County fair returns to town this weekend with new attractions
By Samantha Black | Oct. 16, 2012The Alachua County Fair starts at 5 p.m. Friday at the Alachua County Fairgrounds, 3100 NE 39th Ave., with a concert and will run through Oct. 27.
The Alachua County Fair starts at 5 p.m. Friday at the Alachua County Fairgrounds, 3100 NE 39th Ave., with a concert and will run through Oct. 27.
The New York Times reported last week that writer/actor/filmmaker Lena Dunham just scored her first book deal, at the ripe of 26, from Random House for more than $3.5 million, and haters have gone wild.
Photobombing is a talent. It's part being aware of your surroundings and part obnoxiousness.
Australian artist Konstantin Dimopoulos is painting them as part of a project to raise environmental awareness about deforestation.
The Alachua County Office of Sustainability, Florida Organic Growers and Citizen’s Co-op were some of the local organizations that collaborated for the Fall Planting Event.
Carlie Needles expected to contribute heavily last season.
Last season, Kenny Boynton had an opportunity to advance the Gators to the Final Four.
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On March 10, Casey Prather leapt into the national spotlight.
More people know Wayne Wheeler by his pets than by his name.
Dropped passes are the only thing keeping Jeff Driskel from making West Virginia’s Geno Smith green with envy.
Restrictions proposed by Mayor Michael Bloomberg and approved by the Board of Health plan to ban the sale of sugary drinks and sodas in containers larger than 16 ounces at restaurants, street carts and entertainment venues in New York City.
I am concerned that other universities around the country have implemented a more humane policy concerning their feral cat populations than UF.
One month after the Alachua County Health Department found two Gainesville chickens that tested positive for West Nile virus, Anthony Dennis, county environmental health director, said the county is buzzing with surveillance and precautions.
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Jon Bostic just keeps doing the same thing over and over again.
Consul General of Israel to Florida and Puerto Rico, Chaim Shacham, spoke at UF Hillel on Monday about politics in what he called “one of the toughest neighborhoods in the world.”
Former Gators running back Fred Taylor came to UF on Monday to warn students not to fumble when it comes to student loans.
UF students who were eligible for Bright Futures Scholarships between 2005 and 2007 may be affected by a computer security breach at Northwest Florida State College.