After UF President Kent Fuchs raised the university’s minimum wage from $10 to $12 an hour, the Alachua County Labor Coalition is still contending with other actors in the community to do the same.
Rebecca Butler was strolling through downtown Gainesville when she noticed one corner wasn’t bordered by its usual parked cars.
City Commissioners approved a new energy payment tier system Thursday night, despite Gainesville residents expressing concern over rising rates.
This weekend, visitors can appreciate elephants up close and personal.
If there were ever a day to be cheesy, Thursday was it.
Gainesville Police arrested two men early Wednesday morning after they reportedly attacked a man in the Malcom Randall Veterans Affairs Medical Center.
Gainesville Police arrested a local woman early Wednesday morning after she reportedly threw rocks through the window of her mother’s apartment.
The UF Center for Global Islamic Studies is exploring the relationship between medicine and Islamic ethics.
Official documents will now pronounce couples spouse and spouse instead of husband and wife.
The radio station 100.9 Smooth-FM, which used to play contemporary hit radio (CHR) top 40, has recently transitioned to a smooth and relaxing station.
With new students comes new marketing opportunities for Gainesville businesses.
City commissioners and officials discussed a recently released audit Tuesday that revealed Gainesville Regional Utilities customers have overpaid nearly $900,000 since 2013 and will continue to be overcharged until a solution is found.
Last month, Cheyenne was found abandoned.
Gainesville Police arrested a local woman Monday afternoon after she reportedly used a BB gun to pocket more than $1,000.
At the beginning of last year’s Fall semester, a series of frightening assaults on young women took place on and off campus. I’m sure everyone who was at UF remembers these assaults; they were all over the news. The university sent out safety notices daily and UPD parked ostensibly empty cars on campus for long periods of time — I’m still not sure how much safety an obviously empty cop car guarantees, but I appreciate the effort.
Gainesville Police arrested a woman Monday afternoon after she reportedly robbed two stores in the Butler Plaza shopping center.
Gainesville Police arrested a local man early Monday morning after he reportedly ran over an officer’s foot.
UF students soon won’t have to travel far from campus to grab their favorite Publix sub.
Maude’s Classic Café and Sidecar bar is under new management after Gainesville Police arrested the owner Friday night after he reportedly filmed a young girl in the shower.
A paradox to consider: the Internet, one of the greatest inventions of the 20th century, is the medium of travel for the worst ideas of the 21st century. Nearly two weeks ago, on Sept. 3, YouTube personality Nicole Arbour published a video entitled "Dear Fat People." She maintains the purpose of the video is to encourage people to engage in better, healthier habits. But the question is, how exactly did she espouse her ideas?
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