Valerie Fritts only has one more thing to get before she studies abroad in Spain next semester. With a flight booked and a visa stamped in her passport, Fritts said the only thing she is missing is a camera.
Augie Artiles will help play Santa Claus for children in Alachua County this year as he and other members of a comedy group collect toys for children in need.
Locals are jumping to become part of the solar energy program that earned Gainesville a national award earlier this month.
Local grocery stores are running out of canned pumpkin.
The costumes ranged in price from 5 cents to $500,000 - non-negotiable - at the Hippodrome State Theatre's costume sale Saturday and Sunday.
Gainesville's version of National Fire Prevention Week kicked off Sunday as a way to show people how to keep homes safe and avoid burns.
The eighth annual Downtown Latino Festival was a medley of fresh food and dirty dancing Saturday that drew Gainesville residents from more than 15 Latin American countries.
Rush week is over, but not for the Civic Media Center.
She may not have won NBC's "Last Comic Standing," but Tracey Ashley was the only comic standing Wednesday night at the Orange and Brew.
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