Before Tom Petty became a rock legend, he was just another kid roaming the streets of Gainesville and dreaming of making it big. Petty’s roots still run deep in the city, and now, thanks to Shawn ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Shawn Murphy was only a month into his retirement as a journalism professor when he made his first “Tom Petty pilgrimage” to ...

The wait is over for Gainesville residents, Tom Petty fans and pickleball players, as long-anticipated improvements to Tom Petty Park will be unveiled this weekend with a ribbon-cutting ceremony, ...

GAINESVILLE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Cade Museum for Creativity and Invention is happy to announce the opening of a new exhibit, Tom Petty: Among the Wildflowers, featuring artifacts previously on ...

Today marks what would have been the 75th birthday of Gainesville native Tom Petty. The rock singer and songwriter, born on October 20, 1950, in Gainesville, made an indelible impact on both the music ...