METRO
Local farmers hold fair to promote agriculture in community
By Hunter Williamson | Oct. 4, 2015Noah Shitama greeted each person who came up to his stand with a smile.
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CAMPUS
Earth Fare coming to Gainesville
By Nina Cusmano | July 6, 2015A new organic and natural food store is opening near Southwest Archer Road, joining about six grocery stores in the area.
METRO
More travelers on the road this Fourth of July weekend
By Ansley Pentz | July 1, 2015Maria Cirillo will drive more than 200 miles from Jacksonville to Fort Pierce to visit with her family for the Fourth of July.
METRO
Reptiles find new home in sanctuary
By Elise Engle | June 3, 2015A neon-green poster board reading “Snakeman Live!” was propped up near center stage at the Waldo Farmers and Flea Market.
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K-12 EDUCATION
Matheson Museum event encourages locals to eat local
By CAYLEE UNDERWOOD | May 27, 2015Hogtown HomeGrown will host its eighth annual Eat Local Challenge Community Celebration on Sunday at the Matheson History Museum to celebrate the end of Eat Local Month. Festival events will be from 1 to 4 p.m. and are free to the public.
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CAMPUS
UF students use social media to get involved in Bug Week
By Elise Engle | May 20, 2015The Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences has something buzzing on the agenda.
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CAMPUS
Campus pantry asks for donations for students in need
By Ariana Figueroa | Apr. 21, 2015Students in need of food or bathroom supplies can get them for free as the school year comes to an end.
METRO
Locals to learn the art of fermentation at Saturday festival
By Tyler McLennan | Mar. 25, 2015Gainesville residents can learn how to make anything from beer to goat cheese this weekend.
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CAMPUS
UF students start organization to give food to homeless population
By Madison Schultz | Mar. 16, 2015Two UF students, a lot of sandwiches and one reason to give led to a new organization on campus this year.
METRO
New restaurant to bring southern food and on-tap beer and whiskey bar
By Linda Soriano | Mar. 8, 2015The owners of Gainesville’s newest restaurant and bar said they aim to bring a big-city vibe and a happier happy hour to locals.
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FOOD
Dining out: more than just food
By Keri | Feb. 25, 2015Stopping by Starbucks on the way home for a Frappuccino? Making reservations for Friday night at Leonardo’s 706? If so, you are not alone; countless people seek hundreds of thousands of different restaurants every single day in the U.S. There are different restaurant environments, from small “mom and pops” to individually run businesses to fast-food chains to fine-dining, sit-down establishments. Restaurants face many challenges to draw diners in and work to enhance the eating-out experience by creating a specific ambience.
METRO
UF engineering cousins open Greek-American restaurant
By Jimmy McLaughlin | Jan. 12, 2015Over Winter Break, two UF students and their family members opened a new restaurant in Midtown.
METRO
Jimmy John’s debuts new restaurant
By Carla Vianna | Jan. 8, 2015Jimmy John’s opened its third Gainesville location in December, and it’s freaky-fast business as always.
METRO
Lucky’s Market soft opening Jan. 6
By Carla Vianna | Jan. 5, 2015A Colorado-based organic grocery store is opening its doors in Gainesville this week.
METRO
Local farm making mooooves toward dairy production
By Chabeli Herrera | Oct. 20, 2014In a push for added sustainability, the lush vegetables and bright flowers that grow on the seven farmed acres at Swallowtail Farm in Alachua will be joined by four new mooing members come January.
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CAMPUS STUDENT LIFE
UF IFAS looking to attract more STEM students to agriculture
By Taylor Russell | Oct. 20, 2014UF Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences is working to recruit students to fill the shortage of young professionals in the agricultural industries.
METRO
New Gainesville Korean BBQ replica of similar California BBQ
By Chabeli Herrera | Oct. 6, 2014Some copycat confusion ensued Sunday when a blog post on Ken Eats Gainesville alerted residents that Gainesville’s upcoming Shila Korean BBQ restaurant had missed a key element in business etiquette: If you’re going to open a restaurant, make sure it doesn’t already exist.
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CAMPUS
Fast-A-Thon brings practice of fasting to UF community
By Rumi Rahman | Oct. 5, 2014UF students willing to fast from sunrise to sunset Thursday will be rewarded with a feast.
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FOOD
Universal Cutlery Culture: the spoon’s diverse history
By Keri | Oct. 1, 2014Ever been bewildered by the multitude of forks, knives and spoons jostling for space at a formal dinner table? Which to use? When? And how did they get there, anyway?
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CAMPUS
Peta2 brings new vegan options to campus P.O.D. Markets
By Taylor Russell | Oct. 1, 2014Vegans don’t have to scavenge for food anymore now that UF’s Gator Dining Services is expanding its vegan options.
