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World of Beer to open
By Noelia Trujillo | Sep. 19, 2012World of Beer will open in Newberry’s Tioga Town Center in November or December, said Thomas Popa, partner at World of Beer.
Food
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Ale to the Chief: White House releases president’s beer recipe
By Becca Goldring | Sep. 12, 2012White House Press Secretary, Jay Carney, promised that when America hit the magic number, the recipes would become available to the public.
Metro
Canadian dish to make an appearance at Relish downtown
By Alex Catalano | Sep. 10, 2012Roche, owner of Relish Big Tasty Burgers in downtown Gainesville, plans to bring the Canadian speciality snack to the city. Relish expects to be the first to bring the dish to Gainesville, but shipping issues have kept Relish from serving it.
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Chomp and Chew: Celebrate National Breakfast Month locally
By Becca Goldring | Sep. 5, 2012The most important meal of the day just became essential because September is National Breakfast Month. In Gainesville, we have a wide variety of breakfast joints to take advantage of.
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Alternatives for late night snacking
By Cristina Paneque | Aug. 29, 2012After you’ve been out for the night with your friends, Five Star Pizza just seems to call your name.
Metro
Annual Labor Day festival aims to bring working class together
By Meredith Rutland | Aug. 28, 2012The second annual Labor Daze Fest will be held Sept. 2 from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. at the Bo Diddley Community Plaza, 111 E. University Ave. The event is free and open to the public.
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Chomp and chew: Cool off with refreshing lemonade recipe
By Becca Goldring | Aug. 22, 2012Normally, lemonade is made with only three humble ingredients: sugar, water and freshly squeezed lemon juice (don’t even think about using Country Time). In this version, the water is infused with fresh lavender sprigs, and blueberry puree is added for a fruity kick.
News
College is like a trip to Taco Bell
Aug. 21, 2012To the freshmen reading my writing for the first time, welcome! Hopefully you’ll come to be regular readers and feel closer to me than the effervescent guy who works the night shift at the Taco Bell on Archer Road (To find out why that is funny, Google “Skambis Defecation Proclamation”).
News
How to find your group of friends in college
Aug. 14, 2012You just graduated from high school, where people knew and loved you.
New Student Edition
Off-campus eateries deserve students’ attention
By Benjamin S. Brasch | Aug. 14, 2012Out-of-the-box vegan options, a wide array of Asian food and classic college fare of pizza and Mexican food are done well here.
News
Work out, avoid fast food to keep the pounds off in college
By Kelly Price | Aug. 14, 2012To avoid ballooning four sizes by the time you go home for Winter Break, try these tips to maintain a healthy lifestyle as a new student.
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Local coffee shop opens with a mission to empower others
By Kathryn Varn | Aug. 14, 2012Coffee shops come in many forms — chain shops in strip malls, meet-ups for students to discuss literature and play board games or drive-thrus for convenience on the way to work.
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The Jones Eastside to open new location downtown
By Jessica Kegu | Aug. 14, 2012After two years of growing pains, repairs and accommodations, the local restaurant The Jones Eastside is expanding with a new downtown location.
News
Nightlife options abound for under-21 crowd
By Kelly Price | Aug. 14, 2012When you first get to UF, that stretch of bars and restaurants across from the stadium, on a little lane called University Avenue, seem to glisten. That strip, in all its glory, beckons you from your dorm late at night after your parents move you in, when you’re finally free of curfews.
News
UF to begin sustainability survey
By Kaitlyn Macri | Aug. 8, 2012The Office of Sustainability and the college are implementing the Green Audit, which calls for changes in energy, waste, water and food consumption.
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The Citizen’s Co-Op makes buying local its main priority
By Rachel Godfrey | Aug. 8, 2012The Citizen’s Co-Op opened July 2011 in downtown Gainesville at 435 S. Main St. as a democratic grocery that would utilize sustainable produce and support local farmers.
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Peaceful Paths hosts annual school uniform drive 352-373-9988
By Sam Solum | Aug. 1, 2012Peaceful Paths Domestic Abuse Network is holding its annual school uniform drive at the outreach office at 2100 NW 53rd Ave., Suite A.
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Chuy’s restaurant brings ‘cult following’ to Gainesville
By Kelly Price | Aug. 1, 2012Chuy’s, a Tex-Mex restaurant based in Texas, opened its first Florida location on June 26 at 3410 Archer Road. The restaurant’s yellow, pink and green roof peeks out from behind the CVS in Butler Plaza on Archer Road.
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Local joint Civilization lunch menu shines dinner falls short
By Benjamin S. Brasch | July 18, 2012Civilization, 1511 NW Second Street, sports localized ethnic food with a hipster ambiance.
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Gator Spirit Food is now open in old Steamers location
By Samantha Solum | July 18, 2012But, the restaurant, located on 1618 NW First Ave., closed its doors before May 1, 2011 and remained vacant until two weeks ago.
