Sexually oriented businesses are having trouble finding legal places to open shop in Gainesville, which could pose problems for the city.
Trippple Chocolate Threat, Dreamsicle, Fair Trade Green Tea and Peach Cobbler. Karma Kream, a locally owned ice cream shop, will be serving up these flavors of vegan ice cream along with seven others starting today. The shop also serves coffee, baked goods and dairy-based ice cream.
For the typical American, Easter Sunday means a rat race of extended church services, marathon meals with relatives and organizing an egg hunt - but hardly landing airplanes.
Summers have usually been a rough time for me as far as sports go.
As Earth Day quickly approaches and students search for ways to become "green," it should be stressed that recycling is not the answer.
A poet takes the stage. She is nervous, and her pages tremble in her hand as she reads. She pauses and admits her nerves are getting the best of her. The audience applauds in support.
The body of UF student Thad Owens, who was swept away while swimming in a river in Namibia, Africa, was found on Saturday.
Three thousand nine hundred and fifty. That's how many steps Shelley Meyer took at the Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Saturday morning.
About 90 students will learn basic life-saving techniques today at UF's Gator Saver Day, hosted by the UF's Student Health Care Center and Student Government.
Genetically modified organisms (GMOs) have been an issue for many years relating to the question of whether they are safe. I understand the big conflict surrounding this issue but do not understand the big deal.
An inherent struggle exists when sitting down to memorialize the life of a semi-famous individual - especially in the wake of tragedy.
Matthew Lee, 15, of Live Oak, uses a net to fish on flooded Dowling Park Road in Dowling Park, Fla., as the Suwanee River rose to its highest level on record. Lee's father fished on flooded roadways when the river flooded in the 1970s.
The new tobacco tax that came into effect on April 1 is a much larger detriment to our society than the tobacco itself.
The UF volleyball team's season may be months away, but winning still feels good, especially against a rival.
Even though I agree with Johnathan Lott's column about the DREAM Act, I have to dispute his use of the term "illegal."
A fault in underground distribution lines caused power loss for about 7,000 residences and businesses in the area surrounding the intersection of East University Avenue and Waldo Road Friday, according to Gainesville Regional Utilities spokesman Dan Clark. Clark said faults on underground lines are rare because compared to above-ground lines, they are safer from storms and trees bumping into them.
The Santa Fe College softball team claimed both games in its doubleheader for the fifth consecutive time Saturday, this time against Palm Beach Community College.
It was a short stay in Gainesville for Allan Chaney.
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