Twenty-eight years after his first fire, Gene Prince will be trading flame-resistant jackets and fire alarms for suits and meetings as Gainesville’s fire chief.
A 21-year-old man was arrested Thursday morning and charged with two felonies for pistol-whipping a man on the side of the road earlier in the night.
The Gainesville Enrichment Mentoring Program was recognized at a Gainesville City Commission meeting Thursday as an exceptional program to help students be the best they can be.
On a chilly Thursday evening on Bo Diddley Plaza, homeless men and women lined up to get their meal for the day.
When Otis Britt announced via Facebook that his restaurant would close at the end of the month, he expected the lamenting wall posts.
The burn ban prohibiting open burning and the use of New Year’s fireworks, sparklers and other pyrotechnics unless permitted by the Florida Department of Forestry was lifted Tuesday.
Santa Fe student Graham Smith, 24, juggles, walks and drinks coffee in the rain while juggling on Wednesday afternoon.
As Christmas lights fade and New Year’s resolutions are broken within days of their inception, Alachua County welcomes another herald of 2011: a cheaper sales tax.
If you plan on flying out of Gainesville in the future, expect to receive a full-body scan on your way out.
As President Barack Obama made his way around the room of dignitaries, politicians and guests at a White House reception in December, Gainesville Mayor Craig Lowe had no idea what the commander in chief would say to him.
Joe Antonelli remembers the number of the question that changed his life: 42a.
Having lived along Hogtown Creek since 1989, 61-year-old Ewen Thomson has long appreciated its beauty. But within its waters, there also lie deposits of pine tar, a sticky residue that has flowed through both Hogtown and Springstead creeks for decades.
2011 might be Steve Raye’s best year.
Florida will gain two more congressional seats after the latest census data showed an increase in population, giving it even more influence as a swing state in presidential elections.
It started with rock ‘n’ roll.
The last day of classes has arrived, and DJ/producer Le Castle Vania is here from Atlanta to help students celebrate their freedom until finals. The show will be at 10 p.m. at the Vault.
A plan to build a 100-megawatt biomass power plant in Gainesville was endorsed by Gov. Charlie Crist and the Florida Cabinet on Tuesday.
After 13 years as a haven for Gainesville musicians and music lovers, the bar and music store shut its doors at the end of November.
The protest was organized by a class that unanimously agreed to take action against the proposed policy.
C-SPAN is previewing a new Digital Bus in Gainesville on Wednesday, making a stop at Eastside High School and Cox Digital Store located on Northwest 43rd Street.
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