Warm weather welcomes alligators
By ANA GONI–LESSAN | Mar. 31, 2009People jogging around Lake Alice have more to worry about than a sunburn now that the weather is warming up.
People jogging around Lake Alice have more to worry about than a sunburn now that the weather is warming up.
Fifty-six businesses and residences have signed up for Gainesville's solar feed-in tariff, with UF possibly adding one building to the list.
UF religion graduate student Leah Sarat often prays that whatever happens to her job and research position, her talents still can be used to best serve the world.
The 2004 movie "Super Size Me" showed the dangerous truth of an ballooning waistline due to a McDonald's diet, but now, during the economic recession, the only thing ballooning for McDonald's are its sales.
Audience members danced and clapped in their seats as the Gainesville Chamber Orchestra played familiar tunes for the free, annual Pops on the Plaza concert.
Five men, some hairy, some shaved clean below the waist, sprinted across a field of clay, soggy from Saturday's squall.
He may wear scrubs instead of a cape, but to his patients and their family members, Dr. Paul Dell is a superhero.
Warsteiner, Presidente, Budweiser, Sapporo and Dundee are just a few of the dozens of beers slung back by festival goers on Saturday.
Teenagers working with the Alachua County Sheriff's Office helped catch four convenience stores selling alcohol and cigarettes to minors.
Thirteenth Street became a runway for vintage vehicles Saturday when a local nonprofit group held a charity showcase for motorcycles and classic cars.
Florida's Board of Governors discussed upcoming slashes in the budget of Florida's 11 public universities and the happenings of Florida's legislative session in the final meetings of a two-day session on Thursday.
Elizabeth Jones used to ask questions about relationships and family.
Now Gainesville residents have more reason than ever to do business in Florida.
Smokers will have yet another incentive to kick the habit after an April 1 tax increase, and local retailers are bracing themselves for the effects. The federal excise tax will increase for small cigarettes from 39 cents to $1.01 per pack and from $3.90 to $10.07 per carton, according to the U. S. Department of the Treasury's Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau's Web site.
A Gainesville Wal-Mart Supercenter employee and two other people were arrested Wednesday after being accused of stealing almost $5,000 from the store.
Losing City Commission candidates said they anticipate bright political futures, despite landslide victories by incumbents in Tuesday's Gainesville City Elections.
No shoes, no shirt, no pants, no problem.
A portion of Archer Road will receive an $8 million face-lift come October if everything pans out.
Officials found a gun and 2.5 pounds of marijuana in the backpacks of three Eastside High School students Tuesday.
The 43rd Street Deli added its 13th Street location to a growing list of businesses closing in Gainesville, but the restaurant isn't suffering the same plight as those buckling under financial strain.