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Local bakes treats to fund puppy's surgery
By MARIA PIQUET | Sep. 24, 2009When visitors knock at Megan McCoy's door, two brown balls of furry happiness barrel to greet them.
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Native plant sale to benefit environmental, cultural programs
By ERICA JOHNSON | Sep. 24, 2009Gainesville locals will be given the opportunity to purchase plants that are indigenous to the region while learning about the advantages of gardening with native plants Saturday.
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Gators underwear allows fans to secretly support team
By CAROLYN TILLO | Sep. 24, 2009Step aside, Victoria's Secret.
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Clearwater-based punk band to perform in Gainesville
By MELINDA CARSTENSEN | Sep. 24, 2009Tonight Clearwater-based group The Almost is bringing its Americana, Garage punk rock sound to Gainesville. The band will make the third stop of its 12-date headlining tour at the Venue on 233 W University Ave.
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24-hour restaurants attract bar-goers
Sep. 24, 2009Ashlyn Powell, Alligator Contributing Writer
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Gang recruitment videos send 18-year-old to jail
By PATRICK ANNESTY | Sep. 23, 2009A Gainesville man was arrested Wednesday morning following an investigation into several gang recruitment videos posted on YouTube.
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MoveOn.org group protests for health care reform
By LORA BOVIE | Sep. 22, 2009Local protesters are sick of big insurance companies.
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Four bodies recovered from plane wreckage in Everglades
By PATRICK ANNESTY | Sep. 22, 2009Four bodies were recovered from the wreckage of a plane that crashed Sunday evening in the Everglades after leaving Gainesville.
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Six-car pile up sends 6 to hospital
Sep. 22, 2009Traffic was backed up for a painful two hours after one driver's faulty accelerator caused a six-car pile up at 1600 N Main St. at 12:10 p.m. Tuesday.
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Gainesville nonprofits struggle with decreased funding
By ERICA JOHNSON | Sep. 21, 2009In a period when joblessness is common and businesses are closing left and right, some of Gainesville's nonprofit organizations are feeling the crunch.
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UF booster and family presumed dead in Everglades plane crash
By Alligator Staff report | Sep. 21, 2009The search continued Monday for the four people aboard a plane that crashed in Broward County Sunday evening.
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The Swamp ranks in Playboy poll for best sports bars
By Rebecca Astorga | Sep. 21, 2009Playboy named The Swamp Restaurant among one of the best 10 college sports bars in the nation.
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Student cyclist taken to Shands after minivan crash
Sep. 21, 2009A cyclist was admitted to Shands at UF after crashing head-first through the rear window of a stopped minivan at Southwest 13th Street and West University Avenue early Monday afternoon.
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Homeless awareness activist to run for city commissioner seat
Sep. 21, 2009For his 18th birthday, Patrick Fitzpatrick asked for a pair of flashy track shoes for the upcoming season. For his 50th birthday, he was hoping to find a gift-wrapped ticket to the UF-Tennessee football game.
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Local restaurants raise money to fight children's hunger
By BROOKE KELLY | Sep. 20, 2009Share Our Strength, a national organization working to end childhood hunger in the U.S. by 2015, is hosting its second annual Great American Dine Out this week.
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Animal Activists of Alachua protests sold-out circus
By ROBERT HARRINGER | Sep. 20, 2009The line of patrons curved around the building, and families were turned away from a sold-out circus at the Alachua County Fairgrounds Friday night. However, a few unexpected guests were fine with standing on the street.
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Volunteers give meals, hygiene kits to homeless
By Kathryn Ranhorn | Sep. 17, 2009Nearly 800 local homeless people showed up to the Bo Diddley Community Plaza Thursday morning for the 11th Annual Breakfast on the Plaza and Homeless Service Fair.
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Fundraiser to benefit historic house
By MARIA PIQUET | Sep. 17, 2009There's a somber view of a gray, desolate house with a weakening tin roof on Northwest Eighth Avenue.
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Tebow wood carving forced to get a makeover
By THOMAS STEWART | Sep. 17, 2009Unless Tebow has changed his number to seven, Treebow is no more.
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Gators home games boost local economy
By DAVID TINTER | Sep. 17, 2009For a few days in the fall, Cody Atkinson's job gets a little crazy.
