Gainesville businesses pay tribute to late Tom Petty
By Cameron Rivera | Oct. 22, 2017Duane 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.
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.
Harvey Weinstein’s actions are well-known to many within his company and others in the industry. Over the years, a few women have spoken out who were affected, but that number could climb as more speak out. Quentin Tarantino, for example, has taken responsibility for knowing about what the Hollywood mogul was doing but not taking action. Weinstein’s actions may seem like a narrow story that only applies to Hollywood, but it does have broader implications.
Three men from Texas, who drove to Gainesville to attend Richard Spencer’s speech Thursday, were arrested after one of the men shot into a group of protesters, Gainesville Police said.
After 38 years of teaching, Esther Lynn Mauffray was recognized Tuesday by Gov. Rick Scott.
Sunny, a 10-week-old goldendoodle dressed in an Oktoberfest outfit, had no expectations of winning a dog costume contest Wednesday.
Jordan Liebman, whose license is about to expire on his upcoming birthday, Nov. 5, will be among the first in Alachua County with a new design on his Florida license.
Matheson History Museum expanded its library collection to a building across the street.
Anyone on Bo Diddley Community Plaza on Friday will visit West Africa and Brazil.
Erica Penley found her first Tom Petty record in a thrift store when she was 16.
Michelle Belanger wants to win a pumpkin carving contest and donate the $10,000 prize to build a public, handicapped-accessible playground at Southwest Methodist United Church.
With a gray, beaded skull in his left hand, a percussion instrument made of fake goat toes in his right hand and mumbled versus of Tibetan throat singing, George “Fodder” O’Brien brought a mock exorcism of Richard Spencer to a chilling end Monday night.