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Study Edge offers a new member discount and updated app for phones and Facebook
By Alexa Volland | Aug. 25, 2013Study Edge just passed its makeup exam.
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Organic restaurant Daily Green opened at former Louis' Lunch diner spot in downtown
By Emily Buchanan | Aug. 25, 2013The Second Street diner that served burgers and fries for 82 years is going green.
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50th anniversary of March on Washington has Gainesville remembering, speaking out about civil rights
By Billy Jean Louis | Aug. 25, 2013During the 1960s, Judith C. Russell, dean of the university libraries at UF, saw racism firsthand when her sister’s nurse was not allowed to attend a movie theater due to the color of her skin.
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College of Education researcher finds link between stressful life circumstances and low test scores
By Elizabeth Brown | Aug. 25, 2013The word “stressed” is commonly used among college students, but UF researchers have zoomed in on the stressors of younger students.
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Activist group hiked into Loblolly Woods to protest partial sale to Collier Companies owner
By Niko Pifferetti | Aug. 25, 2013When a group of about 60 people hiked into Loblolly Woods on Sunday morning, they marched to experience the natural beauty of a piece of public property and to oppose a City Commission proposal.
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RTS considering adding several bus pull-off zones around Gainesville to aid traffic flow
By Emily Buchanan | Aug. 25, 2013In an effort to speed up transportation and promote rider safety, Gainesville’s Regional Transit System is looking into adding more bus bays — separate bus stop zones on the side of a main roadway.
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Gainesville man arrested after police found more than 100 child pornography photos on his computer
By Chris Alcantara | Aug. 25, 2013A Gainesville man was arrested Thursday morning after Alachua County Sheriff’s Office deputies found child pornography on his computer.
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Hawthorne man found stabbed to death in his living room, authorities suspect girlfriend
By Chris Alcantara | Aug. 25, 2013HAWTHORNE — Alachua County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested a local woman Saturday night accused of stabbing her boyfriend to death.
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Gainesville-Russian sister city link scrutinized in LGBT controversy
By Hanna Marcus | Aug. 22, 2013Although struggles in Russia over anti-LGBT sentiments may seem an ocean away, the backlash has reached Gainesville.
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GPD's Operation "I only had two beers" busts drinkers' conceptions of legal alcohol limit
By Kathryn Varn | Aug. 22, 2013A few of Paige Kauffman’s friends received an alarming Snapchat early Thursday morning.
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Homeless clinic Helping Hands relocates to permanent location near Gainesville City Hall
By Emily Buchanan | Aug. 22, 2013A local nonprofit medical clinic offering care to the homeless has finally found a more permanent home.
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Newberry's Nations Park reimburses families after opening season missteps
By Kelcee Griffis | Aug. 22, 2013NEWBERRY — After some summer scrutiny for canceling a string of tournaments at the last minute, Nations Park recently paid out more than $2,000 to reconcile with would-be attendees.
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Some Gainesville businesses switching from traditional card readers to new, mobile payment options
By Kristan Wiggins | Aug. 22, 2013With a swipe of a card and a squiggle of the finger, you can pay for that ice cream cone and have the receipt emailed to you directly.
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Students moving into dorms with guns don't have to leave them at home
By Colleen Wright | Aug. 22, 2013When Alexis Bargamin returned to her room in the Keys Residential Complex in January, she brought her clothes, books — and gun.
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Rise in citations from indiscriminate citywide noise ordinance has Boca Fiesta owners in talks with city
By Niko Pifferetti | Aug. 21, 2013Airplanes landing at Gainesville Regional Airport, Gator fans cheering at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium and residents sleeping in downtown condos share something.
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New corner store started by the owners of The Top opened downtown last week
By Hanna Marcus | Aug. 21, 2013Amid the bustle of downtown Gainesville, a new light blue shop sits quietly on the corner of University Avenue and Main Street.
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Alachua County Public Schools and GPD both launch emergency text alert systems
By Chris Alcantara | Aug. 21, 2013Karen Rhodenizer probably won’t answer a telephone call in the middle of a meeting, but she will answer a text message, especially if it’s about her two sons, who both started fifth grade this week.
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New details from witness to July murder, but suspect still at-large
By Kathryn Varn | Aug. 20, 2013More than a month after a local man was shot and killed at a southwest Gainesville apartment complex, police are still looking for the alleged killer.
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UF-affiliated Continuum apartment complex in a snare over contested housing agreements
By Kelcee Griffis | Aug. 20, 2013Nicolas Rojas spent his last day in Gainesville graduating, moving out of his apartment and trying to untangle a mess.
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Streetcars in Gainesville? RTS and city overseeing a study on new transit and traffic flow
By Hanna Marcus | Aug. 20, 2013To manage traffic issues in Gainesville, some residents and city officials are desiring a new solution: a streetcar.
