As Christmas lights fade and New Year’s resolutions are broken within days of their inception, Alachua County welcomes another herald of 2011: a cheaper sales tax.
At a time when students and faculty make the most use of ISIS, a technological setback crashed the system Wednesday morning.
Each Thursday, the Avenue is serving up the best in entertainment, pop culture and everything in between. From the big screen to the radio waves, check out this week’s picks.
After years of performance that could be best described as wildly inconsistent and at worst can be compared to a Big Ten team in a bowl game, the Democrats relinquished control of the House Wednesday in an episode that spliced together the ceremonious with the awkward.
Santa Fe student Graham Smith, 24, juggles, walks and drinks coffee in the rain while juggling on Wednesday afternoon.
The burn ban prohibiting open burning and the use of New Year’s fireworks, sparklers and other pyrotechnics unless permitted by the Florida Department of Forestry was lifted Tuesday.
LAKE BUENA VISTA — For four UF oral commitments, this week has been a preview of what’s in store during the next four years.
Hey, Gators fans: Will Muschamp isn’t the only high-energy new boss in town.
In many other weeks, a victory at home over Rhode Island might be just a run-of-the-mill occurrence.
LAKE BUENA VISTA — When Urban Meyer resigned as Florida’s coach last month, recruits were shocked and confused by the news. But as Will Muschamp assembled his staff this week, recruits took notice — and they liked what they saw.
Just like that, it’s over.
TAMPA — Nobody knew what to expect from the 5-foot-9, 177-pound Ahmad Black when he arrived in Gainesville in 2007.
For nearly half of the Gators’ roster, Sunday’s matchup against nationally ranked Arkansas was their first taste of Southeastern Conference basketball.
LAKE BUENA VISTA — Florida coach Will Muschamp may have retained Stan Drayton as the Gators’ recruiting coordinator, but at this week’s Under Armour All-America events, UF commits Jeff Driskel and A.C. Leonard have been coordinating some recruiting of their own.
Two days after officially taking the reins of the Florida football program, Will Muschamp swiftly put together his coaching staff.
TAMPA — With Penn State threatening to spoil Urban Meyer’s going-away party late in the fourth quarter, senior Ahmad Black thought back to the biggest play in his college career.
The UF Board of Trustees approved an amended block tuition proposal at a Dec. 10 meeting, with the measure being delayed until fall of 2012.
Brett and Sydney Stelmaszek live together in an apartment while attending school.
Joe Antonelli remembers the number of the question that changed his life: 42a.
It’s been almost a decade since the Sept. 11 attacks. For those who dug through the ash and trudged through the fallen towers to save those trapped underneath, Congress is offering a balm for their wounds.
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