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Chuy’s to celebrate Elvis’ birthday
By Carina Seagrave | Jan. 6, 2013At Chuy’s, the king of rock ‘n’ roll never left the building, especially not before his birthday.
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Body scanner gives jail inside view of criminals
By Chris Alcantara | Jan. 6, 2013They are at security checkpoints in airports all over the world.
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Health department urges flu shots
By Kelcee Griffis | Jan. 6, 2013In the wake of the holiday season and the onset of Spring semester, the Alachua County Health Department urges Gainesville residents to take action to ward off the flu.
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Woman arrested after Walmart heists
By Kathryn Varn | Jan. 6, 2013A Pinellas Park woman was arrested Dec. 27 in connection with two Walmart robberies in Gainesville.
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Paralyzed dog walks again in Gainesville Christmas miracle
By Marjorie Nunez | Jan. 6, 2013The rescue team wanted to name the paralyzed dachshund given a second chance days before Christmas “St. Nick.”
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Bo Diddley Community Plaza ice rink opening canceled
By Chris Alcantara | Dec. 17, 2012UF students and Gainesville residents will have to hang up their ice skates this year as plans to open a temporary ice rink downtown were canceled Friday.
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RTS to provide reduced bus service over break
By Chris Alcantara | Dec. 12, 2012The Regional Transit System released its reduced bus schedule Wednesday morning for UF students and Gainesville residents planning to use public transportation during the holiday break.
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Horse therapy program helps people get back in the saddle
By Benjamin S. Brasch | Dec. 4, 2012The sun sparkled off Betty Gray’s horse head-shaped earrings.
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Gainesville medical group hosts food drive for charity
By Danielle Boyd | Dec. 4, 2012Gainesville Open MRI wants you to raid your pantry for a bag of rice, can of tuna or box of macaroni and cheese to feed a hungry belly.
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Chef’s journey from Venezuela to Gainesville shows in her food
By Benjamin S. Brasch | Dec. 4, 2012Antoni, 47, is the owner and chef of Corner, 1220 W. University Ave., a Latin fusion restaurant.
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Man attacks man with cone
By Chris Alcantara | Dec. 3, 2012A Gainesville man was arrested early Monday morning after police say he attacked another man with a traffic cone near a downtown plaza.
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Plans for Bo Diddley Community Plaza ice skating rink frozen again
By Meredith Rutland | Dec. 3, 2012The downtown ice rink, scheduled to open Monday, has been delayed until Midwest Display Inc. gets the rink set up.
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Theater has ‘idea factory’ for director
By Ashira Morris | Dec. 3, 2012Shirley Lasseter has been sharing her love of film with Gainesville for more than 30 years.
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Commuter bus service responsible for fatal Miami crash
By Meredith Rutland | Dec. 3, 2012A commuter bus service popular among UF students is responsible for a fatal bus crash in Miami that killed two elderly Jehovah’s Witnesses and injured several others.
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NASA discovers ice on the planet closest to the sun
By Andrew Kays | Dec. 2, 2012Space’s mysteries continue to baffle scientists across the nation as NASA finds ice on Mercury.
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Man arrested after being accused of punching police officer at :08
By Chris Alcantara | Dec. 2, 2012A Gainesville man accused of punching a police officer at a downtown nightclub was arrested early Friday morning.
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Equality index ranks Orlando, Miami as best Florida cities for LGBTQ rights
By Andrea Carroz | Nov. 29, 2012When it comes to LGBTQ treatment, Florida’s cities show a full spectrum of equality.
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Verizon rings in first place
By Marisa Ross | Nov. 29, 2012Out of four major U.S. cellphone service providers, Verizon was ranked the highest of its competitors in a mobile carrier satisfaction survey.
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Ice rink opening delayed again
By Meredith Rutland | Nov. 29, 2012The plans to open an ice rink downtown have been delayed again. But the city hopes to appease any frustrated patrons by offering some holiday fun for free.
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Garden to receive gift of trees
By Kelcee Griffis | Nov. 29, 2012Since the Porters Community Farm opened in August, the downtown vacant-lot-turned-garden has received a collection of in-kind donations: a lawn mower, a weed-whacker and irrigation supplies.
