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THE AVENUE | LIFESTYLE

Feeling fruity? Course is a sweet pick for spring schedules

By ALLISON BANKO | Nov. 3, 2010

It’s breathing in your ear, flashing in the back of your mind and cowering over your shoulder. Spring registration kicked off this week, and ISIS has become the new Facebook in your hunt for a flawless batch of courses. Among the massive mess of course listings nuzzles a one-credit course that’s extra sweet: Growing Fruit for Fun and Profit (FRC1010).

THE AVENUE | SEX

Sex and the Swamp: Let’s joke about sex

By Jared Misner | Nov. 3, 2010

Dear Jared,

THE AVENUE | MUSIC

Feeling the jam: Papadosio to spin through Gainesville

By Kat Bein | Nov. 3, 2010

This Friday, Gainesville is getting a dose of one of Asheville, N.C.’s most up-and-coming rock forces, Papadosio, who have dedicated themselves to reinventing the jam band.

THE AVENUE | FASHION

The art of shopping: New store features fashion, gallery

By Kathleen Boyle | Nov. 3, 2010

Tucked in a darling two-story corner building at 101 N. Main St., an area known for nightlife and local dives, the marriage of art and fashion is alive and thriving.

THE AVENUE | FASHION

Tricks to look like a treat

By ALLISON BANKO | Oct. 27, 2010

Sure, you’ve been going buck wild in all of autumn’s glory: breathing in sweet smells of cinnamon, indulging in candy corn, busting out the pumpkin spice candles. You may think you’ve got the fall feel down, but does your wardrobe?

THE AVENUE | SEX

Sex and the Swamp: Be a gentleman — ladies first

By Jared Misner | Oct. 27, 2010

Dear Jared,

THE AVENUE | LIFESTYLE

Start the Fest-ivities: Amping up for a weekend of rock

By Benjamin Evans | Oct. 27, 2010

If you’re downtown any time between Friday and Sunday, you’ll probably notice an influx of 15-passenger vans, Paul Bunyan beards, bicycle traffic and Pabst Blue Ribbon beer cans on the side of the road.

THE AVENUE | LIFESTYLE

Get lost: Gainesville corn maze celebrates Halloween

By Melinda Cartensen | Oct. 27, 2010

All is still and quiet at Rogers Farm but for a faint breeze and the soft, muffled clucks of a few chickens behind barbed wire.

THE AVENUE | LIFESTYLE

The A-List

By MELINDA CARSTENSEN | Oct. 27, 2010

Each Thursday, the Avenue is serving up the best in entertainment, pop culture and everything in between. From the big screen to the radio waves, check out this week’s picks.

THE AVENUE | LIFESTYLE

The Crusty: A poem about our favorite Fest goer

By RICHARD STEHLI | Oct. 27, 2010

Editor’s Note: This humor poem was inspired by Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Raven.”

THE AVENUE | MUSIC

Local bands need love, too, at the Fest

By Kat Bein | Oct. 27, 2010

Come Friday, Gainesville will be flooded with out-of-towners from all over the world who come to take part in the famous Fest. But let us not forget that Gainesville owes its ability to host a huge indie festival due to its own healthy and vibrant local music culture. Ready to go local? Here are three Gainesville-bred acts you can’t miss at the Fest.

THE AVENUE | MUSIC

Meet the Zombie Beatles: Bands we want to resurrect

By Jessica Poitevien | Oct. 27, 2010

Let's take a trip down music's memory lane, back to a time when there was no such thing as Auto-Tune or "Glee" or Ke$ha. We had our one-hit wonders (anyone heard from Haddaway lately?) and our boy bands that produced a few albums then disappeared (B2K ring a bell?).

THE AVENUE | MOVIES AND TV

The horror, the horror: Scary flicks, local picks

By Joshua Saval | Oct. 27, 2010

If you’ve ever wandered around the student ghetto post-midnight — or shopped at the Oaks Mall — you know that Gainesville can be creepy. Really creepy.

THE AVENUE | LIFESTYLE

Trick-or treating with the Avenue

Oct. 27, 2010

We’re not in denial: We know we’re a little past our trick-or-treating prime. We know we can no longer strap on a pair of rabbit ears and faux-furball tail without being called a few choice words. We know we’re not getting any candy this year unless we march our non-bunny-costumed selves over to Walgreens (most likely on Nov. 1, when all that cavity-causing goodness goes on sale).

THE AVENUE | LIFESTYLE

How to belly dance

By Marissa Prieto | Oct. 20, 2010

There’s a specific image that comes to mind when you picture a belly dancer: beaded bras, jingling coin skirts and perfectly toned stomachs.

THE AVENUE | LIFESTYLE

ORI: Gainesville’s party people

By Kat Bein | Oct. 20, 2010

The people behind some of Gainesville’s biggest parties have more on their minds than just having a good time.

THE AVENUE | LIFESTYLE

The A-List

By MELINDA CARSTENSEN | Oct. 20, 2010

Each Thursday, the Avenue is serving up the best in entertainment, pop culture and everything in between. From the big screen to the radio waves, check out this week’s picks.

THE AVENUE | LIFESTYLE

Avenue celeb dream-product picks

By ALLISON BANKO | Oct. 20, 2010

He’s got the face of an innocent angel, the voice of a pre-pubescent Backstreet Boy and a mane that shimmers like heaven’s rising sun. Yet, lusting after him feels like the filthiest of sins.

THE AVENUE | SEX

Sex and the Swamp: My sex drive needs a drought

By Jared Misner | Oct. 20, 2010

Dear Jared,

THE AVENUE | NIGHTLIFE

Drink up: Ring in the season with pumpkin ale

By RICHARD STEHLI | Oct. 20, 2010

We won’t make you wait for the leaves to change colors to celebrate all the autumn season has to offer. And that’s more than just candy corn and witch-shaped lollipops — no offense, Halloween.