BLQ Exchange brings Black-owned business pop-up to Wyatt’s Coffee
By Valeriya Antonshchuk | Jan. 16The pop-up market featured local Black-owned vintage clothing, skincare and plant shops.
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Save Our Stages Act passes with COVID-19 stimulus bill
By Heather Bushman | Jan. 11Local venues will receive $15 billion in aid through the COVID-19 stimulus bill.
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UF students turn to ‘comfort TV’ amid pandemic
By Veronica Nocera | Jan. 11Television provides a needed distraction from the stress of COVID-19.
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Local vendors offer fashionable face masks
By Kristin Bausch | Jan. 11Students can shop small for face masks as in-person classes resume.
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Gainesville-beloved flipturn releases live music video
By Katie Delk | Jan. 8The indie band released a video of their first live performance since the COVID-19 pandemic began.
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The Avenue Spring 2021 staff applications now open
By Morgan Goldwich | Dec. 17The Avenue is hiring!
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Gainesville musicians navigate music profitability
By Heather Bushman | Dec. 14Without concerts, musicians look to stay afloat
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The “Push for Peace” lives on in a Gainesville mural
By Katie Delk | Dec. 14Gainesville artists Jesus and Carrie Martinez created a "Push for Peace" mural in Possum Creek Skatepark Dec. 5.
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Gainesville meditation centers hold healing practices in new ways
By Katie Delk | Dec. 14Gainesville’s meditation centers Karuna Cottage, ChayVeda Integrative Ayurvedic Healing Arts and Gainesville Retreat Center have seen a pique in interest in virtual sessions.
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Rate and Review: ‘The Lo-Fis’ by Steve Lacy
By Manny Rea | Dec. 14Alternative R&B artist Steve Lacy released his latest album, "The Lo-Fis," Dec. 4.
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Rate and Review: ‘Bartleby’s Revenge’ by UF alumnus
By Lonnie Numa | Dec. 11Largely set in Gainesville, the story tells a tale of enduring childhood frienship.
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Bidding farewell to the Gainesville restaurants lost this year
By Michelle Holder | Dec. 11While Gainesville may be a city landlocked in the middle of Florida, its lively food scene still manages to foster a cult following and rivals its culinary competition around the state.
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Dance Alive National Ballet’s ‘The Nutcracker’ returns to the Phillips Center
By Marlena Carrillo | Dec. 11The company’s 54th annual performance of Tchaikovsky’s two-act ballet will feature limited seating, and masks will be required for performers and audience members inside the venue.
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Gainesville indie group Driptones to release new music this month
By Heather Bushman | Dec. 5The group returns with a new batch of beach-inspired songs
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Azazus and Jeshua Oneal open up about mental health with new single ‘Need a Friend’
By Marlena Carrillo | Dec. 2“Need a Friend” tackles mental health struggles and details the necessity of finding support. Jeshua Oneal, who worked on the song with Azazus, said the artists were inspired by their own battles with anxiety and depression.
