Gainesville held two events Friday to celebrate Florida’s Emancipation Day and the start of “Journey to Juneteenth.” The monthlong celebration began on the day slaves in Florida were notified of their freedom by Union General Edward McCook.
Muck City Showcases is a local artist showcase circuit aiming to uplift smaller local musicians started by Danny B. Hodges Jr. in January. The shows are held at small businesses and feature dozens of artists from across the state.
In the cocoon of East Gainesville, there is only one convenient, accessible grocery store: Walmart Supercenter. The city has no current proposals to build a grocery store on the east side — despite reserving $3.3 million for this purpose.
UF offered graduate assistants their first wage increase in 5 years. It was less than $1,500.
A week after a Fort Clarke middle schooler was arrested for bringing a loaded gun to school, families across the county received an accidental message from Alachua County Public Schools alerting them of an active shooter Thursday morning.
The Gators (45-16, 13-11) dominated in the Gainesville Regional Championship game over Wisconsin (30-20, 12-11), forcing a mercy rule en route to a 11-0 victory.
The No. 14-seeded Florida Gators softball team (45-16, 13-11) defeated Georgia Tech (38-17, 13-11) 7-1 in game three of the Gainesville Regional.
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Florida (35-20, 15-15) fell to South Carolina (27-27, 13-17) 4-1 in what could be the final game in Condron Ballpark for seven UF seniors.
Florida (35-19, 14-14) defeated South Carolina (26-27, 12-17) 8-0 on Friday, earning the series victory and an opportunity to sweep the Gamecocks on Saturday.
The fourteenth-seeded Florida Gators softball team (44-16, 13-11) demolished the Canisius Golden Griffins (32-17,16-4) 10-1 Friday at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium.
The No.7-seeded Cavaliers (26-5, 12-0) defeated Florida (26-3, 12-0) and punched their ticket to the Final Four with a 4-1 victory atin the Khan Outdoor Tennis Complex in Champaign, Illinois.
Gainesville City Commission’s Thursday meeting was canceled due to a COVID-19 outbreak among officials.
Friday kicks off the city’s second annual “Journey to Juneteenth,” a monthlong celebration honoring the end of slavery.
Sophomore starting pitcher Brandon Sproat pitched 6.1 innings for the Gators (34-19, 14-14), as Florida rolled over South Carolina (26-26, 12-16) 14-5 behind four total homers.
The Gainesville Community Playhouse will debut its rendition of Green Day’s “American Idiot” May 20.
The Florida lacrosse team fought an uphill battle against No. 2 Maryland as their season came to an end with a 18-5 defeat Thursday.
Now, after 33 years on the job, the “Voice of the Gators” is calling it a career. After Florida baseball’s series against South Carolina, Hubert will retire.
Redshirt junior Fred Biondi tied for second in the tournament with a total of 211 strokes, as the Gators placed second overall to advance to the national championship.
A complaint submitted May 12 requests an ethics investigation into two high-ranking SG members. It concerned a trip to Israel the two took alongside other senators and executive officers.
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