The summer heat has arrived. Students have fled the city, and the midtown business drought is on.
Gainesville residents might have to wait a little longer to find out the day they are supposed to vote for their future leadership.
One fish, two fish, red fish ... dead fish?
Hot wings, a packed crowd and the spirit of friendly competition sparked excitement Tuesday night at the inaugural Gainesville Chicken Wing Bowl Eating Contest.
The campaign, which began on Tuesday and is scheduled to go until June 5, is a law enforcement initiative to increase seat belt usage, raise awareness and save lives.
Ramses rode home in his cat carrier on Wednesday afternoon, slightly dazed from post-surgery medication.
The sound of children laughing, the sight of people spitting seeds and the smell of freshly sliced watermelon filled the air Saturday at the 66th annual Newberry Watermelon Festival.
Two political newcomers officially took their seats on the Gainesville City Commission as Susan Bottcher and Todd Chase were officially sworn in at the Thelma Boltin Senior Activity Center on Thursday.
The Starbucks store located at 3822 Newberry Road and 39th Street is scheduled to close on May 22.
As a great-great-grandson of a secretary of war, grandson of the drafter of the Nagasaki bombings and son of a minuteman missile operator, Keith McHenry, 54, has deep roots in American war history.
The locals come for their mail and a place to get out of the sun. Out-of-towners come to show knee-high passengers the life their great-granddaddies once knew.
When Kat DiManno teaches her kindergarten class about plants, she knows she could stand in front of them and just tell them how it all works.
Demand brought them here. Demand for a new place to play shows. Demand to see the next big band Gainesville had to offer.
Saturday's thunderstorms did not disrupt Gainesville's mail delivery, nor did they deter letter carriers from collecting 56,000 pounds of food for the nationwide Stamp Out Hunger food drive.
Marilyn Wall has dressed hundreds of actors who have performed on the Hippodrome State Theater's stage. But one of her favorite stars to work with was an alien.
As I sat in the University Police Department's "classroom," watching a slide show jam-packed with gory images of drunk driving accidents and roads littered with mangled bodies, I felt like something wasn't right.
Students in Gainesville are reaping the benefits of cutting their wardrobes as a number of consignment businesses in Gainesville are offering students an opportunity to dump off their old clothes, collect some cash and shop all at the same time.
You wouldn't necessarily call it a full house, but for a weeknight with no major athletic events, it isn't a bad crowd at Calico Jack's.
A wave of heat has washed through Gainesville this month, leaving behind a sea of sweaty students.
By KAT BEIN
Solutions by The State News
