The Alachua County School Board unanimously approved the Newberry Community Charter contract Monday morning. The five-year charter contract will give Newberry Community School Inc. the authority to operate the school starting July 1, 2026.
The Gainesville Regional Transit System is losing roughly $2.9 million as a result of UF decreasing its funding. The decisions left community members disappointed and worried about the new changes.
At the Juneteenth Gainesville Film Festival, the Hippodrome Cinema screened three films honoring emancipation and Black history.
For the first time in NCAA history, athletes will be directly paid by his or her's respective schools.
The Gators baseball team made its third move in the transfer portal Friday and acquire a former pitcher from UCF.
The Gainesville City Commission unanimously voted in favor of a new GRU referendum and announced RTS service adjustments in its meeting Thursday.
Now a distinct marker of President Donald Trump's first 100 days in office, the economic term is touched on more than the Bull Gator outside of Ben Hill Griffin Stadium during spring graduation. But few recognize its significance beyond a political maneuver.
The Paper Bag is a temple. Each bite feels like a spiritual awakening and a revelation wrapped in wax paper. The flavors are so profound they could convert even the proudest sandwich skeptics.
The new version of the Gathr app is expected to release at the beginning of Fall 2025. Rithik Raja created the app to help students find clubs catered to their interests.
Backed by a $10,000 grant, two UF undergraduates are working to connect unhoused communities in Gainesville and Pensacola with essential healthcare and support services from hygiene kits and cancer screening information to bicycles and job resources.
Nightlife spots in Gainesville, typically bursting with students and loud beats from the DJ, are now deserted. Even Midtown’s newest bar, MacDinton’s Irish Pub, lost half its usual occupancy.
The Alachua County School Board heard reports from a local literacy needs assessment and voted to table the Newberry Charter contract at a meeting Tuesday night.
Gainesville Regional Utilities Attorney Derek Perry sent a letter to the City of Gainesville Wednesday requesting the city commission abandon an ordinance in favor of a new referendum.
Alachua families fear the impact of changes to SNAP and Medicaid after the U.S. House of Representatives passed a budget reconciliation bill.
Maria Alejandra, who also goes by Mariale, has a talent for cooking traditional Venezuelan food rooted in the flavors of her home of Maracaibo, just like her mother taught her. What began as a way to reconnect with her culture evolved into an actualized dream that sits on years of hard work.
Para la mayoría de sus clientes, Maria Alejandra Puentes es conocida como La Maracucha, pero el apodo es mucho más que una referencia a su ciudad natal — es un sueño, un legado familiar y una responsabilidad que lleva con orgullo.
Muchas familias temen como el proyecto de ley podría afectar su asistencia financiera y sus gastos cotidianos.
The Board of Governors rejected the sole finalist of the University of Florida presidential search, Santa J. Ono, in a 10-6 vote, a first in Florida public university history. Here's what happened.
The Florida Board of Governors rejected Santa Ono as UF’s next president in a 10-6 vote.
Florida men's tennis beefed up its roster during the offseason and added two players via the transfer portal for the 2025-26 season.
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