City offering classes on local government as part of citizens' academy program
By Isha Choksi | Sep. 3, 2013The City of Gainesville is offering classes for the Fall semester, too.
The City of Gainesville is offering classes for the Fall semester, too.
A recent study co-researched by UF professor Madan Oli estimates that caring for wild horses could cost taxpayers about $1 billion by 2030.
Residents of the Sunshine State — particularly millennials — are driving less, and Gainesville residents are reflecting the trend.
Gainesville Police arrested a Hawthorne woman Saturday afternoon after police said she beat up a child for having to pee and changing her mind.
Planned Parenthood of North Florida welcomed its newest president and CEO Thursday night at at a reception in Gainesville.
Coffee shop owners in some major cities are waging war on the “laptop squatter,” but in Gainesville, it’s the least of business owners’ worries.
The Alachua County Health Department detected a significant increase in mosquito populations due to the large amount of rainfall last month. At the same time, 11 cases of mosquito-borne dengue fever have been confirmed in Martin, St. Lucie and Miami-Dade counties, among other areas in South Florida.
UF student Isabella Llano said that as a sister of Alpha Omicron Pi (ΑΟΠ) sorority, she wears high heels — a lot.
A recent bill passed by the Arkansas Senate to limit body art procedures evoked frenzied online comments — many negative — but some of Gainesville’s own tattoo artists see the other side of the legislation.
Gainesville Police arrested Freeman J. Polite, of Hawthorne, after he fled police with an open container of alcohol. He was walking on Southeast 11th Avenue when an officer saw him holding an aluminum can protruding from a brown paper bag.
In what activists characterize as an uphill battle to end mountaintop coal removal, local organization Gainesville Loves Mountains has planted its next flag.
A government building in downtown Gainesville is undergoing renovations to improve the appearance of the area.
A local agency for veterans is currently accepting applications for foster caregivers — or angels, as Don Nolder calls them.
Gainesville Police arrested three men Wednesday after a surveillance video showed them mugging another group of men at gunpoint outside of 101 Downtown earlier in the week.
Fans beware — a single step with a Solo cup can take you from tailgating with friends to an afternoon with the Gainesville Police.
Loblolly Woods wasn’t appraised at $1 million, but Nathan Collier was willing to pay that much for 4.99 acres of it.
A new barbecue restaurant is smoking in Gainesville, and it’s in time for the first gameday.
A gameday block party designed to bring in the green for businesses near the Swamp will not happen this year.
Tire-eating potholes have been filled like cavities and debris swept away as construction on the Roberts’ Stadium Club building moves off 18th Street.
Even on an empty stomach, Shyamala Kishori was full of energy. The gold paint sparkled on her forehead in the afternoon sun as she stood on the Plaza of the Americas on Wednesday. She was fasting in observance of Janmashtami, an annual Hare Krishna celebration.