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New housing to be built in East Gainesville
By Ashley Leong | Oct. 11, 2017A new housing development in East Gainesville broke ground Wednesday morning.
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Law advocates call UF’s security policy for Spencer event unconstitutional
By Meryl Kornfield | Oct. 11, 2017Ahead of Richard Spencer’s speech at UF on Oct. 19, two legal advocacy organizations wrote to University Police on Tuesday claiming the event’s prohibited items policy is “unconstitutional.”
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Matheson History Museum to open library and exhibit hall
By Taylor McLamb | Oct. 10, 2017The Matheson History Museum will celebrate the opening of its new Matheson Library & Archives and Mary Ann Cofrin Exhibit Hall on Saturday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. This expansion will allow for more exhibition space and preservation and will give history buffs more opportunities to visit the museum.
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Tatu Sushi Bar and Lounge reopens
By Jessica Giles | Oct. 10, 2017Sushi and sake bombs are returning to Midtown.
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Gainesville doctor cusses out patient
By Jessica Giles | Oct. 10, 2017This article has been updated to reflect a statement released by Dr. Peter Gallogly on Wednesday.
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UF student hospitalized after scooter accident
By Catie Wegman | Oct. 10, 2017A UF student was seriously injured after she lost control of her scooter early Tuesday morning.
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GPD: Man steals purse out of woman’s car, runs from police
By Catie Wegman | Oct. 9, 2017A Gainesville man ran out of his shoes and through a Subway on Sunday while fleeing officers who suspected him of purse snatching, Gainesville Police said.
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UF has a serious marijuana problem
Oct. 8, 2017On Friday night, UF welcomed producer and rapper Snoop Dogg to the stage as he performed at our annual Homecoming event, Gator Growl, on Flavet Field. And, in traditional Snoop Dogg fashion, the man himself had with him what we can only assume was a joint — for the record, we’re avoiding the use of “marijuana cigarette” because the word cigarette implies tobacco, not just because we’re hip like that. And let us emphasize, dear reader: A man — a black man, no less — was openly smoking marijuana (we’re gonna make the leap in logic and assume it was marijuana) on a university campus in front of law enforcement. When our reporter spoke to both law enforcement and Gator Growl officials, their responses were along the lines of, “Eh, it’s probably just a cigarette.” They all turned the other cheek.
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GPD: Woman arrested for hitting two people with her car
By Catie Wegman | Oct. 8, 2017A Gainesville woman, who police found lying on the sidewalk with empty wine bottles, was arrested Saturday for hitting two people with her car, Gainesville Police said.
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UPD: Man tresspasses and steals from Reitz Union Bookstore
By Catie Wegman | Oct. 8, 2017A Miami man was arrested Friday afternoon after he robbed a man at the Reitz Union Bookstore and stole items from the store, University Police said.
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Families and gardeners attend local seed exchange
By Eman Elshahawy | Oct. 8, 2017Cristina Gomez, 6, gazed up at a jar of hundreds of seeds Saturday and guessed how many the jar contained.
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Bar celebrates late Playboy founder Hugh Hefner
By Stephanie Gonzalez | Oct. 8, 2017Sporting matching bunny ears, Madi Smith and Amielia Holt celebrated the life of the founder of Playboy, Hugh Hefner, on Saturday.
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Third march for elephant preservation held at Depot Park
By Jessica Giles | Oct. 8, 2017To Ron Chandler, the Garo Hills in India are the most beautiful place on earth.
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Solar charging stations added at parks, bus stops
By Amanda Rosa | Oct. 6, 2017When Davonta Jordan used to leave his shift at Steak ‘n Shake, his phone was always low on power.
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Bento Cafe, Miami Grill and others to open below The Standard
By Jessica Giles | Oct. 6, 2017Brett Dembrow looks forward to the days when he’s craving ginger chicken and can just walk downstairs to Bento Cafe.
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Union members rally for VA
By Cat Gloria | Oct. 6, 2017Muriel Newman held up a sign Thursday for drivers on Archer Road to let them know “no vets should wait in line.”
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Online voter registration available
By Meryl Kornfield | Oct. 6, 2017Since online voter registration started Sunday in Florida, more than 80 Alachua County residents have registered online.
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Truck hits school bus, leaves scene
By Meryl Kornfield | Oct. 4, 2017An unknown driver rear-ended a school bus Wednesday morning and left the scene of the collision, Florida Highway Patrol said.
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Center honors activist at 101st birthday
By Nicolette Perdomo | Oct. 4, 2017When Stetson Kennedy’s widow Sandra Parks celebrated her late husband’s 101st birthday, she sang “This Land is Your Land” by Woody Guthrie.
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Truck crashes into La Tienda restaurant
By David Hoffman and Meryl Kornfield | Oct. 4, 2017A woman was taken to the hospital Wednesday afternoon after a Toyota Tundra crashed into the front porch of La Tienda Latina restaurant.
