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As Lauren Poe’s final term as Gainesville mayor comes to a close, he reflected on Gainesville’s progress toward equity and inclusion through community engagement programs and historic protections in his state of the city address.

The Hippodrome Theatre began a mystery movie series with limited attendance to overcome COVID-related hurdles and attract people to the theater. Hippodrome staff brainstormed the promotion as a way to bring business back in January after the omicron variant shut down the theater for about a month. In 2020, the theater closed for about 15 months.

The Florida House on Tuesday moved toward the final passage of a bill to create a voter referendum that would create single-member districts in Alachua County.

For over 25 years, Gloria Jefferson Anderson researched her father’s side of the family, trying to figure out what happened to her ancestors once slavery…

The school board late Tuesday voted to terminate Simon’s contract in a 3-2 vote.

A bill with bipartisan support aimed at protecting college students by increasing penalties against those who sexually assault intoxicated victims is…

On Monday, Alachua County and Gainesville ended mandatory masking and other coronavirus policies in their facilities. Visitors to county and city buildings and governmental meetings are no longer required to wear masks.

Alachua County and City of Gainesville commissioners met at a joint meeting to approve funding for an urgent care center extension to UF Shands. The agreement was unanimous, but the decision did not come without its fair share of questions.

The Alachua County African and African American Historical Society on Thursday held a tribute to Cornelius Norton at Norton Elementary School.

The event, which began with animal weigh-ins and camper check-ins on Thursday and runs through Tuesday, seeks to build confidence and responsibility in students through livestock and other agricultural projects. The students participate in Future Farmers of America and 4-H, two youth agriculture programs available to students through Alachua County Public Schools and the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS).