The Gainesville City Commission decided to remove the Pay-As-You-Throw program, which was created as an incentive for residents to produce less waste by making it more expensive to own a larger trash bin.
In Alachua County, panic buying caused a gas shortage. Though county officials said the fears are unfounded, consumers continued to hoard gasoline and drive up demand.
Prairie Creek Conservation Cemetery, one of four conservation burial grounds in the United States, hosted a Community Planting Day in the wide-open meadow area where patches of native wildflowers brighten the land and the sun beats down on dead natural wreaths.
Discussions of sexual assault too often turn to victim-blaming (e.g., were they at a party? Were they drinking? What were they wearing?) This must be reframed so the actions and choices of sexual assault perpetrators are under the spotlight.
The Gators’ season was filled with struggles and a triumph but ultimately fell short of their championship bid aspirations.
The Georgia Bulldogs pitching club finds a way to shut down the No. 9 Florida Gators offense and take the last game of the series.
Florida redeemed itself by cruising past Jacksonville in a 17-3 dismantling to advance to the quarterfinals.
Gators face Illinois in the Sweet Sixteen on Monday at 7 p.m.
Florida’s men’s and women’s track and field teams finish fourth and sixth in SEC Outdoor Track and Field Championships.
Following a string of amazing comebacks, the Gators could not muster even a run against rival Alabama, as they walk off the SEC Championship field with the NCAA Tournament up next.
Hunter Barco rebounded from a rough second inning and the Gators’ bats turned four baseballs into souvenirs Saturday as Florida moved to 12-3 in its previous 15 SEC games.
The sixth-seeded Gators hope to find redemption versus the Jacksonville Dolphins Sunday after a loss two months ago.
Gators look ahead to a good lineup for Saturday finals in SEC Outdoor Championships after a trio of Friday podium finishes.
Tommy Mace got a standing ovation and Jack Leftwich closed the night to take game one in a pitching showcase.
The Gators use a late-game rally for the fourth time in five games to advance to the SEC Championship Saturday. It awaits the winner of No. 7-seed Tennessee and No. 3-seed Alabama.
A hush fell over the crowd at Donald R. Dizney Stadium. The wind whistled through the net’s white polyester strings.
Conference honors were announced Friday, and three Gators made the cut including new SEC freshman of the year, Joe Pagdin.
Former University of Florida Athletic Director Jeremy Foley had a vision of the Gators dominating college lacrosse. A little more than a decade later, the Gators are champing at the bit to win the program’s first national championship.
When city mosques like the Hoda Center closed at the pandemic’s start, plans for Eid were uncertain for weeks. A year later, the center is excited to attempt a return to normalcy.
Despite thunderstorms, Gainesville community leaders walked through Forest Pines. The Duval neighborhood was chosen after violence among youth and gunfire in the area became a concern.
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