Commissioners debate relocating Confederate statue
By Meryl Kornfield | Feb. 21, 2017“Old Joe,” a statue of a Confederate soldier, isn’t standing on solid ground.
“Old Joe,” a statue of a Confederate soldier, isn’t standing on solid ground.
Gary Langford’s trumpet communicated grief for a fallen friend Saturday.
Decades after their hangings, 19 lynching victims will soon be honored with memorials throughout Alachua County.
After posting a meme on Facebook mocking the women’s marches, a Newberry commissioner refused to apologize during a City Commission meeting Monday.
UF professor Patricia Hilliard-Nunn told a group of about 130 Saturday that a discussion on race needs to cover institutional racism in the U.S.
Gainesville residents have until Monday to register to vote. For the fi rst time since the presidential election, Gainesville
Of seven City Commission candidates, only one was endorsed by the African American Accountability Alliance.
The Gainesville City Commission announced Wednesday its plan to improve internet speed in the city.
Dance Alive National Ballet will perform “Robin Hood” this weekend at the Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, giving Gainesville residents a chance to experience English folklore’s most famous outlaw firsthand.
Six board members from Gainesville Citizens for Active Transportation voted to endorse Helen Warren and Harvey Ward on Monday after six candidates for City Commission pledged to help make city streets safer.
A Newberry city commissioner is under fire after he shared a meme on his personal Facebook page mocking the women’s marches that took place across the country Saturday.
During a candlelight vigil walk Thursday, two UF students held signs pointing in opposite directions.
During the rescheduled joint Student Senate and Gainesville City Commission meeting Tuesday, senators asked commissioners how they can improve bicycle safety in the city.
Alachua County commissioners on Monday requested a meeting with the city of Gainesville to discuss updates to UF’s Strategic Development Plan, which aims to renovate the university and areas surrounding the campus.
After more than an hour of discussion Tuesday, county commissioners unanimously voted in favor of sending a letter to the state, voicing concerns about high nitrate levels in West Alachua County wells.
Editor’s Note: Donald Shepherd, Gainesville’s third mayoral candidate, declined an interview with the Alligator.
Gainesville became Florida’s first city to granted the title of a “Welcoming City” on Thursday.
Gainesville city commissioners adopted a new ordinance Thursday night that allows cycle pubs to roam the streets.
A few dozen Gainesville residents attended District 4 Commission Candidate Adrian Hayes-Santos’ first fundraiser of 2016 at his friend’s house Tuesday night.
Gainesville City Commission and mayoral candidates got the 2016 city elections underway Monday night at a forum in which they discussed diversity, same-sex marriage and local issues.