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.
The new Gainesville Renewable Energy Center, a wood-burning biomass power plant, began producing power last week.
The “magazine salesman” scammers are back in town, and Gainesville Police is urging residents to be vigilant to avoid potential theft.
As attorneys continued their analysis of evidence in the Pedro Bravo case, state prosecutors said Tuesday they expect to receive forensic analysis results on two pieces of evidence collected during last year’s Christian Aguilar murder investigation.
Rusty Poulette, a worker and co-owner of Radical Press Coffee Collective, started growing his beard about 11 years ago in high school. He cited cost effectiveness as a reason for not shaving.
The legal difficulties between Gainesville Regional Utilities and Gainesville Renewable Energy Center over the new biomass plant have come to a close.
While the UF football team prepares to suit up for its first home game against Toledo on Saturday, businesses near the Swamp have been getting ready for the big day as well.
The fire station that has sat on a downtown lot for the past 52 years is officially moving.
Almost 20 months since its opening, the Florida Innovation Hub has been making strides in fostering businesses and organizations from small startup projects.
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