Ahead of Richard Spencer’s speech at UF on Oct. 19, two legal advocacy organizations wrote to University Police on Tuesday claiming the event’s prohibited items policy is “unconstitutional.”
The Matheson History Museum will celebrate the opening of its new Matheson Library & Archives and Mary Ann Cofrin Exhibit Hall on Saturday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. This expansion will allow for more exhibition space and preservation and will give history buffs more opportunities to visit the museum.
Sushi and sake bombs are returning to Midtown.
This article has been updated to reflect a statement released by Dr. Peter Gallogly on Wednesday.
A UF student was seriously injured after she lost control of her scooter early Tuesday morning.
A Gainesville man ran out of his shoes and through a Subway on Sunday while fleeing officers who suspected him of purse snatching, Gainesville Police said.
On Friday night, UF welcomed producer and rapper Snoop Dogg to the stage as he performed at our annual Homecoming event, Gator Growl, on Flavet Field. And, in traditional Snoop Dogg fashion, the man himself had with him what we can only assume was a joint — for the record, we’re avoiding the use of “marijuana cigarette” because the word cigarette implies tobacco, not just because we’re hip like that. And let us emphasize, dear reader: A man — a black man, no less — was openly smoking marijuana (we’re gonna make the leap in logic and assume it was marijuana) on a university campus in front of law enforcement. When our reporter spoke to both law enforcement and Gator Growl officials, their responses were along the lines of, “Eh, it’s probably just a cigarette.” They all turned the other cheek.
A Gainesville woman, who police found lying on the sidewalk with empty wine bottles, was arrested Saturday for hitting two people with her car, Gainesville Police said.
A Miami man was arrested Friday afternoon after he robbed a man at the Reitz Union Bookstore and stole items from the store, University Police said.
Cristina Gomez, 6, gazed up at a jar of hundreds of seeds Saturday and guessed how many the jar contained.
Sporting matching bunny ears, Madi Smith and Amielia Holt celebrated the life of the founder of Playboy, Hugh Hefner, on Saturday.
To Ron Chandler, the Garo Hills in India are the most beautiful place on earth.
When Davonta Jordan used to leave his shift at Steak ‘n Shake, his phone was always low on power.
Brett Dembrow looks forward to the days when he’s craving ginger chicken and can just walk downstairs to Bento Cafe.
Muriel Newman held up a sign Thursday for drivers on Archer Road to let them know “no vets should wait in line.”
Since online voter registration started Sunday in Florida, more than 80 Alachua County residents have registered online.
An unknown driver rear-ended a school bus Wednesday morning and left the scene of the collision, Florida Highway Patrol said.
When Stetson Kennedy’s widow Sandra Parks celebrated her late husband’s 101st birthday, she sang “This Land is Your Land” by Woody Guthrie.
A woman was taken to the hospital Wednesday afternoon after a Toyota Tundra crashed into the front porch of La Tienda Latina restaurant.
A red poster advertising the National Women’s Liberation caught the attention of Kristy Sanchez as she walked on the Plaza of the Americas.
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