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Easy-Bake Oven gets new design, heating element
By Maegan Dennis | Sep. 21, 2011An old favorite has gotten a modern makeover.
Food
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Wine bar Half Cork'd opens downtown
By Jay LaDuke | Sep. 15, 2011Half Cork'd Premium Beer, Wine and Bubbles had its opening night Tuesday.
Opinion
Financial worries should not deter students from studying abroad
By Matt Caesar | Sep. 12, 2011If paying for tuition, fees, rent, textbooks, food and personal expenses wasn't enough, I'd like to add another task to the typical college student's challenges: studying abroad.
The Avenue
Downtown cafe offers fast, healthy choices that won't bore
By Amy Stuart | Aug. 31, 2011Gainesville never seems to fail to provide us with new hang-out hubs. And now, one more spot has been pinned to the grid.
Metro
Chow Now Food Truck parked for good
By Katherine Greene | Aug. 30, 2011New York City has DessertTruck Works. Austin, Texas, has the Queso Monster Truck. Gainesville had Annabelle.
The Avenue
Vegan choices abound
By Kathleen Boyle | Aug. 14, 2011One of the best things fall semester is the air of newness and reinvention that comes with it. Like a New Year's resolution, students find inspiration in the fall.
News
Many food options near campus
By Benjamin S. Brasch | Aug. 14, 2011You have no car, no money and no clue where you are going to get food next. Welcome to college.
The Avenue
Family-first Crab Shack keeps strangers coming back
By Benjamin S. Brasch | July 27, 2011The blue-and-red flashing "open" sign is only the first level of welcoming Southern hospitality.
The Avenue
Owners of Boca Fiesta open new diner downtown
By Amy Stuart | June 29, 2011B.F.D.? Boca Fiesta Diner? Best Friends Dude? Burgers for Days?
The Avenue
Local eating challenges test men of all sizes
By Benjamin Brasch | June 15, 2011Eating is one of the most basic functions of the human body. Proving how superior you are is one of the most basic functions of a man.
The Avenue
Wine and Cheese Gallery tasting blends grapes, styles
By Benjamin Brasch | June 8, 2011To integrate two of the same things but with different colors has brought about such changed beauty in history, and the same can be said about blended wines.
The Avenue
Local produce healthier for community ... and your wallet
By Amy Stuart | June 1, 2011Stefanie Hamblen was tired of walking into markets and watching customers pick up produce, look at it and put it back down; they didn't know what to do with it.
Metro
Mail carriers pick up, drop off food for national drive
By Emily Morrow | May 16, 2011Saturday's thunderstorms did not disrupt Gainesville's mail delivery, nor did they deter letter carriers from collecting 56,000 pounds of food for the nationwide Stamp Out Hunger food drive.
News
E.T. York leaves lasting impact on UF, state system
By Meredith Rutland | Apr. 19, 2011E. T. York liked to say tall trees catch a lot of wind. Those who knew him said he was one of the tallest.
News
Former VP, IFAS founder York dies at 88
By Meredith Rutland | Apr. 17, 2011E.T. York, the founder of UF’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences and lifelong supporter of agriculture education, died Friday. He was 88.
The Avenue
What to drink this summer
By Richard O. Stehli | Apr. 13, 2011Sure, a combination of Gatorade and vodka seems like an ideal summer beverage: hydration and libation.
The Avenue
Downtown cupcake shop serves vegan-friendly fare
By Brittany Brave | Apr. 13, 2011Claire Browning had to withdraw from college during the spring semester of her senior year. A rollerblading accident caused her to fracture her back, and she said the time off that followed left her restless.
The Avenue
For health junkies, half-vegetarianism a good option
By Robert Imfeld | Apr. 6, 2011The litany of diets, exercise regimens and nutrition supplements that pervade American culture never seems to end.
The Avenue
Healthy snacks for late-night studying
By Andrew Wyzan | Mar. 23, 2011March is usually the month when students push themselves to get through the swath of exams and papers that come just shortly after that glorious, now-faint week of Spring Break. And, as such, it’s very easy to be tempted to munch on snacks through the ever-common all-nighter.
