Competitors will whip up sweet potato pies, throw down with step dance, get in the groove to African drumming and toss out poetic verses Saturday at the Homowo African Festival in Gainesville.
For now, Florida nicely asks drivers to stay off their cell phones and just drive.
Mediums offering messages from lost loved ones, acupuncture physicians touting instant acupressure facelifts and licensed therapists administering shoulder massages will all be available under one roof this Saturday.
About 125 people of diverse religions, ages and races gathered in front of the Dove World Outreach Center Wednesday evening for a prayer vigil in response to a sign recently posted by the center.
Part football legend, part sea turtle and a little bit of alligator, Tebow Turtle marks territory claimed by the Gators in last year's UF-Georgia game.
The death of Michael Jackson has spurred a debate on how the pop king and accused child molester should be remembered, and UF pop culture professors are just as split as the rest of the nation.
At 2 a.m. Saturday, while most students are sleeping or coming home from a night of partying, the Gainesville Veterans For Peace will be setting up about 4,950 tombstones along Eighth Avenue.
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