Local artists and volunteers put some of the finishing touches on a carbon-neutral, gator-shaped parade float made from repurposed materials Tuesday night in preparation for UF’s Homecoming Parade.
A local organization is offering a pumpkin pickup service for downtown-area residents Friday to help reduce the waste from rotting jack-o’-lanterns.
With smoke infiltrating the air from several wildfires last week, the Alachua County Health Department issued a newsletter Friday recommending that residents avoid breathing in the smoke for too long.
About 600 Mac computers on the UF campus were suspected to be infected with a Trojan virus called Flashback as of Thursday, said Jim Hranicky, an information security monitoring specialist for UF’s Information Security team.
About 45 models strutted down the runway to raise money for the Lupus Foundation of America Inc. at Gamma Eta's Seventh Annual Lupus Fashion Show.
The magic of Quidditch returned to UF over the weekend as Florida Quidditch hosted the second annual Swamp Cup.
“America’s Got Talent” 2010 finalist John Quale will bring his extravagant style to Gainesville today.
The physical and emotional scars of former smokers are being revealed in a bold new ad campaign created by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The third-generation iPad tablet debuts at the UF bookstore today, but students won’t get a discount on the product.
About 1,200 volunteers spruced up Chester Shell Elementary School Friday through Sunday as a part of Project Makeover.
Sarim Zaidi, a 24-year-old UF computer science graduate student, cheers at the festival on Flavet Field. Holi is observed to celebrate spring.
Balaji Iyer, a 27-year-old UF computer science graduate student, celebrates at the UF Holi Festival of Colors.
Parag Oke, a 22-year-old UF computer science graduate student, sits in the mud at the UF Holi Festival of Colors on Saturday afternoon. Holi is meant to bring people together from all walks of life and dismiss barriers to equality.
Balaji Iyer, a 27-year-old UF computer science graduate student, celebrates at the UF Holi Festival of Colors.
John Patterson, left, Raymond Rawls, center, and Kevin Ratkus, right, wait for paint to dry Tuesday night after painting a 20-foot bicycle-powered parade float that will be a part of UF’s Homecoming Parade.
PetSmart employees and dogs stand in the parking lot after evacuating Monday while Gainesville Fire Rescue and Alachua County Fire Rescue work to extinguish the fire.
University Towing & Transport Inc. worker Jerry Bailey prepares to tow a semitruck after an accident that left the truck overturned, blocking all three northbound lanes on Interstate 75 near the Micanopy exit on Saturday afternoon.
A plane takes off from Gainesville Regional Airport on Wednesday afternoon. An online survey created by the airport asked residents about their interest in nonstop flights to New York City.
Hazel Porter, 62, and Jason Davis, 39, dance to "Build Me Up Buttercup" with 19-year-old digital media sophomore Miriam Miyara Tuesday night at Oak Park's senior prom, which was hosted by Gamma Eta Sorority Inc. and Pi Lambda Phi fraternity.
Chester Shell Elementary School students look at a new Charlotte's Webb mural on Monday. The mural was painted by UF students as a part of Project Makeover, an organization that fixes up one Alachua County school each year.
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