Gainesville Police arrested a local man Tuesday afternoon after he reportedly stole money and was found with spice, a synthetic form of marijuana.
On Wednesday evening — the same day as his 28th birthday — Jonathan Long stopped a robbery.
Today on Turlington Plaza, students can buy treats for a sweet cause.
Going away to college for the first time isn’t easy.
UF’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences’ new associate dean for research grew up on a small farm and chose to get her doctorate in agricultural and resource economics at Oregon State University.
UF is still on the waiting list for Chipotle delivery.
This past Tuesday, we ran a column titled “Mediocre Advice: Fair skin, bedroom advice.” The column engendered a fair amount of controversy over the columnist’s assertion “pale is better,” in response to an inquiry from a woman asking how to get a tan despite Gainesville’s rainy weather.
As noted in last week’s Darts & Laurels, a Kentucky clerk has been jailed for refusing to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples. She appealed her case all the way to the Supreme Court — who ruled this summer that marriage is a right to be enjoyed by all — and was denied an appeal. Despite being effectively ordered to do so by the highest authority of law in the U.S., she still refused to issue licenses.
Comedian Christopher Titus is coming to Gainesville to support his seventh 90-minute comedy special, “Born With a Defect.”
Released in 1990, ABC’s “Twin Peaks” begins with a centralized murder mystery combined with classic soap-opera elements, deadpan humor, dark mysticism and a sheer style of its own.
Local businesses The Top and Alligator Brewing Co. are teaming up for a special dining experience.
In Susan Bluck’s office in McCarty Hall, a quote hangs on the wall: “An awareness of death encourages us to live more intensely.”
About 20 people huddled outside Maude’s Classic Cafe watching “Casablanca” on a large screen projector at 9 p.m. Tuesday. Cloth napkins were draped over the streetlights to set the mood.
A musician, puppeteer, painter, street performer and actor will be performing in Gainesville on Tuesday — and it’s all the same person.
The Florida volleyball team may be in Hawaii, but they’re not on vacation.
The No. 10 Gators soccer team will open Southeastern Conference play tonight, as they host the reigning conference champs, No. 6 Texas A&M, at Donald R. Dizney Stadium at 7.
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Like the season opener, Florida won’t name a first-string quarterback for Saturday’s game against East Carolina, coach Jim McElwain said Wednesday.
It’s time for Roger Goodell to give up his disciplinary powers.
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