The lights were out for weeks in Diezmero, Cuba, after Hurricane Charley hit in 2004.
At the Jungle Friends Primate Sanctuary in Gainesville, Leiah the marmoset has found a new home — and love.
The Community Redevelopment Agency promises Midtown neighbors and businesses that construction on Northwest 1st Avenue will end in October.
More than 1,000 flowers, nicknamed the Queen of Winter, were judged at Kanapaha Botanical Gardens over the weekend.
Although Wendy Wolf regularly runs three to four times a week, Saturday’s inaugural World Heart Day 5K at Fred Cone Park in Gainesville held a special meaning for her.
Paulina Magaña eats avocados three times a week.
[FILE PHOTO] The Spot, 16 NW 18th Ave., is one of several Midtown businesses neighboring a construction zone. Renovations are expected to last through October.
[FILE PHOTO] The Spot, 16 NW 18th Ave., is one of several Midtown businesses neighboring a construction zone. Renovations are expected to last through October.
Students walk to class in rainy weather.
Leiah, 4, arrived at her new home at the Jungle Friends Primate Sanctuary in Gainesville on Saturday. Common marmosets in captivity usually live to be about 11 or 12 years old.
Leiah, 4, arrived at her new home at the Jungle Friends Primate Sanctuary in Gainesville on Saturday. Common marmosets in captivity usually live to be about 11 or 12 years old.
[FILE PHOTO] The Spot, 16 NW 18th Ave., is one of several Midtown businesses neighboring a construction zone. Renovations are expected to last through October.
[FILE PHOTO] The Spot, 16 NW 18th Ave., is one of several Midtown businesses neighboring a construction zone. Renovations are expected to last through October.
Patricia Hilliard-Nunn, an adjunct associate professor for UF's department of African American studies addresses ways in which black students and faculty want increased presence on campus. Some of the priorities she listed include actively recruiting 500 more black students, increasing the number of black faculty and establishing a department of minority affairs at the university.
Patricia Hilliard-Nunn, an adjunct associate professor for UF's department of African American studies addresses ways in which black students and faculty want increased presence on campus. Some of the priorities she listed include actively recruiting 500 more black students, increasing the number of black faculty and establishing a department of minority affairs at the university.
Mackenzie Conol, 21, addresses a crowd of about 35 people before running the Great Underwear Dash Spring 2017. The goal of the event is to collect clothes for donation to the St. Francis House in Gainesville, located at 413 S. Main St.
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![[FILE PHOTO] The Spot, 16 NW 18th Ave., is one of several Midtown businesses neighboring a construction zone. Renovations are expected to last through October.](https://snworksceo.imgix.net/ufa/6714ce5f-e594-4ca5-a494-66dd73a0a90a.sized-1000x1000.jpg?w=1500&ar=4%3A3&fit=crop&crop=faces&facepad=3&auto=format)
![[FILE PHOTO] The Spot, 16 NW 18th Ave., is one of several Midtown businesses neighboring a construction zone. Renovations are expected to last through October.](https://snworksceo.imgix.net/ufa/b7d5f6bf-9469-4f43-abe4-76219db57145.sized-1000x1000.jpg?w=1500&ar=4%3A3&fit=crop&crop=faces&facepad=3&auto=format)
![[FILE PHOTO] The Spot, 16 NW 18th Ave., is one of several Midtown businesses neighboring a construction zone. Renovations are expected to last through October.](https://snworksceo.imgix.net/ufa/9466158a-d094-4399-a695-acf145081892.sized-1000x1000.jpg?w=1500&ar=4%3A3&fit=crop&crop=faces&facepad=3&auto=format)
