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Hogtown touts bigger, better festival this Saturday
By Hannah Ogden | Apr. 13, 2016The fifth-annual Hogtown Craft Beer Festival will include more than just beer.
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Massive book sale to make its regular appearance in Alachua County
By J.W. Glass | Apr. 12, 2016Thousands of books will go on sale Saturday, but a line will begin for the Friends of the Library’s Spring 2016 Book Sale on Thursday night, said P.j. van Blokland, a sorter for the organization and a professor in the UF Food and Resource Economics Department.
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American Dream film previews in Gainesville before PBS showing
By Catherine Dickson | Apr. 12, 2016The Alachua County Labor Coalition will join the Civic Media Center, located at 433 S. Main St., to screen “Dream On” today at 7 p.m. The film will later air on PBS.
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Wildlife foundation welcomes guests to roam grounds for the first time in spring
By Nicole Dan | Apr. 12, 2016For the first time, the Carson Springs Wildlife Conservation Foundation will host a spring safari.
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE
UF Department of Religion chair sentenced to probation, counseling
By Martin Vassolo | Apr. 11, 2016A UF professor accused of spying on his underage adopted daughter was sentenced to five years of probation and at least 30 months of counseling.
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UF professor talks 'Plight of the Honey Bee' at local event
By Molly Donovan | Apr. 11, 2016About 100 people buzzed over a bee speaker Monday night.
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Cat-saving project ahead of schedule
By Madison Behm | Apr. 11, 2016Curiosity might have killed the cat, but the Million Cat Challenge is on a mission to save one million felines from all threats, curiosity and otherwise.
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Alachua County promotes bookmobiles during National Library Week
By Janiece Sebris | Apr. 11, 2016The Alachua County Library District will commemorate mobile libraries as part of a larger celebration throughout the week.
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Police: Three arrested after raiding Gators locker room for jerseys
By Martin Vassolo | Apr. 10, 2016Hours before Friday’s Orange & Blue Debut, three men snuck into the Gators locker room and tried to steal two jerseys, according to University Police reports.
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Construction starts in June for Matheson Museum, new layout and exhibits to come
By Amanda DioGuardi | Apr. 10, 2016The Matheson History Museum is currently demolishing the former Melting Pot building and will start constructing a new space by June.
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POLITICS
Column: Hillary Clinton is the 'safety' presidential candidate
Apr. 10, 2016While Hillary Clinton seems like the most qualified candidate, she is also the least challenging to the wealthy on the Democratic side and only comes out with progressive stances when it is safe to and when the majority already supports her proposal. Clinton was a no-marriage-equality pioneer, and while LGBTQ+ issues go beyond marriage, it’s difficult to forget anti-marriage stances.
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City report to be read in 3-D glasses
By Molly Donovan | Apr. 7, 2016Most annual reports don’t require decoder glasses.
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Local men charged again after another drive-thru looting
By Martin Vassolo | Apr. 7, 2016For a second time, fast food meant fast cash.
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Batty for burlesque: show to come to Gainesville
By Sara Marino | Apr. 6, 2016Sally Dash is going to Market Street Pub and Cabaret’s Benefit for Bats hoping to “laugh her ass off.”
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Woman attacked at Reitz voices concerns
By Martin Vassolo | Apr. 6, 2016Citing a lack of security footage and a pool of about 1,000 construction workers, the survivor of Tuesday’s attack in the Reitz Union said police will likely not find her attacker.
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Sheriff’s Office: Attempted child abductor targets Union County
By Martin Vassolo | Apr. 6, 2016This story has been updated and the headline changed to reflect the update.
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Glasses of sunshine: Matheson History Museum to host talk on Florida citrus
By Jessica Schein | Apr. 6, 2016There was a time when oranges seemed like a foreign delicacy.
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE
UPD: man attacks UF employee at Reitz Union
By Martin Vassolo | Apr. 5, 2016University Police is looking for a man they said assaulted a UF employee at the Reitz Union early Tuesday morning.
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Uber driver crashes into pedestrian near Chipotle
By Martin Vassolo | Apr. 5, 2016An Uber driver hit a pedestrian near campus Tuesday morning.
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Police: Three fugitives duct tape locals, kidnap woman
By Martin Vassolo | Apr. 5, 2016Two men and a woman from South Carolina were arrested Monday morning after Gainesville Police said they invaded an apartment and kidnapped a woman in a stolen car.
