The Harvest of Hope Foundation will host its first-ever Vegan Chili Cook-off from 1 to 8 p.m. at The Kickstand, a community bicycle shop, 722 S Main St.
A proposed state-wide "pay-as-you-throw" program would charge residents according to how much trash they throw out and increase state recycling requirements for businesses and apartments. Both requirements are already enforced by Gainesville.
James Chamberlain decided to protest the 130-meal limit at the St. Francis House when he heard the story of a pregnant woman who was turned away from a meal. She was the 131st person of the day, he said.
A bewitching new brew has shown up on University Avenue.
Thirteen leaders from the People's Republic of China, a North Central Florida health clinic and the U.S. Department of State may seem like a mixed bunch, but the groups united Monday for a common purpose.
Gainesville is the fifth meanest city in the nation toward the homeless for the second time in a row, according to a recent report.
For some, a bicycle is convenient. But for others, it can be a stepping stone to a better life.
Florida consistently ranks among the worst states in the country on issues such as child health and education, a position which Worst To First, a social action organization, seeks to reverse.
Monica Kraft and her fiancé, John Waldo, had been together for seven years. They planned to get married.
Today, not wearing a seat belt becomes more dangerous to motorists, or at least to their wallets.
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