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New ESPN doc covers Spurrier and the Gainesville Ripper
Daniel B. Levin, Director of the ESPN 30 for 30 Short Film '14 Days in Gainesville' joins FOX 35's Garrett Wymer live via Zoom to break down his documentary, highlighting the return of Steve Spurrier to coach at his alma mater, the University of Florida, while the Gainesville Ripper, Danny Rolling, murdered 5 UF students in the leadup to the Florida Gators' football home opener.
villages-news.com
Woodrows DuckPin bowling coming to The Villages
A new way to bowl, gather and have some friendly competition is coming to The Villages. Woodrows DuckPin will officially open its doors at 11 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 17 at 2298 Randy McDaniels Way in downtown Middleton, bringing 10 lanes of duckpin bowling along with a full-service bar, food options and a lively new social experience to the community.
Independent Florida Alligator
Waldo celebrates second annual Sweet Potato Festival
About 200 eventgoers roamed rows of tents, bouncy houses and food trucks at the second annual Sweet Potato Festival in the Waldo City Square Saturday. While the sun beat down overhead, hints of barbecue and kettle corn filled the air. Hosted by the Waldo Area Historical Society, the event featured...
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ESPN’s ’30 for 30′ Revisits Steve Spurrier’s Debut Amid 1990 Gainesville Tragedy
Every fall, Florida football tears through the city of Gainesville. Fans flood the town with pure excitement at the prospect of a new season for their college team. In 1990, a historical era was scheduled to begin as Heisman-winner Steve Spurrier spent his first summer working with the Gators. Florida had announced Spurrier’s return to Gainesville as head coach in December 1989.
villages-news.com
New resident of The Villages featured on HGTV’s ‘My Lottery Dream Home’
A retiree featured on HGTV’s My Lottery Dream Home selected a property in The Villages after touring multiple sites across Central Florida. In Season 19, Episode 15, titled “Sue’s Central Florida Dream,” host David Bromstad guided homebuyer Susan “Sue” M. on a tour of properties across the region.
andersonvision.com
Infirmary Brings Bodycam Horror to Shudder October 2
The Infirmary Shudder premiere is set for Friday, October 2, 2026. Nicholas Pineda directs the found-footage horror film, with Paul Syre, Mark Anthony Williams and Danielle Kennedy leading the cast. Written by Katy Krauland, the 85-minute film builds its mystery around a missing security guard and the footage he leaves...
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Dr. Victoria Pagán, UF Professor of Classics - Encore
This episode features Dr. Victoria Pagán, Professor of Classics at the University of Florida College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. She recently received the 2024-25 UF Teacher/Scholar of the Year honor, one of UF’s oldest and most prestigious awards, having recognized one excellent UF faculty member each year since the 1960’s. She is considered one of the foremost experts on classical Greek and Roman literature and culture and published the first in-depth encyclopedia on the Roman historian Tacitus in 2023. This is the first and only comprehensive reference work to be published in English on Tacitus, one of our richest sources for the history of the early Roman Empire.
Independent Florida Alligator
‘Layered Lives’ illuminates Cuban women at Harn Museum’s Noche de Museo
Visitors roamed a maze-like room Thursday night taking in the art of 10 Cuban women. Like the artwork, the winding walkway encouraged each viewer to decide their own path and interpretation. The “Layered Lives” exhibition features 60 works showcasing perspectives on identity, spirituality, migration and the lived realities of the...
Independent Florida Alligator
UF alum Ricardo Sosa-Melo chronicles college and post-grad life in latest books
For Ricardo Sosa-Melo, graduating from UF didn’t mean leaving The Swamp behind. So, he wrote his way through the transition. Sosa-Melo, a UF alumnus, filmmaker and writer, turned three years of college memories into “Alligator Meat: A Memoir,” a collection of six creative nonfiction stories that began as his English thesis. Months later, those carefully reconstructed memories made way for “6 7: Poems,” a collection of 67 poems capturing the uncertainty and absurdity of postgraduate life published in March.
Independent Florida Alligator
Gator’s men’s golf places second at Sahalee Players Championship
No. 1 Gators Men’s Golf finished runner-up at the Sahalee Players Championship, falling 28 strokes short of first-place Oklahoma State. In the opening tournament of the 2026-27 season, Florida notched its second runner-up finish in Seattle in the last three seasons. The twelve-team competition featured nine top-30 teams. Oklahoma...
wheninyourstate.com
Cross Creek, Florida hides the actual house where a Pulitzer novel was born
Marjorie’s farmhouse still stands in Cross Creek. You’ll find this hamlet tucked between Ocala and Gainesville, where an orange grove once belonged to a writer who turned Old Florida into a Pulitzer Prize novel. Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings bought this land and never really left. Her farmhouse still stands...
The Gainesville Sun
Things to do this weekend and beyond in Gainesville and Alachua County
THIS WEEK “Chains of Steele” The Matheson History Museum is presenting its original exhibition “Chains of Steele: Money, Power, and Influence.” Developed over a year and a half of research, the exhibition uses documents from the museum’s archives to examine the ancestors of the Matheson family, Augustus and Augusta Steele, and the ways they interacted with and benefited from American slavery. Displays include rarely exhibited Matheson family photographs, excerpts from family papers and a memorial featuring the first biographies written about the people enslaved by the Steeles. The museum, located at 513 E. University Ave., is open from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays. For more information, visit mathesonmuseum.org . “Come From Away” Star Center Theatre is presenting the musical “Come From Away” through Sept. 13 at 11 NE 23rd Ave. Based on a true story, the production follows the residents of Gander, Newfoundland, after 38 planes carrying thousands of travelers were diverted to the small community following the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Despite cultural differences and language barriers, the townspeople welcomed the stranded passengers with food, shelter, music and friendship. Written by Irene Sankoff and David Hein, the musical celebrates compassion, resilience and the connections that
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Gainesville Latino Film Festival returns for 22nd year with “Voices of Our Land” theme
Children played beneath colorful banners and posters as about 100 people of all ages spoke in Spanish and English at the Harn Museum of Art Thursday for the opening of the 22nd Gainesville Latino Film Festival. The film “Una canción para mi tierra” kicks off more than two weeks of...
wisconsin.golf
Jessica Guiser's return to college competition is a big winner as the Hartland golfer leads Florida sweep of the titles at the Cougar Classic
It had been more than 475 days since Jessica Guiser last teed it up in competition for the University of Florida women's golf team and the Hartland native looked less like someone who was shaking off the rust and much more like a well-oiled machine Tuesday at the Cougar Classic in Charleston, S.C.
Alachua Chronicle
More than 1,000 expected for major Rosh Hashanah celebration at UF Reitz Union
On Friday evening, September 11, Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, will begin with one of the largest Rosh Hashanah services and dinners in North America, hosted by the Chabad UF Jewish Student & Community Center at UF’s Reitz Union. The post More than 1,000 expected for major Rosh Hashanah celebration at UF Reitz Union appeared first on Alachua Chronicle .