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Lily Woodard, who goes by the derby name Slang Blade, chases a group of runners during the Bull Run 5K.

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Gainesville has own Running of the Bulls

By Nina Cusmano | July 27, 2015

Allie Munch’s New Year’s resolution was to run a 5K race every month for the entire year.

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Co-founder of Grooveshark found dead in home

By Melissa Mihm | July 20, 2015

The co-founder of Grooveshark Music was found dead Sunday evening.

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A Tinder for shopping? There's an app for that

By Melissa Gomez | July 20, 2015

If you’ve ever wondered if there would be an application like Tinder but for shopping, look no further.

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Newberry branch library expands

By Sedona Huffty | July 15, 2015

As of Saturday, the Newberry branch library now offers a Snuggle Up Center, Teen Space and several other additions.

[FILE PHOTO] John Nordman, right, hands 8-year-old Micah Reed a chocolate milk at the Reichert House on Tuesday. Nine newly hired police officers served 128 students lunch.

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New police officers give back, serve lunch to at-risk youth

By Patricia Potestades | July 15, 2015

For children at the Reichert House, discipline and routine are what their teachers aim to instill in them daily.

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UF students bring home titles at national business conference

By Jenny Eason | July 15, 2015

Two UF students won national titles at the Phi Beta Lambda National Leadership Conference in Chicago.

Captain Brian Helmerson of the Gainesville Police Department moves Thursday evening to separate protesters on the site of a monument on the corner of West University Avenue and North Main Street dedicated to fallen Confederate soldiers. One group called for the removal of the monument while the other called for the monument to stay.

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Confederate Controversy

By Laura Gomez | July 13, 2015

Based on the Confederate statue on the corner of Main Street and East University Avenue on Thursday, a crowd of protesters held signs that read, “End white supremacy” and “Tear it down.”

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Survey: Public schools should require Spanish

By Dana Hatchett | July 13, 2015

The results of a survey conducted at UF showed that 67 percent of Floridians support requiring Spanish education in K-12 schools.

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Amazon giving away birthday deals

By Ashley Martin | July 8, 2015

In lieu of getting cake and ice cream on its 20th birthday, Amazon has decided to pass the gifts on to its members.

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City program encourages respect, sportsmanship

By Mireillee Lamourt | July 6, 2015

Screeches of laughter and excitement from the crowd mixed with the screeches of neon-colored tennis shoes as they slid across the court at the Martin Luther King Jr. Multipurpose Center.

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Downtown Confederate statue causes a stir

By Dana Hatchett | July 6, 2015

A whirlwind of controversy is making its way across the nation regarding the flying of the Confederate flag on state grounds following the slaying of nine black people by a white supremacist in a Charleston, South Carolina church.

District Senator Rob Bradley, center, celebrates the legalization of 64-ounce growlers at First Magnitude Brewing Co. on Wednesday.

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Gainesville breweries celebrate legal 64-ounce growlers

By Patricia Potestades | July 1, 2015

Gainesville breweries were more crowded than usual Wednesday, as craft beer lovers celebrated the lift of Florida’s ban on 64-ounce growlers, the most popular size of to-go containers for craft beer.

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More travelers on the road this Fourth of July weekend

By Ansley Pentz | July 1, 2015

Maria Cirillo will drive more than 200 miles from Jacksonville to Fort Pierce to visit with her family for the Fourth of July.

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Punk band Abandon the Midwest returns to GNV tonight

By Joshua Williamson | July 1, 2015

Punk-rock quartet Abandon the Midwest is returning to Gainesville tonight, and if you’re lucky, you might catch them throwing the occasional beer can at one another.

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Legalizing same-sex marriage is just the first step

By Patricia Potestades | June 29, 2015

When Damian Gonzalez woke up to the news Friday that the Supreme Court had struck down bans on same-sex marriage, his first reaction was to call his aunt.

Rain falls on Orange Lake at the Heagy Burry Park boat ramp Monday. Sinkholes along the bottom of Orange Lake are lowering water levels, preventing boats from safely launching on to the lake.

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Sinkholes are drying out Orange Lake

By Lawrence Chan | June 29, 2015

North Central Florida’s biggest lake is vanishing down a sinkhole.

“We didn’t put ‘gator’ in the name of our boat this year, which they’ve done in the past,” said Tyler Mokris, the team’s construction and paddling captain. “So we just decided to put a gator straight in the boat.”

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UF concrete canoe team wins

By Ansley Pentz | June 29, 2015

The UF concrete canoe team members messaged one another about their workouts every single day.

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Julius Long, son of former County Commissioner Rodney Long, charged with promoting nudity in an alcohol establishment

By GRAHAM HALL | June 25, 2015

The State Attorney’s office has reportedly agreed to defer prosecution in consolidated cases involving Julius Long, the son of former County Commissioner Rodney Long.

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Medical marijuana licenses available in FL

By Ansley Pentz | June 17, 2015

At one point, RayAnn Moseley took four different medicines to help her intractable epilepsy, but the seizures didn’t stop.

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Darts and Laurels: A new king is crowned, GOP overflow and White

June 17, 2015

Greetings and salutations, Gainesville. Are you surviving the first half of our summer adventure in town? Grand, if you are, because now you’re in for a treat as we deliver another weekly dose of...Darts and Laurels.