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Satchel: A Gainesville icon rebuilds
By Jessica Giles | Dec. 4, 2017When Satchel Raye first started making art, he used paint, stained glass and pencils.
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Rock painting trend gains popularity in Gainesville
By Savannah Austin | Dec. 4, 2017While hunting for Pokémon in the UF Health Shands Hospital parking garage in June, Tillissa Barcia’s 6-year-old son, Austin, found a painted rock.
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North Florida medical center hosts holiday light ceremony
By Sofia Arriaga | Dec. 4, 2017Around North Florida Regional Medical Center’s pond, 95,000 lights were lit Friday and outlined with Christmas trees, gingerbread men and snowmen.
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GPD: former DCF spokesperson sent, owned child pornography
By Meryl Kornfield | Dec. 4, 2017A former Florida Department of Children and Families spokesperson was arrested Thursday after police found child pornography on his house desktop computer, Gainesville Police said.
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GPD: UF law student drugs, sexually batters woman
By Meryl Kornfield | Dec. 4, 2017A UF law student was arrested Thursday after a woman told police he drugged and sexually battered her, Gainesville Police said.
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Genealogists present online family tree tools
By Henry Colburn | Dec. 4, 2017Two genealogists taught Gainesville residents how to use family tree websites to understand their ancestry Saturday afternoon.
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UPD: UF student drives drunk, drifts into bike lane
By Meryl Kornfield | Dec. 4, 2017A UF student was arrested for driving drunk after leaving Midtown on Friday, University Police said.
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Gainesville residents call for abolition of death penalty
By Jessica Giles | Nov. 30, 2017In 1974, Kathy Dillon was in her ninth-grade science class when her father was murdered.
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Chick-fil-A at The Standard now open for service across from UF campus
By Jessica Giles | Nov. 30, 2017About 2,000 chicken-lovers visited the new Chick-fil-A at The Standard at Gainesville apartments during its grand opening Thursday and were greeted by the signature Chick-fil-A cow mascot and smiling team members.
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Golf tournament fundraises for Special Olympics athletes
By Kuvira Sanichara | Nov. 30, 2017Golf players will tee off today at Haile Plantation Golf & Country Club to fundraise for athletes from the Alachua County chapter of Special Olympics Florida.
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Lincoln High alumnus talks desegregation, school’s closing
By David Hoffman | Nov. 30, 2017When Albert White attended Lincoln High School, east Gainesville’s school for black students during segregation, he never paid for a single school lunch.
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Gainesville ranked among top cities for residents with student debt
By Sofia Arriaga | Nov. 30, 2017Gainesville was ranked No. 20 on a list of the top cities to live for those with student debt.
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Root and Pecker to serve breakfast, stop offering dinner
By Emily Nolan | Nov. 30, 2017Root and Pecker will start serving breakfast and stop offering dinner on Monday.
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Devil’s Millhopper to host volunteer day
By Michele Rosalia | Nov. 30, 2017Devil’s Millhopper Geological State Park’s staff hopes to get help from citizens Saturday clearing the damage Hurricane Irma left behind at the park, located at 4732 Millhopper Road.
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UF students to host carnival for better police relations
By Vincent McDonald | Nov. 28, 2017UF students and Alachua County Sheriff’s Office deputies in civilian clothes will visit East Gainesville on Saturday to attend a carnival complete with a bounce house, a three-legged race and snowman-themed games.
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Antique mall damaged by fire to re-open Friday
By Nicholas Aguila | Nov. 28, 2017Nearly 11 months after a fire shut down Smiley’s Antique Mall, the antique store will open with a new name, ownership, management and website.
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New Butler Town Center businesses to open in 2018
By Jessica Giles | Nov. 28, 2017Gainesville residents will have to wait until Fall 2018 to satisfy their cravings for lettuce wraps from P.F. Chang’s China Bistro.
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GPD: 6 officers used force, Taser to detain one UF student
By Meryl Kornfield | Nov. 28, 2017After six officers used force and a Taser, a UF student was detained Saturday afternoon after the UF football game.
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3 Natives hosts grand opening with new name
By Maria Dominguez | Nov. 27, 201729° 82° In The Swamp gave out free pineapple and ginger shots and offered different specials every hour during its grand opening Monday.
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Vacation ends in new heart at Shands for 11-year-old boy
By David Hoffman | Nov. 26, 2017For seven weeks in a hospital room, unsure of if he’d get a new heart, Lowell Thomas passed the time by memorizing every lyric to “Get’cha Head in the Game” from “High School Musical.”
