Downtown Hippodrome State Theatre rebrands after 20 years
By Jasmine Wildflower Osmond | Oct. 8, 2014A horse with six legs and a collaboration between downtown neighbors: The Hippodrome State Theatre is changing pace.
A horse with six legs and a collaboration between downtown neighbors: The Hippodrome State Theatre is changing pace.
The turnout for Luke Bryan’s Farm Tour 2014 stop in Gainesville Saturday night was like something, well, straight from a Luke Bryan song.
Thousands of pink ribbons hanging in store windows, pinned onto pedestrians’ chest pockets and printed on campus fliers mean only one thing: Pinktober is in full swing.
Merengue musician Toño Rosario will be “kulikitakaing” his way to UF for Hispanic Heritage Month.
Pauly Shore, clad in jeans and an open flannel shirt, ambles onto Rockeys Dueling Piano Bar’s small stage.
Soon women won’t have to worry so much about forgetting to take that pesky little pill, and guys can be in charge of birth control too.
The blood, sweat and tears that go into building a reputation can all go to waste in an instant — especially once racy images are involved, as celebrities have learned this past month.
Student Government elections are over — lucky for those of you who somehow managed to avoid Turlington — and the results are in: Swamp. The Avenue took a look at the important write-in candidates our Student Body wanted but didn’t get.
They’re hairy, they’re manly, they’re vulgar — they’re burlesque.
Ever been bewildered by the multitude of forks, knives and spoons jostling for space at a formal dinner table? Which to use? When? And how did they get there, anyway?
People poured into the High Dive last October to watch a performance that sold out at the door. This year the venue will give the public not just one, but three chances to see this popular production.
Painting brought vibrancy to Jess Yelvington’s life when she faced difficult times with her health.
“Les Miserables” is a tale of salvation, and that’s just what Gainesville Community Playhouse expects to show in its own production.
Colombians and Venezuelans will gather to dance and discuss soccer. The fast-paced chatter of hand gesturing Cubans will hum in the background as they purchase food at a nearby stand.
A popular page is pulling away from the social news-based website Reddit.
Horror fans will not want to miss the activities the Hippodrome State Theatre has planned in October because there’s something different to scream at every week.
When the first Original Gainesville Food Truck Rally opened one Saturday in January 2013, thousands of people lined up to sample food from six local food trucks.
Eating, like cooking, is an outlet for creativity and manipulation. Take Oreos, for instance. Do you eat the frosting first and save the chocolate wafers for last? Do you carefully take apart the cookie to separate the filling and then scrape it off with your teeth? Or do you chomp through the whole cookie?
What happens when two Florida State University frat bro alumni get together?