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Common Grounds to play swan song in June
By Alex Orlando | May 16, 2011Demand brought them here. Demand for a new place to play shows. Demand to see the next big band Gainesville had to offer.
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Mail carriers pick up, drop off food for national drive
By Emily Morrow | May 16, 2011Saturday's thunderstorms did not disrupt Gainesville's mail delivery, nor did they deter letter carriers from collecting 56,000 pounds of food for the nationwide Stamp Out Hunger food drive.
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Hippodrome founder dresses the stage's finest
By Hannah Winston | May 11, 2011Marilyn Wall has dressed hundreds of actors who have performed on the Hippodrome State Theater's stage. But one of her favorite stars to work with was an alien.
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE
New UF amnesty policy met with approval
By Webb | May 11, 2011As I sat in the University Police Department's "classroom," watching a slide show jam-packed with gory images of drunk driving accidents and roads littered with mangled bodies, I felt like something wasn't right.
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Students swap garb for coin
By Jasmine Earls | May 11, 2011Students in Gainesville are reaping the benefits of cutting their wardrobes as a number of consignment businesses in Gainesville are offering students an opportunity to dump off their old clothes, collect some cash and shop all at the same time.
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Restaurant fails routine inspection
By Clare Lennon | May 9, 2011You wouldn't necessarily call it a full house, but for a weeknight with no major athletic events, it isn't a bad crowd at Calico Jack's.
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Students feeling the heat; find ways to cope
By Jasmine Earls | May 9, 2011A wave of heat has washed through Gainesville this month, leaving behind a sea of sweaty students.
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Police have suspects, still looking for victim in robbery
By Kat Bein | Apr. 19, 2011By KAT BEIN
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Parkour academy to open in May
By Sara Kaner | Apr. 19, 2011Scaling a two-story wall, vaulting off of a park bench and jumping over a three-foot fence are just a few of the many parkour moves people can learn at the new American Parkour Academy opening in May at Go Primal Fitness and Training Institute.
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BUSINESS
Online courses continue to gain popularity at UF
By Amanda Eatman | Apr. 19, 2011UF freshman Eric Olson walked into his first macroeconomics class in Bryan Hall in fall 1980 not knowing what to expect.
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Innovation Square takes shape
By Hannah Winston | Apr. 19, 2011UF President Bernie Machen announced Tuesday that planning is under way for two new buildings in Innovation Square.
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Gainesville police look into Wendy’s burglaries
By Kat Bein | Apr. 18, 2011The Alachua County Sheriff’s Office and Gainesville Police Department are investigating two separate Wendy’s burglaries from Monday morning that may be related.
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Hundreds gather for Passover celebration
By Jessica Kegu | Apr. 18, 2011Wine and matzah were abound and cellphones were off at the Lubavitch-Chabad Jewish Student and Community Center Monday evening for the celebration of the Passover Seder.
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Local taxi driver creates sweeter version of 'Cash Cab'
By Ashley Podoll | Apr. 18, 2011Mark is the driver of Chocolate Cab, one of the taxi cabs in the Gator Taxicab service in Gainesville. He rolls around the city streets Thursday through Sunday evenings stopping for lucky passengers who can answer trvia questions for chocolate.
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Drivers frustrated by taxes at the pump
By Meredith Rutland | Apr. 18, 2011It costs Damien Gilliams 40 cents more per gallon to fill up his scooter in Gainesville than when he’s home in Sebastian.
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Closed dog business’s future in hands of City Committee
By Meredith Rutland | Apr. 18, 2011It’s up to a Gainesville City Commission committee to decide whether Bruce Baber can have his business back.
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Gainesville Borders location closes doors for good
By Kristin Lopopolo | Apr. 17, 2011Borders closed its doors for the final time Sunday after purging almost its entire inventory, including furniture.
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Friends of the Library book sale raises money for Alachua County libraries
By Meredith Rutland | Apr. 17, 2011Saturday was the first day of the five-day-long sale, and hundreds of people lined up hours before the sale opened at 430-B N. Main St.
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Weather delays Egg Drop Alachua
By Kaitlnn Floyd | Apr. 17, 2011The skies of Alachua were predicted to rain with Easter eggs, but 15 mph winds changed the forecast.
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Police ask for students' help in search for local rapist
By Kat Bein | Apr. 14, 2011The Gainesville Police Department is calling on UF students to help them identify, catch and arrest a wanted man who robbed and raped a local woman Sunday.
