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Roommates don’t deserve the bad rap

By Chasity Maynard | Apr. 4, 2019

We’ve all heard the horror stories of the drug dealers, the womanizers, the slobs, the weird pet owners and the thieves. Roommates are like snowflakes; they come in all shapes and sizes. Unlike snowflakes, however, roommates get a bad rap and aren’t always viewed as special and valuable. This column is going to dispute the negative outlook most people have toward their roommate or roommates, in general. Even if you end up hating your roommate, there is no denying roommates teach you valuable lessons. They’re essential to the college experience, and everyone should have at least one roommate during their undergraduate years.

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GPD investigating death at Social 28

By Amanda Rosa | Dec. 4, 2018

Gainesville Police confirmed a person died Tuesday night at Social 28.

The Roxy and Stella style bags from Clarity Handbags. The site offers four styles for around $50 a bag.

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UF student has a clear idea for gameday purses

By Sydney Schultheis | Sep. 15, 2018

After feeling like her only option was a Ziploc bag, a UF senior came up with a business for stylish, affordable clear purses

Campus Advantage, a Texas-based student housing management company, submitted plans to the city to build a four-story apartment complex with an accompanying five-story parking garage at 1900 SW 13th St.

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New apartment complex on Southwest 13th announced

By Jessica Giles | Mar. 27, 2018

Students could have another apartment complex to choose from come Summer 2020.

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UF alumnus included on Forbes Brasil’s ‘30 under 30’

By Catie Wegman | May 24, 2017

When Andres Andrade arrived to Brazil in 2013, the then 26-year-old never imagined that four years later he would be one of the country’s most successful businessmen.

Local organizations paired with CityScapes Artwork to create a hand-drawn print that depicts well-known businesses, restaurants and landmarks in the area. The artwork will be sold to benefit nonprofit organizations in Gainesville.

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Limited-edition artwork depicts city landmarks

By Catie Wegman | May 22, 2017

Local organizations in Gainesville are selling a limited number of custom prints depicting historic businesses, restaurants and landmarks as a way to raise money for nonprofit groups in the area.

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Local Burger King reopens for 60th anniversary

By Adam Turner | May 17, 2017

Sixty years ago, Burger King founders James “Jim” McLamore and David Edgerton visited one of their Gainesville stores on 13th Street.

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UF-centric Publix opens

By Adam Turner | May 10, 2017

Just north of University Avenue, Gainesville’s 13th Publix location has opened its doors to the UF community.

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Gainesville ranks as one of best cities for startups

By Mollee Jakubisin | Mar. 1, 2017

Gainesville was recently named one of the top cities in which to start a new business, and it may have UF and Santa Fe College to thank.

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LongHorn Steakhouse restaurant coming to Gainesville

By Jessica Rodriguez | Nov. 29, 2016

Gainesville will get its first LongHorn Steakhouse on Monday.

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Sport Clips Haircuts comes to Gainesville

By Lauren Ayers | Oct. 27, 2016

Sport Clips Haircuts, a hair salon franchise catering to men, has opened its first Gainesville location.

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Downtown restaurant The Jones closes for good

Oct. 2, 2016

Gabriela Quadri spent just less than $13 Tuesday on what would become her last chicken Cobb salad at The Jones, a popular downtown restaurant.

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UF students secretly rate on-campus vendors

By Morgan Rynor | Sep. 20, 2016

At any given time, about 40 UF students are undercover, ordering and rating on-campus services.

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Punk band Abandon the Midwest returns to GNV tonight

By Joshua Williamson | July 1, 2015

Punk-rock quartet Abandon the Midwest is returning to Gainesville tonight, and if you’re lucky, you might catch them throwing the occasional beer can at one another.

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The Internet, other research options make for savvier shoppers

By Justin Ross | Feb. 23, 2015

While the rise of the Internet has empowered customers, businesses have had to modify how they interact with consumers to fit the trend.

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Police: Escaped man from Wednesday robbery found, arrested

By EMILY COCHRANE< | Jan. 19, 2015

A Gainesville man who ran away after reportedly breaking into an apartment Wednesday night was arrested Friday afternoon.

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Corporate social responsibility and charity are not the same thing

Jan. 15, 2015

Charity is an incredible thing. It’s a way for us to show we care for one another, and it provides resources and aid to those in need both domestically and internationally. It has changed the lives of thousands every year, from building homes for Hurricane Katrina victims in 2005 to providing medical care to Ebola virus patients in West Africa in 2014.

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Scott’s teacher debit cards show bad policy

Sep. 28, 2014

One of the most shameful aspects of the public education system in America is the need for teachers to spend large sums of their own money to provide school supplies for their classrooms.

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The Fine Print crowdfunds after $4,300 in grant cuts

By Carlynn Crosby | Sep. 25, 2014

A local magazine staff is reaching out to readers after an 86-percent budget cut last month, jeopardized its future.

The Aspen Companies’ workers Jeremy Dees, left, and Greg Dove, right, clean up damage from a fire at Majestic Oaks Apartments on Tuesday afternoon.

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Fire at Majestic Oaks displaces family

By Melissa Mihm | Sep. 23, 2014

A fire at Majestic Oaks Apartments complex Tuesday morning left one family displaced.