Baby Gator’s Lake Alice location will undergo an expansion, with construction projected to be completed in August. This comes alongside a large recruitment effort of educators, as the team hopes to open up 50 to 70 additional spots to UF-affiliated families by adding five classrooms.
After about 16 years serving the community in its current location, the Pride Community Center of North Central Florida may relocate by April.
The Florida Gators (16-15, 9-9 SEC) finished eighth in the SEC and will take on the Mississippi State Bulldogs (20-11, 8-10 SEC) in their first matchup of the conference tournament in Nashville, Tennessee.
The Florida Gators’ women’s golf team hosted the tournament at Mark Bostick Golf Course Saturday and Sunday. The original 54-hole invitational was modified to 36 due to weather conditions.
Around 200 people packed into First Magnitude Brewing Company Wednesday to watch “Path of the Panther,” a film directed by Emmy-winning director Eric Bendick and produced by National Geographic photographer Carlton Ward Jr.
The No. 24 Florida Gators (6-3, 1-1 SEC) pounced the No. 34 LSU Tigers (6-3, 1-1 SEC) 4-1 Sunday afternoon. The win marked UF’s 50th of the all-time series and improved its head-to-head record to 50-2 against LSU.
The No. 6 Florida Gators (10-3) slugged four home runs to complement sophomore two-way player Jac Caglianone’s six inning performance against the No. 22 Miami Hurricanes (8-4) in a 14-4 win Sunday afternoon at Condron Ballpark.
The No. 7 Florida Gators (3-2) defeated the Arizona State Sun Devils (1-3) 17-12 in their fifth game of the season. Head coach Amanda O’Leary knew this would not be an easy win.
The No. 10 Florida Gators (14-3) defeated the Alabama Birmingham Blazers (10-10) 4-1 Sunday through seven innings. UF hit 10 times, and Longley launched a career-high two home runs to sweep the weekend series against UAB.
The Gainesville City Commission voted unanimously to both sell the Gainesville Regional Utilities worker radio system to Alachua County and move forward with contract negotiations for a solar plant in Archer.
The Florida Gators (16-15, 9-9 SEC) defeated the Louisiana State Tigers (13-18, 2-16 SEC) 79-67 Saturday in UF's final regular season game in the Stephen C. O’Connell Center. Gators freshman guard Riley Kugel finished with a team-high 21 points, and graduate student guard Kyle Lofton left the court with 16 points and five assists.
Cyr’s second homer of the game put the finishing touches on No. 22 Miami’s (8-3) 14-6 trouncing of the No. 6 Florida Gators (9-3) Saturday at Condron Ballpark. Florida built an early 6-1 lead on two home runs from sophomore two-way Jac Caglianone, who now leads the nation with 10 on the young season.
The No. 19 Florida Gators (6-6, 1-1 SEC) defeated the No. 34 Louisiana State University Tigers (8-3, 0-2 SEC) 6-1 Saturday afternoon.
The No. 3 Florida Gators (13-3) blew past the UAB Blazers (10-9) 10-0 in Mary Bowers Stadium Saturday afternoon.
The No. 2 Florida Gators (8-2, 5-1 SEC) lost on the road Friday against Oklahoma (12-0, 3-0 Big 12) inside the Lloyd Noble Center. Florida came into the meet favored after its impressive finish against then-No. 12 Kentucky Wildcats, but the team failed to match up.
The No. 24 Florida Gators (5-3, 0-2 SEC) fell to the No. 2 Texas A&M Aggies (12-1, 2-0 SEC) 5-2 Friday evening. The loss marked the Gators’ second consecutive loss and second loss versus a top-25 Intercollegiate Tennis Association-ranked opponent this season.
The No. 6 Florida Gators (9-2) defeated the No. 22 Miami Hurricanes (7-3) 10-4 Friday night at Condron Ballpark in front of 8,081 fans — the second most ever at Condron Ballpark. UF rattled off 14 hits and four homers in the big victory.
The No. 3 Florida Gators (12-3) defeated the Alabama Birmingham Blazers (10-8) 9-0 in Mary Bowers Stadium Friday night. The Gators’ win secured head coach Tim Walton’s 900th win as the head coach for Florida.
Residents and visitors have the opportunity to see Dustin Cottrell and Corey Cheval's talents Friday night and Saturday afternoon in Dusty’s Ragtime Circus, a variety show held by the Gainesville Circus Center with live music, dance, acrobatic performances and other traditional and contemporary circus acts.
The Turkish Student Association organized a 7 p.m. vigil Thursday to honor victims of the earthquakes that devastated Turkey and Syria in early February. Students of various ethnicities showed up to support the organization, according to TSA President Ece Zivrali.
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