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High-school band raising $100,000 to march in D.C.
By Jamie Shapiro | Feb. 2, 2017A group of 120 instrument-wielding high-schoolers are raising money to play in the streets of Washington, D.C.
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Photo shoot to fundraise for shelter
By Alexa Roma | Feb. 2, 2017Valentine Mercury is like any other user of Instagram, except he’s a dog.
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National flag football league comes to city
By Harrison O’Keeffe | Feb. 2, 2017The country’s largest flag football league is coming to Gainesville in April.
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Karma Cream reopens at new location, now serves beer
By Max Chesnes | Feb. 1, 2017After eight years spent just blocks from campus, a Gainesville coffee shop has moved closer to downtown — and now it serves beer.
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Gainesville businesses raise money for ACLU
By Molly Vossler | Feb. 1, 2017John Osbron chatted with his girlfriend and his sister Wednesday night as they waited to hear four local bands play in support of immigrants.
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Two students to compete in Intel international science fair
By Brooke Bajgrowicz | Feb. 1, 2017Two Gainesville High School students will travel to Los Angeles after winning Best in Show at a regional science fair.
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Gainesville to aim for better internet
By Spencer Thompson | Feb. 1, 2017The Gainesville City Commission announced Wednesday its plan to improve internet speed in the city.
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Police: Man arrested for cooking meth near kids
By Meryl Kornfield | Feb. 1, 2017By the time the cops came knocking in December, Roy McCoy Cone had developed a toxic regimen, his wife told Gainesville Police.
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Dance Alive National Ballet presents ‘Robin Hood’ at Phillips Center
By Taylor McLamb | Feb. 1, 2017Dance Alive National Ballet will perform “Robin Hood” this weekend at the Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, giving Gainesville residents a chance to experience English folklore’s most famous outlaw firsthand.
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Burrito Bros. sells out, has second busiest day
By Max Chesnes | Jan. 31, 2017For the second consecutive night, Burrito Brothers Taco Co. ran out of food Tuesday, its second busiest day in 40 years.
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UF student reflects on Boy Scouts dreams, now possible
By Jimena Tavel | Jan. 31, 2017While Nate Quinn grew up selling Girl Scout cookies, he dreamed of being a Boy Scout instead.
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Anti-Trump protest erupts outside congressman’s office
By Mary-Lou Watkinson | Jan. 31, 2017Chants of “Resist Trump” and “No wall, no ban” could be heard outside Rep. Ted Yoho’s Gainesville office Tuesday,
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UF fraternity disbanded after hazing allegations
By Romy Ellenbogen | Jan. 31, 2017Following allegations of hazing, a UF music fraternity has been disbanded and is now under police investigation.
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UF International students question how Trump’s immigration ban affects them
By Romy Ellenbogen | Jan. 30, 2017The silence on Monday night was breached by sniffles, gasps and the occasional whisper in a foreign language, as students from countries now banned under a Donald Trump presidency spoke out against his executive order.
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UF students to join future March for Science
By Jimena Tavel | Jan. 30, 2017For the sake of science, seven UF students plan to march on the nation’s capital.
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Column: Nobody should just stick to sports
By IAN COHEN | Jan. 30, 2017Recently, my days have been spent scrolling through a never-ending Twitter feed.
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Hundreds flock to Burrito Bros. day after news of closure
By Martin Vassolo | Jan. 30, 2017The line of customers Monday snaked from a cash register, around a table and out the door, where the grating hum of construction reminded Randy Akerson that his business, after 40 years, was going under.
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Since Pulse, GPD team works to improve LGBTQ+ relations
By Brooke Henderson | Jan. 30, 2017As he patrols the streets, Michael Cavett’s rainbow bracelet sticks out against his dark-blue police uniform, a sign of his pride.
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GPD: U-Haul driver hits mother, child in parking lot
By Martin Vassolo | Jan. 30, 2017A Gainesville man, possibly high on cans of dust cleaner, drove a U-Haul truck into a mother and her child Sunday, injuring both, Gainesville Police say.
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ACSO: Man found with 24 gallons of moonshine
By Meryl Kornfield | Jan. 30, 2017A Miami man with a Georgia driver’s license was caught Monday driving with 24 gallons of moonshine disguised as water, the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office said.
