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Books for Prisoners group to hold fundraiser
By Mercedes Leguizamon | Sep. 13, 2016After a dip in donations, a Gainesville group that sends books to inmates is asking for help.
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Gainesville airport receives multimillion-dollar renovation grant
By Jasmine Osmond | Sep. 13, 2016The Gainesville Regional Airport received a multimillion-dollar grant to continue its expansion and upgrade safety features.
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Human foosball to raise money for rare-disorder research
By Kate Merkley | Sep. 13, 2016Locals will attempt to combat a rare disease this weekend with life-size foosball.
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Gainesville woman raises money to visit dying mother
By Mercedes Leguizamon | Sep. 13, 2016To see her mother for what may be the last time, a Gainesville woman has turned to the internet to help fund a trip to New York.
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GPD investigating state rep Keith Perry for trespassing, battery incident
By Caitlin Ostroff | Sep. 13, 2016Gainesville Police is investigating a trespassing and battery incident involving Florida Rep. Keith Perry while he was on UF’s campus last weekend.
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After ‘rough weekend,’ Kentucky fan shoplifted at local Target
By Caitlin Ostroff | Sep. 12, 2016Gainesville Police is asking for help identifying a University of Kentucky fan who stole from the local Target Friday.
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Gainesville one of top three college cities
By Romy Ellenbogen | Sep. 12, 2016Gainesville is the third-best college town in the country, according to a new ranking published by CollegeRank.net.
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Man sexually assaulted woman near Midtown
By Caitlin Ostroff | Sep. 12, 2016Gainesville Police is looking for a man who officers said sexually battered a woman near Midtown on Sunday.
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101 Cantina served eviction notice
By Caitlin Ostroff | Sep. 12, 2016101 Cantina was served a notice for eviction Friday.
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Book club held by GNV mayor discusses race
By Molly Donovan | Sep. 12, 2016As Gainesville Mayor Lauren Poe read aloud to a room of about 80 people Monday night, the audience laughed, applauded and listened.
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New Mexican restaurant on Archer opened Monday
By Katelyn Newberg | Sep. 12, 2016When searching for the perfect burrito, Gainesville students and locals now have one more restaurant to choose from.
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Gainesville food bank to commemorate Hunger Awareness Month
By Lee Ann Ruffier | Sep. 12, 2016In Alachua County, about one in every four children don’t have reliable access to food.
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Gainesville runs to prevent suicide
By Christy Piña | Sep. 11, 2016Oluchi Ojinnaka-Taylor, 36, ran in memory of her daughter Saturday.
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Gainesville man broke window, threatened murder at Midtown
By Caitlin Ostroff | Sep. 11, 2016For the second time in a week, police charged a man Friday for breaking a window at Fat Daddy’s.
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ACSO detention deputy charged with sexual assault
By Caitlin Ostroff | Sep. 11, 2016A county detention deputy was charged Thursday for sexually assaulting a minor.
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Residents protest prison labor outside Walmart
By Carly Breitbart | Sep. 11, 2016On the 45th anniversary of New York’s Attica Correctional Facility riots, a group of Gainesville residents protested inmate mistreatment.
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Plans revealed for The Standard, UF student wins free rent
By Catherine Dickson | Sep. 8, 2016Across the street from UF’s campus, a new apartment complex will tout a rooftop pool and near-doorstep dining.
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Gainesville man becomes pho king at local eating contest
By Jasmine Osmond | Sep. 8, 2016After 15 minutes of slurping, sipping and supping to victory, one man ate an infant’s weight in soup Thursday.
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Students, residents to ride bicycles to St. Augustine
By Cindy Barski | Sep. 8, 2016As UF student Samuel Lapeyre races to St. Augustine on Saturday, his time delivering food for Jimmy John’s Sandwiches may come in handy.
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New pizzeria ' V Pizza' offers Sicilian slices
By Carolyn Batt | Sep. 8, 2016Since its opening last week, V Pizza in downtown Gainesville has offered slices of Sicily to hungry locals.
