Fiona Smith

Sixteen-year-old Nathan Wynn is not your average theater kid. He has had his hands in all aspects of the theater — from performing on stage to learning how to operate a soundboard to now directing his second musical, there’s no part of the stage he hasn’t mastered.

The Gators men’s basketball team returned on Tuesday to Gainesville where 8,500 fans awaited at Flavet Field to celebrate the team's triumphant victory (65-63) Monday night against the University of Houston in the NCAA championship game.

With the Irish holiday on Monday, the Academy worked for weeks to perfect its routines in time for the shows it will perform across Gainesville to celebrate the holiday and Irish culture.

Area seniors stepped onto the ballroom floor Thursday at the Valentine’s Day Senior Pro, an event hosted by Touching Hearts at Home and presented by The Village at Gainesville to benefit ElderCare of Alachua County.

Before Tom Petty became a rock legend, he was just another kid roaming the streets of Gainesville and dreaming of making it big. Now, thanks to Shawn Murphy, fans can trace Petty's early years.