Students to protest Publix grand opening
By Joey Flechas | Oct. 13, 2010Students for a Democratic Society is rallying today in support of fair wages for Immokalee workers at the grand opening of the new Publix Supermarket in Millhopper Plaza.
Students for a Democratic Society is rallying today in support of fair wages for Immokalee workers at the grand opening of the new Publix Supermarket in Millhopper Plaza.
Spectators at Friday’s homecoming parade will notice new recycling bins along the parade route.
A Gainesville man chewed himself into a hole Tuesday when, instead of stopping right away for police, he drove two blocks while swallowing a stash of marijuana.
Jen Ambrose Cotter uses her blog, “Bipartisan Victory Garden,” to bring attention to Cabot-Koppers, the wood-treatment facility that has been listed by the federal government as a contaminated Superfund site for more than 25 years.
Jared Chasse, 12, wants to be an oceanographer when he grows up, and the City of Gainesville is offering to help pay for him to reach that goal.
Stadium Club, the partially constructed luxury condominium building on University Avenue across from Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, will be auctioned today.
UF researchers can now get up close and personal with shallow-water sharks.
While budget reform, immigration and health care have dominated this election season, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Alex Sink brought attention to education issues Monday.
Prosecutors say the murder of Wayne “Frog” Hutchinson went down in an overcrowded house in Hawthorne — an eruption of violence and the bloody work of two screwdriver-wielding criminals.
Gainesville Police are investigating the recent kidnapping and rape of a local woman after she reported the incident herself Sunday night.
Gay and straight students will celebrate their sexuality with rainbow cupcakes and a competitive “Fruit Bowl” in recognition of National Coming Out Day.
With just 400 square feet, there isn’t a lot of space in The Lunchbox, a small restaurant in the Bo Diddley Community Plaza.
At about 1:20 a.m. Saturday a woman was hit by an RTS bus between University Avenue and NW 18th Street.
More than 630 meals were served for free to Gainesville’s homeless Thursday morning as part of the 12th annual Breakfast on the Plaza and Homeless Services Fair.
Don’t ask me if I’m registered to vote. Don’t ask me who I’m voting for. Don’t ask me where I stand on health care.
Students who want to help provide relief for the victims of the recent devastating floods in Pakistan can do so by enjoying a day at Bob’s River Place on the Suwannee River this Sunday.
An Alachua County Sheriff’s Office employee was arrested Monday and charged with stealing money from the sheriff’s office.
On a shady street in east Gainesville, a teal house stands between tall trees. Paul Anthony Sr. planted those trees himself.
Most of the crimes committed on campus involved property theft as opposed to violent crimes against people, also known as persons crimes.
With Election Day less than a month away, Florida is once again in the national spotlight, according to a distinguished professor of political science at the University of South Florida.