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AUK Market Coming Soon
By Lindsey Breneman | Oct. 11, 2018The AUK Market, a mixed-vendor marketplace of local businesses, will open on Nov. 2 in the Curia Complex.
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The Avenue’s spooky tunes playlist
By Tranelle Maner | Oct. 4, 2018It’s the first week of October and if you’re a major fall fan, you know it’s spooky season. Any die-hard Halloween, horror or thriller fan knows that in order to truly get into the spirit, you need to set the mood.
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Dion Dia throws successful Silent Disco party at the Civic Media Center
By Taylor McLamb | Oct. 4, 2018Even a rainstorm couldn’t stop Dion Dia, a local music and creative collective, from bringing a refreshing twist to the nightlife scene: Silent Disco
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Midnight Bar Hosts All-Female Production of “Shakespeare Abridged”
By Emma McAvoy | Oct. 4, 2018Watching as three actors play literal fools while presenting all 36 of William Shakespeare’s plays isn’t an average Saturday night, but The Midnight isn’t your average bar.
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Series review of the of the week: Netflix’s ‘Disenchantment’
By Tranelle Maner | Oct. 4, 2018“Disenchantment” left me feeling disappointed. While Netflix is trying to appeal to the inner child in growing adolescents, it just could not reach the level of greatness that its sister animated shows, “Bojack Horseman” and “F is for Family” have gotten to.
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Local Album Review: Jay Rouge & the Stoges’ 'Friends & Lovers'
By Jackie DeFreitas | Oct. 4, 2018With the beginning of the new month came Jay Rouge & the Stoges’ new album. Released on Monday, the album “Friends & Lovers” comes just in time for woodsers and long drives to visit family. Quirky lyrics fill the album, and catching all the witty lines makes the album worth a listen.
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Series Review of the Week: Netflix’s “Sisters”
By Tranelle Maner | Sep. 27, 2018The Netflix drama follows the lives of three women who have all hit a roadblock or plateau in their lives.
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Hollywood meets Gainesville: OITNB AND Bosch stars come to campus
By Tranelle Maner | Sep. 27, 2018Two UF alumni came back to speak to students about their Hollywood roles
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The Avenue’s favorite local vintage shops in Gainesville
By Vanessa Blankenship | Sep. 27, 2018You don't have to spend hundreds for new clothes
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The Wooly and Arrow’s Aim Records host Gainesville's bi-annual record fair
By Emma McAvoy | Sep. 27, 2018Patrons bonded over some of the greatest music artists as they fumbled through vinyls
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Top Five Tasty Vendors at the Union Street Farmers Market
By Emma McAvoy | Sep. 27, 2018Here are the top five vendors at the Union Street Farmers Market.
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Joywave overcomes its swamp hatred
By Lindsey Breneman | Sep. 11, 2018Daniel Armbruster demanded 400 thousand retweets in exchange for a performance in Florida. He didn’t get them.
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Series Review of the Week: ‘Safe Harbour’
By Tranelle Maner | Sep. 11, 2018Who cut the rope?!
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Gainesville students, families and locals chomp on September food fest
By Emma McAvoy | Sep. 11, 2018A sunset, green grass, tall trees, live music and food trucks: What more could you want on a Sunday evening?
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A slice of life with Mora Pizza
By Vanessa Blankenship | Sep. 11, 2018When I think of pizza, I usually picture a traditional Neapolitan, an authentic Italian entrée made with tomato and fresh mozzarella. However, third-generation pizza maker Jonathan “Jon” Mora challenged everything I thought I knew about what can and can’t go on pies. This causal hole-in-the-wall pizzeria is where Mora is constantly creating new pizza dishes with unique ingredients. If you’re in the mood to try something new, check out Mora NY Pizza, at 1220 W. University Ave.
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Q&A: ‘SNL’s Chris Redd is living out his dreams and wants you to do the same
By Gregory Florez | Sep. 4, 2018Chris Redd spent 15 years as a rapper in Chicago, sometimes sleeping late to skip breakfast and save money. Today, he’s an Emmy-nominated comedian, but it was the detours before comedy that built him into a “Saturday Night Live” star.
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Childish Gambino solemnly reminisces in new “Feels Like Summer” music video
By Gregory Florez | Sep. 4, 2018“Oh, I hope we change. I really thought this world would change.”
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‘We are the Wolves’
By Emma Witmer | Aug. 28, 2018“The Wolves” is a heartwarming, laugh-out-loud and brutally honest look inside the world of a varsity high school girls’ soccer team working through the ever-changing process of growing up.
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Skunkape celebrates its birthday with a Q&A
By Lindsey Breneman | Aug. 28, 2018On Sept. 7, 2017, local reggae band Skunkape made its debut opening for Through the Roots at High Dive. A year later, they have a zealous fan base at each of their almost-weekly shows. I met up with the band at Downtown Billards Inc. in Ocala.
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Series Review of the Week: Facebook Watch ‘Starter Pack’
By Tranelle Maner | Aug. 28, 2018Facebook Watch is producing content at a fast pace and, until now, hadn’t developed a program poking fun of the gap between Millenial and Gen Z culture in the workplace.
