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Survey counts homeless residents
By Billy Kennedy | Jan. 29, 2013Where did you sleep Monday night?
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Gainesville protest case occupies judges’ minds
By Shayna Posses | Jan. 29, 2013Alachua County judges denied the appeals of 29 Occupy Gainesville protesters — including Bo Diddley’s son, Ellas Anthony McDaniel — to drop trespassing charges from 2011 during a case hearing Friday.
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Libraries used as social hubs
By Bethany Schuster | Jan. 29, 2013The Pew Research Center released new findings that showed about 70 percent of Americans browse or borrow print books from the library.
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New Jewish center under construction, set to reopen in Fall
By Daniella de la Campa | Jan. 29, 2013A Jewish center currently under construction in northwest Gainesville is set to reopen this fall.
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Gainesville wildlife sanctuary recognizes big cat gender mix-up
By Fatemah Albader | Jan. 29, 2013For eight months, caregivers at the Carson Springs Wildlife Conservation Foundation have taken care of what they thought was a female Eurasian lynx.
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Technology, energy efficiency priority for orthodontist’s office
By Hanna Marcus | Jan. 29, 2013An orthodontist’s office is usually the last place someone would expect to find touch-screen computers, fingerprint scanners and 3-D video presentations.
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On first anniversary, responders reflect on I-75 crash
By Chris Alcantara | Jan. 28, 2013It was in the early hours of Jan. 29, 2012 when Alachua County Sheriff’s Office Lt. Todd Kelly received a call about an accident on Interstate 75 in Paynes Prairie State Park.
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Hippodrome Cinema struggles to break even
By Caitlin Raddatz | Jan. 28, 2013Despite receiving thousands of dollars from the Florida Department of State, the Hippodrome State Theatre is still struggling to break even on international films being aired through its Cinema program.
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Qualifying for mayoral race begins
By Billy Kennedy | Jan. 28, 2013Qualifying for the 2013 Gainesville mayoral and District 4 City Commission races began Monday at noon and will last until noon Friday.
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Ocala's Silver Springs to become a Florida state park
By Andrew Kays | Jan. 27, 2013Gov. Rick Scott and his Cabinet voted last week to turn Ocala’s Silver Springs Nature Theme Park into a state park.
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Mental illness not accurate on screen
By Alexa Volland | Jan. 27, 2013The Academy-Award-nominated film “Silver Linings Playbook” is a contender for the best movie of the year. But some critics wonder how accurately it portrays mental illness.
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Colorful crowds attend medieval fair in Gainesville
By Caitlin Raddatz | Jan. 27, 2013Off in the distance, a trumpet sounded. A man dressed colorfully in yellow, red and blue fluttered through the crowd on stilts.
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New study finds adults look to Web for help diagnosing
By Jensen Werley | Jan. 27, 2013A recently released Pew Research Center study found that 35 percent of adults use the Internet to specifically look up medical conditions they or someone they know might have.
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Homeless shelter for pregnant women, children to close in March
By Charmaine Miller | Jan. 27, 2013A Gainesville homeless shelter is closing its doors this March after a local charity announced it wouldn’t renew a one-year agreement to manage the house.
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Gainesville rallies for the food trucks
By Hanna Marcus | Jan. 27, 2013Loaded grilled cheese sandwiches, squid gyros and barbecue eggrolls were among the many meals served Saturday at Gainesville’s first-ever Food Truck Rally.
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Gatorade to remove oft-banned ingredient
By Garrett Bruno | Jan. 27, 2013Meghan Burke, a 22-year-old UF marketing senior, was shocked to learn that the Gatorade she was enjoying at the Hub contained an ingredient banned in other countries for health reasons.
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Subway foots responsibility in controversy
By Amber Swal | Jan. 27, 2013Subway’s famous footlong isn’t measuring up, and its headquarters is taking action.
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Scott tours Gainesville High, discusses teacher raise
By Jewel Midelis | Jan. 24, 2013Gov. Rick Scott talked about his proposal for a $2,500 increase to teachers’ salaries across the state during a visit to Gainesville High School on Thursday morning.
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Gainesville goes medieval
By Paige Kauffman | Jan. 24, 2013Journey back in time to the era of King Arthur — when knights glistened in armor upon horseback and the melodic tempo of a pan flute could be heard throughout the village.
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Commission gives hunters more land
By Alex Harris | Jan. 24, 2013The general public can now hunt in certain conservation areas under a decision made by the Alachua County commissioners in a meeting Tuesday.
