The signs jutting out of lawns, the smiling portraits on Web sites, the campaign flyers in your mailbox - they don't come cheap.
The City Commission listened to more than 100 citizens comment on a policy to make discriminating based on gender identity illegal, as 98 cities and counties nationwide have already done.
Self-defense devices are not generally considered chic, but with a leopard-print surface and an MP3-playing holster, the new civilian-marketed Taser C2 aims to change that notion.
As the sun went down and the air turned cold Monday evening, Andy Coffey stood alone on the corner of University Avenue and 13th Street with a sign urging passers-by to vote Thomas Hawkins Jr. for the Gainesville City Commission.
New mobile advertisements about excessive drinking are not warning students about liver disease.
Merchants at the annual Hoggetowne Medieval Faire have noticed a snag in their chain mail in recent years.
Police arrested a UF student on charges of damaging property while driving under the influence after he crashed his car into a Gainesville woman's house, according to a Gainesville Police Department arrest report.
Armed with work gloves and orange plastic buckets, about 1,400 volunteers set out in the rain Saturday morning to protect their city from invasion.
In the battle of specialty license plates, the Gators managed to beat panthers, sharks, manatees, dolphins and other wildlife last year.
A Gainesville bicycling organization is introducing its new headquarters and bike repair shop with several events today.
Florida Highway Patrol troopers arrested a man just south of Gainesville on Wednesday afternoon after they found a loaded gun and more than 1,400 prescription-drug pills in the car he was driving, according to an FHP news release.
Volunteers of all ages are fighting back this Saturday against a deadly threat - air potatoes.
When listeners of the Kevin and Casey morning show on KISS 105.3 FM were asked what they would do to meet Disney's Hannah Montana, they gave some interesting responses.
Randomly selected Gainesville residents will get the chance to strongly agree or disagree on city services by completing a new survey.
After more than a year of playing tug-of-war with HD DVD, or High Definition DVD, it appears that Blu-ray Disc may have emerged as the front-runner in the format war.
Get put on hold by Gov. Charlie Crist's office these days, and you won't hear easy listening music.
Editor's Note: Christopher Salazar could not be reached for a photograph.
As the only candidate running for re-election on the Gainesville City Commission District 3 ballot, Jack Donovan is proud of what he has accomplished in his three-year term.
Women for Wise Growth held a public forum Wednesday evening and questioned Gainesville City Commission candidates on their ideas for energy conservation, development in East Gainesville and homelessness.
To Armando Grundy, taking care of his southwest Gainesville voting district means not spending public funds on downtown development projects.
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