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Eco-Health Festival aims to protect residents from chemicals at Cabot/Koppers Superfund site

By Annie Uzar | Apr. 22, 2012

The Eco-Health Festival, which took place at the Agape Faith Center Saturday, was aimed at educating residents about how to protect themselves from the hazardous chemicals found at the Superfund site, which have since been found outside the site itself. About 80 people attended.

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Textbook site compares prices

Jan. 10, 2012

For Dylan Fisher, buying textbooks becomes a treasure hunt. When the UF exploratory freshman discovered he needed five textbooks for the spring semester, he set out to find the magic combination of new, used and rental books that would reduce the damage to his wallet.

NEWS | FEATURES

Social site links local businesses to customers

By Ashley Fierman | Apr. 19, 2011

There’s a new way for students to save money.

NEWS | FEATURES

Sisters’ clothing site brings old fashions back in style

By Kat Bein | Apr. 7, 2011

Clothes get old, fall out of style and are often discarded by their keepers seasons later.

THE AVENUE | LIFESTYLE

College site Funny or Die to release original book series

By Brittany Brave | Mar. 23, 2011

Whoever said books would die didn’t realize there was a way for them to be immortal.

NEWS

Superfund 'refugees' speak

By Meredith Rutland | Feb. 22, 2011

Residents of the neighborhoods around the contaminated former wood processing plant, the Cabot-Koppers Superfund site, shared their stories and their disappointment about the Superfund cleanup plan at recent City and County Commission meetings.

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County discusses opening fairgrounds site to businesses

By Meredith Rutland | Feb. 8, 2011

The Alachua County Fairgrounds may house offices instead of medieval fairs.

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EPA releases cleanup plan for Cabot-Koppers Superfund site

By Morgan Watkins | Feb. 3, 2011

After years of debate, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has finally released an official cleanup plan that will eliminate the Cabot-Koppers Superfund site pollution that has plagued Alachua County for decades.

NEWS | FEATURES

Dating site narrows field to college students, alumni

By Miguel Chateloin | Jan. 4, 2011

Online dating just got less creepy for students.

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