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FILE - This is a March 12, 2020, file photo showing Capital One Arena, home of the Washington Capitals NHL hockey club in Washington. Get used to the concept of pods and pucks if the NHL is going to have any chance of completing its season, with the most likely scenarios calling for games in empty, air-conditioned arenas during the dog days of summer. (AP Photo/Nick Wass, File)
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Still on standby

I was at the O’Connell Center a little early on Feb. 26 for Florida’s men’s basketball team’s matchup against LSU. After wolfing down some press box food, I was feeling a little sentimental.


METRO  |  BUSINESS

Baring All

The first time I pulled up to Café Risqué, I was nervous. Not about seeing the dancers or the clients or the club itself, but about the prospect of getting to know this place and telling its story.


Alix Mathia and Bill Knowles, who were supposed to get married in December, eagerly await in line at the drive-thru-turned-“Wedding Window” at the Clerk of the Court’s office Wednesday evening. 
METRO

Couples get married in drive-thru

Twenty-seven couples drove through the “Tunnel of Love” to reach the Wedding Window. There, Alachua County Clerk of Court Jess Irbie officiated the ceremonies from behind the glass of the drive-thru window.



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