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Two student-founded moving companies joining forces, expanding reach
By Isha Choksi | Oct. 10, 2013Two student-founded companies are movin’ on up.
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US has less highly skilled adults than other countries, but millennials could reverse trend
By Kristan Wiggins | Oct. 10, 2013The United States doesn’t have as many highly skilled adults as other countries, but younger generations could break the trend.
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BUSINESS
Local coffee shops see increase in business during midterms
By Nesha Robbins | Oct. 10, 2013As midterms loom, Gainesville coffee shops tend to get more crowded with students who buy one drink and camp out for hours. But it’s often more of an annoyance to students than management.
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Gainesville man stunned, arrested for gas station scene
By Kathryn Varn | Oct. 9, 2013A Gainesville man was arrested Tuesday night after Alachua County Sheriff’s Office deputies alleged he poured beer on a cashier and ate food in the store without paying for it.
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Some not impressed by McDonald's new wings
By Chip Lowe | Oct. 8, 2013McDonald’s Corp. has started serving chicken wings, but some locals say the new item may not fly in Gainesville.
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Friends in high places may help marijuana campaign cause
By Alex Harris | Oct. 8, 2013Local supporters of medical marijuana in Florida want the ban on the substance to go up in smoke, and the movement may be coming closer to UF soon.
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Tasty Buddha closes its two locations due to debt
By Hanna Marcus | Oct. 8, 2013Tasty Buddha, a local Asian cuisine restaurant, has officially closed the doors to both its locations due to insurmountable debt.
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New, colorful $100 bill makes national debut
By Davona Williams | Oct. 8, 2013The newly designed $100 bill began circulation Tuesday. The note’s high-tech design is the Federal Reserve’s way of staying a step ahead of the counterfeiters, said Detective Matt Goeckel, Gainesville Police currency expert and task force liaison with the U.S. Secret Service.
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CITY COUNTY COMMISSION
Art competition encourages participants to 'go green' with recycled materials
By Melissa Dukes | Oct. 8, 2013Student artists are seeing green.
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POLITICS
Big cat owners frustrated with proposed law preventing interaction
By Kristina Ramer | Oct. 8, 2013Carl Bovard lets visitors play with tiger cub Summer at Single Vision, a wildlife sanctuary in Melrose. But new legislation may prevent the public from interacting with cubs like Summer.
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Unhealthy Internet fad urges thigh gaps for girls
By Isha Choksi | Oct. 8, 2013A recent Internet trend could pose a health concern for young women, especially those in college.
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE
County Commission weighs concerns over biomass plant dust, noise
By Steven Katona | Oct. 8, 2013At an Alachua County Commission meeting Tuesday, noise and dust presented roadblocks as the City of Gainesville moved toward buying the biomass power plant before a 30-year contract kicks in.
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Local astronomy club to celebrate International Observe the Moon Night
By Thomas Lynn | Oct. 8, 2013Registration is now open for the Alachua Astronomy Club’s moon-gazing event Saturday night.
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CITY COUNTY COMMISSION
Alachua 'grandparents,' laid off thanks to government shutdown
By Hanna Marcus | Oct. 8, 2013As the days of government shutdown add up, Alachua County programs have begun to feel the effects on a local level.
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Wonder Bread coming to stores again, nearly one year after parent company Hostess filed for bankruptcy
By Daniela Gelatka | Oct. 8, 2013Wonder Bread is making a comeback, but the classic packaged in white plastic with red, blue and yellow polka dots hasn’t hit Gainesville stores yet.
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Some GPD squad cars go pink for Breast Cancer Awareness Month
By Kathryn Varn | Oct. 7, 2013Some Gainesville Police squad cars are doing more than patrolling for crime this month.
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Gainesville man throws beer, then steals car
By Kathryn Varn | Oct. 7, 2013Gainesville Police arrested a Gainesville man Saturday after he threw a beer at another man and then stole his car.
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Police to investigate Saturday plane crash near Flavet Field
Oct. 6, 2013A Jacksonville pilot and his passenger are expected to recover after their banner plane crashed on UF’s campus Saturday afternoon.
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Arrests and ejections hit season-high during Arkansas game
By Kelcee Griffis | Oct. 6, 2013At the UF vs. Arkansas game, the number of fan ejections set the season’s high mark so far.
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Farm morphs into to month-long fall festival with corn maze
By Regina Sin | Oct. 6, 2013The 400-acre Coon Hollo Farm has transformed for a month-long fall festival with a corn maze and other seasonally themed activities.
