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From left: Ron Larris, a 30-year-old trainer at Nigie Hoops and former Gainesville High School basketball player, cheers “Team!” with 46 kids and some Eastside High School basketball coaches during a free basketball clinic held at the Martin Luther King Jr. Multipurpose Center on Monday night.

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City offers free basketball clinic for kids

By Emma Green | Nov. 28, 2016

Professional basketball player Ron Larris returned to Gainesville from Denmark to give back to his community.

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BurgerQuE temporarily closes

By Emma Green | Nov. 15, 2016

Local burger joint BurgerQuE is taking a break to rebuild its staff.

A red lantern, representing supporters of those who've had cancer of the blood, lights up the north lawn of Ben Hill Griffin Stadium during the Light the Night walk on Wednesday night.

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UF hosts event to raise money for cancer research

By Emma Green | Nov. 9, 2016

Almost as soon as he was initiated into UF’s chapter of Pi Delta Psi Fraternity, Christopher Abeleda had a solemn announcement for his fraternity brothers: He was leaving.

Tyson Ritter, the lead singer of The All-American Rejects, performs during the free “Rock the Vote” concert on Friday evening on Flavet Field.

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Rock concert encourages students to vote

By Emma Green | Nov. 6, 2016

Two American rock bands told Gainesville residents and students to go out and vote during a Friday-night concert.

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National Novel Writing Month starts in Gainesville

By Emma Green | Nov. 1, 2016

Jenna White spread tarot cards at Coffee Culture on Tuesday, brainstorming ideas for a novel to be written within a month.

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Behind high school student’s perfect AP score, a tradition of academic achievement

By Emma Green | Oct. 26, 2016

Rena Cohen cried when she read she got a perfect score on her AP Statistics exam. When she received the news in a thin envelope from College Board on Oct. 14, she was in shock.

Civil War re-enactor and Vietnam War veteran Walter Anderson, 69, rides his horse, Sonney Boy, during the re-enactment. "History, don't get it twisted," Anderson said atop his horse after acting as a cavalry member for the Confederate side. "That's why I do what I do, so history can get untwisted."

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Civil War re-enactors face off at Battle of Gainesville

By Emma Green | Oct. 23, 2016

Walter Anderson slumped over his horse Sunday, feigning injury during a re-enactment of the Battle of Gainesville.

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County renames building after former slave, Gainesville mayor

By Emma Green | Oct. 16, 2016

Born into shackles and later elected Gainesville’s mayor, Josiah T. Walls was celebrated Sunday as Alachua County renamed a building in his honor.

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Pipe Dreams: Floridians fight against Sabal Trail pipeline

By Emma Green | Oct. 13, 2016

To protest a 515-mile natural-gas pipeline set to cut through Florida, a St. Petersburg woman will dance across the state, shimmying through Alachua County on her way southbound.

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Residents learn about new Cade Museum, sign names on steel beam

By Emma Green | Sep. 29, 2016

As construction of a new downtown science museum nears completion, Gainesville residents were invited Thursday evening to learn about the project and sign their names on the museum’s final steel beam.

Albert E. Gator greets a young Gator fan during the Orange & Blue football game in January 2019. The scrimmage held at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium had 53,015 in attendance.

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By Emma Green | July 17, 2019

Albert E. Gator greets a young Gator fan during the Orange & Blue football game in January 2019. The scrimmage held at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium had 53,015 in attendance.

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By Emma Green | Jan. 1, 2019

Albert E. Gator greets a young Gator fan during the Orange & Blue football game in January 2019. The scrimmage held at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium had 53,015 in attendance.

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Orange and Blue Game

By Emma Green | Jan. 1, 2019

Albert E. Gator greets a young Gator fan during the Orange & Blue football game in January 2019. The scrimmage held at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium had 53,015 in attendance.

UF men's tennis coach Bryan Shelton joins his team after its Senior Day match with Alabama on April 13.  The Gators went 19-10 on the season and qualified for the NCAA Tournament.

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By Emma Green | May 28, 2018

UF men's tennis coach Bryan Shelton joins his team after its Senior Day match with Alabama on April 13. The Gators went 19-10 on the season and qualified for the NCAA Tournament.

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By Emma Green | May 28, 2018

UF men's tennis coach Bryan Shelton joins his team after its Senior Day match with Alabama on April 13. The Gators went 19-10 on the season and qualified for the NCAA Tournament.

The doubles duo of junior McClain Kessler (right) and Duarte Vale (left) dropped it's NCAA quarterfinals matchup against Ohio State's Martin Joyce and Mikael Torpegaard, 6-3, 6-2. Florida's season ended with the doubles defeat.

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McClain Kessler and Duarte Vale

By Emma Green | May 27, 2018

The doubles duo of junior McClain Kessler (right) and Duarte Vale (left) dropped it's NCAA quarterfinals matchup against Ohio State's Martin Joyce and Mikael Torpegaard, 6-3, 6-2. Florida's season ended with the doubles defeat.

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By Emma Green | May 27, 2018

The doubles duo of junior McClain Kessler (right) and Duarte Vale (left) dropped it's NCAA quarterfinals matchup against Ohio State's Martin Joyce and Mikael Torpegaard, 6-3, 6-2. Florida's season ended with the doubles defeat.