Dr. Joe Cicero, a UF research scientist, hands a tarantula to attendee Mark Xby in the booth for the UF Entomology and Nematology Outreach Program during the Endangered Species Awareness Day at the Lubee Bat Conservancy on Saturday. It was the first time Xby had held a tarantula.
More
GFAA Summer Showcase
By Mackenzie Haas | 3:26pm"Joy Comes In The Morning," an acrylic mix media finger painting by Shannon Summerlin, hangs in the Gainesville Fine Arts Association's Summer Showcase exhibit.
Dusty Ray Spencer Execution
By Logan McBride | June 26Protestors demonstrate outside of Raiford State Prison, Thursday, June 25, 2026.
Hispanic Pride
By Henry A. Moore | June 25Queer Hispanic residents of Gainesville find community in Pride this June.





