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Florida Theater sold, to be renovated
By Paul Newnum | Aug. 31, 2017When William Bryson pictures the new Florida Theater, he sees actors and bands onstage.
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Taste Pho hosts third annual eating contest
By David Hoffman | Aug. 31, 2017With broth dripping from his chin and about 8 pounds of pho in his stomach, Michael Jenkins left Gainesville on Thursday as a champion, again.
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Former IFAS director charged with theft
By Catie Wegman | Aug. 31, 2017The former director of the UF Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Plant Science Research and Education Unit was arrested last Friday, Suwannee County Sheriff’s Office said.
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Man on tricycle dies in traffic accident
By Meryl Kornfield | Aug. 31, 2017A Gainesville man riding a motorized tricycle died in an accident on Wednesday, Gainesville Police said.
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Gainesville business hosts first cosplay event
By Peyton Whittington | Aug. 30, 2017With a hot glue gun in one hand and black fabric in another, Kassandra Bringuier brought to life the face of a cosplay creature she had created Wednesday.
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UF hosts live viewing of opioid crisis panel
By David Hoffman | Aug. 30, 2017From more than 260 miles away, about 25 Gainesville residents watched and listened Wednesday as four Palm Beach panelists spoke about opioids in Florida.
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Country star to perform at Thomas Center
By Jessica Giles | Aug. 30, 2017Billy Dean is coming to Gainesville to make Katie Slay’s final wish come true.
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ACSO: Body found in lake has been identified
By Catie Wegman | Aug. 30, 2017The body of a man recently found in Newnans Lake was identified by Alachua County Sheriff’s Office on Wednesday.
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Hogtown Creek Park to be renovated
By Jessica Giles | Aug. 30, 2017Although Hogtown Creek Headwaters Nature Park was closed Monday, it will reopen by the end of fall with new equipment.
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GPD: Teen arrested in connection with drive-by shooting
By Catie Wegman | Aug. 29, 2017A Gainesville teenager was arrested Tuesday morning in connection to a drive-by shooting that occurred Friday night, Gainesville Police said.
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Florida man executed by state, UF Law reflect on Hurst case
By David Hoffman | Aug. 29, 2017Last week, for the first time in 19 months, a Florida man who was sentenced to die was killed by the state.
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UF community reaches out to flooded Houston
By Jimena Tavel | Aug. 29, 2017Nearly two thousand miles usually distances UF from Texas, but the distance vanished this week.
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Dear Dennis: I think it’s best you’re gone for a bit
Aug. 29, 2017Dear Dennis,
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MCSO: Man found with $1,000 in rectum
By Meryl Kornfield | Aug. 28, 2017After Marion County Sheriff's Office deputies pulled over a man on Saturday for speeding, he worked his butt off to hide money in his rectum.
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Hippodrome launches fundraiser amid state cuts to arts
By David Hoffman | Aug. 28, 2017Despite sweeping cuts to Alachua County arts programs from the state, for the Hippodrome State Theatre, the show must go on.
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GPD: Man doesn’t pay for gas, assaults attendant
By Catie Wegman | Aug. 28, 2017A Gainesville man was arrested early Sunday morning after an altercation with a store clerk at a Circle K, Gainesville Police Department said.
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Cyclists strip down to raise awareness for bike safety
By Romy Ellenbogen | Aug. 27, 2017Equipped with not much more than courage and a helmet, about 100 cyclists took to the streets in their underwear on Friday.
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GPD identifies human remains
By Catie Wegman | Aug. 27, 2017Gainesville Police announced Friday that human remains found almost a year ago are of 23-year-old Hannah Zehner Brim, who was reported missing in 2016.
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GPD: Woman drives drunk in hospital parking lot
By Catie Wegman | Aug. 27, 2017A Gainesville woman was arrested Friday night after crashing into a handicap parking sign in the Select Specialty Hospital parking lot, Gainesville Police said.
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MCSO: Man shoots himself in front of deputies
By Catie Wegman | Aug. 27, 2017A man, whose wife was found dead earlier in the day, shot himself Saturday in front of Marion County Sheriff’s Office deputies.
