For the 12th consecutive year, local families have an opportunity to change their future trajectory and access affordable mortgages, largely due to Santa Fe College and Alachua County Habitat for Humanity.
City Commission plans to bring a cultural arts center to East Gainesville as an effort to support at-risk youth and Black residents. The proposed center aims to provide arts and cultural programming, workforce development, skill cultivation and after-school activities resources, according to a January 2022 General Policy Committee meeting presentation.
How I wish I had better news. It’s Pride Month after all — one of many occasions throughout the year when we celebrate diversity in a world that doesn’t always embrace such a thing. I’m happier with myself than ever, living my truth has been a blessing, allowing me to thrive. Unfortunately, being happy with oneself, is a different thing from being happy with one’s situation, even further removed, being happy with the state of things.
Ha pasado un mes desde que el gobernador Ron DeSantis firmó el proyecto de ley del Senado 1718. La ley se enfoca en la regulación de los migrantes trabajando en Florida.
Santa Fe College senior Apoorva Bangalore Raviprasad, an astrophysics major, left India for the United States in 2022, feeling confused about how the future would unfold and struggling with her identity.
A month has passed since Gov. Ron DeSantis signed Senate Bill 1718 into law. The bill focuses on the regulation of migrants working in Florida. The legislation, going into effect July 1, requires legal verification for any employer with 25 or more employees. It imposes penalties for employing unauthorized immigrants and intensifies penalties for human smuggling.
Last week, The Alligator published a paper with an emphasis on LGBTQ stories. We featured nonbinary drag queens, covered state trans legislation, local Pride info sessions and more. We’re proud to publish these stories our staff worked hard on. We’re honored to cover the stories about our local communities.
The UF Graduate Assistants United peacefully protested the closure of graduate housing in Maguire Village and University Village South with a final “no-pool pool block party.”
This month, the Harn Museum chose “Art + Pride” as the theme for its monthly nighttime community event, Museum Nights. Organizations supporting women, people of color and LGBTQ people were invited to educate and connect with the museum-goers.
Gainesville City Commissioner Casey Willits and Alachua County Commissioner Mary Alford represent Gainesville as the only two elected officials in the county who are openly a part of the LGBTQ community. The two commissioners have followed contrasting paths to their positions today — both professionally and personally.
The Coven doubles as a drag family and a group of entertainers based in North Central Florida. Rachel Boheme, mother and Supreme of the Coven, founded the group in 2016. The Coven hosts its weekly show Sinister Sundays at the University Club, Gainesville’s first and only gay club located at 18 East University Ave.
The proposed plan restructures the student parking system to have three tiers varying in price based on campus proximity.
Waldrep paved the way toward victory, and the No. 2 seed Florida Gators (50-15, 20-10 SEC) defeated the No. 15 seed South Carolina Gamecocks (42-21, 16-13 SEC) 4-0 Saturday at Condron Family Ballpark. Florida will appear in its 13th College World Series in program history.
For the sixth time in program history, the Florida Gators men’s track and field team were crowned 2023 National Collegiate Athletic Association Outdoor Champions Friday.
Sunrise Christian Academy center John Bol announced his commitment to the Florida Gators and head coach Todd Golden Saturday.
The No. 2 seed Florida Gators (49-15, 20-10 SEC) defeated the No. 15 seed South Carolina Gamecocks (42-20, 16-13 SEC) 5-4 Friday in game one at Condron Family Ballpark.
San Francisco transfer guard Julian Rishwain committed to Florida basketball and head coach Todd Golden Friday.
Florida softball announced Thursday the team has parted ways with pitching coach Mike Bosch after five seasons.
A Gainesville man was arrested June 5 after an underage victim said she had sex with the man the night before, according to a Gainesville Police Department arrest report.
The No. 2 seed Florida Gators (48-15, 20-10 SEC) are set to open a best-of-three series against the No. 15 seed South Carolina Gamecocks (42-19, 15-13 SEC) Friday in the NCAA Super Regionals at Condron Family Ballpark. The Gamecocks swept the Gators the last time the two teams met April 20-22.
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