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Business owners gather downtown for Florida Vintage Market
By Cassidy Hopson | Nov. 13, 2019Over 50 local vendors came together for the event
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Artist helps UF students and professors make fabric protest banners in workshop
By Emma McAvoy | Nov. 6, 2019Aram Han Sifuentes showed students how to make art political
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The Hippodrome State Theater hosts a ghost tour of its 110-year-old building
By Emma McAvoy | Oct. 30, 2019A look into the theater’s haunted history
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FEST returns to Gainesville this weekend
By Christopher S. Cann | Oct. 30, 2019Tony Weinbender is the DIY Walt Disney for Gainesville punk-rock lovers.
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FEST is for everyone: How Gainesville is nourishing an inclusive wrestling scene
By Morgan Goldwich | Oct. 30, 2019Professional wrestlers and wrestling fans from across the country will come together Sunday for FEST Wrestling’s biggest show of the year: We Are Family!!
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UN Day 2019 aims to bring awareness to climate change
By Emma Barsky | Oct. 23, 2019The Gainesville chapter of the United Nations Association is celebrating the UN’s 74th anniversary on Tuesday with an event focusing on climate change.
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The rainbow after the storm: Where to celebrate Gainesville Pride this weekend
By Morgan Goldwich | Oct. 23, 2019Put on your rainbow apparel and get ready for a weekend filled with Pride events as Gainesville offers an array of activities geared toward the LGBTQ+ community.
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Local authors celebrate their newly-published work at Bacopa Readings
By Samantha Scribano | Oct. 9, 2019The international print journal celebrates its 10th year of publication
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Gainesville Super Smash Bros. community celebrates 100th weekly tournament
By Nick Hudson | Sep. 22, 2019The event had 256 entrants
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UF alumnus Joey Briggs’ 100-day journey around the world
By Morgan Goldwich | Aug. 27, 2019He traveled to over 15 countries as part of the Yuujou project.
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UF students get real about social media
By Harley Smith | Aug. 22, 2019Students discuss how it affects business, mental health and day-to-day life.
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Celebrate back to school with Heartwood Soundstage
By Priya Dames | Aug. 22, 2019The outdoor festival will feature artists and bands from all over Florida
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How a former UF student became a Smash Bros. legend
By River Wells | Aug. 12, 2019The very first GENESIS tournament was held in a dimly lit room in Antioch, California. It was a far cry from the Grecian flair of the city’s ancient counterpart, but history would be made there all the same.
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Details about the official tailgate for the UF vs. Miami game
By Harley Smith | Aug. 8, 2019Kickoff the first football game in the heart of downtown Orlando
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How UF grad Ming Yang created tech repair Orchard
By Priya Dames | July 31, 2019In a fast-paced digital culture, Orchard kindly teaches tech to seniors
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Student festival junkies talk preparation and savings
By Lily Girton | July 31, 2019Why the experience is worth the expense
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Gainesville club strives for fungal fun
By Priya Dames | July 24, 2019The Gainesville club promotes learning in lichen and fungi
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Free Friday Concert Series is reliving the “Summer of ‘69” with a tribute show
By Nick Hudson | July 10, 2019Tran “The Piano Man” Whitley and friends are covering songs from 1969 to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of one of the most iconic years in music and culture.
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Gainesville women’s empowerment group to host first event Saturday
By Harley Smith | July 10, 2019I’m DOPE wants to help elevate and empower women.
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‘Never Again is Now’: Lights for Liberty to host candlelight vigil in solidarity with immigrants at the border
By Priya Dames | July 10, 2019The vigil will protest the Trump administration’s recent anti-immigration policy.
