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Local hopes to publish novel
By Melanie Mueller | Nov. 30, 2016It took Derek Cummings 30 days to create a dystopian world.
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Officials concerned due to decrease in child flu immunizations
By Paige Fry | Nov. 29, 2016After a switch from nasal sprays to the old-fashioned needle prick, fewer Alachua County students have received flu immunizations this year, UF Health Shands Hospital announced Tuesday.
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Nature center hopes finals week draws high event turnout
By Mercedes Leguizamon | Nov. 29, 2016Stressed about finals? Go pet a cow.
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BUSINESS
LongHorn Steakhouse restaurant coming to Gainesville
By Jessica Rodriguez | Nov. 29, 2016Gainesville will get its first LongHorn Steakhouse on Monday.
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POLITICS
UF professor picked for Trump transition team
By Melissa Gomez | Nov. 28, 2016A UF business professor was chosen last week to join one of Donald Trump’s transition teams.
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New app features best-selling local dishes
By Dakota Williams | Nov. 28, 2016When Emilia Echeveste first moved to Gainesville in Fall 2015, she mostly ate at Subway, Blaze Pizza and the on-campus dining halls.
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Local McDonald’s to offer digital ordering machines
By Kendal Barker | Nov. 28, 2016Gainesville McDonald’s customers can soon order meals through a digital, self-service kiosk.
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Alachua County announces author speaker series lineup
By Sarah Coleman | Nov. 28, 2016In an effort to bridge the gap between author and reader, the Alachua County Library District will host a series of author appearances beginning in January.
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City offers free basketball clinic for kids
By Emma Green | Nov. 28, 2016Professional basketball player Ron Larris returned to Gainesville from Denmark to give back to his community.
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Gainesville charities hoping to take part in Giving Tuesday
By Robyn Wilbar | Nov. 28, 2016Following the start of the holiday shopping season, Gainesville nonprofits hope they are the recipients in a global day of giving.
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More people turning to digital deals for Cyber Monday in GNV
By Morgan Rynor | Nov. 28, 2016Following Black Friday, some shoppers in Gainesville turned to their tablets, phones and laptops to find digital deals for holiday shopping.
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Gainesville man tried to put officer in headlock, police say
By Caitlin Ostroff | Nov. 28, 2016After being pulled over for speeding early Monday morning, a Gainesville man tried to put an officer in a headlock and wound up in jail, Gainesville Police said.
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Java Hut Coffee employee arrested in connection with bomb threat
By Caitlin Ostroff | Nov. 27, 2016Alachua County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a Waldo woman Tuesday in connection to a handwritten bomb threat found in UF’s New Engineering Building last week.
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Emotions high for Cuban faculty, students after Castro’s death
Nov. 27, 2016Early Saturday morning, Pedro Luis Perez screamed until he lost his voice.
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During post-election Thanksgiving, students, families avoid discourse
By Molly Vossler | Nov. 27, 2016For UF professor Stephen Craig, Thanksgiving dinner provided more than a whiff of homemade food — it was a breath of fresh air following a divisive election cycle.
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE
GPD: While evading police, man waved newspaper out of window
Nov. 27, 2016As he led police on a mile-long chase Thursday, a Gainesville man waved a newspaper out of his car window and nearly hit someone with his car, Gainesville Police said.
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Christmas tree sales already booming in Gainesville
By Martin Vassolo | Nov. 27, 2016Fresh from Thanksgiving Break, Gainesville was in a merry mood Sunday.
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Muslim student denied rifle purchase, alleges discrimination
Nov. 27, 2016After being denied from purchasing a gun earlier this month, a Muslim Santa Fe College student believes his religion motivated the Gainesville Bass Pro Shops to turn him away.
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Living-history festival to be held Saturday
By Catherine Dickson | Nov. 21, 2016On Saturday, Gainesville residents can come together to spend a day in the 1870s.
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Post-election, Trump supporter punched Hispanic man, police say
By Caitlin Ostroff | Nov. 21, 2016Two days after the general election, a man from High Springs, Florida, punched a Hispanic gas station employee in the back of the head, claiming the attack was “for Donald Trump,” Gainesville Police said.
