News
City of Gainesville will build new RTS headquarters downtown
By Javeir Edwards | July 25, 2012The facility for the Gainesville Regional Transit System can support a maximum of about 70 buses.
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News
Senate pulls Alligator rack removal resolution to rewrite
By Samantha Shavell | July 25, 2012The resolution asked the UF administration to halt the removal of all independently owned newspaper racks until retired economics professor David Denslow finished an impact study.
Metro
Police arrest Archer man in Internet sex sting
By Chris Alcantara | July 25, 2012Raymond E. Wortham, 38, of Archer, was arrested just before 5:30 p.m. Monday and charged with two counts of obscene communication and one count of using a two-way communication device to facilitate a felony.
Metro
Gainesville woman killed after being struck by truck on Northwest 13th Street
By Michael Scott Davidson | July 25, 2012A 59-year-old woman was struck and killed by a mid-sized pickup truck traveling north on Northwest 13th Street on Wednesday night.
News
Gifthorse is moving to Union Street
By Samantha Solum | July 25, 2012Gifthorse is in its last week at 101 N. Main St. and is moving to a location at 201 SE Second Ave. in mid-August.
The Avenue
Flashbacks Lounge hosting listening party
By Natalie Teer | July 25, 2012If you give Passion Pit’s, second album “Gossamer” a listen, you’ll barely scratch the surface into understanding the Boston-based electro-synth pop group’s lead vocalist Michael Angelakos.
The Avenue
Alumnae encourages college experience to Hawaiian students
By Kathryn Varn | July 25, 2012When Lia-Lucine Cary was a child, her grandfather taught her a valuable lesson — that educating oneself is the most important thing one can do. Today as a middle school teacher in Hawaii, Cary teaches that lesson to her students who are raised in a culture that doesn’t encourage college as an option.
Metro
Bonds amounts vary widely for Internet sex-sting suspects
By Chris Alcantara | July 25, 2012After an undercover Internet sex sting led police to the arrest of seven suspects, the bonds set for the convicts have shown a notable gap, despite the men being charged with similar crimes.
Metro
Gainesville police use social media to inform residents of crime
By Brittany Borsanyi | July 25, 2012Tobias, a GPD spokesman, said he posts updates like this on social media sites several times a day. According to a survey recently published by LexisNexis Risk Solutions, social media is becoming a popular tool in law enforcement, especially in departments serving smaller cities.
The Avenue
UF alumnus brings musical talent overseas to North Korea
By Jessica Kegu | July 25, 2012Offenther, originally from Coral Springs Fla., graduated from UF in 2007 with a degree in philosophy. He says the city of Gainesville saved him. Offenther dove into Gainesville life in every way through involvement on campus and in Gainesville’s cultural community, something he never felt he could do in his hometown. His first DJ gig was at the now-closed bar Tim and Terry’s Music & More, where he played the type of retro music that he wanted to dance to. “I wasn’t very good but it was unpretentious and fun,” he said.
Opinion
‘Gun-Free Zones’ invite aggression
July 24, 2012This week, I am so sickened and saddened by the cinema shooting in Aurora that it’s difficult to navigate my thoughts on the matter in a coherent fashion. Senseless acts like this boil down to something that not all psychologists and sociologists will admit exists: genuine evil.
Sports
Muschamp preparing for second year
By JOE MORGAN | July 23, 2012HOOVER, Ala. — The second year has been a significant one for past Gators coaches.
Metro
Police searching for apartment complex shooter
By Chris Alcantara | July 23, 2012Gainesville Police are investigating a shooting that occurred Monday afternoon at an apartment complex near Archer Road.
Sports
Robotics team places second in competition
By Joshua Minchin | July 23, 2012Seven members of the Gator Robotics team won second place in the 15th International RoboSub Competition in San Diego with an autonomous robotic submarine.
News
UF will charge students in Fall for currently free ADHD testing
By Andrew V. Pestano | July 23, 2012Starting in the Fall semester, the Counseling and Wellness Center will charge students to diagnose attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, which used to be a free service.
Metro
Police team arrests six in pedophile operation sting
By Chris Alcantara | July 23, 2012In a press conference Monday afternoon, the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office identified Truitt, David A. Hurtt, Michael S. Smith, Dylan T. Kestel. Pierce C. Harrell and Dennis T. LaRoche, as suspects arrested by officers from ASO, and Alachua and Gainesville police departments during a five-day Internet sex sting that ended earlier that day.
Sports
The Alligator Awards: Which Gators team was the absolute, uncontested best in 2011-12?
By JOE MORGAN | July 23, 2012As part of The Alligator Awards recognizing the best in UF athletics during the 2011-12 season, columnists Joe Morgan and Corey McCall will debate two of the five nominees in each week’s category. Vote for the winner at alligatorSports.org.
News
UF student car crash victim remembered by friends, family
By Erin Jester | July 23, 2012Mallari died Friday evening after crashing her car on Interstate 75 in Pasco County.
News
Band rehearses last time before Olympics show
By Michael Scott Davidson | July 23, 2012The band departed Monday for London, where they will perform Friday before the opening ceremony of the 2012 Summer Olympics and other venues this week. But first, they had to face 14 hours of continual rehearsing Sunday.
Sports
Donovan nabs prized recruit Walker for top-ranked ‘13 class
July 23, 2012Top-10 forward Chris Walker (Bonifay, Fla.) announced Sunday morning his commitment to coach Billy Donovan and Florida.
