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Lens Flair
By Dana Burke | Feb. 16, 2011For the latest frills, flair and everything fashion, check out what our lens caught this week.
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Healthy sweet stuff
By Mae Basiratmand | Feb. 9, 2011Valentine’s Day is a celebration of love. And with that, for whatever reason, we’re exposed to copious amounts of chocolate, tempting those of us on a health kick.
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Wishing a new saint would march in
By Robert Imfeld | Feb. 9, 2011When I bumbled my way into high school and realized I’d have to start working for Valentine’s Day treats rather than receiving a bag of candy from classmates simply for existing, I got a little sad.
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Video games your girlfriend won’t hate
By Andrew Wyzan | Feb. 9, 2011Valentine’s Day is upon us yet again. Whether you’re single, in a relationship or just have a vendetta against Hallmark, it’s inescapable. Candy hearts will rain from the skies, and the streets will run white with teddy-bear stuffing.
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AMPED: left-fielder Kelsey Bruder
By Benjamin Evans | Feb. 9, 2011Kelsey Bruder is a UF softball player who’s beefed up her personal music catalog since moving to Florida to attend UF.
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Tips for a steamy night in
By Richard O. Stehli | Feb. 9, 2011Valentine’s Day is here, so we’ll all be heading to our favorite restaurants for fancy dinners under ambient lighting, right? Not this guy.
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What to wear on Valentine's Day
By Dana Burke | Feb. 9, 2011Valentine's Day was cute in fourth grade when everyone got cards and candy from their classmates. In college, it's just another Hallmark holiday that makes the single community feel less than adequate. But luckily, whether your Facebook status reads "single," "in a relationship" or "it's complicated," Valentine's Day is a great excuse to buy a new outfit.
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Celebrating love — apart
Feb. 9, 2011When Jesse Wright wakes up on Valentine’s Day, he may notice a text or even a missed call.
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Lens Flair
By Dana Burke | Feb. 9, 2011For the latest frills, flair and everything fashion, check out what our lens caught this week.
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The Alligrammy Awards
By THOMAS NASSIFF< | Feb. 9, 2011Every year, national record executives and experts honor who they think are the best of the best in the music industry. Here, we’ve narrowed down Gainesville’s best — musicians who for the past year have unknowingly competed for awards in categories similar to those in the Grammys. For the first time ever, the Avenue presents its top picks for locally formed acts. We introduce to you: the Alligrammys.
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Designer prepares for Gainesville Fashion Week
By Kat Bein | Feb. 3, 2011Growing up, Bobby Kelley didn’t come from money. When back-to-school shopping season came, he was forced to choose five outfits and keep them nice all year.
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Shooting Star owner adds some “Fyre” to cuisine
By Kelly Richard | Feb. 2, 2011On a rainy Tuesday night, about 15 people sat in the dimly lit Fyre Bar & Grill. The two flatscreen TVs flanking the bar flashed the heated UF vs. University of Georgia basketball game, and several patrons congregated to watch the ongoing battle.
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Harn storage tour reveals art treasure trove
By Brittany Brave | Feb. 2, 2011Everything in these rooms is controlled. The climate is set at 70 degrees Fahrenheit, the humidity level does not exceed 50 percent, and everything has a specific identification.
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Lens Flair
By Dana Burke | Feb. 2, 2011For the latest frills, flair and everything fashion, check out what our lens caught this week.
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Secrets of the Swamp: stripped
By Brittany Brave | Feb. 2, 2011If you have to spend another minute trapped at his overprotective mother’s dining table, you might pluck your eyebrows out with a fork.
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Is that a gun, or are you just happy to see me?
By Tyler Francischine | Feb. 2, 2011With a gun in hand, Dirty Harry famously said, “Go ahead, make my day.” For me, holding a gun pretty much ruined my day.
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Local artist to have art exhibition this weekend
By Robert Imfeld | Feb. 2, 2011If you don’t initially understand the new art exhibition coming to Gainesville this weekend, local artist Robert Ritter won’t mind. In fact, he’ll have accomplished a key part of his vision.
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Philadelphia classic rock revivalist to spread no-frills rock message in Gainesville
By Benjamin Evans | Feb. 2, 2011As a rock critic, it can be tough to judge bands that appear on the surface to have transported themselves through time, bands that don't sound too much like one particular group of past musicians but instead have found a way to capture the spirit of a period in America's variegated and effectual music history. Unique from the everyday artist, these bands emanate an attitude and style that hoists listeners to a point in the past they may not know personally, but with the band's help, feel immediately connected to.
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Superbowl XLV: What to know, how to celebrate
Feb. 2, 2011With this weekend’s festivities en route, let’s ask the question on everybody’s mind: When’s the Monday after the Super Bowl going to become a national holiday?
