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Thrift 5 Boutique opens new location in downtown Gainesville
By Alison Eckerle | Jan. 16, 2014A new store is opening in Gainesville for shoppers with expensive taste on a budget.
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City of Gainesville launches open data website
By Bradley Norman | Jan. 15, 2014Gainesville now has a one-stop website for residents to access its data.
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Gainesville Coalition for Peace protests drone development
By Heather Reinblatt | Jan. 15, 2014A local organization protested outside a Gainesville-based robotics company Wednesday in response to the U.S. Army awarding the business millions of dollars for drone development.
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Transformer blows in downtown Gainesville, 400+ lose power
By Kelsey Martinez | Jan. 15, 2014Police responded to an emergency phone call Wednesday night after a transformer blew in downtown Gainesville, leaving more than 400 Gainesville Regional Utilities customers without power.
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Farmers’ crops suffering during North Central Florida cold weather snaps
By Heather Reinblatt | Jan. 15, 2014As residents bundle up to escape the low temperatures, farmers are worried less about themselves and more about their crops.
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UF alum writes, directs "Voodoo Possession" horror film
By Annaleigh Bonds | Jan. 15, 2014A UF graduate is slicing into the film industry with a new film starring Danny Trejo.
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Pediatric cardiac ICU opens at UF Health Shands hospital
By Nicole Giaquinto | Jan. 15, 2014UF Health Shands Children’s Hospital took another step forward in its plan to improve care by opening a pediatric cardiac intensive care unit, or PCICU, last week.
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Gainesville woman steals water truck, high-speed police chase ensues
By Jenna Lyons | Jan. 15, 2014Gainesville Police arrested a local woman Monday after police said she tried to steal another woman’s car and later led police on a chase in a stolen water delivery truck.
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Study: Caffeine can help drinkers remember a-latte more
By Courtney Coleman | Jan. 15, 2014People who remember to grab their daily lattes may remember more in general.
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Survey: Internet tops banks as most-hated service provider
By Hanna Marcus | Jan. 15, 2014Americans don’t seem to connect with their Internet service providers.
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Kanapaha Botanical Gardens holds bamboo sale through February
By Bella Zabinofsky | Jan. 14, 2014The 32nd Kanapaha Botanical Gardens bamboo sale is underway.
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Gainesville firefighter rescues construction worker
By Jenna Lyons | Jan. 14, 2014Gainesville Fire Rescue pulled a construction worker out of a collapsed trench Monday afternoon after a 14-foot wall of clay and sand trapped him.
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Florida Players theater company to include 'Spring Awakening' in lineup
By Leland Henry | Jan. 14, 2014A UF club is putting the spotlight on its new venture in hopes of drawing a greater audience. The student-run theater company Florida Players’ spring season now features a musical, something that has not been done by this club in two years.
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Gainesville man arrested for battery, drunk off of cough syrup
By Jenna Lyons | Jan. 14, 2014Alachua County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a local man Monday night who became belligerent after drinking bottles of cough syrup and large amounts of caffeine.
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New Asian restaurants add flavor to University Avenue
By Griffin Horvath | Jan. 14, 2014Two new Asian restaurants are spicing up University Avenue.
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Florida woman found dead in local hospital parking garage
By Jenna Lyons | Jan. 13, 2014Gainesville Police is investigating both a suspected murder that took place early Monday in a parking garage at North Florida Regional Medical Center and a subsequent suicide.
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Alachua County sets flu shot record for K-12 students
By Lynna Lawrence | Jan. 13, 2014Even though this flu season has brought an increase in life-threatening cases to Alachua County, the health department provided vaccinations for a record number of the county’s children.
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Colorado marijuana law ignites discussion in Gainesville
By Hanna Marcus | Jan. 13, 2014With a new year comes change, and Colorado is following suit by turning over a different kind of leaf.
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'Lazy Delivery' service brings groceries, toiletries to Gainesville doorsteps
By Ashley Kobza | Jan. 13, 2014At-home delivery isn’t just for takeout anymore.
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Gainesville circus stop brings out fans, animal rights protesters
By Brooke Baitinger | Jan. 12, 2014The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus came to Gainesville for the first time in its more than 100-year history, and many animal rights activists wanted to make sure it will be the last.
