Local businesses lose revenue due to power outage
By YUDISLAIDY FERNANDEZ | Feb. 5, 2008A car crashed into a utility pole on Southwest 34th Street just south of Archer Road, in front of Back Yard Burgers on Tuesday evening.
A car crashed into a utility pole on Southwest 34th Street just south of Archer Road, in front of Back Yard Burgers on Tuesday evening.
The people who were cheered on Tuesday were unlike the pad-clad players of Sunday's Super Bowl and the bead-wearing revelers of Tuesday's Mardi Gras celebration.
For some people, participating in City Commission meetings can be intimidating or inconvenient, so city officials decided to bring the meeting to them, City Manager Russ Blackburn said.
Today 22 states will hold primary elections or caucuses, but the delegates at stake won't all be decided the same way.
The Gainesville City Commission passed a motion Monday night to push back voting on an ordinance that would affect Gainesville's churches.
Oprah Winfrey and Chuck Norris can make all the presidential endorsements they want, but it probably won't have a direct effect on votes.
Gainesville Pet Rescue's new location on Archer Road aims to increase pet adoptions and keep Alachua County Animal Services a "no-kill" shelter.
While winter will not officially end until late March, the coldest weather of the season has likely passed.
As fists flew and bodies lunged downtown Thursday night, Gainesville Police Department officer Courtnay Roberts aimed his Taser for the first time.
Alachua County was awarded nearly $1 million Friday to help treat children and adults with mental illnesses or substance-abuse problems.
After numerous experiences getting her "energy" read at psychic fairs, Maria Minno was inspired to hold a fair that exhibited her interests.
A new Web site allows both students and Gainesville residents to choose coupons from about 35 local restaurants and businesses and immediately receive them as text messages. Users redeem the coupon by showing the message on their phone as they would with a paper coupon.
It could be months before the passage of Amendment 1 starts to impact the housing market and local budgets, but meanwhile, many are left to wonder exactly what that impact will be.
Those who need more of a stalking fix than Facebook provides can feed their addiction with Domino's Pizza's newly launched Pizza Tracker.
An early-morning fire at a house next to Bivens Arm Lake left one person dead Thursday, according to Alachua County Fire Rescue.
A new skate park was intended to open today in Northeast Gainesville - but local skateboarders couldn't wait that long.
Gainesville residents are sharpening their pencils and their minds in preparation for the second annual North Florida Crossword Puzzle Tournament, which will take place Saturday.
The United States presidency, an office run by white men for more than 200 years, may soon be run by anyone but.
The second annual Florida ART Film Festival will showcase works by Florida filmmakers this weekend.
Though the race for Gainesville City Commission seats ended Tuesday, two candidates now have to shift into overdrive for an upcoming runoff election.