Gainesville FL

There is a place in Gainesville, Florida, where towering bamboo casts long shadows over quiet paths, giant water lilies float like green platters on still ponds, and butterflies drift between blooms as if they own the place. It covers more than 60 acres and costs just $12 to get in, which makes it one of the...

Florida does not usually lead you to places like this, and that is exactly what makes it unforgettable. It is the kind of restaurant you hear about from someone who swears it is worth the drive, a place you almost do not believe exists until you see it for yourself. The road there feels quieter, slower, like you are...

State Rep. Yvonne Hayes Hinson stated in a March 31 press release that state and local environmental agencies found no current health risk to students or staff from chemical toxins previously detected at Joseph Williams Elementary School in southeast Gainesville. A recent Florida Department of Environmental...

FLORIDA — A man riding a lawnmower was killed and a pickup truck driver was hospitalized following a crash in Marion County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Troopers said the crash occurred Monday along Northwest 118th Street Road. According to investigators, a Ford F-150 was traveling southbound when the...

More than 1,000 Jewish students, faculty, alumni and community members gathered April 1 at the University of Florida’s O’Connell Center for what organizers said was the largest single‑seated Passover Seder in the United States. Hosted by the Chabad UF Jewish Student & Community Center, the event aimed to ensure that...

Garbage trucks and semis roll in and out of Leveda Brown Environmental Park, each carrying up to 22 tons of garbage. Most of that waste didn’t have to be there. A tour of the Leveda Brown Transfer Station was one of the events scheduled during Zero Waste Gainesville’s 7th annual Zero Waste Week, which runs through...

Riley Jay Kamden Abney, 21, was arrested late last night for using a gun under the influence of alcohol after numerous Turkey Creek residents reported hearing gunshots. The post Alachua man arrested for firing a pistol under the influence of alcohol near Turkey Creek appeared first on Alachua Chronicle .

Like clockwork, Social 28 tenants awake to their daily alarm — hammering, drilling and shouting. While the tenants’ clocks read 7:30 a.m., their rooms still appear as if it were midnight. March marked the tenth straight month of construction on Social 28, an off-campus student apartment complex built...

While he remains limited and is not expected to take part in 11-on-11 drills this spring, which could prevent him from playing in Florida's Orange and Blue Game, Gators star linebacker Myles Graham participated in individual drills for the first time in front of reporters during UF's Tuesday practice, a welcome sign...

There is a quiet corner of north-central Florida where time moves a little slower, orange trees line dusty paths, and a weathered farmhouse still holds the spirit of one of America’s most beloved authors. A Pulitzer Prize winner once called this place home, and today you can walk the same grounds, sit on the same...