Locals celebrate United States' 235th birthday
By Jonny Shiver | July 4, 2011With UF's Fanfares and Fireworks out of people's Fourth of July plans, firework-seekers had to turn elsewhere to celebrate America's birthday.
With UF's Fanfares and Fireworks out of people's Fourth of July plans, firework-seekers had to turn elsewhere to celebrate America's birthday.
The promising career of a Florida track and field athlete came to a disturbing close when he was arrested Tuesday on a charge of sexual assault, stemming from an incident just hours after competing at the NCAA Outdoor Championships.
A new study center could create competition for TutoringZone.
Unlike the Florida afternoon sky, Santa Fe College students will not be making it rain any time soon.
For a battle that hopes to claim 150 units of blood, the scene is ironically tranquil. The only visible aggression is the violent pumping of stress balls as the donors attempt to enlarge their veins for easy penetration.
The volunteers at the Jungle Friends Primate Sanctuary don't come to monkey around.
The electronic-music scene in Gainesville continues to boom.
If you've ever hailed a taxi in Gainesville, there's a chance you were overcharged.
UF announced a new addition Monday to Innovation Square, Gainesville's under-construction, multi-million-dollar research and creativity hub.
Turning the pages of Campus Talk, a local Gainesville magazine marketed to college students, you will find a small ad.
County Commissioner Rodney Long, who announced his retirement in an email Monday morning, said he will continue to serve the Gainesville and Alachua County community from his private sector.
Reaching 102 degrees Fahrenheit, temperatures in Gainesville broke a record that has stood since 1977.
Thousands of amateur athletes and Olympic hopefuls ran, shot, passed, punched, dived, rowed and kicked their way to the top as part of Florida's annual Sunshine State Games this weekend.
The scene inside the Archer Road Walmart Wednesday through Thursday evening looked closer to a tailgate than a line for a book signing.
With her front legs planted on the floor, Zoe's hind legs were lifted above her head in the yoga position known as "Downward Dog."
A dark cloud of smoke curled its way up the morning sky.
More than 700 springs are sprinkled across Florida's landscape, providing an ecosystem for gators and fish, an escape for visitors and about 90 percent of north Florida's water supply.
Last week, the restaurant space at 1209 W. University Ave. was officially reincarnated as Endzone Gainesville.
Gainesville residents exposed to the contaminated dust and soil from the Cabot-Koppers Superfund site are not at an increased risk for developing cancer, according to an analysis by the Florida Department of Health.
As a result of statewide reductions for public broadcasting and an inability to raise other funds, UF's WUFT-FM, WJUF-FM and their affiliate stations have canceled Fanfares & Fireworks.