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Once you learn the rules, there's enough brew to go around
By Jonny Shiver | Aug. 14, 2011Don't fret, young grasshopper, the Alligator is here to help.
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Gainesville choir prepares for 1950s musical variety show
By Devaney Vazquez | Aug. 6, 2011Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra, Patsy Cline, Dinah Shore, Walter Cronkite and Ed Sullivan are alive and rehearsing for their upcoming performance in Gainesville.
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St. Francis House continues soap drive for summer showers
By Victoria Colson | Aug. 6, 2011Showers may be a necessity for all, but they come as a luxury for some.
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NROTC Safe Run pairs cadets, joggers
By Emilee Smith | Aug. 3, 2011Florida summers are all about sun, sand and beach bodies.
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Homeless couple arrested during UPD bicycle sting
By Jasmine Earls | Aug. 1, 2011A homeless, middle-aged couple was arrested outside of the Hub on Thursday afternoon after plainclothes officers interrupted what they suspected was a bicycle theft.
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Nonprofit group aims to 'give a hand up, not a hand out'
By Benjamin S. Brasch | Aug. 1, 2011A group in Gainesville aims to help others shift gears and get back on the road to success.
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After dodging death, rape victim looks for answers
By Erin Jester | July 27, 2011A woman who was raped and beaten is trying to get the word out about her attacker.
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Munchies 420 to open Gainesville location in August
By Jonny Shiver | July 25, 2011There will soon be a new way to tame the late-night hunger beast clawing at your stomach.
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POLITICS
Senate to vote on rules overhaul
By Alexander Klausner | July 25, 2011The UF Student Senate will vote Tuesday on changes to its Rules and Procedures, which could have some tough implications for members of a minority party.
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Gainesville gets new co-op grocery store
By Natalie Teer | July 18, 2011Grocery shopping is about to change in Gainesville.
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Students witness Potter's last stand
By Clare Lennon | July 18, 2011After book parties, movie premieres, heated arguments and elaborate costumes, the Harry Potter generation may finally have to say, "Mischief managed."
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BUSINESS
Downtown parking meters would hurt business
By Andrew Schaer | July 18, 2011In response to the proposed plan to install parking meters in downtown Gainesville, I must express my discontent as a voter and as a downtown business owner.
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Concerns raised over redrawing voting districts
By Estee Beck | July 13, 2011Gainesville residents sounded off on how Florida's districts should be shaped in the coming years at the Santa Fe College Fine Arts Hall on Wednesday.
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City may do away with free parking downtown
By Jasmine Earls | July 13, 2011Free parking downtown could become a thing of the past if a proposal from the City of Gainesville is approved by the Gainesville City Commission later this year.
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Changes coming to bus transit in fall
By Jonny Shiver | July 11, 2011Gainesville's Regional Transit System has a few big changes en route for the fall semester.
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Chick-fil-A to celebrate Cow Appreciation Day Friday
By Mehgan McLendon | July 6, 2011Chick-fil-A lovers can save some moolah Friday if they come into any of the restaurant's locations dressed as a cow in celebration of the franchise's annual Cow Appreciation Day.
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New Shands facility to improve patient care, emergency room access
By Daniela Guzman | July 6, 2011The Family Medicine Center is the newest $6 million baby of the UF&Shands system. The facility, built to accommodate the changing needs of the Gainesville community, cost relatively little compared to the outlay of funds that will be spent on other medical projects in the near future.
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Smoke from wildfires plague residents' health
By Spencer L. Reeder | July 4, 2011For you, recent wildfire smoke may be generating coughing, sneezing and an unforgiving runny nose. For Kelley Addis, it's generating business.
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Locals celebrate United States' 235th birthday
By Jonny Shiver | July 4, 2011With UF's Fanfares and Fireworks out of people's Fourth of July plans, firework-seekers had to turn elsewhere to celebrate America's birthday.
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE
UF runner booted from team after sexual assault charge
By JOHN BOOTHE< | June 29, 2011The promising career of a Florida track and field athlete came to a disturbing close when he was arrested Tuesday on a charge of sexual assault, stemming from an incident just hours after competing at the NCAA Outdoor Championships.
