For some community members, concerns over the rezoning aren’t specific to the closure of just one school, but rather a pattern of closures across East Gainesville, which is home to Porters Quarters and other historically Black neighborhoods.
While Florida’s frontcourt has been the motor for the Gators’ success this season, the backcourt proved itself against Georgia, including Xaivian Lee.
The eyes were on senior shortstop Kenleigh Cahalan early on in the contest. The bases were loaded in the third inning, and Cahalan launched a dead-center grand slam to give Florida a 7-0 lead.
With enrollment climbing and most students living off campus, rising rent prices are reshaping how Gainesville students decide where to live. Santa Fe College does not offer on-campus housing, and roughly 75% of UF students live off campus.
Nearly 250 community members attended the meeting
Though Florida football nearly cleaned the house ahead of its 2026 campaign, both key returners and new pieces are set to contribute to a versatile defense led by defensive coordinator Brad White and safeties coach Chris Collins.
A public safety alert was sent out to UF students Wednesday morning
Despite a tumultuous transfer portal for Florida, the Gators' wide receiver room is restocked. Part of Florida’s core five returners from the 2025-26 campaign were two receivers, Vernell Brown III and Dallas Wilson.
Whether you’re curating a Spotify playlist for your significant other or drowning your single sorrows via music, you can support local artists in doing so. Here are some songs by Gainesville musicians — from Tom Petty to Trustfall — to listen to this Valentine’s Day.
Following the fatal shootings of two U.S. citizens in Minneapolis last month, Minnesota community members are making headlines for warning their neighbors about federal immigration agents through a shadow network of whistles and iPhone videos. In Florida, which saw nearly 10,000 Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrests in the first half of last year alone, activists are following suit.
Last weekend I travelled to London for a wedding, and somewhere between the airport lines and the slow shuffle toward passport control, I got hit with a memory I didn’t expect: the visa process that brought me to UF in the first place.
Two UF classes have been exposed to measles, the university announced last week. The university is investigating potential exposures, and the Florida Department of Health has begun reaching out to individuals in the exposed classes, according to the emailed announcement.
The state of Florida executed 64-year-old Ronald Heath at 6:12 p.m. on Tuesday for the 1989 murder of a traveling salesman, according to the Florida Department of Corrections.
Two weeks ago, during our match at North Carolina State on Jan. 27, I got my official welcome to the heckling world of SEC tennis.
So, I’ll clear things up for you. Does sunscreen cause cancer? No.
After three straight impressive defensive performances, No. 14 Florida looks to keep its momentum and shut down Georgia’s offense that leads the SEC and ranks second nationally, averaging 91.9 points per game.
“Kreyòl pale” ranpli yon mank resous pou aprann twazyèm lang ki pi souvan pale nan Florid.
Bove was elevated to Deputy Attorney General and then the 3rd Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals. His nomination to the latter led to over 80 former judges signing a letter asking for his rejection.
The hearing was the latest in a yearslong battle between the city, the authority and the state.
14 runs in the third inning. Six in the fifth inning. 20 total runs. Yes, you read that right.
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