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Former drug addict finds solace in his three furry friends
By Webb | Oct. 15, 2012More people know Wayne Wheeler by his pets than by his name.
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County health department continues West Nile surveillance
By Kelcee Griffis | Oct. 15, 2012One month after the Alachua County Health Department found two Gainesville chickens that tested positive for West Nile virus, Anthony Dennis, county environmental health director, said the county is buzzing with surveillance and precautions.
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Downtown festival draws flood of artwork, visitors
By Webb | Oct. 14, 2012The 31st Downtown Festival & Art Show packed downtown with about 100,000 people Saturday and Sunday.
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Governors meet to discuss future
By Samantha Shavell | Oct. 14, 2012Governors Reubin Askew, Bob Graham, Bob Martinez, Buddy MacKay and Charlie Crist spoke to each other — and an audience of about 500 people — as part of the 2012 Allen L. Poucher Legal Education Series.
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Event brings bats to the Hipp
By Danielle Boyd | Oct. 14, 2012About 100 people stumbled in and out of the Hippodrome State Theatre Saturday to see Violet, a 21-year-old bat, and Edgar, a Rodrigues fruit bat, for an event hosted by the Lubee Bat Conservancy.
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Occupy Gainesville members celebrate one year with march
By Katherine Hahn | Oct. 14, 2012To celebrate the one-year anniversary of Occupy Gainesville, a protest movement inspired by Occupy Wall Street, a group of movement members marched from Bo Diddley Community Plaza to 13th Street, holding signs and wearing black T-shirts that displayed the phrase, “We are the 99 percent.”
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Students, alumni pack Murphee Commons for SausageFest
By Rosa Llamo | Oct. 14, 2012About 210 students, alumni and Gainesville residents filled the Murphree Commons Courtyard to enjoy an inflatable obstacle course, live music, a chance to pie residential assistants in the face and, of course, 90 pounds of sausage.
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Hippodrome to transform into bat cave for Lubee Bat Conservatory event
By Danielle Boyd | Oct. 12, 2012Brian Pope, director of the Lubee Bat Conservancy, will bring two bats to the theatre’s cinema from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday to raise awareness for bat extinction at the first “Go Batty” event.
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Florida Museum of Natural History to host butterfly-themed festival, plant sale
By Kelcee Griffis | Oct. 12, 2012Gainesville students and residents can see nature take flight at this weekend’s ButterflyFest.
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Gainesville Roller Rebels to compete against N.C.-based team Saturday
By Carina Seagrave | Oct. 12, 2012The Gainesville Roller Rebels will be gearing up for their next roller racing match this weekend, and students are invited to watch as they compete against the North Carolina-based Blue Ridge Rollergirls.
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Candlelight vigil held for missing UF student
By Chris Alcantara | Oct. 11, 2012About 30 people, most of whom had never met Christian Aguilar, crowded around a makeshift memorial. Two banners, each featuring a picture of him smiling, hung on a brick wall.
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Gainesville man arrested in connection with rape, robbery
By Chris Alcantara | Oct. 11, 2012Gainesville Police arrested John Henry Boyd III, 32, on sexual assault and robbery charges, according a GPD arrest report.
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Poll finds some Americans refuse to vote for a Mormon
By Brock Seng | Oct. 10, 2012Mitt Romney, a Mormon, will challenge the incumbent president, Barack Obama, a Christian, Nov. 6.
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City takes a stand against bullying
By Ayana Stewart | Oct. 10, 2012The Unity Day Rally, which was coordinated by the River Phoenix Center for Peacebuilding, focused on finding practical ways to stop bullying and unite the community.
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Science-themed alternative bar to close at the end of the month
By Webb | Oct. 10, 2012The Laboratory bar and restaurant will close its doors for the last time Oct. 31.
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Former Gators football player opens Gainesville wing house
By CHRIS KIRSCHNER< | Oct. 10, 2012Ker’s WingHouse Bar & Grill, 3857 SW Archer Road, will celebrate its grand opening today from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
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Police respond to suicide Wednesday morning
By Chris Alcantara | Oct. 10, 2012Gainesville Police responded to a call Wednesday morning about a man who shot himself in a southwest Gainesville apartment complex
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Suspect in missing student case indicted with murder, kidnapping
By Chris Alcantara | Oct. 9, 2012Pedro A. Bravo will face capital murder and kidnapping charges for his alleged connection in the murder and disappearance of a missing UF student.
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Law allows cake designer to move sweet business into her home
By Jenna Hostetler | Oct. 9, 2012Because she wanted to spend more time with her children, Sherrie Blackwelder decided to move Cake Classics into her home in July, a year after the Cottage Food Law passed in Florida. Now her hours center on her children’s naptimes and bedtimes.
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Florida Writers Festival welcomes five writers
By Laura Hogan | Oct. 9, 2012The Florida Writers Festival will start at the Alachua County Library District Headquarters at 7:30 p.m.
