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Rhythm app gets a boost at Gainesville Startup Weekend
By Vonecia Carswell | Oct. 1, 2012In 54 hours, one salsa instructor’s idea went from just a dream to a funded reality.
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Details surface about day UF student went missing
By Chris Alcantara | Sep. 30, 2012Aguilar, an 18-year-old biomedical engineering freshman from Miami, has not been seen since Sept. 20.
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Volunteers combat invasive species
By Jewel Midelis | Sep. 30, 2012The coral ardisia, known for its decorative red berries, was the focus of an invasive plant pull at Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park on Saturday.
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Annual Pride Festival to celebrate equality
By Rachel Crosby | Sep. 27, 2012The annual Gainesville Pride Festival will take place from 1 p.m. to 9 p.m. At noon, a parade will start at Wild Iris Books, 802 W. University Ave. For an hour, marchers and floats will trickle down University Avenue. By 1 p.m., the parade will flood into Bo Diddley Community Plaza.
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iPhone users are dropping some serious cash for repairs
By Jordan Robbins | Sep. 27, 2012SquareTrade surveyed more than 2,000 iPhone users and then combined the cost of repairs, replacements and insurance deductibles for broken iPhones.
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Campus ministry front door shattered
By Alex Catalano | Sep. 27, 2012The majority of the United Methodist campus ministry was upstairs worshipping when the left door of the first-floor entryway had a quarter-inch hole punched into its upper right corner, leaving a web of cracks across the pane.
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Downtown bus routes will change during Gainesville Pride Parade
By Alex Catalano | Sep. 27, 2012The parade, which will start at noon, will go from Ayers Medical Building to Bo Diddley Community Plaza. Four of RTS’s transit routes will be affected. The routes will change from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.
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Florida home to the most recreational fishers, study says
By Webb | Sep. 27, 2012He is among millions of other Florida fishers. Florida was ranked as the state with the most recreational fishers earlier this month in a study released by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
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County updates emergency system to provide fast alerts
By Phillip A. Nunley | Sep. 27, 2012The Emergency Alert System now gives the president, state government and local government the ability to broadcast about natural and man-made disasters or life-threatening situations, according to a county press release.
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Longer school days might not be enough
Sep. 26, 2012Elementary school is a place where lessons and values are formed as children learn to share and express themselves. However, it is also a place where receiving an education is top priority.
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Tracy Morgan to join Gator Growl as comedian
Sep. 26, 2012The Growl, billed as the largest student-run pep rally in the world, will be at 7 p.m. Nov. 9 at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. The theme of the 89th Gator Growl is “United We Growl,” according to a news release.
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‘Harry Potter’ author releases adult-themed book today
By Alexa Volland | Sep. 26, 2012Today marks the release of her new book, “The Casual Vacancy,” her first novel written for an older audience. As of press time, the book was already at No. 1 on Amazon’s Top 100 Best Sellers list.
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Three-day entrepeneurial conference held for new startups
By Kathryn Varn | Sep. 25, 2012Startup Weekend, a three-day entrepreneurial conference, is coming to Gainesville Friday to bring professionals together to develop startup businesses.
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Internet cafes cause stir
By Jared Ginsburg | Sep. 25, 2012With Internet cafes causing controversy across the state, a Gainesville resident has voiced her concern about the stores to the city commission.
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Church holds political forum
By Webb | Sep. 25, 2012Candidates for county and state elections held an open forum at Westside Baptist Church on Tuesday evening.
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The Jones B-side opens its downtown location to patrons
By Natanya Spies | Sep. 25, 2012The Jones B-side, a restaurant with a focus on locally grown and vegan fare, officially opened Tuesday afternoon at 203 SW Second Ave.
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Charity hosts golf fundraiser
By Michael Scott Davidson | Sep. 25, 2012Gators March for Babies will host its first charity golf tournament Saturday at the Meadowbrook Golf Club supporting March of Dimes, an effort to help all babies have a healthy and full-term birth.
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Paynes Prairie to remove plants
By Jewel Midelis | Sep. 25, 2012Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park is gathering volunteers to remove Ardisia, an invasive plant, from 9 a.m. to noon as part of National Public Lands Day.
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Gainesville residents leave all kinds of things on the bus
By Haley Stracher | Sep. 24, 2012Chandlee, a 22-year-old mechanical engineering fifth-year, was coming home from 101 Cantina late one Friday night. Her friends got back on the bus and searched for the key, but they couldn’t find it. The night ended with a call to an emergency locksmith at 3 a.m. to open Chandlee’s apartment.
