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Gainesville temperatures unseasonably high for January
By Webb | Jan. 25, 2012Gainesville has been experiencing unusually warm weather this January.
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BUSINESS
How to celebrate national pistachio day in Gainesville
By Becca Goldring | Jan. 25, 2012Today is National Pistachio Day, and it's about to get nutty!
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Alumnus offers car rides to polls
By Adrianna Paidas | Jan. 25, 2012On behalf of Students for a Democratic Society, Dave Schneider volunteered his car and offered free rides downtown for anyone interested in the city elections and the Republican Presidential Preference Primary.
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POLITICS
Tj Villamil to run for Student Body president
By Samantha Shavell | Jan. 25, 2012Student Government Treasurer T.J. Villamil announced his candidacy with the Unite Party for Student Body president between classes Wednesday afternoon.
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE
SNAP adds more stops to Sorority Row for safety
By Nicole Cuccaro | Jan. 24, 2012Following recent attacks in the Sorority Row area, University Police added new stops to the Student Nighttime Auxiliary Patrol route.
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CITY COUNTY COMMISSION
UF organizations working to get more students out to vote
By Jovahn Huertas | Jan. 24, 2012The Gainesville city elections are fast approaching, and, if two UF organizations have anything to say about it, students will be flocking to the polls.
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Grooveshark University accepting applications
By Webb | Jan. 24, 2012Gainesville-based music streaming business Grooveshark is taking applications for its free, semester-long workshop, Grooveshark University.
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Graffiti group arrested, charged with burglary, criminal mischief
By Jon Silman | Jan. 24, 2012Gainesville Police arrested members of the group Sons of Graffiti on Tuesday and charged them with two counts of criminal mischief and one count of burglary.
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CITY COUNTY COMMISSION
City, university officials discuss new district for Innovation Square
By Adrianna Paidas | Jan. 24, 2012City and university officials met Tuesday afternoon to discuss creating a new city district around Gainesville's up-and-coming Innovation Square.
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Gainesville Mayor talks jobs, quality of life in State of the City address
By Benjamin S. Brasch | Jan. 24, 2012In the annual State of the City address, Mayor Craig Lowe discussed ways to increase Gainesville's job base and strengthen the downtown area to bolster the city's quality of life.
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Locals cite environmental, financial concerns at biomass discussion
By Angela Tegnelia | Jan. 24, 2012At a discussion Tuesday night about a controversial Gainesville power plant, even the youngest participant expressed concern.
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Organizations giving students free rides for early voting
By Adrianna Paidas | Jan. 23, 2012Early voting for the Republican Presidential Preference Primary and Gainesville city elections will continue today and run until Saturday.
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Home invasion suspects on suicide watch
Jan. 23, 2012Two suspects in the home invasion and killing of a 78-year-old Gainesville man are on suicide watch.
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Organization to conduct annual survey of homeless today
By Lori Perry | Jan. 23, 2012The Alachua County Coalition for the Homeless and Hungry Inc. will conduct its annual homeless survey today and Wednesday.
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Bicycle bandit arrested after student sets up sting
Jan. 23, 2012A UF student recovered his stolen bike Sunday night after coordinating a sting operation with Gainesville Police.
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Man charged with hitting infant
Jan. 22, 2012A Gainesville man was arrested and charged with aggravated child abuse after he hit his girlfriend's baby Thursday night, according to Gainesville Police.
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New airline to bring maintenance jobs to Gainesville
By Benjamin S. Brasch | Jan. 22, 2012A new airline will bring about 60 jobs to the city when it sets up shop.
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Local restaurants found in violation of health codes
By Alexander Klausner | Jan. 22, 2012Four restaurants that are popular with UF students are among the city restaurants that have been hit with health-code violations in the past five months — including some that resulted from an inspection as recent as Friday.
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Author speaks to Occupiers
Jan. 22, 2012A 10-foot-tall cardboard skyscraper puppet plastered with corporation logos pumped its huge arms over a chanting crowd at the Alachua County Courthouse on Friday.
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Man arrested in child sex sting
By Kelly Price | Jan. 22, 2012In a scene that seemed to be straight from "Dateline: To Catch a Predator," a former youth-league swim coach was arrested in connection with a child sex predator sting.
