Homeless count lowers in Gainesville
By MELINDA CARSTENSEN | Feb. 3, 2010In 2009, there were about 1,624 homeless men, women and children on the streets of Gainesville.
In 2009, there were about 1,624 homeless men, women and children on the streets of Gainesville.
WESLEY CHAPEL — A Tampa-area high school student says he was kicked out of the National Honor Society because he started a Facebook page critical of his school.
Some grocery shoppers are thinking about more than paper versus plastic.
A Gainesville man is facing six charges and a $92,000 bail after an argument Tuesday that left one victim with bloodied lips.
The recession is leaving animals without a home.
Last month’s cold weather left Gainesville residents turning up their heaters and scrambling to buy gloves and scarves. But this January wasn’t the coldest one the city has seen.
Sewage may soon be passing through the city of Waldo faster than cars.
Gainesville detectives are investigating a robbery that occured in the Rockwood Villas’ parking lot early Monday morning.
A Waldo woman was arrested after she hit a pregnant employee in the head after a fight about a local nail salon’s services Saturday afternoon.
Die-hard Southeastern Conference fans have a new way to satisfy their appetites for histories and traditions.
Dr. Barry Byrne met with producers of the film as well as its stars, Harrison Ford and Brendan Fraser.
Grabass Charlestons, Averkiou, Whiskey & Company and Holopaw also performed, raising about $3,000.
The second weekend of the 24th annual Hoggetown Medieval Faire will take place Feb. 5, 6 and 7.
A local immigration lawyer is offering more than his support after the earthquake devastation in Haiti.
The mythical cities of Shangri-La and Shambhala merged with the Mayo Clinic Saturday afternoon at the United Church of Gainesville.
With rain pouring off their backs and soil covering their jeans, volunteers throughout Gainesville got their hands dirty at the 11th annual Great Air Potato Roundup Saturday.
When Gainesville resident Marion J. Caffey describes the recent success of musical group 3 Mo’ Divas, he embraces their less-than-mainstream status.
Panhandlers, Main Street construction and an economic recession have not been kind to artists in downtown Gainesville.
Speaking before a crowd of about 15 people at the Pride Community Center of North Central Florida, Gainesville Equal Opportunity Director Cecil Howard made a promise.
Soup was served with a side of hospitality in the St. Francis Catholic High School gymnasium Sunday.