The Gainesville City Commission selected Nicolle Shalley as the new city attorney.
Self-image and self-esteem are two incredibly important qualities that need nurturing basically forever. But it is much harder to keep a positive outlook on those traits when you’re a girl.
Gainesville was recently named the top city in the state for Forbes magazine’s 14th annual “Best Places for Business and Careers.”
In a study by Dr. Daniel Klein at the Kaiser Permanente in northern California, higher rates of coronary heart disease have been found in patients with HIV. With already-high rates of heart disease, more research and policy must be directed toward these health initiatives.
Gainesville Police arrested Alphonso Perry Hinton, 41, for sexual assault, aggravated battery, forced prostitution and false imprisonment, according to Alachua County Jail booking logs.
An off-duty Alachua County paramedic found an unidentified man stabbed at about 4:30 a.m.
We hope you enjoyed the fireworks and Fourth of July celebrations as much as we did. Unfortunately, we have no fun holiday to look forward to until Halloween.
Most people, if asked, would say July 4 is the birth date of our Republic. Technically they are correct, but for the founders who signed the Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776 was merely the birth date of an idea.
Jo’Von Uriel Lake, 21, was charged with two counts of armed robbery, both first-degree felonies; grand theft auto, a third-degree felony; and resisting arrest without violence, a first-degree misdemeanor.
Nonprofit record store and music venue Wayward Council is closing its doors after 14 years.
Commissioners interviewed candidates for the position on June 26 but voted to delay the final decision until Monday.
The Conch is a monthly storytelling event hosted at Lightnin’ Salvage in Satchel’s Pizza. Its name is derived from the symbolic conch shell used in “Lord of the Flies” to indicate who has the right to speak. The second Tuesday of every month at 7 p.m., the first of which begins July 10, Gainesville residents are invited to come share a true story based on the theme of that month or to simply sit and listen.
The Gainesville-based company publishes books starring children with physical differences.
A local soap-making business, Thrive Handcrafts, recently teamed up with a local coffee business, Sweetwater Organic Coffee Roasters, to create a soap that will leave java junkies feeling squeaky clean.
Thousands packed picnics, Frisbees, footballs and blankets for a sunny afternoon on Flavet Field, where the UF College of Journalism and Communications hosted the Fanfares and Fireworks event. It has been a Gainesville tradition for about 15 years, said Randy Wright, executive director of the college’s division of multimedia properties.
On the east coast of Florida, more than 250 birds have washed onto shores they’ve never seen. Now they’re in Gainesville, but they’ll never see that either.
The fact is that Republicans have been obstructing everything President Obama has tried to do, and this is more the “John Boehner Economy” than the “Obama Economy.”
A lack of parking forced Swamp Dragon, a locally owned and operated tobacco and gift shop, to relocate.
Jacob Criger was arrested at 4:15 a.m. on felony charges of domestic battery on a pregnant woman and obstructing justice.
SEATTLE — At this point, Mike Zunino just wants to get through the whirlwind of being honored for his college career so his pro career can begin.
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