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.
Shamu is shaking his head.
I couldn’t agree more with Sean Quinn’s Wednesday column. Alcohol is a far worse drug than marijuana, and the fact that marijuana is still illegal in most states and federally is absolutely insane. I would love to see the Alligator do an in-depth article on recent studies that have been done to support the idea of marijuana being legal. I’m 30, and our generation, which is soon to be in power, largely thinks marijuana is no big deal. And it isn’t.
So much has been made of Bob Dylan’s songwriting: When he put hand to typewriter (as he liked to often do), his lyrics came out indelible, engrossing and timeless. Here’s the Avenue’s picks for the killer lines that send Dylanologists into convulsions.
Sean Quinn is mistaken when suggesting that Florida should decriminalize marijuana. It’s clearly time to completely re-legalize cannabis for responsible adults.
Musicians spanning across time — everyone from rockers like the Rolling Stones to more current folk artists like Ray LaMontagne — have cited influences by Bob Dylan. Here, some of Gainesville’s freshest talents sound off about the songwriting giant and his contribution to music.
About 400 students got a little life lesson Wednesday night about what it means to stand out.
Alfredo Kiernan’s cycling accident with a pedestrian on Stadium Road should remind us that we all share our spaces.
From folk troubadour to electric jester to ever-touring elder statesman of rock ‘n’ roll, Bob Dylan and his storied artistic career have filled books, movies and varying levels of philosophical discussions for years.
The group of players teamed up with Stephanie Covey and her Backpack Club to collect cans to feed hungry children in Alachua County.
An Alachua County Sheriff’s Office employee was arrested Monday and charged with stealing money from the sheriff’s office.
The UF Research and Academic Center at Lake Nona, a $44 million facility will soon house the Orlando campus of the College of Pharmacy’s entry-level professional degree program, along with other biomedical research projects.
On a shady street in east Gainesville, a teal house stands between tall trees. Paul Anthony Sr. planted those trees himself.
Most of the crimes committed on campus involved property theft as opposed to violent crimes against people, also known as persons crimes.
Florida quarterback John Brantley was limited in practice Sunday after taking a hard hit against Alabama, but offensive coordinator Steve Addazio said the junior should be fine for this weekend’s meeting with LSU.
Outgoing senators in the Student Senate gave their goodbye addresses before the newly-elected senators were sworn in during Tuesday night's meeting.
Fresh off two shutouts to start Southeastern Conference play, the road-weary No. 6 Gators returned home this weekend with one thing in mind: capitalizing on scoring opportunities.
During the fall, I probably watch somewhere between 10-15 hours of college and professional football every weekend.
Just about a year and a half after Frito-Lay introduced its earmuff-almost-necessary-to-open-it biodegradable SunChips bag, the junk food giant is sending the bags to the dump and reintroducing the totally-not-sustainable old version while the company tries to find a bag that’s quietly biodegradable.
Idan Solon’s Tuesday letter to the editor in which he attempts to chastise a capitalist system through actions by the U.S. government misses the mark.
Solutions by The State News
