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The time is now: The Alligator encourages students to vote today
By Alligator Editorial Board | Nov. 1, 2010Ladies and gents, it all comes down to today.
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BUSINESS
The Fest 9 means business for local restaurants
By Cristina Rabaza | Oct. 31, 2010From neighborhood regulars to visitors from as far as Europe, more than 280 bands and thousands of fans turned downtown into a giant punk playground at Gainesville’s annual punk rock festival this past weekend.
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Louis’ Lunch ends 82-year run
By Alexander Klausner | Oct. 31, 2010James Williams can’t remember the first time he ate a burger from Louis’ Lunch.
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The Fest 9 draws about 300 artists
By Kristen King | Oct. 28, 2010Music lovers will flock to downtown Gainesville tonight for The Fest, Gainesville’s annual punk rock music festival.
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Darts and Laurels
By Alligator Editorial Board | Oct. 28, 2010After an entire week of getting all political on you and educating you on the basics of this critical November voting game, our political pants and Uncle Sam shirts just feel too tight.
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Alachua County citizens protest airboat ordinance
By Wade Milward | Oct. 27, 2010Picketers gathered on the courthouse steps Wednesday to publicly voice their opinions on a proposed airboat curfew.
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School board candidates discuss charters, funding
By Alyssa Wang | Oct. 26, 2010Four candidates running for seats on the School Board of Alachua County spoke in a panel at Hoggetowne Middle School, a charter school, on Tuesday evening.
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Man kills himself, shoots woman while driving
By Kat Bein | Oct. 26, 2010A Gainesville man is dead and a woman is left in stable condition after he shot her and himself in what police think might have been a lovers quarrel, early Tuesday morning.
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Florida to receive $800 million for high-speed rail line
By Meredith Rutland | Oct. 25, 2010The money will be given in addition to the $1.25 billion Florida received from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Officers catch man who escaped from police car
By KATIE EMMETS | Oct. 25, 2010Gainesville Police caught a man late Monday night who had escaped while being transported to the Alachua County Jail early Sunday morning.
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Jacksonville football game to staff safety zones
By Alexander Klausner | Oct. 25, 2010The Florida-Georgia game is one of the biggest parties of the year, and to ensure safety, Jacksonville Fire and Rescue personnel will staff UF’s student safety areas.
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Food drive suffers drop in donations
By Clare Lennon | Oct. 24, 2010The Twitter account boasts 195 tweets and 955 followers. The Facebook page counts 5,321 people who “like” it. Yet UF’s Student Alumni Association still has not seen the expected turnout for its “Beat” Hunger campaign.
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Senate race heats up over attack ads
By Jerry Bruno | Oct. 24, 2010Oelrich, the incumbent Republican, sent an open letter to McGriff asking him to agree to an “immediate and mutual cease and desist of all negative campaign advertisements for the duration of this campaign.”
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE
GPD looking for witness in hit-and-run scooter accident
By Mina Radman | Oct. 24, 2010A two-door Honda didn't yield at a stop sign before turning on to Southwest Second Avenue, causing a woman to fall off her motor scooter.
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PrideFest draws 4,000
By Alexander Klausner | Oct. 24, 2010Rainbow-colored flags adorned Bo Diddley Community Plaza downtown Saturday, as an estimated 4,000 people came through for the gay pride festival "PrideFest 2010."
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Fifth annual memorial honors Rosa Parks
By MEG WAGNER | Oct. 24, 2010The Rev. Milford Lewis Griner set up a 2-by-3 foot portrait of Rosa Parks at the Rosa Parks RTS Downtown Station Sunday afternoon.
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1,000 sip at Greater Gator beer festival
By Holly Kane | Oct. 24, 2010The festival offered unlimited samples of drinks, and local restaurants provided samples of food.
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Protestors gather at City Hall to protest meal limit
By Mina Radman | Oct. 21, 2010About 30 protesters gathered on the steps of City Hall Thursday to publicly oppose a city ordinance that limits the amount of meals served by Gainesville’s homeless shelters.
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"Jersey Shore" Pauly D to perform at The Vault
By Hannah Winston | Oct. 21, 2010Fresh from taping the season finale of “Jersey Shore” and going to Disney World on Thursday, according to his Twitter, DJ Pauly D will be in Gainesville tonight.
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Friends of the Library book sale to kick off
By Lidia Dinkova | Oct. 21, 2010To prepare for the weekend’s Friends of the Library fall book sale, volunteers Ron Beauchamp and Peter Levine are finishing up organizing the music corner, complete with records, eight-track tapes and cassettes.
