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RTS free to ride on Wednesday to bring awareness of new bill
By Riana Melendez | May 19, 2014Riders who usually pay the $3 fee for an All Day bus pass will receive one for no cost on Wednesday.
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Local conservancy helps find almost-extinct bat
By Hannah Fell | May 19, 2014A Gainesville-based animal research group working in the Solomon Islands near Papua New Guinea recently encountered something no one had seen in years — the New Georgian Monkey-Faced Fruit Bat.
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Sales tax holiday prepares Floridians for hurricane season
By Kyle Follansbee | May 19, 2014Starting May 31, Gainesville will see nine days of no sales tax intended to help residents stock up on supplies for the hurricane season.
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Depot Avenue, Main Street construction closes roads
By Alex Harris | May 19, 2014In two years, Depot Avenue will have roundabouts, landscaping and decorative lighting. But for now, it’s closed to traffic for construction.
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States start 911 texts for emergencies, not in Florida yet
By Hannah Fell | May 19, 2014In several states, texting 911 for help is the newest way to summon police, but Florida is not among them.
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GPD arrests 3 for drug possession and probation violation
By Kyle Follansbee | May 19, 2014Gainesville Police arrested two men and a woman for having .4 grams of cocaine, a crack pipe, weed and giving a false ID after a traffic stop on Sunday, officials said.
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General Motors Co. recalls may have no effect in Gainesville
By GRAHAM HACK | May 19, 2014Despite consumer concerns about General Motors Co., Gainesville dealerships have felt little to no impact after recent recalls.
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Florida man flees crash barefoot, arrested with meth
By Kyle Follansbee | May 14, 2014Gainesville Police arrested a man carrying 14.37 grams of meth Wednesday after he fled a three-car crash scene at The Polos apartment complex, officials said.
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Uber fails in its attempt to expand through Florida
By Erin Meisenzahl-Peace | May 14, 2014Tap the app, click the car, pick the driver and rate him or her after. Customers can ride in an UberX vehicle in more than 50 major U.S. cities, but Gainesville is not among them.
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Police arrest fled estranged husband who threatened wife, her boyfriend
By Kyle Follansbee | May 14, 2014Alachua County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a man Monday after he walked into his estranged wife’s Alachua house and tried to shoot her boyfriend, deputies said.
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Parisleaf design company to move into Innovation Square
By Ariana Figueroa | May 14, 2014Gainesville web design startup Parisleaf announced Tuesday it will be pulling up some roots at its University Avenue location and replanting them in Gainesville’s Innovation Square over summer.
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Polynesian eatery opens where Corner restaurant used to be
By Steven Katona | May 14, 2014As many students headed home for summer break or locked themselves in Library West to study for finals, two Gainesville residents dashed to open a restaurant close to campus.
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Gainesville resident self-publishes new book under pen name
By Hannah Fell | May 14, 2014By day, Gainesville resident Dianne Farb is a practicing attorney, but by night, she trades her legal name in for her pen name, Rebecca Heflin, and writes romance novels.
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Chipotle raises prices to help pay for non-GMO food
By Erin Meisenzahl-Peace | May 12, 2014On a college student’s budget, Chipotle’s recent price increase could mean a lot.
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FDA set to start regulating sale of e-cigarettes
By Hannah Fell | May 12, 2014Gainesville residents are reacting to the news that the Food and Drug Administration will begin regulating the sale of e-cigarettes.
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Citizens Co-op members push to overhaul board of directors positions
By Steven Katona | May 12, 2014More than 60 Citizens Co-op member-owners voted Sunday to draft a compromise proposal that would appoint four interim members to the co-op’s board of directors and call for two current members to step down.
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Gator Net increases speeds, hopes to expand to more communities
By Kristan Wiggins | May 12, 2014Internet buffering may soon be a thing of the past for select Gainesville apartment communities.
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Alachua County animal shelter giving away 2,500 pets for Rachael Ray challenge
By Steven Katona | May 12, 2014Block was rescued by Alachua County Animal Services after being chained outside by his owner and incurring injuries.
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Gainesville Police moves to new high-tech, $11-million headquarters
By Kyle Follansbee | May 12, 2014After being homeless for more than a year, Gainesville Police officers now have a solid foundation to work with newer technologies and enhance patrol and surveillance of the city.
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Gainesville Police dog bites elementary school student during search demonstration
By Steven Katona | May 12, 2014An 8-year-old Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Elementary student was bitten by a Gainesville Police dog during a Friday afternoon demonstration on the school’s playground.
