The Standard at Gainesville will begin moving in its 1,200 residents over the course of the next two days, likely causing congestion and traffic delays in the Midtown and downtown areas.
While protests in Charlottesville have caused an upset nationally, a Confederate statue in Gainesville was removed Monday with little fanfare from passersby.
Richard Spencer, the avowed white nationalist, will no longer be allowed to speak at UF.
Dear UF President Kent Fuchs,
After reportedly misusing school funds, seven players, including star receiver Antonio Callaway, have been suspended from the Gators’ 2017 season opener against the University of Michigan.
Three Gainesville men and one Archer man were arrested late Sunday night after police said they tried breaking into a woman’s car outside her home.
Welcome to UF! Whether you just graduated from high school and have moved to Gainesville to start your bachelor's degree or you attended college in another country and have come to Florida to pursue a graduate or professional degree, I am so pleased you chose UF as your university. I have three goals for you this academic year.
Dear UF President Kent Fuchs,
The Cabins at OK Corral Gun Club, situated on 350 acres in the heartland of Florida, offer its guests a refined lodging experience that reflects a rustic elegance well in character with the OK Corral Gun Club’s fabled Old West history and natural surroundings. Named after mining towns and built in a horseshoe around the General Store, the Cabins are steps away from club dining and recreational activities suited for guests of all ages.
With only the noise of cicadas chirping in the air, more than 300 people stood together, heads down, in silence.
Tiki torches? On my campus?
A leader of a white nationalist organization, who participated in the violent Charlottesville, Virginia rallies Saturday, is arranging to speak at UF next month.
The GFWC High Springs New Century Woman’s Club invites you to our Divine Diva’s Fashion Show & Purse Auction Fundraiser on Saturday, September 9th – 11:00 am to 2:00 pm. Please join us for delicious food, delightful fun & games and dazzling fashions presented by Belk’s Department Store. High-end purses will be available for silent bidding on Friday, September 8th from 12 p.m. until 6 p.m. and Saturday, September 9th from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. Gently used purses will be available for immediate purchase both days. The silent auction winners will be announced on Saturday, September 9th at 2:00 pm. Tickets are $15.00. Call Jan at 785-383-4412 or email – hsncwclub@gmail.com.
UF football great John Reaves passed away in his Tampa home Tuesday at 67 years old.
If you weren’t alive when Diana Spencer, Princess of Wales, made her iconic mark on the world, a new HBO documentary will make you wish you were. It will also make you weep the way so many did the weeks following her tragic passing. The film, which commemorates the 20th year since her premature death, is called “Diana, Our Mother: Her Life and Legacy.”
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UF students can find themselves falling into several different niches once they arrive in Gainesville. Intramural sports teams, Greek life and different clubs on campus can divert students’ attention from school or other social and professional obligations.
Yet another Summer B term has gone as quickly as it came, but there are still a few days left before the short break between semesters ensues. If you haven’t had the time to take advantage of the many different things our city has to offer, now is your chance. Although you have to be 21 or older to get a local beer at Swamp Head Brewery or First Magnitude Brewing Compnay, there are plenty of other things available for the college student in need of cooling off. Here are a few things to check off your Gainesville bucket lists before the short Summer Break is upon us.
In our current era, there are many who emphasize the mantra “work hard, play hard.” An idea that has now become so popular that it has produced multiple renditions, has become a meme, has its own song, has books with the same idea and has people talking about the concept day in and day out. The discussion even sparks a conversation from more serious people that working too hard and focusing too much on the “grind” is not a healthy habit for success.
Hours before a meeting at the Gainesville City Hall on upcoming renovations to the Institute of Black Culture and the Institute of Hispanic-Latino Cultures, UF sent a letter.
Hawthorne Middle/High School, located at 21403 SE 69th Ave., has been a “D” school for several years.
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