Perry C. McGriff Jr., a former mayor-commissioner of Gainesville and state representative, announced on Tuesday afternoon his campaign to run for Florida Senate District 14.
Nearly 400 people ate for charity Sunday night at the Hilton UF Conference Center.
Brittany Lee first took her dog, Griffin, to Bruce Baber's Mydogspace in May 2009.
The Swamp Restaurant, 101 Cantina and Rum Runners (formerly Fat Tuesday) are appealing court decisions that would prohibit them from serving those under 21 after 9 p.m.
After two weeks of adhering to a zoning code diet, the Fat Tuscan Café is not as plump as it once was.
Planet Smoothie is doing its part to save the ta-tas this year.
About 40 Alachua County public school students convened at the the Kirby Smith Center on Tuesday to protest the new countywide school dress code policy.
Students who hate their jobs should visit the Harn this summer.
The Flour Pot Bakery is battling hunger one cookie at a time.
About 50 people called for the U.S. government to take a stand against Israel’s actions.
A large water pipe burst Saturday evening, flooding the intersection of Southwest 10th Street and Southwest Fifth Avenue for about two hours.
Praying won’t get you a free meal if you’re the 131st person in line at the St. Francis House.
The Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo flooded visitors with conservation tips to celebrate World Oceans Day over the weekend.
With costs rising for city services, churches and nonprofit organizations will soon have to pay a fire service fee.
UF students and faculty members received emergency text messages and e-mails early May 31 warning of a crime that occurred in the pedestrian tunnel under 13th Street.
The School Board of Alachua County voted Tuesday night to implement a district-wide school uniform requirement for students in kindergarten through 12th grade.
A display of 5,473 cardboard tombstones, one for every soldier killed in the wars, lined both sides of Northwest Eighth Avenue.
The $9.7-million cut in state funding for Shands at UF, which was approved by Gov. Charlie Crist on Friday, will likely adversely affect Florida's under- and uninsured patients, according to a Shands press release.
UF students built a house, tore it down and are now building it again.
The Florida Public Service Commission approved a plan on Thursday to build a 100-megawatt biomass plant at the Gainesville Regional Utilities facility in Deerhaven.
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