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Ticket distribution days announced for Spencer event
By Meryl Kornfield | Oct. 13, 2017This article has been updated to reflect the National Policy Institute's statements.
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GFR hosts 11th annual trick-or-treat, safety event for kids
By David Hoffman | Oct. 12, 2017Dressed as Batman, BB-8 droids and Disney princesses, Halloween came early for dozens of trick-or-treaters.
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Sports league hosts dog kickball
By Jessica Giles | Oct. 12, 2017Junior didn’t exactly meet the four-legged qualifications, but it didn’t stop him from cheering on his favorite kickball player Thursday night.
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City golf course reopens
By Courtney Mims | Oct. 12, 2017When Ironwood Golf Course closed May 1, Ron Irby felt like he had been evicted.
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MCSO: Teenager arrested after robbing two women
By Catie Wegman | Oct. 12, 2017An Ocala teenager was arrested Wednesday for tying up two elderly women with their oxygen tubes and stealing their belongings and car in July, Marion County Sheriff’s Office said.
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All-female bike class teaches empowering essentials
By Nicholas Aguila | Oct. 12, 2017After Wednesday, Kristen Duffield knows how to change a flat tire on a bike.
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GPD: Man intentionally starts fire in his apartment
By Catie Wegman | Oct. 12, 2017A Gainesville man was arrested Wednesday afternoon after he burned his and his roommate’s belongings at his Spyglass apartment, Gainesville Police said.
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UF alumnus plans Gainesville music history museum
By David Hoffman | Oct. 12, 2017Jeff Goldstein remembers 20-year-old Tom Petty — before the stardom.
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New housing to be built in East Gainesville
By Ashley Leong | Oct. 11, 2017A new housing development in East Gainesville broke ground Wednesday morning.
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Law advocates call UF’s security policy for Spencer event unconstitutional
By Meryl Kornfield | Oct. 11, 2017Ahead of Richard Spencer’s speech at UF on Oct. 19, two legal advocacy organizations wrote to University Police on Tuesday claiming the event’s prohibited items policy is “unconstitutional.”
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Matheson History Museum to open library and exhibit hall
By Taylor McLamb | Oct. 10, 2017The Matheson History Museum will celebrate the opening of its new Matheson Library & Archives and Mary Ann Cofrin Exhibit Hall on Saturday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. This expansion will allow for more exhibition space and preservation and will give history buffs more opportunities to visit the museum.
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Tatu Sushi Bar and Lounge reopens
By Jessica Giles | Oct. 10, 2017Sushi and sake bombs are returning to Midtown.
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Gainesville doctor cusses out patient
By Jessica Giles | Oct. 10, 2017This article has been updated to reflect a statement released by Dr. Peter Gallogly on Wednesday.
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UF student hospitalized after scooter accident
By Catie Wegman | Oct. 10, 2017A UF student was seriously injured after she lost control of her scooter early Tuesday morning.
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GPD: Man steals purse out of woman’s car, runs from police
By Catie Wegman | Oct. 9, 2017A Gainesville man ran out of his shoes and through a Subway on Sunday while fleeing officers who suspected him of purse snatching, Gainesville Police said.
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UF has a serious marijuana problem
Oct. 8, 2017On Friday night, UF welcomed producer and rapper Snoop Dogg to the stage as he performed at our annual Homecoming event, Gator Growl, on Flavet Field. And, in traditional Snoop Dogg fashion, the man himself had with him what we can only assume was a joint — for the record, we’re avoiding the use of “marijuana cigarette” because the word cigarette implies tobacco, not just because we’re hip like that. And let us emphasize, dear reader: A man — a black man, no less — was openly smoking marijuana (we’re gonna make the leap in logic and assume it was marijuana) on a university campus in front of law enforcement. When our reporter spoke to both law enforcement and Gator Growl officials, their responses were along the lines of, “Eh, it’s probably just a cigarette.” They all turned the other cheek.
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GPD: Woman arrested for hitting two people with her car
By Catie Wegman | Oct. 8, 2017A Gainesville woman, who police found lying on the sidewalk with empty wine bottles, was arrested Saturday for hitting two people with her car, Gainesville Police said.
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UPD: Man tresspasses and steals from Reitz Union Bookstore
By Catie Wegman | Oct. 8, 2017A Miami man was arrested Friday afternoon after he robbed a man at the Reitz Union Bookstore and stole items from the store, University Police said.
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Families and gardeners attend local seed exchange
By Eman Elshahawy | Oct. 8, 2017Cristina Gomez, 6, gazed up at a jar of hundreds of seeds Saturday and guessed how many the jar contained.
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Bar celebrates late Playboy founder Hugh Hefner
By Stephanie Gonzalez | Oct. 8, 2017Sporting matching bunny ears, Madi Smith and Amielia Holt celebrated the life of the founder of Playboy, Hugh Hefner, on Saturday.
