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Gainesville runs to prevent suicide
By Christy Piña | Sep. 11, 2016Oluchi Ojinnaka-Taylor, 36, ran in memory of her daughter Saturday.
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Gainesville man broke window, threatened murder at Midtown
By Caitlin Ostroff | Sep. 11, 2016For the second time in a week, police charged a man Friday for breaking a window at Fat Daddy’s.
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ACSO detention deputy charged with sexual assault
By Caitlin Ostroff | Sep. 11, 2016A county detention deputy was charged Thursday for sexually assaulting a minor.
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Residents protest prison labor outside Walmart
By Carly Breitbart | Sep. 11, 2016On the 45th anniversary of New York’s Attica Correctional Facility riots, a group of Gainesville residents protested inmate mistreatment.
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Plans revealed for The Standard, UF student wins free rent
By Catherine Dickson | Sep. 8, 2016Across the street from UF’s campus, a new apartment complex will tout a rooftop pool and near-doorstep dining.
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Gainesville man becomes pho king at local eating contest
By Jasmine Osmond | Sep. 8, 2016After 15 minutes of slurping, sipping and supping to victory, one man ate an infant’s weight in soup Thursday.
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Students, residents to ride bicycles to St. Augustine
By Cindy Barski | Sep. 8, 2016As UF student Samuel Lapeyre races to St. Augustine on Saturday, his time delivering food for Jimmy John’s Sandwiches may come in handy.
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New pizzeria ' V Pizza' offers Sicilian slices
By Carolyn Batt | Sep. 8, 2016Since its opening last week, V Pizza in downtown Gainesville has offered slices of Sicily to hungry locals.
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Gainesville woman collecting backpacks for homeless, veterans
By Alexa Lorenzo | Sep. 7, 2016For a local woman helping the homeless, it’s the little things that count: toiletries, clean underwear and pillows.
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UF students, alumni give makeovers at nursing home
By Romy Ellenbogen | Sep. 6, 2016For 92-year-old Estelle Blakely, wearing makeup used to be a morning routine.
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'Tolkien It Off' burlesque to show a raunchy take on ‘Lord of the Rings’
By Chase Musselman | Sep. 6, 2016Adult and childhood pleasures will collide Friday at a burlesque show inspired by “The Lord of the Rings.”
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Low-income housing project receives extra funding
By Jasmine Osmond | Sep. 6, 2016The construction of low-income housing planned for Gainesville received a monetary boost Tuesday.
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UF student smashes window at Midtown, police say
By Caitlin Ostroff | Sep. 6, 2016Gainesville Police arrested a UF senior Sunday after they said he shattered a window and caused about $1,400 in damage at a Midtown bar.
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Local man charged with attempted murder near campus
By Caitlin Ostroff | Sep. 6, 2016Following a shooting less than a mile from campus, Gainesville Police charged a local man Tuesday with attempted murder.
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Felipe’s Taqueria offers Mexican cuisine to Gainesville
By Paulina Magana | Sep. 5, 2016A new Mexican restaurant in Gainesville served burritos to its first 20 customers at about 1:30 p.m. Monday.
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Gainesville approves beer for Uber, Lyft passengers
By Jasmine Osmond | Sep. 5, 2016Just before the start of Gator football season, Gainesville made it legal for fans to drink on their Uber rides to the game.
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Arrow Wars brings archery to Gainesville
By Molly Donovan | Sep. 5, 2016Moises Rivero and Rafael Carrasquilla spent Monday afternoon shooting arrows at each other and ducking behind yellow and blue barriers.
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Labor of love: a nursing-home worker’s passion
By Emma Green | Sep. 5, 2016As elderly residents inch along the hallways of their nursing home, 39-year-old Charell Lane slows down to ask if they need a hand.
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Union members march for increased wages on Labor Day weekend
By Carly Breitbart | Sep. 5, 2016In the pouring rain Sunday afternoon, labor union members and supporters protested for increased wages and better working conditions.
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GPD investigating sexual assault of UF student near campus
By Caitlin Ostroff | Sep. 5, 2016Gainesville Police is investigating a sexual assault that happened early Saturday morning.
