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Cantina restaurant to open in Midtown
By JESSICA OSORIO | Apr. 21, 2009A new restaurant plans to bring Latin flair with a modern edge to midtown, directly across from UF on West University Avenue.
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Free Cone Day benefits public schools
By MALLORY ZUCKERMAN | Apr. 21, 2009Thousands of people flocked to two local Ben & Jerry's ice cream shops Tuesday for the company's 29th annual Free Cone Day.
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UF student arrested after police find marijuana, crack cocaine, prescription pills in home
By KATIE EMMETS | Apr. 21, 2009A UF student was arrested Monday and charged with six drug-related felonies after officials found marijuana, crack cocaine and prescription drugs in his possession. At about 11 p.m., an Alachua County Sheriff's officer saw David Janson, 23, standing on the corner near 4500 S.W. 91st St. According to the ASO arrest report, when Janson saw the ASO officer, he showed signs of nervousness by walking away and looking over his shoulder to see if he was being followed.
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Two of three GPD officers apologize for misconduct
By KATIE EMMETS | Apr. 20, 2009Two Gainesville Police Department officers stood in front of residents of Porters Community Monday apologizing and taking criticism for throwing eggs in the neighborhood while drunk.
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UF students celebrate holiday centered on marijuana
By DEVIN CULCLASURE | Apr. 20, 2009Though Monday's sky was covered in a blanket of gray, some UF students managed to lighten the mood with a little green as part of 4/20, an unofficial holiday centered on marijuana.
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Local man plays, teaches African 'thumb piano' instrument
By KATHRYN STOLARZ | Apr. 20, 2009By plucking the metal keys of a foot-long piano, guest lecturer Aaron Spalding brought more than a thousand years of African tradition to life.
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Survey asks about students' Internet use for sex, dating
By HUNTER SIZEMORE | Apr. 20, 2009An ongoing study involving UF wants to know how students use the Internet to hook up.
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iPhone users may send 'panic' messages via new app
By AMANDA HINES | Apr. 20, 2009UF's campus is scattered with about 250 blue emergency phones for those in need of help.
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Professor calls Web abuse ‘inherently problematic’
By SHAKILA CHOUDHRY | Apr. 20, 2009When Tiffany Robberts left her friends and family in North Carolina to attend UF, she planned on finding new friends, not a new addiction.
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Cyclists to trek 2,600 miles for Relay for Life
Apr. 20, 2009At the end of Skyler Kern's summer vacation, his bike won't be the only thing that's tired.
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American Legion to provide flags for Hippodrome
By EMILY FUGGETTA | Apr. 20, 2009The flag flying over the Hippodrome State Theatre will continue to wave in the future thanks to a sponsorship by Gainesville's American Legion Auxiliary Unit 16.
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Ice cream giveaway to benefit county schools
By MALLORY ZUCKERMAN | Apr. 20, 2009Today marks the 29th annual Ben & Jerry's Free Cone Day, benefiting the Alachua County Public Schools Foundation.
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UF staff performs in UF staff performs in "Tosca" for 1,000 people
Apr. 19, 2009Mario Cavaradossi wasn't supposed to die, but when Tosca realized the executioners' bullets had been real, she also knew she was caught red-handed for murder.
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'Gainesville Roller Rebels' play first home match of season
By EMILY FUGGETTA | Apr. 19, 2009Broken bones and bruised flesh are as run-of-the-mill for the Roller Rebels as for the defensive line on a football team, but forget cleats and jerseys - these girls wear fuchsia fishnets and feather boas.
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Hundreds turn out at Friends of the Library annual book sale
By ALEX CHACHKEVITCH | Apr. 19, 2009College students stocked up on biology, chemistry and calculus textbooks while mystery lovers chose between 6,875 novels at the Friends of the Library book sale that started Saturday.
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UPD searches for man who robbed two women at gunpoint
By KATIE EMMETS | Apr. 19, 2009Police are still searching for a man who robbed two women with a gun in a hotel parking lot Saturday night.
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Local Buddhists share culture, practices of religion
By KATIE EMMETS | Apr. 19, 2009Editor's Note: This is the third of a three-part series profiling Gainesville's diverse religious community.
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Commissioners find site, funds for homeless center
Apr. 16, 2009A 12-acre site in the 800 block of Northwest 53rd Avenue will be the future home of Gainesville's One Stop Homeless Assistance Center, city commissioners decided unanimously at Thursday's meeting.
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Book sale will offer 300,000 items starting Saturday
By HUNTER SIZEMORE | Apr. 16, 2009Lawn chairs, crates and cardboard boxes form a short line just outside the main entrance to the Friends of the Library warehouse.
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GPD Chief Botsford retires after 10 years of service
By KATIE EMMETS | Apr. 16, 2009The retirement of Gainesville Police Chief Norman Botsford was announced Thursday night at the Gainesville City Commission meeting.
