February wraps up with the New Horizons festival, Gainesville Indie Night and more. See what's happening throughout the week, starting Feb. 23.
Since Beaten Path’s city contract ended, a new compost company has entered the area — partnered with Alachua County, rather than the city of Gainesville. O-Town Compost, based in Orlando, launched its rural collection center program Jan. 3.
UF veterinary professor Dr. Chen Gilor is leading a large pilot study of a GLP-1 weight loss drug called MEOW-1, or ManagEment of Over Weight cats.
When you reach the ballot box on election day, you vote for the people. When the votes are tallied up, they are tallied by party.
While the events serve the economic purpose of speeding up otherwise slow business days for the bars that run them, these weekly traditions have also become a place where friends gather to share drinks and laugh at themselves.
A canine employee of the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office celebrated his last shift Feb. 6, trading his drug-detecting talents for downtime with family.
The program is a preventative measure to empower the community to respond to opioid overdoses before first responders arrive.
After surrendering just three runs in the first two outings of the weekend, Florida’s pitching struggled to begin on Sunday afternoon.
The Bryer Patch, located on Boyd Farm in Newberry, is known for its produce and flower picking.
Foul trouble and missed opportunities plagued the Gators Sunday.
After falling to No. 13 Auburn in their SEC conference opener Saturday, the Gators made just the right adjustments and quickly bounced back against Bethune-Cookman. The Gators clinched every possible point on the court, finishing off the Wildcats 7-0. With the win, UF improved to 5-0 all-time against Bethune-Cookman.
It’s evident that heading into 2026, the strongest unit on the Florida softball team was in the circle. Over the weekend, it showed. Over the five-game stretch, the pitching staff hurled four shutouts.
Starting April 24, all UF online materials, websites and mobile applications must meet Web Content Accessibility Guidelines. Faculty and staff are required to go back and update any course materials that do not already meet these guidelines, including Microsoft Office files, website content, social media and videos.
The No. 10 Gators women’s swim and dive team came just short of notching second place in the Southeastern Championships in Knoxville. The Gators came out of SEC’s with 1,015.5 total points.
The No. 4 Florida men’s swimming and diving team’s score after the near week-long slate at the Southeastern Conference Swim & Dive Championships. While the Gators came up just 157.5 points short of the Texas Longhorns’ first-place total, UF excelled in the pool and on the board.
Attendees came dressed in their own fashion senses, derived from what Black fashion meant to them. Music from popular Black artists such as Aaliyah and Destiny’s Child played over the speakers.
It was business as usual Saturday evening for Gators sophomore pitcher Aidan King.
The fifth inning run resurgence powered No. 4 Florida (18-0) over Longwood (1-11) 12-4 on Saturday at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium. Florida recorded its fifth consecutive run-rule win.
The first annual New Horizons festival, dedicated to jazz and adventurous music, will take place Feb. 23 through March 1 at various locations in downtown Gainesville.
The Alfred A. Ring Complex felt tense on Saturday afternoon, with cheers for the Gators and the Tigers echoing from the crowd.
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