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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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CRIMINAL JUSTICE
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.”
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FHP: Woman crashes car, leaves scene, drives drunk
By Meryl Kornfield | Nov. 26, 2017An Alachua woman was arrested for leaving the scene of an accident and driving drunk Saturday, Florida Highway Patrol said.
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GPD: Man steals guns from car, leaves his phone
By Meryl Kornfield | Nov. 26, 2017A Gainesville man was arrested for breaking into a car and stealing three guns after the car owner found the man’s cellphone in his car, Gainesville Police said.
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Local charity ‘adopts’ family for Christmas
By Noelle Kough | Nov. 26, 2017On Christmas morning, gifts under the Brumfield family tree won’t come from family members or Santa but will be given by generous strangers.
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Church fundraises with annual gift-wrapping service
By Lauren Smith | Nov. 26, 2017Lori Coats, from now until Dec. 24, will wrap holiday gifts at The Oaks Mall for charity.
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE
ACSO: Police dog finds woman hiding from warrant
By Meryl Kornfield | Nov. 26, 2017A Gainesville woman with an active warrant out for her arrest was found by deputies hiding behind a washing machine Saturday, Alachua County Sheriff’s Office said.
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Big Mill’s, city go back-and-forth over building code
By David Hoffman | Nov. 22, 2017Between Big Mill’s Cheesesteaks’ four walls, life is simple: the signature cheesesteak sandwiches are $8.25, Italian or Polish sausages are $6.75 and each chair is dedicated to a Major League Baseball team.
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Community garden fundraiser to support youth lessons
By Vincent McDonald | Nov. 22, 2017An oasis in the middle of a food desert, the Fred Cone Park community garden has let east Gainesville residents plant their own greens since August.
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Community gathers for Transgender Day of Remembrance
By Jessica Giles | Nov. 22, 2017For 10 minutes, Bo Diddley Community Plaza was filled with nothing but the sound of more than 300 names.
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POLITICS
Yoho visits UF to discuss research
By Christina Morales | Nov. 19, 2017In an effort to advocate for more funding for the National Science Foundation, UF President Kent Fuchs invited Congressman Ted Yoho to UF.
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Local restaurants host food truck rally, food drive
By Savannah Austin | Nov. 19, 2017About 1,500 people dined in Magnolia Parke on Sunday night and had the opportunity to donate canned goods and money to feed the hungry.
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GPD: 14-year-old arrested for rape at Tivoli Apartments
By Meryl Kornfield | Nov. 19, 2017After conducting undercover surveillance of Tivoli Apartments in Gainesville, located at 2841 SW 13th St., since the rape of a UF student was reported there Wednesday, Gainesville Police arrested a 14-year-old Gainesville resident for the crime Saturday night.
