In the past two days, Allison Cecchini has called her best friend 17 times though she knows Ashley Slonina will never pick up her phone again.
The Union Street Farmers' Market will open Wednesday at its new location in the Downtown Community Plaza.
About 350,000 books fill the Friends of the Library building as members prepare for the semiannual book sale.
With the combination of two football losses, a month of away games and an off-week, some local Gators merchandise stores are feeling the strain from a lack of interest.
(Lauren Langston / Alligator) Scott Edmundson and Haley West, both merchants at the Union Street Farmers' Market, talk to a customer at their pumpkin stand on Wednesday. Beginning Oct. 17, the farmer's market will be relocated to the Downtown Community Plaza at the corner of East University Avenue and Southeast 1st Street and will be open from 4 p.m to 7 p.m.
Kanapaha Botanical Gardens will celebrate its 20th birthday by granting free admission at its Open House on Saturday.
Students were given the chance to question city leaders Wednesday, and the resounding concern was homelessness.
The arrest of UF football player Tony Joiner on Oct. 2 wasn't the first problem local towing companies have had with late-night car pickups.
A woman reported being raped early Wednesday morning in northeast Gainesville, according to the Gainesville Police Department.
In addition to a 5 percent tuition increase, students could face a new technology fee if Gov. Charlie Crist approves a bill that was introduced by the Florida Senate on Tuesday.
While the county panhandling ordinance was passed in September, the county is still debating over its purpose.
Alachua County Library District joined the UF library system in letting patrons checkout items in their underwear.
Five political experts discussed the system used to change the state constitution and its effects on Florida at UF's Keene Faculty Center on Monday afternoon.
The Gainesville City Commission passed an ordinance Monday night allowing people convicted of certain felonies to obtain towing permits.
Christian, Jewish and Muslim Gainesville residents gathered at the United Church of Gainesville to end a day of fasting with a vegetarian potluck Monday.
An environmentally friendly power plant that runs on wood and household waste might be in Gainesville's future.
Wind, rain and the roar of airplanes taking off Friday couldn't stop DayJet, a new jet service, from opening its new base in Gainesville.
Wayne Bomstad had the kind of laugh that could be heard down the hallway of the physics department.
Charges against UF senior football player Earl A. "Tony" Joiner were dropped late this morning.
When Meg Taylor graduated from UF last December with degrees in classical studies and Spanish, she never expected to get into fashion.
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