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Pastor Crystal Griffin stops to talk to a friend while shopping for her ministry on Friday afternoon at the Bread of the Mighty Food Bank. The food bank distributes to five surrounding counties, including Alachua.

METRO

How Gainesville is tackling food insecurity

Mar. 25, 2019

50,880 people in Alachua County are food insecure

A model of the unbuilt Zeta Beta Tau Fraternity House designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. The design for the house was drawn in 1954 and followed the mid-century style, but due in part to code issues, the house was never built.

METRO

Gainesville modern landmarks seek more recognition

By Lakshmi Gomez | Mar. 25, 2019

The city has five local historic districts that protect 1,500 structures

Brittni Michaelis, Jay Patel, Alexander Garcia

METRO | CRIMINAL JUSTICE

UPDATE: Two men and one woman accused of robbing dorm at Jennings Hall

By Katherine Wallace-Fernandez | Mar. 25, 2019

One of men had a hair comb that had a hidden knife in it

Justin Hosbey, Randi Gill-Sadler, Raja Rahim and Justin Dunnavant speak on a panel to discuss the challenges of collecting oral history. (Photo by University of Florida)

NEWS | CAMPUS

UF African American Oral History Symposium uses sound to connect students with history

By Mikayla Carroll | Mar. 24, 2019

Joel Buchanan’s voice flooded students ears as he discussed the hardships of segregation on Thursday.

Sophomore diver Brooke Madden earned her second career All-American honors on Friday.

SPORTS | OTHER SPORTS SWIM AND DIVE

Gators end year at NCAAs with several All-American nods

By Jack Braverman | Mar. 24, 2019

A season full of successes, accomplishments and accolades came to a close at the NCAA Championships on Saturday, but there were no tears to be shed.

Sierra Brooks finished tied for 22nd place (+9) in the Allstate Sugar Bowl.

SPORTS | OTHER SPORTS GOLF

Gators fall to sixth, Manzalini remains in first

By Bryan Matamoros | Mar. 24, 2019

Florida’s women’s golf team entered the second round of the Evans Derby Experience in second place at even par.

Victoria Emma (pictured) fell to Vanderbilt’s Georgia Drummy 6-0, 6-3 on Sunday in Florida’s 4-3 loss to the Commodores.

SPORTS | OTHER SPORTS TENNIS

UF comeback against Vanderbilt falls short

By Victor Prieto | Mar. 24, 2019

Freshman Sydney Berlin was in a familiar position.

METRO | CRIMINAL JUSTICE

UPD arrests suspects accused of robbery at Jennings Hall

By Katherine Wallace-Fernandez | Mar. 24, 2019

UPDATE: Multiple witnesses told police that one of the suspects had a handgun, but no gun was found when the three suspects were arrested. Click here to read the updated story.

UF catcher Kendyl Lindaman had four home runs and nine RBIs over the weekend in two games against Mercer.

SPORTS | SOFTBALL

Florida sweeps Mercer behind four home runs on Sunday

By Mark Stine | Mar. 24, 2019

UF catcher Kendyl Lindaman jogged to first base in the bottom of the fourth inning.

UF guard Jalen Hudson (second from left) averaged 9.3 points per game this season. In the last six games of the year, he averaged 12.5.

SPORTS | MEN'S BASKETBALL

End of season leaves Gators with more questions than answers

By Jake Dreilinger | Mar. 24, 2019

What would you do when two of your top-three scorers and your starting center graduate, and there are no clear replacements for them?

UF freshman Trinity Thomas won the vault title at the SEC Championships on Saturday in New Orleans.

SPORTS | GYMNASTICS

UF could be in trouble if it doesn’t fix its vault problem

By River Wells | Mar. 24, 2019

For Florida, one of the top gymnastic teams in the nation, an eighth-place ranking is unusual.

METRO | CRIMINAL JUSTICE

Woman after she was accused of stealing Fitbits at Target

By Katherine Wallace-Fernandez | Mar. 24, 2019

She has a $20,000 bond

Tommy Mace allowed seven hits and four runs against Vanderbilt on Thursday.

SPORTS | BASEBALL

Florida falls to 1-5 in SEC after disastrous Vanderbilt series

By Evan Lepak | Mar. 24, 2019

The 14th-ranked UF baseball team entered its three-game series against No. 8 Vanderbilt looking to be competitive after opening SEC play losing 2 of 3 to Mississippi State last weekend.

The Gators head in to the Razorback Invitational with the men’s team ranked No. 2 in the nation and the women’s team No. 6 after strong showings at the Hokie and Clemson Invitationals last week.

SPORTS | OTHER SPORTS TRACK

Gators take four NCAA leads in opening outdoor meet

By Graham Marsh | Mar. 24, 2019

Hakim Sani Brown, the sophomore sprinter from Tokyo, placed the baton cleanly into the hands of junior Grant Holloway. Holloway rounded the curve to give it to senior Ryan Clark, who finished the relay with nobody on either side of him, clearly in first place.

METRO | CRIMINAL JUSTICE

Man accused of Gainesville murder arrested in Miami

By Katherine Wallace-Fernandez | Mar. 24, 2019

He was brought from Jamaica

Gainesville Police and Gainesville Fire Rescue responded to a crash at the intersection of NW 23rd Avenue and NW 43rd Street, where a truck hit the CVS. Pharmacy

METRO | CRIMINAL JUSTICE

Two men trapped in truck that crashed into CVS

By Karina Elwood | Mar. 24, 2019

Juan Martinez, a 49-year-old Gainesville resident, plays dominoes Saturday during the Mi Apa Domino Tournament and Elio Piedra Conga Drum Ensemble at Mi Apa Latin Cafe, 114 SW 34th St. More than 50 people participated in this event.

METRO

Bachata, tostones y la cultura: Mi Apá hosts first domino tournament

By Ana Escalante | Mar. 24, 2019

About 150 people attended

METRO | CRIMINAL JUSTICE

GPD: His ex-girlfriend didn’t respond to his texts. So he punched her window to break in.

By Katherine Wallace-Fernandez | Mar. 24, 2019

He had a $25,000 bond

METRO | CRIMINAL JUSTICE

Woman accused of stealing $91,000 from city going to court

By Josephine Fuller | Mar. 24, 2019

She used some of the money for a butt lift

MaKenzie Woody, 6, a first-grader at a DC Prep elementary school in Southeast Washington, has been through multiple lockdowns this year because of nearby gun violence. [Bill O’Leary/The Washington Post]

OPINION | EDITORIALS

Kids shouldn't be exposed to violence to keep them safe

Mar. 24, 2019

Most of us grew up with lockdowns. They usually consisted of a teacher flicking off the lights, maybe even blacking out a window with dark paper and pointing the entire class to a corner of the classroom, where we’d sit in agonizing silence until an administrator came to give the “all clear.” The Columbine shooting was when people first really began to talk about school shootings. However, only in recent years were school shootings constantly in the news and talked about in legislation.

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