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Kathryn Davis and Abbey pose for a picture after being united by Faithful Friends Pet Rescue and Rehoming. Many Gainesville animal shelters have seen an increase in adoptions amid the COVID-19 crisis.

THE AVENUE | LIFESTYLE

Cats and dogs sniff out new homes

By Katie Delk | Apr. 13, 2020

Animal shelters in Gainesville see an increase in adoptions amid COVID-19

UF theatre professor Charlie Mitchell and The Hippodrome's artistic director Stephanie Lynge married in March 2019. The two met when Lynge came to Gainesville to obtain her master's degree in 2011.

NEWS | CAMPUS

Behind the curtains on a Gainesville acting couple

By Marlena Carrillo | Apr. 13, 2020

It's a tale of View-Masters and toilet paper feuds

NEWS | CAMPUS

Zada Williams calls it a career at Florida

By Graham Marsh | Apr. 13, 2020

It was the spring of 2017. Zada Williams had just left the University of Miami’s basketball program a few months prior when the season concluded. Now, with the intent to transfer, she was in the upstairs conference room at the University of Florida’s basketball complex to meet with Florida coach Cam Newbauer.

Pastor Nicolas Sanchez is seen on his iPhone used to live-stream in celebration of Easter Vigil Mass at St. Patrick Church in North Hollywood, Calif., on Saturday, April 11, 2020. The COVID-19 measures also have changed the way people worship, with churches and synagogues closed and many Passover and Easter services streamed online. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

NEWS | CAMPUS

Worshippers celebrate Easter differently in a time with COVID-19

By Kaelyn Cassidy | Apr. 12, 2020

Some turned to technology to substitute for tradition

Rabbi Shlomo Segal of Kehilat Moshe synagogue checks to see who has dialed in to his virtual Passover seder in the Sheepshead Bay section of Brooklyn during the current coronavirus outbreak, Wednesday, April 8, 2020, in New York. Segal said some 55 congregants, friends and family members dialed into the tele-conferenced experience, which was also simulataneously broadcast live on YouTube on the other laptop, right. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people, but for some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

METRO

Gainesville Jewish community overcomes social distancing for Passover

By AJ Bafer | Apr. 12, 2020

Meal kits, a virtual Seder and care packages were funded with community support

Undertakers wearing protection masks to protect from the coronavirus, carry a coffin to a burial at Salvador cemetery during the coronavirus outbreak, near to Vitoria, northern Spain, Monday, March 30, 2020. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people, but for some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)

METRO

Burials are changing to accommodate social distancing

By Sarah Mandile | Apr. 12, 2020

As of Sunday night, nobody in Alachua County has died from COVID-19

Patrick Schaller announced April 10 that Mother’s Pub on University Avenue would permanently close. This came after Mother’s was cited for serving drinks inside rather than through to-go only, a new measure meant to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Five days later, Schaller announced that with the help of the city manager, Lee Feldman, the pub would remain open.

METRO

Mother’s Pub to close University Avenue location after multiple code violations

By Hannah Phillips | Apr. 12, 2020

The owner said the city has an agenda against small businesses

METRO

Alachua County nears 175 confirmed COVID-19 cases; Florida cases surpass 18,900

By Alex DeLuca | Apr. 11, 2020

Seven new cases were reported in Alachua County today

SPORTS | FOOTBALL

The Best Game I Ever Saw Live: The Swamp hasn’t been the same since

By Ainslie Lee | Apr. 11, 2020

Sitting in the chair backs of the south endzone at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium is a weekly routine of mine (when classes are in session and there isn’t a global pandemic, that is). My time in The Swamp typically gives me whatever I need – whether it be time to study or time to self-reflect.