Metro
Local couple sells sweet business plan at farmers markets
By Melissa Dukes | Dec. 2, 2013As a 10-year-old girl, Gwen Thompson’s role model was Willy Wonka.
Food
Metro
Fast seafood restaurant reels in customers
By Brett Rabinovich | Nov. 25, 2013A new fast-food seafood restaurant has been reeling in business partially thanks to social media and a tie to UF.
Metro
Cancer patients celebrate Thanksgiving a week early
By McKenzie Collard | Nov. 21, 2013Twenty-seven years ago, a grocery store chain funded the building of Gainesville’s American Cancer Society Winn-Dixie Hope Lodge for cancer patients and their families. On Thursday night, the same chain provided its first Thanksgiving dinner for current residents.
Metro
City's Little Ones program helps local families for holidays
By Regina Sin | Nov. 18, 2013Gainesville’s Little Ones program is celebrating its 35th year organized by the city.
Metro
UF could get more all-natural vending machines on campus
By Marissa Labadie | Nov. 17, 2013Innovative vending machines on campus are helping busy students go green.
Metro
Festival to draw artists, music, cuisine downtown
By Hanna Marcus | Nov. 14, 2013The 32nd annual Downtown Festival and Art Show will morph downtown Gainesville into a melting pot of art, entertainment music and food Saturday and Sunday.
Metro
Organizations collect winter wear for homeless
By Ashley Crane | Nov. 13, 2013The man walked about eight miles to the doors of Lazarus Restoration Ministries Inc. with hopes of getting a new blanket to help him through the winter.
News
Hot peppers serve as a metabolism booster
By Sabrina Wilkerson | Nov. 13, 2013There are too many diet fads to keep track of nowadays. There’s the paleo diet, vegan diet, juice cleansing, raw food diet, ice cream diet, etcetera. And yes, I said ice cream diet, but I highly discourage you from looking any further into that diet.
News
UF agriculture program unites farmers, consumers
By Davidson | Nov. 12, 2013On Wednesday night in downtown Gainesville, you can find Amber Geller at the Union Street Farmers’ Market distributing fresh produce to consumers at no cost. What appears to be an unfair trade is actually part of the Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program.
The Avenue
McDonald’s joins pumpkin spice bandwagon
By Courtney Nachlas | Nov. 6, 2013This fall season, McDonald’s debuted its McCafé pumpkin spice latte, but some UF students do not appear to be “lovin’ it.”
The Avenue
Pumpkin goodness abounds at 4 Rivers Sweet Shop
By Katherine Kallergis | Nov. 6, 2013All pumpkin everything.
News
Snacks you thought were healthy
By Davidson | Oct. 28, 2013Too often, people neglect to read the nutrition labels on certain foods and end up eating five times the recommended serving size.
Metro
App rewards customers for sharing food
By McKenzie Collard | Oct. 27, 2013Foodie Instagrammers can now earn rewards for sharing their obsessions on social media.
Metro
New Gainesville food truck featuring wood-fire oven debuts Friday
By Lauren Maloney | Oct. 27, 2013With his oven burning at temperatures between 800 and 900 degrees Fahrenheit, Tyler Black is hoping to get locals fired up.
News
Study: Vegetarian diet may lower body mass index
By Christine Flammia | Oct. 23, 2013A new study shows vegetarians might have a lower body mass index than meat eaters, but UF experts are skeptical.
Metro
Award-winning Fall Harvest Festival returns to Micanopy for 39th year
By Brett Rabinovich | Oct. 23, 2013Saturday and Sunday will bring a vibrant collection of arts, crafts and food to Micanopy.
Metro
Drunk residents’ relished burgers top national list
By Alex Harris | Oct. 22, 2013An article by Thrillist.com recently honored popular drunk eateries at the top party schools in the nation, and Gainesville’s Relish made the cut.
News
What are the best food mash-ups?
By Davidson | Oct. 22, 2013While the typical mash-up would consist of a mix between Lights by Ellie Goulding and "Call Me Maybe" by Carly Rae Jepsen, the hybrid theme has now extended into the food industry.
Metro
Alachua County Fair runs through this weekend
By Isha Choksi | Oct. 21, 2013The Alachua County Fair has opened its gates for another round of rides, shows and fried food.
Opinion
The white (and black) stuff: Oreos are like cocaine
Oct. 20, 2013This week, a scientific report caused national distress when it revealed Oreos are almost as addictive as cocaine.
