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Faces of Gainesville: William Moses Smith, Jr.
By LEORA ARNOWITZ | Sep. 10, 2009Downtown, where locals go to clubs, bars and romantic dinners, William Moses Smith Jr., takes walks for fresh air.
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Five-month search for police chief ends
By Jared Misner | Sep. 10, 2009After a nationwide search, City Manager Russ Blackburn announced Capt. Tony Jones as Gainesville's new police chief at a press conference Wednesday afternoon.
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Florida cigarette sales decrease
By MARIA PIQUET | Sep. 10, 2009In the last year, Florida cigarette sales have decreased by 28 percent.
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Divers locate body of driver in Paynes Prairie waters Thursday
Sep. 10, 2009After nearly a day and a half of searching, authorities found the body of a driver involved in Wednesday's accident near Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park.
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Alachua County sees second swine flu death
By JESSICA CHAPMAN | Sep. 10, 2009Alachua County experienced its second death from the H1N1 virus, known as swine flu, this week.
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Documentary features Gainesville teen's struggle with muscular dystrophy
By ROBERT HILSON | Sep. 9, 2009Dale Ginder is 7 years old. He is from Gainesville. He loves his Gators.
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Police to resume search for driver in Paynes Prairie crash
Sep. 9, 2009Police resumed the search this morning for a driver who was ejected into Paynes Prairie Wednesday afternoon after a crash.
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Hundreds of volunteers clean up preschools and outreach centers
By Laura Montalto | Sep. 9, 2009Hundreds of volunteers dedicated their time to help better the Gainesville community at the annual United Way Day of Action on Wednesday.
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School cafeterias serve more vegetarian dishes
By Jared Misner | Sep. 8, 2009Step aside, Salisbury steak - tofu may soon be king of the lunch line.
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Dove World Outreach Center pastor misses city meeting
Sep. 8, 2009Monday's morning meeting agenda was a monstrous, 55-topic affair that was to compact budget, ordinance and other matters into three hours.
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Lane closures to congest Main Street
By JESSICA CHAPMAN | Sep. 8, 2009Don't expect to get somewhere quickly on Main Street - at least not for another two years.
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UF graduates make game day dresses
By GWEN RAHN | Sep. 8, 2009For some, orange and blue has merely become a color combination sported on game days or school-funded events. Though the colors seem to consume Gainesville in an array of fashions during Saturday football games, two UF graduates choose to take their love for orange and blue to the next level.
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Driver strikes 7 cars in stolen city truck
By BEN MARKUS | Sep. 8, 2009A St. Petersburg man was transported to Shands at UF after allegedly stealing a Department of Transportation pickup truck and crashing into seven vehicles on University Avenue Tuesday.
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Local Lutheran churches divided on gay and lesbian clergy members
By JOHN J. BOOTHE | Sep. 7, 2009The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, the nation's largest Lutheran denomination, voted for the inclusion of openly gay clergy in committed relationships into their congregations Aug. 21.
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Local protesters rally against Chávez
By LEORA ARNOWITZ | Sep. 7, 2009About 40 people gathered Friday with a simple message: "No more Chávez."
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Cave diver dies in Ginnie Springs accident
Sep. 7, 2009A 58-year-old man died while cave diving at Ginnie Springs in an area known as the Devil's Eye on Friday.
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Local animal shelters organize adopt-a-thons
By MARIA PIQUET | Sep. 7, 2009Walk into PETCO on a Saturday and expect to be greeted by eager barks, wagging tails and smiling faces.
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Forty protest Hugo Chávez on University Ave and 13th St
By LEORA ARNOWITZ | Sep. 5, 2009About forty people gathered Friday gathered with a simple message: "No more Chávez."
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Local women's advocacy group offers grants for nonprofit programs
By Kathleen Birkhimer | Sep. 3, 2009A local women's advocacy group is accepting applications for mini grants for groups or individuals who support Gainesville's women.
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City codes may pull plug on 'Pool Bus'
By DAVID TINTNER | Sep. 3, 2009When a few college kids salvaged a $400 school bus and turned it into a pool, they thought they had struck gold; but last Thursday, the city of Gainesville Code Enforcement Division asked them to remove the bus from their property.
