Alachua County waters are not meeting standards set by the Environmental Protection Agency, so the county is implementing a fertilizer ban to improve them, a county official said.
With cold temperatures expected today and Friday night, Gainesville will activate its Cold Night Shelter Program.
More than two dozen Christmas trees and wreaths will be auctioned off to raise $50,000 for children’s health care over the next three days.
It took Derek Cummings 30 days to create a dystopian world.
A group of 59 students stood side-by-side on Turlington Plaza on Wednesday night and recited the Hail Mary prayer.
The UF Health Shands Rehab Hospital is hosting its first art festival for people with special needs.
Perhaps one of the most famous (and offensive) myths perpetuated by financial conservatives is that all of those who receive government assistance in the form of welfare checks or food stamps are either lazy, addicted to drugs and alcohol or both. Today, we are going to evaluate how absurd and ignorant this view is.
Fidel Castro is dead. Finally. For years, there were rumors regarding the Cuban leader’s declining health. His public appearances had become scarce since he transferred power to his brother Raúl in 2006. But late last Friday, news broke that the 90-year-old had passed away.
I came home for Thanksgiving very eager to shut myself inside the house and relax; my sister came home very eager to get out of the house and see all the friends she had left behind. It’s not that I don’t have friends in my hometown. It’s just that one of them doesn’t come home for that short break, and the others I see in Gainesville anyway. I didn’t really keep in contact with all the people I was friendly with in high school. Maybe in the beginning I did, but in the end, only the really strong relationships lasted.
Music has the power to lift us up and carry us out of situations, whether those situations are just crossing the street or crossing the border.
With finals right around the corner, study hotspots on campus quickly overflow with stressed-out students and red coffee cups. This exam season, skip waiting in line at the Marston Science Library Starbucks or wandering through Library West for a place to settle. Instead, check out some of Gainesville’s most aesthetically pleasing cafes for quality coffee and a fun study experience.
This Sunday, UF’s College of the Arts and the School of Music will be holding the 67th annual “Sounds of the Season” concert with the theme “¡el Festival!” This concert will be held at the Phillips Center for the Performing Arts from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Since last Friday, the Hippodrome State Theatre has been performing a unique, comedic Christmas story. The show, “The Ultimate Christmas Show (Abridged),” will run until Dec. 18, with shows every day of the week besides Mondays.
The Weeknd has become one of the biggest artists over the past several years. Since making his debut in 2011, Abel Tesfaye has transcended into a hit-making superstar.
It’s been nearly a decade since we said goodbye to Lorelai and Rory, and still the “Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life” revival couldn’t have come a minute too soon. The revival brings the Gilmore girls into present day, complete with smartphones, social media and “Hamilton.” With four episodes, each one an hour-and-a-half long, fans can watch Rory, Lorelai and Emily experience heartaches, hilarity and hijinks through winter, spring, summer and fall of one calendar year.
The clock had finally struck zero. One team was left dazed by a furious fourth-quarter comeback.
Jim McElwain stood at the lectern on Monday and made a bold declaration. With a matchup against No. 1 Alabama — a team with the No. 1 scoring defense, rushing defense and total defense in the country — looming following a double-digit loss to Florida State, the second-year coach was asked about the obvious mismatch of his No. 114-ranked offense facing the elite Crimson Tide defense.
As No. 15 Florida prepares for a matchup with No. 1 Alabama in the Southeastern Conference Championship game on Saturday, here are a few things to know from this week’s conversations with Florida’s players and coach Jim McElwain.
Jalen Tabor remembers the feeling.
A co-founder of The Huffington Post will speak at UF next week.
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