Tucker Shea sat in the new Cade Museum for Creativity and Invention building with a construction hat perched on his head.
Former Florida Gators quarterback Danny Wuerffel hopes to make par while fundraising $107,000 Friday.
At Ollie’s Bargain Outlet opening Wednesday, shoppers found deals for $1.50 T-shirts and $39.99 printers.The first Gainesville location of the Florida chain opened for hundreds of customers in Northside Shopping Center, located at 2340 N. Main St., at 9 a.m. The discount outlet opened where Big Lots used to be. The store sent coupons to Gainesville residents before the opening with promising prices, said Sharon McVey, the store assistant team leader.Described as closeout merchandise, Ollie’s products, which range from food and books to furniture and electronics, are priced from 99 cents to $699, she said. “We’ve got everything, and if we don’t have it you don’t need it,” McVey said. “That’s our motto: get stuff cheap.”Most of the store was 50 to 70 percent off, and some of the specials included $1.50 T-shirts, $39.99 printers, $199.99 chair recliners and $159.99 televisions, which quickly went out of stock. Andy Valladon, 45, and his mother were riding motorcycles when they passed Ollie’s and decided to check it out, he said. He said he was impressed by the size of the store and how popular it was.“I wasn’t expecting this,” Valladon said. “The store has a lot of promotions going on. I was looking at the K-cups, and they are a third of the price. I will probably be back.” Other locations nearby include one in Ocala, one in Palatka and two in Jacksonville, McVey said. Another store in Orange Park also opened Wednesday.
Otis Mazon, who has helped build other people’s homes for three years, was finally given his own on Tuesday.
In the main room of the Senior Recreation Center, the air resembled that of a miniature State of the Union address Tuesday evening.
Emerson Weitzel sat at a desk Tuesday morning surrounded by her colleagues and faced with a tough $100,000 decision difficult for any mayor — especially when you’re only 10 and your fellow commissioners are all fifth-graders.
A Gainesville man was arrested outside a school for two home burglaries Monday morning, Gainesville Police said.
A Gainesville man, who was arrested on unrelated charges, is being questioned by police for a shooting Monday afternoon near the Linton Oaks neighborhood that sent a 28-year-old resident to the hospital.
Four days after Richard Spencer told an audience in the Phillips Center for the Performing Arts that he believed in an Aryan state, a group of pastors denounced his ideology, which they deem hateful, and promoted unity.
A UF student died Saturday after falling from the third floor of 13th Street Apartments, Gainesville Police said.
Duane Olsen has listened to Tom Petty’s music for more than 40 years, and the way he celebrated Petty’s 67th birthday was no different.
Griffin, a 3-year-old dachshund, dashed for a green tennis ball with his tongue flapping.
A dark green, 12-foot-tall Hulk stood over customers of Blackadder Brewing Company on Thursday as they snapped pictures and answered superhero trivia.
Hunched over, eyes squinted and fist closed tight, Leah Cobb-Lee stared at her husband on the other side of the ring.
A Gainesville man was arrested for a car burglary Friday after several burglaries were reported at the same place and time, Gainesville Police said.
A Hawthorne woman was arrested for driving drunk after she hit a stopped car on UF Plaza in Midtown on Saturday, Gainesville Police said.
Jessica Finkel and Michael Marder woke up Saturday prepared to be chased by zombies.
While Randy Furniss strolled with his hands inside his pockets Thursday during Richard Spencer’s speech at UF, a group of protesters attacked him.
While Bex Weaver crossed the finish line breathless and flushed, her dog Titus rushed through it with a wagging tail.
Though the crowds diminished, police presence faded and closed buildings reopened, signs of Richard Spencer’s Thursday visit to UF still remained Friday.
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