Story Time on the Green, a library program in Alachua County for families to bring their children, will continue until early October.
Local Gainesville artist Alyne Harris’ folk art will be featured at the Thomas Center until early 2022
Christopher Scott, 13, died after being shot during a party held at the Gainesville American Legion on June 24
Gainesville residents experienced heavy downpour and damages in their communities in the aftermath of tropical storm Elsa.
SEEK, an environmental conference for Florida high school students, was held in Gainesville June 28 to July 1 . SEEK stands for Save the Earth’s Environment through Knowledge, and the program aims to expose high school students to careers within environmental science.
A man is arrested after robbing a Gainesville PNC bank and threatening to deploy a bomb
The Gainesville Fire Rescue sent a team to help with the efforts in the Surfside Condo collapse, all of whom are part of Florida Task Force-8
The approach of tropical storm Elsa signals the need for Gainesville residents and students to prepare for future storms in the midst of hurricane season
A new partnership between the Humane Society of North Central Florida and Scenthound encourages an increase in dog adoptions
Gainesville City Commissioners are considering accepting a deal to build a new supermarket in East Gainesville, but some community members feel they have been left out of the decision process.
Gainesville community bands together at an event to raise awareness for the rise in gun violence that has occurred in the past year.
The Gainesville Police Department arrested a man Thursday in connection with a hit-and-run car crash that killed UF student Maggie Paxton in December.
Gainesville Fire Rescue put out a fire at a building in the Piccadilly Apartment complex Wednesday morning
In preparation for the Pride Prom For All this Saturday, the Pride Community Center and Alachua TranQuility co-hosted a pop-up shop at 3131 NW 13th St. to give away free clothes and accessories. Each person could pick out one dress, one pair of shoes and three pieces of jewelry.
A suspect was found dead in his burning home after Alachua County Sheriff Office deputies shot at him for threatening them.
The record to break was 62 pairs of threaded eyebrows in an hour. She accomplished 92.
A shooting at a party left five teens injured Thursday night.
Swarthy Hair Co., a natural hair product business started by Hatdrika Noble-Monroe, has evolved into Swarthy, a community grocery store where Black-owned farms and small businesses can sell their products like fresh produce, haircare, candles, sage and other healthy alternatives.
Gainesville’s Journey to Juneteenth has constituted a month-long series of online and in-person events.
The Old Fire Station, where about 15 people live in tents outside, has been vacant since 2018, and in February 2020, the city commission invited proposals for how to use the space. In April 2020, UF Center of Arts proposed replacing the Old Fire Station with a community center for wellness, arts and cultural engagement, but current residents have largely been left out of the conversation.
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