Gainesville is seeing a revival of community-based neighborhoods due to New Urbanism, a development philosophy that creates sustainable communities that are walkable distances to shops, schools and jobs.
1. Be wary of apartments under construction. If the apartment is not ready come move-in time, all the landlord legally has to do is not charge rent. Some will place residents in hotels, but this is a courtesy, not a requirement.
Betty Gail Hudson's attempt to solve her "urgent personal financial problems" ended in handcuffs and a felony charge Tuesday evening, after the 55-year-old's planned bank heist was foiled, according to a Gainesville Police Department arrest report.
Alachua County could get its first nationally certified "green" fire station by about February 2009.
The City Commission voted Monday night to punish drivers who exit city parking garages without paying their parking fee.
Decades before Sen. Barack Obama was a leading candidate for the presidency, he was a lot like many UF students: young, intelligent and curious.
Northwest Gainesville voters met at the polls Monday for the first day of the District 2 City Commission runoff election's early voting week.
At the intersection of U.S. Highway 19 and State Road 50, about an hour northwest of Tampa, a street marked by a paint-chipped sign with a peeling picture of a mermaid runs straight into the year 1947.
While nationwide gas prices may drop by 10 to 20 cents a gallon in the next two weeks, analysts estimate that they could rise again to more than $3.50 by June.
Construction projects will close down an unusually high number of roads in Gainesville this week.
Patrons packed themselves into the Alachua County Humane Society on Saturday to take advantage of Catapalooza.
The first time UF President Bernie Machen brought his father to the president's box for a Gators football game, his dad had only one request: to watch Auburn University play on TV while the Gators played on the field below.
Gainesville officials will soon review a proposal to install video cameras at intersections to help catch red-light runners.
Both Gainesville and Alachua County are getting citizens more involved with civic education programs this March.
Architects, engineers and building managers are hitting the books in an effort to go green and keep up with new standards in their fields.
While no one can tell who the next president of the United States will be, odds are it will be a senator - the first one to win the presidency since John F. Kennedy was elected in 1960.
The Florida Prepaid College Board has entered the ongoing lawsuit between the state Legislature and the Florida Board of Governors, siding with the Legislature.
A 21-year-old former Santa Fe Community College student was found dead Wednesday afternoon after celebrating Mardi Gras with her friends, according to the Alachua County Sheriff's Office.
Editor's Note: As per a request from the person who made the Hello Kitty rifle, we have taken down the image.
A pair of UF college sweethearts, now engaged, hopes to kick their marriage off with a big wedding celebration and a million bucks.
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