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3 Natives changes name, menu

By Heaven Taylor-Wynn | Nov. 14, 2017

3 Natives, which changed its name and branding Saturday, will begin offering lower prices and new menu options.

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Gator kills Gainesville family’s dog at Newnans Lake

By Jessica Giles | Nov. 14, 2017

A Gainesville woman lost her yellow labrador, Beignet, to an alligator lurking in Newnans Lake on Nov. 4.

Seven-year-old Jakhari McFadden admires the Nordic Hall design in his new “Minecraft: Essential Handbook.” The second-grader and every student at Sidney Lanier Elementary School now has access to free books with the school’s new book house, which was unveiled at about 11 a.m. Tuesday in the cafeteria.

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Local elementary students get book house library

By David Hoffman | Nov. 14, 2017

Latrell placed a book about jungle animals on his head and abandoned his shoes as he showcased his Michael Jackson dance moves in the Sidney Lanier Elementary cafeteria. The 10-year-old was living his dream of being a king.

Latino’s Sound Machine, a local latin music band, plays at Felipe’s Taqueria, located at 1209 W. University Ave., during a fundraising event for Cuban hurricane victims. The event raised $540 for construction supplies.

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Latin band hosts fundraiser for Cuban hurricane victims

By Maria Dominguez | Nov. 14, 2017

About 20 people danced to salsa music, ate tacos, drank margaritas and gave money to hurricane victims in Cuba Monday night.

Veterans for Cannabis founder Joshua Littrell speaks about opioid deaths among veterans Saturday outside the Malcom Randall VA Medical Center, located at 1601 SW Archer Road. Littrell and four other veterans protested by filling a casket with empty prescription pill bottles. “Each one of these bottles is a brother and sister no longer with us,” he said.

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Pro-cannabis veterans protest opioids outside VA hospital

By David Hoffman | Nov. 12, 2017

For more than two years, U.S. Navy veteran Gabriel George wasn’t in control.

Sofia Otero, 6, works on her painting alongside other children at the 36th annual Downtown Festival & Art Show on Saturday.

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Gainesville hosts 36th downtown art show

By Eseverri | Nov. 12, 2017

Jacob Ascher, a 12-year-old artist, used his tie-dyed colored pencil box to store his cash.

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Local leaders petition to protect LGBTQ+ state workers

By Jessica Giles | Nov. 12, 2017

Local officials started a petition Friday to protect LGBTQ+ state employees from being fired because of their sexual orientation.

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Pastor calls for UF to remove Confederate monument

By Jessica Giles | Nov. 12, 2017

While Gainesville quietly removed one downtown Confederate monument in August, UF hasn’t evicted one that stands on a property they manage in St. Augustine.

Pez, a 5-year-old Pembroke Welsh corgi, looks up at attendees of the first Pup Ruck 5k at Depot Park on Sunday. The event was held to raise money for the Pets and Patriots Foundation, which helps veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder acquire service dogs.

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Dog owners, pets race through Gainesville for veterans

By Lawson Nuland | Nov. 12, 2017

Pet owners gathered to race and raise money for veterans who need service dogs.

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Gainesville turtle experts discuss El Salvador die-off

By Sofia Arriaga | Nov. 12, 2017

After hundreds of sea turtles were discovered dead off Central America’s coast, Gainesville sea turtle experts are theorizing about the cause of the deaths.

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3rd annual Food Fest attracts about 4,000

By David Hoffman | Nov. 10, 2017

As 4-year-old Ella giggled and jumped to the “Cupid Shuffle,“ which blasted throughout Santa Fe College’s main parking lot Thursday night, 39-year-old Jerry Farris couldn’t help but shake his hips to the beat, too.

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UPD: Two top UF Housing directors accused of $470K fraud

By David Hoffman | Nov. 10, 2017

Two more arrests have been made in the UF Housing and Resident Education scandal now totaling more than $470,000 in alleged credit card fraud.

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Gainesville conservation honors veterans with free tour

By Noelle Kough | Nov. 10, 2017

A Gainesville wildlife conservation will offer a free tour to veterans Saturday.

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Cade Museum hosts laser tag event

By Maria Dominguez | Nov. 10, 2017

Around 50 people played laser tag, drank beer and and learned about lasers at the Cade Museum Wednesday night.

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ACSO: Suspect in sex trafficking case in custody

By David Hoffman | Nov. 10, 2017

A Gainesville woman accused of sex trafficking a 16-year-old girl turned herself in Thursday morning.

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GPD officer resigns after sentenced for domestic battery

By Meryl Kornfield | Nov. 10, 2017

A Gainesville Police officer, who will serve a year of probation for domestic battery and weapon charges, resigned from GPD in September.

Participants started into each other’s eyes at the Human Connection Station, a public art piece displayed on Plaza of the Americas on Wednesday afternoon. The piece was displayed on the one year anniversary of the 2016 presidential election.

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Art project promotes connectivity for election anniversary

By Christina Morales | Nov. 8, 2017

On the one year anniversary of the 2016 presidential election, Marcela Mulholland wanted people to connect.

Dari Smith and Wes Wheeler hold candles as Catherine Cake hits a chime 26 times to remember the victims of Sunday’s shooting in Sutherland Springs, Texas.

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Gainesville citizens hold vigil for victims of Texas shooting

By Jessica Giles | Nov. 7, 2017

Amid the sound of cars rushing past, water splashing in a nearby fountain and people chatting on the sidewalk, a chime was barely audible.

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ACSO: Man crashes into hotel, deputy’s car

By Meryl Kornfield | Nov. 7, 2017

A New York man and retired Air Force officer was arrested after driving drunk into a hotel building and a Alachua County Sheriff's Office deputy’s car Monday, Florida Highway Patrol and ACSO said.

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City, GRU buy biomass plant for $750 million

By David Hoffman | Nov. 7, 2017

With a buyout worth three-quarters of a billion dollars, the City of Gainesville evaded one of its most expensive and hotly contested contracts in recent history.