Lawfully ludicrous; Florida should get rid of silly laws
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Sep. 7, 2011If you live with your significant other and don't happen to be married, you could be committing a crime in Florida.
If you live with your significant other and don't happen to be married, you could be committing a crime in Florida.
The conduct evaluation was prompted by UPD Officer Keith Smith's handling of a traffic stop on July 23, when he threatened to shoot a 20-year-old man whom he pulled over on a charge of reckless driving.
Slating for Student Senate positions closed Tuesday with 595 applicants for 50 seats.
Gainesville residents will soon be able to experience Latin America on the big screen.
A 200-mile bicycle ride will end today in Lakeland, Fla., where the chief executive officer of Publix Super Markets, Ed Crenshaw, will receive a letter signed by 30 Gainesville-based religious leaders.
A traffic stop that turned violent was the straw that broke the camel's back for UPD officer Keith Smith, the same officer who shot a graduate student in the face on campus two years ago.
Gainesville Police searched three local convenience stores Thursday as part of a months-long investigation into extensive food stamp fraud. GPD Cpl. Marc Plourde said the potential fraud could amount to hundreds of thousands of misspent dollars.
It takes Sophia Ma five minutes to walk from her apartment to her classes at Shands.
A new graduating class of Regional Transit Service bus drivers can now be added to the fleet to better serve a record number of passengers.
New York City has DessertTruck Works. Austin, Texas, has the Queso Monster Truck. Gainesville had Annabelle.
The University Police doesn't just want to protect students who live on campus - it wants to foster a better relationship with them, too.
If you're a customer of the Thornebrook Gallery, Tricia Fisher probably knows you.
It's not easy starting a business. Josh Greenberg and Sam Tarantino remember when they created Grooveshark, which now boasts about 15 million users in North America alone. They started in 2006, working on improvised desks of cardboard boxes.
When J.D. and Ila Jean Ward opened their roadside fruit stand in 1951, Northwest Sixth Street was an unpaved, two-lane road that marked Gainesville's city limit.
So you think you can hack?
Gator football fans may not need another way to prove their passion, but a Florida tourism marketing corporation is hoping fans will take another opportunity to flaunt their orange-and-blue blood anyway.
A 68-year-old employee at the Independent Florida Alligator was loading newspapers into his car at about 6 a.m. on Aug. 25 when a man robbed him at gunpoint, according to a Gainesville Police press release.
They may not all remember it, but UF students turned out in droves Friday night to celebrate the end of the first week of school and the promise of many more weekends to come.
While Hurricane Irene surged across the East Coast this weekend, students in Gainesville took advantage of sunny blue skies at Ginnie Springs.
Swamp Head Brewery isn't big.