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Coalition protests meal limit
By Rebecca Danta | Jan. 6, 2011On a chilly Thursday evening on Bo Diddley Plaza, homeless men and women lined up to get their meal for the day.
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Gator Dawgs is latest casualty of poor economy
By Alex Orlando | Jan. 5, 2011When Otis Britt announced via Facebook that his restaurant would close at the end of the month, he expected the lamenting wall posts.
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With rain in the forecast, county lifts burn ban
By Meredith Rutland | Jan. 5, 2011The burn ban prohibiting open burning and the use of New Year’s fireworks, sparklers and other pyrotechnics unless permitted by the Florida Department of Forestry was lifted Tuesday.
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Feat Photo: Juggling in the Rain
By Matt Tripp | Jan. 5, 2011Santa Fe student Graham Smith, 24, juggles, walks and drinks coffee in the rain while juggling on Wednesday afternoon.
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Local sales tax decreases half a penny in 2011
By Morgan Watkins | Jan. 5, 2011As Christmas lights fade and New Year’s resolutions are broken within days of their inception, Alachua County welcomes another herald of 2011: a cheaper sales tax.
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Airport to get body scanner
By Hannah Winston | Jan. 5, 2011If you plan on flying out of Gainesville in the future, expect to receive a full-body scan on your way out.
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Mayor meets President Obama
By C.J. Pruner | Jan. 5, 2011As President Barack Obama made his way around the room of dignitaries, politicians and guests at a White House reception in December, Gainesville Mayor Craig Lowe had no idea what the commander in chief would say to him.
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DADT repeal welcomed by students, residents
By Hannah Winston | Jan. 4, 2011Joe Antonelli remembers the number of the question that changed his life: 42a.
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Corporation to remove pine tar from two local creeks
By Morgan Watkins | Jan. 4, 2011Having lived along Hogtown Creek since 1989, 61-year-old Ewen Thomson has long appreciated its beauty. But within its waters, there also lie deposits of pine tar, a sticky residue that has flowed through both Hogtown and Springstead creeks for decades.
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BUSINESS
Local business owners appreciate tax break package
By Alex Orlando | Jan. 4, 20112011 might be Steve Raye’s best year.
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Florida nets two more congressional seats from census
By Miguel Chateloin | Jan. 4, 2011Florida will gain two more congressional seats after the latest census data showed an increase in population, giving it even more influence as a swing state in presidential elections.
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Gainesville used-record store closes after 20 years
By Alexander Klausner | Jan. 4, 2011It started with rock ‘n’ roll.
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Atlanta DJ to play at rave
By Kat Bein | Dec. 7, 2010The last day of classes has arrived, and DJ/producer Le Castle Vania is here from Atlanta to help students celebrate their freedom until finals. The show will be at 10 p.m. at the Vault.
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Cabinet endorses biomass plant
By Meredith Rutland | Dec. 7, 2010A plan to build a 100-megawatt biomass power plant in Gainesville was endorsed by Gov. Charlie Crist and the Florida Cabinet on Tuesday.
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Bar shuts doors after 13 years
By ANNIE BOGGS | Dec. 7, 2010After 13 years as a haven for Gainesville musicians and music lovers, the bar and music store shut its doors at the end of November.
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POLITICS
Students protest block tuition on Turlington
By Joey Flechas | Dec. 7, 2010The protest was organized by a class that unanimously agreed to take action against the proposed policy.
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C-SPAN brings digital bus
By Alyssa Villarreal | Dec. 6, 2010C-SPAN is previewing a new Digital Bus in Gainesville on Wednesday, making a stop at Eastside High School and Cox Digital Store located on Northwest 43rd Street.
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Students lean on study center to pass exams, classes
By Larry Truong | Dec. 6, 2010Cory Weeks sits in a room with more than 700 students, each of whom paid $25 to be there.
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Hillel reassembles uprooted menorah
By Samantha Liebhaber | Dec. 6, 2010The UF Jewish community reassembled the large menorah in the Hillel garden in an effort to stand against hate.
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Public speaks out about UPD
By Kat Bein | Dec. 6, 2010The UF Police Department’s national accreditation is being re-evaluated, and students, faculty and citizens had the chance to put in their two cents Monday afternoon at a public forum held at the UPD administration building on Museum Road.
