Tag Archives: Gainesville

Even with students emptying out of Gainesville, a week of freedom and possibility

By Alex Catalano on May 7th, 2013 | Last updated: May 7, 2013 at 1:55 pm

As students trickle out of the city after exams, streets are empty and the city of Gainesville becomes a ghost town. But instead of wallowing in the emptiness, there is a variety of events to be visited.

Local | Tagged Alachua County, Alachua County Library, Ben Tobias, Gainesville, Gainesville Police Department, Lego Club, Phillips Center, Santuary of Silence, Star Wars Day, summer, Teddy Purett, Tree City Quilt Guild | Leave a comment

In the News: Pa. mom found, NRA meeting, Florida teen expelled, local property investigation, Houston shooter

By Kelsey Meany on May 3rd, 2013 | Last updated: May 7, 2013 at 12:43 pm

11 years after abandoning kids, ‘dead’ Pennsylvania mom resurfaces in Florida – A mother from Pennslyvania who vanished in 2002 and left her two children behind was found in Florida. New York Daily News NRA gathering proves a big draw [...]

In the News | Tagged chemical explosion, Florida teen, Gainesville, Houston airport shooting, National Rifle Association, NRA conference, Pennslyvania mother, property investigation, science project, Sun Lu Properties | Leave a comment

In the News: Gainesville streetcar debate, SEC TV network, national unemployment down, Jell-O wrestling at Santa Fe

By Grier Ferguson on May 3rd, 2013 | Last updated: May 3, 2013 at 10:26 am

National streetcar debate hits Gainesville – The Gainesville City Commission is negotiating with a consultant to conduct a survey about the possibility of a streetcar system in Gainesville. The project’s projected construction cost is $128 million. The Gainesville Sun SEC [...]

In the News | Tagged Florida House, Florida Senate, Gainesville, Gainesville City Commission, Jello-O wrestling, Sante Fe College, SEC, Southeastern Conference, streetcar, unemployment rate, unsatisfactory teachers | Leave a comment

Beyond pythons, Florida termed “cesspool” of world’s invasive species problem

By WUFT News on May 2nd, 2013 | Last updated: May 2, 2013 at 2:29 pm

From giant snails to lionfish, Florida has become home to a variety of invasive species in recent years.

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GPD names a person of interest in armed burglary and sexual battery case

By Kristen Morrell on April 30th, 2013 | Last updated: April 30, 2013 at 1:18 pm

Andre Locus, 19, may be connected to an April 15th residential burglary and sexual battery case. He was arrested Tuesday for a 2011 sexual battery case.

Crime | Tagged Andre Locus, Ben Tobias, burglary, Gainesville, Gainesville Police Department, GPD, sexual battery | Leave a comment

“We’re always performing gender, but we don’t think about it all the time”

By Alli Langley on April 30th, 2013 | Last updated: April 30, 2013 at 9:33 pm

Starting in middle school, Nic Bravo noticed something different about her relationships with girls she dated. She wasn’t attracted to them in the same way other boys were. It was more like she wanted to be around them, wanted to be them.

Local | Tagged Gainesville, gender, Nic Bravo, The Jones, trans, transgender | 1 Comment

Little progress in plan to convert former prison to homeless shelter

By Savannah Olinger on April 24th, 2013 | Last updated: April 24, 2013 at 5:08 pm

The city of Gainesville is in the process of purchasing the former Gainesville Correctional Institution to convert it into a homeless shelter. The city plans to begin offering services to those in need by fall.

Local | Tagged Gainesville, Gainesville Correctional Insititution, Grace Marketplace, homeless, homeless shelter | Leave a comment

In the News: high local STD rate, state seeks $6 billion from BP, AP’s twitter hacked, U.S. revises sexual assault case procedures

By Jewel Midelis on April 24th, 2013 | Last updated: April 24, 2013 at 11:53 am

Alachua County carries high STD rate in the state – The Florida Department of Health released data revealing that Alachua County residents have the fourth highest rate of sexually transmitted diseases in Florida. The Independent Florida Alligator Florida Attorney General seeks nearly [...]

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Fifth Avenue Arts Festival aims to tighten community relations

By Vonecia Carswell on April 22nd, 2013 | Last updated: April 23, 2013 at 12:39 pm

People of all ages and backgrounds gathered over the weekend near the corner of Fifth Avenue and Sixth Street in Gainesville for the 34th Annual Fifth Avenue Arts Festival.