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Florida head coach Billy Napier greeting fans during Gator Walk Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022.
SPORTS  |  FOOTBALL

Napier’s connections to the Peach state

On any given Saturday at 3:30 p.m. in 1990s Chatsworth, Georgia, Kurt Napier and his family would gather around the TV to watch Southeastern Conference teams duke it out on CBS. To them, football was tradition. The SEC in some parts of their northern Georgia town was religious. No one would’ve imagined that on that same television, 30 years from those moments, someone in the family would have an impact on what they saw on Saturdays. 


A Florida player slides into second base in the Gators' 13-11 loss to the Georgia Bulldogs on Friday, April 14, 2023.
SPORTS  |  BASEBALL

The history of Florida-Georgia baseball

The battle on the gridiron between Florida and Georgia draws the most attention among fans of the rivalry. However, there is a deep-rooted history on the diamond few fans consider when discussing the rivalry between the two schools.


Drag queen Jessa Belle Light performing to a medley of Taylor Swift songs at Bo Diddley Plaza on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023.
METRO

Gainesville continues its celebration of Pride with events, museum exhibits and feelings of community

Pride Month has been a celebration of the queer community since 1970, just one year after LGBTQ+ individuals fought against systemic injustices in the Stonewall Riots. Although the cause is commemorated nationwide in the month of June for over 50 years, Gainesville serves as one city celebrating Pride Month just a bit longer. 


Dry Wrought Cider hosts a soft opening at Fourth Avenue Food Park Oct. 20.
THE AVENUE  |  FOOD

Gluten-free cider is brought to Gainesville's Fourth Avenue Food Park

Disillusioned by the small market for dietary friendly alcohol, Ben Stone with his 34-year-old best friend and brother-in-law, Dale Tanner, began home-brewing to compensate for the lack of options Gainesville offered them at the time. Just short of a decade later, the Stones and Tanner would bring one of the biggest breweries for gluten-free and vegan cider to Gainesville: Dry Wrought Cider. 



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