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Boy’s book sweetens friend’s treatment
By Colleen Wright | Apr. 8, 2013Dylan Siegel loves chocolate bars and helping a friend in need.
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Local dentist dies after car catches fire
By Kathryn Varn | Apr. 8, 2013A local dentist who owned his own practice and served as a University Athletic Association dental consultant died early Friday after his car caught fire in a Gainesville driveway.
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Sports Authority on Newberry Road reopens
By Hanna Marcus | Apr. 8, 2013The doors of a redesigned Sports Authority in northwest Gainesville swung open Saturday after two months of remodeling.
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Colorful life of Lilly Pulitzer remembered
By Elly Ayres | Apr. 8, 2013Lilly Pulitzer Rousseau, the famed fashion icon who used a juice stand uniform to start her Floridian fashion empire in the early 1960s, died Sunday in West Palm Beach. She was 81.
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Florida license-free fishing days to begin
By Beatrice Dupuy | Apr. 8, 2013People of all ages will be able to fish without a license on days specified by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
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Funky, unique businesses in Gainesville part 2
By Charlene Hewitt | Apr. 8, 2013Gainesville's full of one of a kind places. Here's part 2 of local quirky businesses.
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Gainesville food bank competes for national grant to fight hunger
By Shayna Posses | Apr. 8, 2013Bread of the Mighty Food Bank needs Gainesville’s help to stay strong in the fight against child hunger.
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Spring Fling ends in long-term commitment for adopted animals
By Sarah Kinonen | Apr. 7, 2013Sawyer peered through the holes of his kennel Saturday at his new family with what looked like a smile.
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Early voting for runoff election starts today
By Billy Kennedy | Apr. 7, 2013UF students and Gainesville residents can cast their ballots early for the April 16 mayoral runoff election beginning today.
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Fake meat — not just for vegans
By Hanna Marcus | Apr. 7, 2013Biting into a science experiment may not sound all that appetizing, but Hannah Gavin said she wouldn’t mind giving it a taste test.
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Ex-wildlife rehabber receives probation
By Kelcee Griffis | Apr. 7, 2013Watching a river otter trying to turn flips in muddy, 5-inch-deep water almost made Dawn Fox cry.
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RECESS festival hopes to join Gainesville
By Jaclyn Rosen | Apr. 7, 2013Not everyone relives all the things from childhood, but UF students are determined to bring RECESS to campus next fall.
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Fake Gainesville2Go email berates 8,000 customers
By Kelcee Griffis | Apr. 4, 2013Gainesville2Go, a local food delivery service, delivered insults via email to about 8,000 Gainesville residents Thursday at about 6 a.m.
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Gym gives children special opportunities
By Andrea Rinaldi | Apr. 4, 2013Twice a week, Giovana Perazzo takes her children to a local nonprofit gym to let them exercise and be themselves.
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Canadian man dies from I-75 crash, wife in stable condition
By Chris Alcantara | Apr. 4, 2013A Canadian man died in the hospital Wednesday night following a car accident on Interstate 75 that afternoon.
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Alachua County keeps it clean Saturday
By Patricia Potestades | Apr. 4, 2013Keep Alachua County Beautiful is recruiting volunteers to participate in the Great American Cleanup on Saturday.
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Video raises questions about Lowe’s arrest
By Kathryn Varn | Apr. 3, 2013The Alachua County Sheriff’s Office released additional video footage Tuesday from the night of Mayor Craig Lowe’s driving under the influence arrest.
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GRU customers experience scam phone calls about bills
By Samantha Shavell | Apr. 3, 2013Gainesville Regional Utilities customers have reported receiving scam phone calls saying their utility bills are overdue and their services would be disconnected.
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UF students perform local food study in Porters neighborhood
By Ana Krsmanovic | Apr. 3, 2013For a while, academic research has said locally grown food promotes healthy living.
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Social media may up racism
By Katie Burns | Apr. 3, 2013A like. A share. A friend. A follower. Although social media is a tool for spreading information, a recent study questions whether Facebook is being used to spread racism.
