Sonya Robbins picked up a 5-pound pumpkin off the table at a pumpkin stand in Gainesville, examining it in her left hand and its price tag in her right, flipping the tag over as if looking for a magic number to appear.
After two days of commission meetings, protests and deliberation, the City Commission did not reach a decision by press time Tuesday night on whether to approve the creation of Hatchet Creek Development. The meeting started at 3 p.m. Tuesday.
With pastel poodles and a "Globe of Death" in tow, Cole Bros. Circus will move its Big Top into Gainesville on Wednesday.
Gainesville Fire Rescue could soon be getting its first new fire station since 1979.
Andrea Booher owns a phone book, but she never uses it.
A proposed development near Gainesville Regional Airport continued to cause controversy Monday night at a City Commission meeting.
A patriotically painted bus transformed into a teaching vessel for voters educated passersby Monday about a political education project.
About 20 Gainesville renters and landlords learned about saving money and knowing their rights at a free workshop Saturday morning.
Before UF beat the University of Kentucky on Saturday, hundreds of people were already celebrating at the Greater Gator Beer Festival Part Two.
The Gainesville City Commission is holding a hearing today to discuss the possibility of building a development at 2100 NE 39th Ave., near the Gainesville Regional Airport.
Along with several local homeowners, Dwight Adams welcomed small groups of strangers into his energy-efficient home Sunday afternoon. Adams showed guests his home's solar water heater and 27 rooftop solar panels, some of which connect to a solar inverter that sends the sun's energy to Gainesville Regional Utilities.
Gainesville Commissioner Jeanna Mastrodicasa said she got involved in city politics to help better the relationship between Gainesville and UF.
Local residents can drink to their hearts' desire Saturday at an event with unlimited beer from around the world.
"Terrorists" took over Regional Transit System bus 9106 on Thursday morning at the Gainesville Regional Airport.
Students seeking a more eco-friendly lifestyle can tour energy-efficient homes around Gainesville and learn more about environmentally sound ways of life during Gainesville's Solar Energy Tour on Sunday.
Plans for a new Wal-Mart Supercenter may bring economic benefits to some people, but others are worried it might affect their businesses.
Local pet owners will get a chance to display their fashion skills Saturday while their dogs do their little turn on the catwalk at the 5th Annual Howl-o-ween Dog Costume Contest.
It's no secret that Florida's public universities, including UF, are grappling with massive budget shortfalls.
Diana Koutoulas said that because guys can get breast cancer too, the male wet T-shirt contest was a good way to get them involved.
A new list of rights for people whose cars have been towed may be in every Gainesville towing office if the Gainesville City Commission approves it.
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