Jaterra Bonds sat on the sidelines, watching her father coach a youth rec-league basketball game. Suddenly, he called her to come onto the court.
It’s 4:30 p.m., and I’m sitting alone in the newsroom.
Calling all future Dave Barrys, Maureen Dowds, Carl Hiaasens and Thomas Friedmans: The Alligator is accepting applications for Spring 2014 columnists, and we want YOU.
For four teams, the road to the national title will run through Gainesville.
Three-star wide receiver Ryan Sousa flipped his commitment from FSU to Florida on Monday.
With finals approaching, students looking for quiet at “Club West” might not be on the list.
A local artist will have the chance to share the spotlight with a contestant from “The Voice.”
A Sanford teenager and UF Health Shands Hospital patient is in the process of receiving a portable battery pack for her temporary and completely artificial heart.
The UF-FSU game brought about more arrests and ejections than any other home game so far this season. It also brought some brawls, including a post-game fight involving an FSU fan and his machete.
Regional fungi and bacteria may be part of what makes wines unique, researchers recently reported, but some Gainesville wine connoisseurs say the information could detract from the drink’s romanticism.
Gustavo Martinez remembers the meeting about his lease at the Continuum clearly.
Businesses across Gainesville benefited from Small Business Saturday, which encouraged customers to support independent, locally owned businesses. The day-after-Black-Friday event was promoted on social media and has gained traction in the past few years.
Gainesville Police arrested a local man Saturday afternoon after officers reported he threatened a man with a baseball bat and a toy gun.
Let’s say you brought your favorite pet to college. Three exams and two papers later, you’re realizing you don’t have the time or space to care for Steve the Snake. Well, doesn’t every animal want to be free? Letting him go into the wild is the best option, right?
Rhinos are majestic but well-armored beasts with thick skin and enormous protruding horns on their noses. Many people just see rhinos as large ferocious animals that roam the African plains and are considered among the most deadly animals in Africa.
God must hate Florida football.
Despite the three years that remain in his term, for all intents and purposes, it appears that Barack Obama’s time as president is over. Some may feel sadness and disappointment, others pure jubilation. Regardless of how you feel about the president and his policies, the notion that someone’s presidency could effectively end three years before it should is damaging to the American government and our country.
During a weekend of firings, Loucheiz Purifoy is leaving Gainesville voluntarily.
With Thanksgiving Break coming to an end, it’s time to come back to school for the last two weeks of the semester.
Often when we bemoan UF fan behavior, we refer to benign actions such as students leaving before the game is over or stupidly passing out due to excessive alcohol consumption.
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