UF organizations volunteer to makeover local elementary school
By Kari Pflanzer | Feb. 27, 2011After 27 hours of labor from 1,200 volunteers, 50 gallons of paint and 15 giant citrus trees, Duval Elementary School got a makeover this past weekend.
After 27 hours of labor from 1,200 volunteers, 50 gallons of paint and 15 giant citrus trees, Duval Elementary School got a makeover this past weekend.
Local politics just couldn’t compete with Gators basketball Thursday night.
When Henri Belleville became a University Police officer, he knew he’d be expected to help his fellow fallen officers. But he didn’t expect that would be in a fitness center.
In Jamie Morris’ classroom, history is all around you. The walls are covered in maps, pictures of presidents and old newspapers.
Hide your kids, hide your wife. The Great Snooky Green is taking over.
While some may see scraps on the ground as trash, UF architecture junior Mu Mudenda sees them as the opposite: precious building blocks for her one-of-a-kind jewelry line.
While some students choose are spending their Spring Break soaking in the debauchery of sun-kissed tourist destinations, David Ames is asking Gainesville residents to spend their break making a difference in the world.
Those who attended Tuesday’s tea party City Commission forum didn’t get Richard Selwach. Instead, they got “Diamond Rick the Pawn Broker.”
For 40 years, local artists have had a home in Gainesville.
Gainesville resident Drew Drechsel will be sitting in Mother’s Pub and Grill today, watching himself on G4’s premiere of “Jump City: Seattle.”
Two days before the year’s biggest celebration of love, one group of individuals decided to show love to the homeless.
About 200 people formed a line for free dental services in the Millhopper Family Dentistry parking lot Saturday morning. The dental office collaborated with local endodontists, periodontists and oral surgeons for the event Care to Share, which offered free fillings, extractions and cleanings.
When Gainesville Police arrived early Monday morning, they found a nine-months pregnant Ana Gainey beaten and bloody.
For those who are stumped on what to give their significant other for Valentine’s Day, the UF Gators for Wish Kids club has a solution.
The City Commission overturned an earlier ruling Thursday that allowed Bruce Baber to run his dog-walking business from his house.
If you don’t initially understand the new art exhibition coming to Gainesville this weekend, local artist Robert Ritter won’t mind. In fact, he’ll have accomplished a key part of his vision.
Police arrested two Gainesville residents Wednesday in connection with the murder of 21-year-old Saleha Huuda.
St. Francis Catholic High School hosted its fourth annual Souper Fun Sunday event at the high school’s gymnasium, 4100 NW 115 Terrace.
To make a change, you sometimes have to dig deep into your own pockets.
President Barack Obama’s signing of the Local Community Radio Act earlier this month gave music fans hope for a future of more diversity on the airwaves. The act allows for the development of hundreds of low-power FM (LPFM) stations across the country — something that has been a long-standing feat for industry workers, as many believe LPFMs cause too much interference with commercial radio stations.