Forty students protest new uniform rule
By Alexander Klausner | June 9, 2010About 40 Alachua County public school students convened at the the Kirby Smith Center on Tuesday to protest the new countywide school dress code policy.
About 40 Alachua County public school students convened at the the Kirby Smith Center on Tuesday to protest the new countywide school dress code policy.
Students who hate their jobs should visit the Harn this summer.
The Flour Pot Bakery is battling hunger one cookie at a time.
About 50 people called for the U.S. government to take a stand against Israel’s actions.
A large water pipe burst Saturday evening, flooding the intersection of Southwest 10th Street and Southwest Fifth Avenue for about two hours.
Praying won’t get you a free meal if you’re the 131st person in line at the St. Francis House.
The Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo flooded visitors with conservation tips to celebrate World Oceans Day over the weekend.
With costs rising for city services, churches and nonprofit organizations will soon have to pay a fire service fee.
UF students and faculty members received emergency text messages and e-mails early May 31 warning of a crime that occurred in the pedestrian tunnel under 13th Street.
The School Board of Alachua County voted Tuesday night to implement a district-wide school uniform requirement for students in kindergarten through 12th grade.
A display of 5,473 cardboard tombstones, one for every soldier killed in the wars, lined both sides of Northwest Eighth Avenue.
The $9.7-million cut in state funding for Shands at UF, which was approved by Gov. Charlie Crist on Friday, will likely adversely affect Florida's under- and uninsured patients, according to a Shands press release.
UF students built a house, tore it down and are now building it again.
The Florida Public Service Commission approved a plan on Thursday to build a 100-megawatt biomass plant at the Gainesville Regional Utilities facility in Deerhaven.
A 19-year-old man was beaten and robbed in the tunnel under Southwest 13th Street connecting Norman Hall and the Yulee area early Monday.
He was trying to make a flight out of Ft. Lauderdale to Colombia. The bus service offered a "first class coach" trip from Gainesville to Miami for $20. He took the trip; he won't ever do that again.
Forced to close its doors after 4 p.m. now, the Fat Tuscan Café may have to close forever if its zoning code doesn't change.
Twelve columns of the Rosa Parks Downtown Regional Transfer Station were dedicated Tuesday to honor prominent civil rights leaders.
Caleb Burton was looking for plants for his landscaping project. Every year for his wife’s birthday, he does gardening work. This year, he went to the Alachua County Master Gardener Plant Sale.
Less than a week into his term, Mayor Craig Lowe said he is expecting some of the toughest budget decisions in decades.