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Gainesville Celebrates Arbor Day as a "Tree City USA"
By Samantha Montero | Jan. 27, 2012This year Gainesville celebrates it's 28th year as a "Tree City USA." To commemorate the event, many organizers and the public gathered at the historic Thomas Center Gardens to help with the planting of a 300-gallon magnolia tree.
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Mayor Craig Lowe gives State of City Speech
By Kimberly Ortiz | Jan. 24, 2012Mayor Craig Lowe gave his second State of City Speech today. Lowe plans to focus on an innovation economy, transportation, and the environment in the coming year.
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Occupy Gainesville wants to Occupy the Courts
By Kimberly Ortiz | Jan. 20, 2012Occupy Gainesville teams up with Move to Amend "Occupy the Courts" in hopes to end corporate personhood. Civil rights activist Cornel West was the guest speaker.
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MLK Commemorative March 2012
By Kimberly Ortiz | Jan. 16, 2012Members of the Gainesville community participated in the Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative March this year to celebrate Martin Luther King day.
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Cross Creek Festival raises money for volunteer fire department
By Erik Knudsen | Nov. 20, 2011Area residents eat funnel cakes, listen to bluegrass and browse knick-knacks at the annual Cross Creek Festival. The money raised will go toward new equipment for the Cross Creek Volunteer Fire Department.
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Undead take UF, survivors stick to zombie attack protocol
By Erik Knudsen | Nov. 16, 2011Survivors fended against zombie hordes from Nov. 9-13 on campus in a series of missions to prevent student extinction. Humans versus Zombies ended Sunday when the last student became infected. Surviving UF faculty look to the Zombie Attack Disaster Preparedness Simulation Exercise for guidance.
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Halloween comes early for trick-or-treaters
By Erik Knudsen | Oct. 28, 2011Children and parents enjoy safe tricks, treats and games at Sorority Row and Shands on October 26th. Halloweeners participated in races, ring toss, bowling, face painting and pumpkin carving festivities.
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Swamp Symphony celebrates the arts and Homecoming
By Matthew Riva | Oct. 27, 2011The UF College of Fine Arts put on a show Thursday night. Several shows, actually. Swamp Symphony, a mix of choral and instrumental local acts heralded in Homecoming Week and honored National Arts and Humanities month Thursday evening.
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Ghost chili champ hopefuls fall short
By Matthew Riva | Oct. 4, 2011The stage was set for a spicy showdown.
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People converge on Southwest Recreation Center for cornhole tournament
By Peter Byatt | Oct. 2, 2011Fifty-two teams came to compete this Friday in the annual cornhole tournament at Southwest Recreation Center. The tournament was single-elimination style and along with prestige, the winning team was also awarded an official cornhole championship T-shirt.
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Florida Organic Growers holds fundraiser hoedown
By Peter Byatt | Sep. 25, 2011The Florida Organic Growers held the first ever Harvest Hoedown fundraiser Sunday evening at Prairie Creek Lodge, adjacent to Paynes Prairie. A local band played folk music while participants stepped to the beat.
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2k Sickle Cell charity benefit raises awareness
By Erik Knudsen | Sep. 25, 2011The North Central Florida Chapter of the Sickle Cell Association of Florida hosted a 2k awareness walk on Sept. 24 to raise money for those affected by the disease. The proceeds are to go to research efforts and help pay medical expenses for those who cannot afford the costs.
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Local artist teaches new style
By Erik Knudsen | Sep. 18, 2011Marco Razo impacts Gainesville with free art classes every Saturday from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the downtown library. His unique style brings new flavor to the surrounding area.
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10 years later: the University of Florida remembers 9/11/01
By Matthew Riva | Sep. 11, 2011Students, faculty and alumni recollect today, 10 years ago, as a generation-changing event. The events on campus reflect a shift to remembrance through speech and expression.
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Video: Plight of the Honey Bee
By Matt Tripp | Apr. 27, 2011Amid a roaring buzz and clouds of bees, Wayne "Chappie" McChesney sets to work.
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Video: Midnight Run Relieves Stress
By Andres Arocha | Apr. 21, 2011Campus streets close Wednesday night to make way for the end of semester Midnight Fun Run. This 5k run serves as a way for students to relax under the burden of coming exams.
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Video: Autism Presents New Troubles Later In Life
By Gabriel Izarra | Apr. 20, 2011As a teen with autism on the brink of adulthood, Christian Early and his mother, Mayra Ron, didn't know what he would do for the rest of his life. Employment options were limited for Early, and they hadn't found his strength, Ron said. It was until he began taking painting lessons that his true talent was discovered. Now at 27 years old, Early paints for a living.
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Slideshow: Former Math Professor Sings Opera
By Matthew Riva | Apr. 19, 2011University of Florida Professor Emeritus Stephen Saxon talks about left-brain versus right-brain in his two lifetime hobbies: mathematics research and opera.
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Video: Protestors March on Corporations for "Fair" Taxes
By Andres Arocha | Apr. 19, 2011Demonstrators gathered on Bo Diddley Community Plaza and marched to the Bank of America on West University Drive on Monday afternoon. The demonstration continued outside the bank, where protestors delivered a bill for what they believe the bank "owes" the American people.
