup: “Heroes.”
In what was one of her last public appearances as Gainesville’s mayor, Pegeen Hanrahan celebrated May as Gainesville Bike Month Monday afternoon at city hall.
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