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Two fires burn in complex
By Kelcee Griffis | Feb. 5, 2013Gainesville Fire Rescue responded to two building fires in the same apartment complex hours apart Tuesday.
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FWC seeks public feedback about conservation plans
By Alex Harris | Feb. 5, 2013The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission plans to save about two dozen native species, and it is asking the public for input.
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Report finds mercury in seafood
By Andrew Kays | Feb. 5, 2013Mercury overaccumulation in seafood is the focus of a report recently released by International POPs Elimination Network and the Biodiversity Research Institute.
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Fire station construction project concerns local businesses
By Kelcee Griffis | Feb. 5, 2013Plans to expand a Gainesville fire station onto a downtown business complex’s parking lot have some owners worried customers will be driven away.
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This year’s Swamp Classic race canceled
By Jewel Midelis | Feb. 4, 2013Neal Shepherd raced at the Swamp Classic for about six consecutive years.
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Crash kills Newberry man, closes intersection
By Kathryn Varn | Feb. 4, 2013A crash at Northeast Waldo Road and East University Avenue on Monday morning left a Newberry man dead and traffic backed up for more than four hours.
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Group offers citizenship test classes
By Maggie Schweitzer | Feb. 4, 2013A Gainesville nonprofit organization will begin offering free citizenship classes Thursday.
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Heart disease patients could benefit from yoga
By Nicole Germany | Feb. 4, 2013Downward facing dog could potentially help manage heart rhythm problems and improve state of mind.
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Mayoral, city commission candidates set for elections
By Billy Kennedy | Feb. 3, 2013With the conclusion of the five-day qualifying period Friday, the race for the March city elections is on.
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UF fraternity chef opens up his own barbecue restaurant
By Eleni Kouvatsos | Feb. 3, 2013It looks like an oasis at the edge of the 278-acre Morningside Nature Center in east Gainesville.
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Police arrest shoplifter hours after new Walmart opens
By Kathryn Varn | Feb. 3, 2013Just hours after a new Walmart Supercenter opened Friday, Gainesville Police arrested a man for shoplifting.
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Gainesville clubs always evaluating fire safety
By Nicole Zakrzewski | Feb. 3, 2013Stop, drop and roll shouldn’t be the newest dance craze.
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Crossing Guard Appreciation Day honors more than 50 workersj
By Hanna Marcus | Feb. 3, 2013At street corners all over the county, crossing guards stop traffic as they help school children safely cross the road, and on Friday, as part of School Crossing Guard Appreciation Day, it was their day to be thanked.
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Preserve now open to public
By Alex Harris | Feb. 3, 2013Local residents have a new area to explore after a nature preserve south of Gainesville opened Saturday morning.
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New Walmart store opens, other location closed after 30 years
By Ellen Villafuerte | Jan. 31, 2013One Walmart closed, but the shopping won’t stop with the opening of a new store Friday.
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City accepts registration for academy
By Caitlin Raddatz | Jan. 31, 2013The city of Gainesville is accepting applications for its Spring citizens’ academy program, designed to teach residents about the inner-workings of local government and city management.
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Police issue citations to drivers, pedestrians on Gainesville road
By Carla Vianna | Jan. 30, 2013The Gainesville Police Department and the City of Gainesville created a program to reduce traffic accidents on Southwest 62nd Street.
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Gainesville’s new custard shop to host grand opening Friday
By Chad Furst | Jan. 30, 2013Sweet-toothed Gainesville residents have had frozen yogurt, ice cream and gelato to choose from. But a new restaurant will give them a fourth option to settle their cravings.
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GPD headquarters to be demolished
By Kathryn Varn | Jan. 30, 2013The abandoned Gainesville Police Department headquarters was demolished this morning as the first step of the building’s reconstruction process.
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New license plate messaging service pilots in Gainesville
By Hanna Marcus | Jan. 29, 2013Texting someone over the phone requires a number. An email on the computer needs an address.
