Heather McKenzie

Athletes of all ages from across the country and the world have come to compete in the Association of Volleyball Professionals, Grass Volleyball Nationals held in Gainesville Oct. 10-12. The event is boosting tourism and promoting Gainesville as a venue for major sporting and community events.

At the University of Florida, students and staff are running through Turlington Plaza, the Plaza of the Americas, Reitz Union and other locations on campus, not looking for a class, but for cash as part of a cash giveaway sponsored by an anonymous donor.

21 dogs are up for adoption after a boarding dispute between DogWalker Ranch and the dogs’ previous owner, accused of never picking his dogs up from the center in Ocala, Florida.