Organizations collect winter wear for homeless
By Ashley Crane | Nov. 13, 2013The man walked about eight miles to the doors of Lazarus Restoration Ministries Inc. with hopes of getting a new blanket to help him through the winter.
The man walked about eight miles to the doors of Lazarus Restoration Ministries Inc. with hopes of getting a new blanket to help him through the winter.
It was about noon when Josh Johnson and his wife opened their front door to one knock, three people and 15 new light bulbs.
Susanna Card stared at more than 400 labeled jugs of dried herbs lining the walls of Otter & Trout Trading Co., searching for her remedy.
TRENTON — The Old Gilchrist County Jail has not been running for about 45 years, but owner Arlene Hale, 65, said its spider-laced walls are still very much alive with the nonliving.
Straining to take extra care with each stroke, he brushed the last coat of periwinkle paint onto the trim of Ms. Connie Williams’ home on Saturday.
Every Friday at 3 p.m., “Doctor” Robert Ramsthaler gets into his red pickup truck and heads to Main Street Bar & Billiards.
People gathered outside the worn brick building at 429 NW 4th St. on Sunday to celebrate the recognition of a historical landmark.
A growing association between the drug nicknamed molly and electronic music is leaving local artists and fans annoyed.
When the Main Street fire station expands one block south, it will crowd out some members of the growing art community who currently rent buildings on the land, but some artists are remaining optimistic.
Gainesville Fashion Week model Tamima Mehrotra sits through hair and makeup before an early-season editorial photo shoot last month. Hair: Nicole Collazo. Makeup: Niko Pifferetti
Gerard Duncan, local pastor and founder of the “Occupy My Streetz” initiative, finishes painting a Pleasant Street home Saturday in an effort to revitalize the community.
“Doctor” Robert Ramsthaler takes a shot during a game of pool as Tom Miller, the first official billiard therapy patient, watches Sept. 16 at Main Street Bar & Billiards.
Bessie Collins, 22, sits with her 2-year-old daughter Dayla Jones at the dedication service Sunday afternoon. “I was surprised to see that the plaque was already up,” Collins said. “I had no idea that this building was a part of history until Pastor Duncan told us.”
A damaged Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder sits under a large oak tree Thursday afternoon. Earlier that day, the tree tipped over and landed on West University Avenue, blocking eastbound and westbound traffic for about three hours. A Gainesville Fire Rescue crew freed a 30-year-old woman trapped in the car and rushed her to Shands at UF.
A tree tipped over and landed on West University Avenue, blocking eastbound and westbound traffic for about three hours. A Gainesville Fire Rescue crew freed a 30-year-old woman trapped in the car and rushed her to Shands at UF.
Raquel Farinas secures one of her pieces into third-year hospitality major Aleen Touma's hair.
UPD collects between 150 and 180 abandoned bicycles every Fall semester and about 300 bikes after the Spring semester.
Health science occupational therapy senior Lauren McKenna arrived at the Reitz Union with a sleeping bag at 4 a.m. to wait in line for Dierks Bentley tickets.
UF English senior Thomas Panevino, 21, who lived one block from the World Trade Center at the time of the 9/11 attacks, sits among the flags of the 9/11: Never Forget Project on the Reitz Union North Lawn.