In honor of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, pink balloons and streamers and employees wearing pink hats set the scene as the bakery-cafe sold ribbon-shaped bagels for the Panera Goes Pink benefit on Archer Road Friday.
Chipotle agreed to pay a penny more per pound of tomatoes as part of an initiative led by the Coalition of Immokalee Workers.
From 1991 to 2011, the number of high school teenagers aged 16 and older who drink and drive decreased by 54 percent, according to a study released recently by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Kae-Sa-Luk, the Thai art of carving fruits and vegetables, was the only way Pam Maneeratana knew to make money when she moved to the United States 33 years ago.
Tampa may have Gasparilla, but Gainesville has been ranked as the “pirate” capital of the U.S. — at least in terms of illegal downloads.
The Gainesville City Commission voted 4-3 Thursday to send a proposed price hike for roam towing rates back to the Public Safety Committee. The same committee recommended earlier this year that the commission pass the measure.
On Monday, a new state law went into effect that cracks down on reporting child abuse and assists child abuse victims.
A bald eagle under the care of the UF Small Animal Hospital was released to a rehab center Wednesday.
Matos, national field director of GetEQUAL, a lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender equality organization, is among the couples affected by the Department of Homeland Security’s recent announcement that would officially define same-sex couples as families for the purposes of deportation orders.
The county held a community meeting Wednesday at the fairgrounds to discuss residents’ opinions and concerns about the current plan.
About 50 percent of U.S. adults have mobile access to the Internet through a smartphone or tablet, according to the Pew Research Center’s Project for Excellence in Journalism survey released Monday.
The Gainesville Police Department deployed officers on horses, aerial units and police dogs as well as officers to assist in the search for Christian Aguilar.
The Alachua County Commission put a referendum on the ballot about whether to add a sales tax that would raise $550 million to repave roads.
Grooveshark has expanded its mobile streaming website to include all mobile devices, including tablets.
About a month out from Election Day, contributions from The Walt Disney Co. entities to Florida candidates and committees totaled roughly $2.5 million.
Publix Super Markets issued a voluntary recall Thursday for 10-ounce plastic bags of Publix Hearts of Romaine after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration alerted the company that samples of the product contained Listeria monocytogenes, a known pathogen.
After business faltered, owner Hiro Leung decided to shut down Rolls ‘n Bowls to transform it into Yume Ume, a Japanese-style restaurant.
Users found that the new Maps application is missing whole cities, duplicating locations and using incorrect landmark icons. Apple CEO Tim Cook publicly apologized in an open letter on the company’s website, recognizing the application’s kinks.
In 54 hours, one salsa instructor’s idea went from just a dream to a funded reality.
It must be difficult to be a vice presidential candidate.
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