Tombstones pay tribute to soldiers
By JORDAN DIAZ | May 31, 2010A display of 5,473 cardboard tombstones, one for every soldier killed in the wars, lined both sides of Northwest Eighth Avenue.
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.
A 19-year-old man was beaten and robbed in the tunnel under Southwest 13th Street connecting Norman Hall and the Yulee area early Monday.
He was trying to make a flight out of Ft. Lauderdale to Colombia. The bus service offered a "first class coach" trip from Gainesville to Miami for $20. He took the trip; he won't ever do that again.
Forced to close its doors after 4 p.m. now, the Fat Tuscan Café may have to close forever if its zoning code doesn't change.
Twelve columns of the Rosa Parks Downtown Regional Transfer Station were dedicated Tuesday to honor prominent civil rights leaders.
Caleb Burton was looking for plants for his landscaping project. Every year for his wife’s birthday, he does gardening work. This year, he went to the Alachua County Master Gardener Plant Sale.
Less than a week into his term, Mayor Craig Lowe said he is expecting some of the toughest budget decisions in decades.
The zombie epidemic has infected a Gainesville apartment complex.
A 21-year-old Gainesville man drowned in a pool at the Bellamy Forge condominium complex shortly before noon Saturday.
The UF Health Science Center and Shands HealthCare announced a $580 million, five-year-plan on Thursday.
Gainesville Police investigate the scene of an accident on East University Avenue early Saturday.
State Attorney Bill Cervone released a partial judgment Friday stating the University Police officers who shot a Ghanaian graduate student in his on-campus apartment will not face any legal action.
The day after the fire, the air still smelled of charred wood. Neighbors gathered around the fenced-off building and stared quietly.
The results of Gainesville's mayoral election will not be thrown out, a judge ruled late Wednesday.
Graduating from the mayor's office, Pegeen Hanrahan's sad about some things – her friendships and experiences – but she’s glad to be starting a new phase.
Although Gainesville’s mayoral election took place 65 days ago and the runoff was 37 days ago, two locals have gone to court saying more voting needs to be done because Craig Lowe might not be the winner.
Students walking around campus may wonder about the colored slips of paper on abandoned bicycles.