Alachua County Commissioners may be asking the owners of a contaminated former wood processing plant to pay up — and they aren’t the only ones looking for compensation.
In the past year, 12 of the 46 eateries at UF violated state and county health codes, according to inspections by the County Health Department.
Gainesville City Commission candidates Todd Chase and Susan Bottcher came out victorious in their election races Tuesday night, officially ending the local election season and putting two new faces in city hall.
A 9th Circuit Court of Appeals decision Monday on an injunction against the Arizona immigration law might impede efforts to pass SB-136, the sister immigration bill in Florida.
UF student Laura Mutis knows how difficult it is to be an immigrant in the United States.
The sound of retro rock filled the Rion Ballroom in the Reitz Union as Dr. Dog performed Tuesday night as the headliner of a free concert sponsored by RUB Entertainment.
As Roland Thornqvist prepares his team for its last regular-season match, he feels Florida has finally hit its stride.
Armed with the possible return of ace Stephanie Brombacher and a more aggressive approach on the base paths, Florida is hoping to avoid repeating last year’s disappointing midweek performance
Tuesday was a landmark day as both the 50th anniversary of the first manned space flight and the 150th anniversary of the beginning of the Civil War.
We understand the limitations of polls and know they can easily go awry through any number of errors. And we’re hoping every possible error converged when CNN conducted its poll on who Republicans and Republican-leaning independents think should win the party nomination.
Teased hair, stilettos and attitude are all welcome at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in the Reitz Union Rion Ballroom.
I am an angry lesbian. UF would like to foster “a welcoming and inclusive atmosphere” for new and old students alike. As an institution, we take great pride in the numerous multicultural organizations on our campus as well as the diversity and uniqueness of individual students and faculty. We have programs such as Pride Organization and Friends to bring together gays, lesbians, bisexuals, transgenders and allies on campus. I am pleased that UF conveys this accepting environment but am surprised by its inaction. For the past few months, one of our restaurants on campus has been embroiled in controversy over their statements and monetary donations to anti-gay organizations. Chick-fil-A used its charitable arm, The Winshape Foundation, to donate more than a million dollars to anti-gay political organizations.
Former UF basketball player Dan Werner was arrested early Tuesday morning for driving under the influence.
Let me just say it: Wakeboarding is hard. In a series of events that were largely out of my control due to misinformation being fed to me by a friend, I ended up at Wakefest ’11. Wakefest is an event organized and run by the Gator Wakeboard Club, and it took place this past Sunday on Lake Wauburg.
Originally this was going to be a post on all the movies I think are worth seeing this summer, but then there will be movies I plan on staying away from that others will flock to.
On the 12th installment of our weekly video show, Adam Berry provides a full recap of Saturday's Orange and Blue Debut, complete with interviews from Florida players and coach Will Muschamp.
Charlie Weis did not waste time pointing out his favorite receiver to Florida fans.
Florida sophomore Erik Murphy and freshman Cody Larson have been officially suspended from the team, coach Billy Donovan announced Monday.
In the wake of another disappointing, but all too familiar, John Brantley performance on Saturday — 4-of-14 passing, 45 yards, no touchdowns; the only thing missing was an interception — people are already looking to stir up a quarterback controversy in Gainesville.
Florida State’s formula for handling Florida has been pretty straightforward: throw plenty of off-speed pitches and keep UF’s hitters on their toes with an array of hurlers.
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