July brings the disabled community together to reflect on common experiences and celebrate differences as the month commemorates the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act on July 26, 1990.
The University of Florida Counseling and Wellness Center (CWC) hosted the event for Black women to share their experiences through selections of their own prose and poetry on Zoom.
High Dive hits a decade month, marking 10 years of highlighting local music, hosting national acts and giving back to the Gainesville community. The venue, a Gainesville staple, has hosted some of the area’s breakout stars and the nation’s biggest names throughout its run.
The number of COVID-19 patients soared from 14 to 70 patients, and over 10% of the patients are on ventilators. Despite the common belief that the virus is more impactful among the elderly population, the recent COVID-19 patients coming into Shands are younger.
Oak Hammock Retirement Community will become the first continuing care retirement community in Florida to shift toward sustainable energy. Its first solar panel was installed in front of residents and project managers Tuesday morning.
Restrictions on the Gainesville Police Department’s ability to enforce open container laws on city property gets further approval from most city commissioners
Santa Fe College reported seven positive COVID-19 cases between July 13 and Monday, and two positive cases may have been on-site while positive. The college’s total number of reported positive cases is now 780.
Head coach Dan Mullen said at SEC Media Day that the college football playoffs “will end up getting to an expansion.”
With new coach Tony Amato in charge, the Gators will hit the ground running Aug. 12 when they battle Southern Mississippi.
Two people were shot in a drive-by Monday night at the 1200 block of Southeast 19th Terrace near the Gainesville Vineyard church, prompting the Gainesville Police Department to address local gun violence.
![Alanna Rizzo, left, delivers a report before a 2018 game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Colorado Rockies in Denver as then-Dodgers left fielder Matt Kemp looks on. Rizzo on Tuesday night will be part of Major League Baseball’s first all-female broadcasting crew. [ DAVID ZALUBOWSKI | AP ]](https://snworksceo.imgix.net/ufa/5ea9a0ab-7505-4a65-bca8-89948fd9e944.sized-1000x1000.jpg?w=1500&ar=4%3A3&fit=crop&crop=faces&facepad=3&auto=format)
Five women look to become the first all-female broadcast crew Tuesday. July 20, 2021, will go down in history, but it shouldn’t.
Nicole Langesfeld, Luis Sadovnic, y Moises Rodan fueron recuperados de los escombros en el condominio Surfside Champlain Towers South.
Head coach Dan Mullen and seniors Zach Carter and Ventrell Miller spoke to the media Monday at SEC Media Day to hype up the new season and a new outlook on defense.
The Gators look to take on their southern neighbors the UCF Knights in 2024, 2030 and 2033 in a newly-scheduled three-game series.
La manifestación #SOSCuba de Gainesville, organizada por estudiantes de UF de Take Action Florida, un grupo de activismo social, obtuvo el apoyo de unos 70 estudiantes y residentes de Gainesville que llamaron a la acción para cambiar las condiciones actuales en Cuba.
At about 10 p.m., Gainesville Police Department officers responded to several calls about shots fired at the Eighth Avenue Food Store located at 1634 NE Eighth Ave. by the Gainesville Community Holiness Church.
Jesse and Joe are joined by various members of the alligatorSports staff to bask in the glory of the Tampa Bay Lightning's second straight title.
The #SOSCuba Gainesville demonstration — hosted by UF students from Take Action Florida, a social activism group — garnered support from about 70 students and Gainesville residents who called for action to change current conditions in Cuba. The protests are in response to food and medicine shortages, inflation, nationwide blackouts and a rise in COVID-19 deaths on the island in the past month. Thousands of Cubans both in the country and in the U.S. are demonstrating to express frustrations against the current government’s rule.
Three University of Florida alumni were recovered and identified from the rubble of the Surfside Champlain Towers South condominium after it partially collapsed on June 24. 26-year-old Argentinian Nicole “Nicky” Langesfeld and 28-year-old Venezuelan Luis Sadovnic were both recovered from the site on July 7, exactly two weeks after the collapse.
After over a year of virtual programming, UF Student Government is using $1.55 million from its reserve account to enhance the student experience. The transfer allocates $750,000 to Student Government Productions, $500,000 to student organizations, $250,000 to the Accent Speakers Bureau and $50,000 to the Student Government Cabinet.
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