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Alachua County to get first LEED-certified,'green' fire station
By KATIE GALLAGHER | Feb. 12, 2008Alachua County could get its first nationally certified "green" fire station by about February 2009.
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City to fine parking garage fee evaders
By KATIE GALLAGHER | Feb. 11, 2008The City Commission voted Monday night to punish drivers who exit city parking garages without paying their parking fee.
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Obama's drug use debated
By DREW HARWELL | Feb. 11, 2008Decades before Sen. Barack Obama was a leading candidate for the presidency, he was a lot like many UF students: young, intelligent and curious.
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Early voting for District 2 runoff begins
By DREW HARWELL | Feb. 11, 2008Northwest Gainesville voters met at the polls Monday for the first day of the District 2 City Commission runoff election's early voting week.
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State keeps mermaids afloat
By ZAHARA ZAHAV | Feb. 11, 2008At 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.
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Gas prices expected to rise after February lull
By KATIE GALLAGHER | Feb. 11, 2008While 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.
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Road work to shut down lanes
By KATIE GALLAGHER | Feb. 10, 2008Construction projects will close down an unusually high number of roads in Gainesville this week.
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Humane Society event promotes cat adoption
By KRISTEN HUFF | Feb. 10, 2008Patrons packed themselves into the Alachua County Humane Society on Saturday to take advantage of Catapalooza.
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Memorial held for Machen's father
By DEBORAH SWERDLOW | Feb. 10, 2008The 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.
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City considers cameras to deter red-light running
By KATIE GALLAGHER | Feb. 10, 2008Gainesville officials will soon review a proposal to install video cameras at intersections to help catch red-light runners.
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City, county hope to raise citizen involvement
By KATIE GALLAGHER | Feb. 7, 2008Both Gainesville and Alachua County are getting citizens more involved with civic education programs this March.
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UF Center offers intensive sustainability course
Feb. 7, 2008Architects, engineers and building managers are hitting the books in an effort to go green and keep up with new standards in their fields.
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Next president likely to be first senator since JFK
By KATIE GALLAGHER | Feb. 7, 2008While 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.
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Florida College Prepaid Board joins tuition battle
By LIA GANOSELLIS | Feb. 7, 2008The Florida Prepaid College Board has entered the ongoing lawsuit between the state Legislature and the Florida Board of Governors, siding with the Legislature.
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Former SFCC student found dead after Mardi Gras celebration
By WILL PAFFORD | Feb. 7, 2008A 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.
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Painted guns resembling toys pose threat to officers
By WILL PAFFORD | Feb. 7, 2008Editor's Note: As per a request from the person who made the Hello Kitty rifle, we have taken down the image.
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UF sweethearts compete on "Who Wants to be a Millionaire"
By KATIE SANDERS | Feb. 7, 2008A 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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Gainesville mayor takes the stage at a ballet performance.
By KATIE GALLAGHER | Feb. 7, 2008Gainesville Mayor Pegeen Hanrahan will take to the stage tonight as she narrates "A Sense of Place" for a Martha Graham Dance Company ballet performance at the Phillips Center for the Performing Arts. The text is a compilation of letters between choreographer Martha Graham and composer Aaron Copland as they worked on "Appalachian Spring," a piece that attempts to capture the American spirit.
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Man arrested in connection with January fire
By WILL PAFFORD | Feb. 7, 2008South Carolina police arrested a man early Thursday morning who was wanted for questioning by the Alachua County Sheriff's Office.
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GPD: Guns increasingly frequent in violent crimes
By JESSICA PONN | Feb. 6, 2008A UF student got a firsthand look into the recent trend of rising gun use early Sunday morning when he was robbed in a downtown club.
