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METRO | CITY COUNTY COMMISSION

City cancels commission meeting after non-criminal threat, city clerk retracts resignation

By Meghan McGlone | Sep. 17, 2021

After a heated Monday commission meeting Gainesville activist Chanae Jackson made a Facebook post threatening City Commissioner Reina Saco, Gainesville Police Department spokesperson Graham Glover said. City manager Lee Feldman asked GPD to investigate the post, but the comments were not criminal threats. There are no criminal charges pending, Glover said, so it was a city decision to cancel the meeting.

METRO | CRIMINAL JUSTICE

Preschool teacher arrested and charged of sexually assaulting a minor Wednesday

By Isabella Douglas | Sep. 17, 2021

A Gainesville preschool teacher was arrested Wednesday after being accused of sexually assaulting a child younger than 12 years old at a daycare.

OPINION | COLUMNS

Bringing food to East Gainesville

Sep. 17, 2021

Latashia Brimm is community food project coordinator and Staci White is community food project logistics team support at Grace Grows.

Joe Pagdin of The University of Florida's men's golf team competes in the first round of the 2021 NCAA Cle Elum Regional at Tumble Creek Golf Club in Cle Elum, Wash., on May 17, 2021. (Photography by Scott Eklund/Red Box Pictures)

SPORTS | OTHER SPORTS GOLF

Florida men’s golf preview: Run it back

By Carson Cashion | Sep. 16, 2021

The Florida men’s golf team returns to play this weekend at the Fighting Illini Invitational. As the season ramps back up, expectations are high for the program.

Kit Loferski runs with the ball during a 2019 game against Florida Gulf Coast.

SPORTS | SOCCER

After a turbulent opening seven matches, Florida kicks off conference play

By Ryan Zehnder | Sep. 16, 2021

Florida starts its SEC conference slate Friday against Vanderbilt after demolition at the hands of then No. 2 North Carolina last time out 7-1.

Florida's Ventrell Miller, pictured on the field against Florida Atlantic on Sept. 4, will miss the season after surgery for a torn biceps tendon.

SPORTS | FOOTBALL

Gators LB Miller out for season

By Ryan Haley | Sep. 16, 2021

Florida linebacker Ventrell Miller underwent surgery and will miss the remainder of the 2021 season.

The Hippodrome Theatre, located at 25 SE 2nd Place, will open its doors on Friday, Sept. 17, 2021 for “Murder For Two,” one of the first in-person performances since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.

THE AVENUE | ART AND THEATER

The Hippodrome Theatre to debut ‘Murder For Two’ after a year of online performances

By Alan Halaly | Sep. 16, 2021

After a year of online performances, “Murder For Two” is opening for a live, socially distanced and masked audience at the Hippodrome Theatre this weekend. The premiere will be split between Friday and Saturday to allow for smaller audiences.

The UF Thrift Club aims to promote sustainable practices and educate its members on the consequences of fast fashion.

THE AVENUE | FASHION

UF Thrift Club tackles fast fashion

By Anushka Dakshit | Sep. 16, 2021

Through education and community building activities like thrift swaps, the UF Thrift Club is making slow fashion increasingly attainable for students.

"Dawn of Chromatica" sees dozens of collaborates put their spin on tracks from Lady Gaga's 2020 album "Chromatica."

THE AVENUE | MUSIC

Rate and review: 'Dawn of Chromatica'

By Kristine Villarroel | Sep. 16, 2021

The remix album to Lady Gaga's 2020 album “Chromatica” brings on dozens of collaborators and elevates the “Chromatica” musical universe into its highest hyperpop potential.

Alabama defensive back Josh Jobe (28) breaks up a pass intended for Florida wide receiver Jacob Copeland (15) during the second half of the Southeastern Conference championship game on Dec. 19, 2020 in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson, File)

SPORTS | FOOTBALL

Know Your Enemy: The Alabama Crimson Tide

By Michael Hull | Sep. 16, 2021

Florida sits just over 48 hours from its match with No. 1 Alabama, and our Michael Hull sat down with The Crimson White sports editor Ashlee Woods to learn more about the Crimson Tide.

Florida's Thayer Hall (pictured) and the Gators fell to Florida State Wednesday night for a third consecutive loss

SPORTS | VOLLEYBALL

No. 14 Florida extends losing streak to three versus Florida State

By Kaitlyn Wadulack | Sep. 15, 2021

Florida loses its third consecutive match after a 3-1 loss to Florida State Wednesday night.

The Florida baseball team stands in the dugout during a game against Jacksonville on March 14, 2021. The Gators host the LSU Tigers for a three-game slate

SPORTS | BASEBALL

Florida baseball announces 2022 schedule

By Sara Kate Dyson | Sep. 15, 2021

Gators baseball announce spring 2022 schedule, which begins on Feb. 18 and features matchups against Miami and FSU.

Cristie Anderson, 38, a nursing student at Santa Fe College, passes by the Alan J. Robertson Administration building on Friday, June 18, 2021.

NEWS | SFC

Santa Fe College reopening Wednesday after receiving two bomb threats

By Eve Thompson | Sep. 15, 2021

After receiving two non-specific bomb threat phone calls Santa Fe College officials closed the campus and cancelled all classes for the evening. Santa Fe Police investigated the threats and found no device on college property.

SPANISH

El Condado de Alachua sufre escasez de conductores de autobuses escolares

By Valeria Pagnani and Emma Behrmann | Sep. 15, 2021

Aproximadamente entre 11,000 y 12,000 estudiantes dependen del autobús como medio de transporte hacia y desde la escuela en cualquier año escolar, dijo Johnson. Para que ocurra la educación, los estudiantes deben llegar a la escuela todos los días, y eso requiere conductores.

COVID 19 | UF

COVID-19 Update: UF Health may soon offer COVID-19 booster vaccines following federal approval

By J.P. Oprison | Sep. 15, 2021

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration will consider follow-up vaccines in a meeting Sept. 17. For now, while full approval is not established, only those who are immunocompromised have access to the boosters at UF Health.

NEWS | FEATURES

Afghan student fears for country’s future after US abrupt departure

By Christian Casale | Sep. 15, 2021

It leaves him thinking: Twenty years of war. And for what? It’s 2001 all over again.

METRO | K-12 EDUCATION

Alachua County suffers school bus driver shortage

By Emma Behrmann | Sep. 15, 2021

The ACPS website now includes a late bus tracker that lists which routes are late each day and states whether there was a driver in extreme delays.

Gainesville City Manager Lee Feldman attends a city commemoration of 9/11 at Reserve Park on Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021. There have been four resignations of city officials in the past four months — two of whom cited him as a reason for submitting their resignations after an investigation into his conduct. Feldman's termination will be discussed at a meeting on Thursday, Sept. 16, 2021.

METRO | CITY COUNTY COMMISSION

Gainesville city manager resigns, GRU manager keeps position

By Meghan McGlone | Sep. 15, 2021

City manager Lee Feldman submitted his letter of resignation Sept. 13, and his last day in city hall will be Nov. 12. The Gainesville City Commission also discussed terminating Gainesville Regional Utilities general manager Ed Bielarski at the Sept. 13 meeting, but he will be keeping his job.

Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks to a crowd of over 200 involved in a lawsuit filed against the City of Gainesville for mandating vaccines for city employees at Clark Plantation Wedding Venue in Newberry, Florida, on Monday, Sept. 13, 2021.

METRO | BREAKING NEWS

DeSantis and Florida Republicans support lawsuit against Gainesville employee vaccine mandate

By Jiselle Lee | Sep. 15, 2021

A crowd of more than 200 mostly maskless Gainesville city employees and their families donning “Make America Great Again” hats and shirts attended the event in support of a lawsuit attempting to reverse Gainesville’s vaccine mandate for city employees.

METRO | CITY COUNTY COMMISSION

Collard greens, strawberries and onions: Alachua County debuts plant program

By Meghan McGlone | Sep. 15, 2021

The Alachua County Commission announced its Plant of the Month Program Sept. 1 in a county newsletter. It aims to bring community members together and encourage county residents to grow their own food for their benefit. Alachua County Commissioner Mary Alford partnered with UF’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences and Working Food, a local nonprofit, to plan her idea.

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