Gainesville city officials hope that in the future citizens will be able to cast votes for city commissioners in late summer instead of spring.
A pantyhose-masked armed robber held an X-Mart Adult Superstore employee at gunpoint early Monday and stole an undisclosed amount of money from the cash register, police said.
This week was a sad one for angsty millennials everywhere. (Well, honestly most weeks are sad for angsty millennials these days, but I digress.) This week, Chester Bennington killed himself. With the death of this musician, most famous for being the lead vocalist of Linkin Park and also being a member of Dead by Sunrise and Stone Temple Pilots, the toll of musicians gone before their time rises. Bennington joins the ranks of Jimi Hendrix, Amy Winehouse, Janis Joplin, Kurt Cobain, Chris Cornell and more. Not all of these musicians chose to end their lives, but some did. Arguably, many musicians gone before their time were more appreciated, admired and loved after they died than they ever were before. Their popularity, their fan base and their influence grew.
This week, we thought it would be nice to take a quick breather from the usual political commentary the editorial section is home to. Instead, with Fall semester just around the corner, we wanted to take a moment to reflect on how lucky we all are to be a part of The Gator Nation and to appreciate how great it is to be a Florida Gator.
Four days after a shooting that left one Gainesville man dead last week, police have yet to determine whether the shooter will face criminal charges.
When Stanley Kim came to UF in 2006 to complete his small animal surgery residency, he did not realize he would become one of the most influential professors in the college.
At 3 p.m. Monday, Bahama Breeze officially opened its doors to the public.
Do progressives really want a President Pence? Their immediate answer may be: “yes, impeach President Donald Trump no matter what,” but if progressives considered what was best for their agenda, they would recognize how relatively great the Trump presidency has been thus far.
After what police described as a modified “Russian” roulette, a Gainesville man has been accused of trying to murder his older brother.
Marcell Harris had the opportunity to declare for the NFL Draft this spring along with fellow teammates Jalen Tabor, Quincy Wilson, Alex Anzalone and others.
In this edition of the Alligator Awards, we debate which UF senior was the best of the 2016-17 season. Sports writers Mari Faiello, Andrew Huang and Morgan McMullen join alligatorSports editors Dylan Dixon and Jake Dreilinger in a roundtable discussion to debate the five nominees. Debates will go in alphabetical order by the writer’s last name.
I’m going to start this column off with a question designed to make you think.
With the conclusion of the 2017 NBA Summer League this past Monday, let's take a look back at how several former Gators fared in the tournament.
When Allison Bauer moves back to Gainesville on Aug. 7 for sorority recruitment, she won't have access to her future apartment.
Ned Comm was thrilled when he found out his son Nolan wouldn’t have to pay for tuition or fees at UF because of the newest update to the Bright Futures Scholarship Program.
Police arrested a Gainesville woman Tuesday for helping a former UF Transportation and Parking Services employee with cashing fraudulent checks.
A Gainesville man was arrested Monday after police said he followed a woman inside Walmart and pushed his groin against her butt.
As we’re sure you are aware, Florida is a closed primary state. This means that in order to vote in a primary election, Florida residents must be registered with a political party. It also means in the primaries, they are only be able to vote for candidates running for a position within their registered party. In general elections, however, they are able to vote for any candidate in any party.
Local lovers of soul have waited three months to welcome back a homegrown band to the stage — a band that arrived to the Gainesville music scene in late 2010, but whose aura, sound and je ne sais quoi is nostalgically reminiscent of 1963, even for those who consider themselves ‘90s kids.
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