“I love going into hostile environments. I kind of feel like the bad guy walking into somewhere,” defensive lineman Antonio Valentino told media ahead of Florida’s first real road game against Kentucky.
Florida’s women’s tennis starts their season with a great showing from Carly Briggs and Alicia Dudeney and 13 total victories in three days.
Gainesville has seen a 26% increase in gun-related crimes that resulted in injury or death since 2019, according to a Gainesville Police Department spreadsheet.
The head coach is accused of making racist remarks, throwing basketballs at players during practices, and verbally abusing the team, assistant coaches and trainers.
En Gainesville Place Apartments, una mujer fue apartada de la puerta de su casa, arrastrada por las escaleras y violada en un área boscosa en las primeras horas de la mañana del 10 de septiembre. Ahora, los residentes hacen malabares para afrontar el trauma y al mismo tiempo abogan por mejoras en la seguridad del complejo. Los residentes dicen que la administración ha tardado en abordar el problema.
UF Students have seven options of polling locations to cast their votes to decide who will fill the 50 available Student Government Senate seats. Voting will take place Sept. 28 and 29 from 8:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Many residents claim the luxury they were promised in off-campus housing may not be as advertised. Despite the chronic issues, new apartments continue to be built surrounding UF’s campus.
Gainesville Place Apartments had 258 incidents called into police within the last nine months, including instances of public masturbation, attempted break-ins and alarming behavior from strangers who didn’t belong to the complex.
Multiple students in Rawlings Hall have complained about cold-like symptoms over the past month.
The 34-year-old East Gainesville resident was homeless, addicted to drugs and unemployed after he was charged. He had nothing to guide him but his faith. Now Irving uses his life experiences to set goals for himself.
Gainesville residents gathered to celebrate the life of A. Quinn Jones Sr., the first Black principal at Lincoln High School. He turned the school, now A. Quinn Jones Center, into the first accredited all-Black school in Gainesville and second in the state.
The Big Big Swap Meet returned to Heartwood Soundstage Sept. 19 to introduce locals to the many small businesses that Gainesville has to offer, showcasing a variety of local vendors and small businesses.
Tafesse’s artistic journey began several decades ago, when he decided to try his hand with art as a young child in Ethiopia. Following the spark from his mother, an amateur artist, he began his venture into the artistic universe drawing a portrait of an Ethiopian Atse, an Emperor.
In the early second quarter of the Alabama game, Emory Jones heard a cacophony of boos from his home crowd. He’s been a different man since.
The Gainesville Reggae Festival took place, which took place at Heartwood Soundstage Sept. 25, was the first of its kind at the music venue. From 5 p.m. to nearly midnight, guests listened to live reggae music, indulged in Jamaican cuisine and browsed booths from local vendors.
The How Bazar will host its last Bazar Á La Carte market Oct. 2 and Oct. 3 as a farewell to the Seagle Building, which housed their outlet for local curators and vintage clothing items.
Kit Loferski and Georgia Eaton-Collins scored as Florida records an away win in Starkville.
The Florida women’s golf team returned to play this weekend in Nashville. The team placed third at the Mason Rudolph Championship.
Emory Jones became the first UF quarterback to surpass 200 yards passing and 100 yards rushing in a game since Tim Tebow against Florida State in November 2009 in Saturday’s win over Tennessee.
The unranked Florida Gators hope to keep their winning ways against Mississippi State.
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