COVID-19
THE AVENUE
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MUSIC
Red Hot Chili Peppers tribute band to hit High Dive
By Cindy Lu | Aug. 24, 2016After a 20-year “love affair” with the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Jonathan Savage decided to turn his obsession into a career. Inspired by the band to learn the bass at age 14, Savage moved on to create the Red Not Chili Peppers, a tribute to his musical idols.
THE AVENUE
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LIFESTYLE
How to survive your senior year: plan, travel, cleanse
By Julia Nevins | Aug. 24, 2016The grand finale is finally here. Whether you plan on heading to grad school for a lifetime of debt and misery, or you’re going straight into a dream job, these are some pro tips for men and women on how to slay their senior years.
THE AVENUE
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MOVIES AND TV
TV show review: ‘Stranger Things’
By Janiece Sebris | Aug. 24, 2016“Stranger Things,” the critically acclaimed Netflix original, is a television show where the phrase “Stranger things have happened,” could probably trace its origin.
METRO
Car burglaries nearly double in 2016, guns stolen
By Martin Vassolo | Aug. 24, 2016Gainesville Police announced Wednesday reports of car burglaries in the city have nearly doubled since last year, with many thieves targeting unlocked vehicles.
METRO
Florida man found dead inside car in Lake Santa Fe
By Caitlin Ostroff | Aug. 24, 2016The Alachua County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of a Melrose, Florida, man after finding him and his car submerged in Lake Santa Fe on Wednesday morning.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Gainesville’s TransLoc transit app to soon include Uber
By Martin Vassolo | Aug. 23, 2016Bus stop a mile away? Take an Uber.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Harn Museum opens international art exhibit
By Paige Fry | Aug. 23, 2016Loss, refugees, veterans and current real-world tragedies are on display at a new Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art exhibit.
METRO
New Chipotle on NW 13th Street to open in September
By Martin Vassolo | Aug. 23, 2016Hungry students forced to wait in long lines at the Chipotle Mexican Grill near UF’s campus may soon find relief.
METRO
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Police: suspected burglar found with $4.50, bottle rockets
By Caitlin Ostroff | Aug. 23, 2016Gainesville Police charged a local man with stealing $4.50 in quarters and a handful of bottle rockets from a parked car near Gainesville Place Apartments on Monday.
METRO
Deadline to receive mail-in ballots 5 p.m. today
By Martin Vassolo | Aug. 23, 2016Registered voters who want to receive mail-in ballots for Tuesday’s election must request them today by 5 p.m., according to a statement issued by Pam Carpenter, the Alachua County supervisor of elections.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Smartphone app Pocket Points coming to UF on Monday
By Catherine Dickson | Aug. 23, 2016A smartphone application that offers local discounts if students don’t check Facebook during lectures will launch Monday at UF.
SPORTS
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FOOTBALL
One town, two Townsends: UF’s punting brothers helping each other grow
By Patrick Pinak | Aug. 23, 2016There weren’t many players the Gators leaned on as much as Johnny Townsend last year.
SPORTS
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FOOTBALL
With time running out, UF defensive back wants to be great
By Ethan Bauer | Aug. 23, 2016The top two safeties in Florida’s 2013 recruiting class have taken strikingly different paths so far in their young careers.
METRO
Local businesses see sales surge as students return
By Andronik Mkrtychev | Aug. 23, 2016Gainesville businesses are getting ready for more foot traffic as students return to UF and Santa Fe College.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
UF College of Nursing aims to increase diversity with new director
By Paige Fry | Aug. 23, 2016UF’s College of Nursing named Dr. Jeanne-Marie Stacciarini its first director of diversity and inclusion this month.
NEWS
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CAMPUS STUDENT GOVERNMENT
Senate approves 23 positions to prep for Fall election
By Katelyn Newberg | Aug. 23, 2016At the first Student Senate meeting of Fall, 23 students were approved as assistant supervisors of elections.
SPORTS
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FOOTBALL
Veterans looking to patch up Florida’s porous offensive line
By IAN COHEN | Aug. 23, 2016When Bryan Cox walks up to the left side of the line of scrimmage and squares his 6-foot-3, 269-pound frame toward the quarterback, he has his eyes set on one player: sophomore offensive lineman Fred Johnson.
METRO
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE
GPD: Local woman arrested after hitting woman in face with calendar at Oaks Mall
By Caitlin Ostroff | Aug. 23, 2016Gainesville Police charged a woman with assault Monday after they said she bit someone at The Oaks Mall and hit the person with a calendar.
