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Oaks Mall hosts first trick or treat event
By Rumi Rahman | Oct. 31, 2014Gainesville’s children can go trick-or-treating safely from store to store this Halloween instead of door to door.
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Ominous bells over campus
By Gabriella Nunez | Oct. 30, 2014Every day, Century Tower chimes peacefully throughout campus. But on Friday, Century Tower will be chiming a different, spookier tune.
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Ghost tales of Gainesville
By Jasmine Wildflower Osmond | Oct. 29, 2014On the spookiest night of the year, the ghosts and ghouls of Gainesville gleefully greet the town, but which are truth or fiction is still under speculation.
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Puppet company showcases Halloween-themed burlesque
By Edwin Exaus | Oct. 29, 2014Burlesque, an aerialist show and a masquerade ball create the perfect Halloween trifecta — and puppets will perform them all Saturday.
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‘Come and visit your good friend Sweeney’ on campus
By Natalie Cardenas | Oct. 29, 2014The demon barber of Fleet Street will be at UF through Sunday.
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National ballet company performs Halloween shows at UF
By Tenley Ross | Oct. 29, 2014In a one-night-only event, Dance Alive National Ballet will present two original Halloween stories for the first time, and audience costumes are encouraged.
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Awesomely abnormal Halloween costumes
By Elly Ayres | Oct. 29, 2014“Being normal is vastly overrated.”The declaration proclaimed by beloved grandmother slash benevolent witch Aggie Cromwell– mere minutes into Disney’s 1998 cinematic masterpiece “Halloween Town”– is just as relevant today as it was 16 years ago.
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Canadian punk-rock band PUP talks FEST
By Chloe Finch | Oct. 29, 2014Though FEST 13 boasts many big names, a ton of lesser-known groups that deserve some spotlight will take on Gainesville this weekend. Among them is PUP, a Canadian group with both metal and pop-punk sensibilities and an impressive list of fans, including critics at Noisey, Stereogum and SPIN. Do yourself a favor and watch the video for their song “Mabu,” in which lead singer Stefan Babcock’s trashes his beloved 15-year-old car in a demolition derby. The Avenue spoke with Babcock to talk about PUP’s inaugural FEST appearance.
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UF alum plays High Dive
By Cody Smith | Oct. 29, 2014A J-School graduate swung his guitar down and smashed it onstage at Lollapalooza.
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‘Dear White People’ is relief from racial stereotypes in movies
By Bryan Faux | Oct. 22, 2014Writer and director Justin Simien’s new film, “Dear White People,” is a hilarious satire of racial politics and a welcome breath of fresh air. While the movie has its flaws, it is funny, pointed, honest and something we haven’t seen in recent modern films.
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Your cookbook is more than simply your recipes
By Kelsi | Oct. 22, 2014A cookbook can be considered an autobiography.
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Local food: Ward’s fall festival returns
By Lilianne Busto | Oct. 22, 2014A locally owned Gainesville grocery store is celebrating its 63rd Anniversary Fall Food Festival on Saturday.
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Found Footage Festival back in Gainesville with more obscure clips
By Daniela Prizont-Cado | Oct. 22, 2014The dramatic how-to videos of the ‘90s, such as a McDonald’s training video and a 1997 instructional video “How to Have Cybersex on the Internet,” will come alive this weekend.
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Coral Skies Festival brings big-name acts to Tampa, West Palm
By Cody Smith | Oct. 22, 2014Gator Growl just brought two headlining musical acts to Gainesville, but concert addicts can see even more this weekend at the Coral Skies Music Festival.
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Gator Walk brick seals engagement between UF alumni on gameday
By Jasmine Wildfloer Osmond | Oct. 22, 2014Even though Gator football failed against Louisiana State University this season, a Gator grad won his sweetheart’s heart forever that day.
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Dixieland Music Park Fall Bluegrass Festival returns to Waldo
By Cody Smith | Oct. 22, 2014The fall music festival season is kicking off strong in Central Florida in the coming weeks, and the small town of Waldo is once again bringing back bluegrass.
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Dating website finds UF females more selective than UF males when dating
By Mahogany Brown | Oct. 15, 2014A dating platform that makes finding love easier for students recently looked through its users from colleges in Florida to find out who were the pickiest when it came to dating.
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Raven-Symoné’s social media storm
By Rachel Welch | Oct. 15, 2014Former “The Cosby Show” and “That’s So Raven” child star “set the Twitter on fire” Sunday night, according to Oprah Winfrey.
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Christian musical acts to perform tonight at local church
By Kelsey Jordan | Oct. 15, 2014Contemporary Christian artist Jason Gray’s “With Every Act of Love Tour” will grace Gainesville tonight.
