My great-grandparents fought in Syria’s army in World War I for the Allied Powers, which eventually earned them an expedited path to U.S. citizenship. This historical anecdote allows me to account for my presence in the U.S., which I can do without kissing the ground on which I was born or giving thanks my family left its homeland.
If you thought of the last few accomplishments of President Barack Obama, what would come to your mind? It would probably be his visits to Cuba this past March and Japan just last week. The bottom line, though, is Obama’s past accomplishments have not been here in the U.S.
Southern California trio Eve 6 will make a stop in town Saturday as part of the group’s 2016 tour. Known for its 1998 hit “Inside Out,” the alternative rock band will perform its final Florida show in Gainesville at High Dive.
Eleven UF students will perform “Puffs; or, Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic and Magic,” a parody of a famous wizard story, this weekend.
Before I left the U.S., I did a ton of research on each city and country I planned to visit in order to ensure as much safety as possible. There were quite a few horror stories about being pick-pocketed in places like Paris, but I figured I’d just use common sense. And I don’t want to speak prematurely, but it worked.
What happens at Boca Fiesta stays at Boca Fiesta.
Over the last decade, Duppies has become a staple band on the Gainesville music scene. The band has long played at venues all over town and has even taken their show on the road up and down the East Coast. I sat down with lead vocalist and percussionist Brian Hiebel to talk the band’s start and success.
On Monday, the Florida men’s golf team finished the stroke-play portion of the NCAA Championship in Eugene, Oregon. The Gators posted a 17-over-par 297 in Round 4 and fell to 15th place at 43 over to end their season.
Florida concluded its 2015-16 season on May 23. It was a season that featured dominant victories, record-breaking performances and post-season shortcomings.
For the first time since 2001, Florida has won a national title in doubles.
In 2018, another team can attempt a three-peat.
After serving in the Army’s 101st Airborne Division, Staff Sgt. Fred Hart died of health complications in 2008.
At a crossroads in northern Uganda, locals and travelers are met by 28 names on a memorial.
Gainesville Police arrested a local man Sunday morning after they said he threatened to shoot a family, including two young boys, ages 14 and 8.
The first 10 participants who attend a toxic waste collection Wednesday will receive free tickets to see “The Toxic Avenger” at the Hippodrome State Theatre.
Like any good writer in the 21st century, the controversial topics I address are inspired directly from what I see on social media. Based on that alone, this week I was forced to decide between three things: whether Hillary Clinton’s lying habits are worse than Donald Trump’s, those one-minute cooking videos that always end with that one dude making sex noises to the image of food — “oh ye-AH!” — or some asshole at the gym again.
Members of B3 Gym and the Gainesville community shed blood, sweat and tears in memory of Sgt. Jonathan Cote and Lt. Michael Murphy on Memorial Day.
On Friday, President Barack Obama made a remarkably historic visit to Hiroshima, Japan, calling for a “moral revolution” and a “world without nuclear weapons” in his address. If this rhetoric sounds at all familiar, that’s because, well, it is.
So, let’s talk about The Donald. Let’s not talk about his obscene, blanket remarks labeling illegal immigrants as criminals bent on destroying society or the fact he thinks Islam somehow has a hatred for the U.S. that nobody else can see. Rather, let’s talk about the fact he can make his massive media attention devoid of any actual news to work to his advantage.
The No. 4-ranked duo of Brooke Austin and Kourtney Keegan reached this point last year.
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