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New yogurt shop offers flavor, competition
By Jeanna Arroyo | Aug. 7, 2013A Tampa-based frozen yogurt shop is serving up sweet treats to Gainesville residents in a new Butler Plaza location.
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Locals log miles for a cause
By Jessica Albert | Aug. 7, 2013About a dozen Gainesville residents are participating in an international virtual race to help to benefit the Green Beret Foundation, a non-profit for wounded, ill or injured Green Berets.
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Facebook messages spark fight
By Kelcee Griffis | Aug. 7, 2013A local man was arrested Monday night after police said he threatened his girlfriend because of deleted Facebook messages.
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CITY COUNTY COMMISSION
City moves toward resolving issue with renewable energy center
By Hanna Marcus | Aug. 7, 2013The city of Gainesville’s fight against the Gainesville Renewable Energy Center has ended, leaving the city empty-handed.
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BUSINESS
Gainesville-developed app helps customers communicate
By Niko Pifferetti | Aug. 7, 2013Emiliano’s Café was slammed.
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BUSINESS
Why finding off campus housing is hell
By Kali Kavouklis | Aug. 6, 2013Before this last month I has never had to fool with off campus housing. I still lived at home and my boyfriend lived on campus in graduate housing. When we decided graduate housing had turned into too much of a hassle, we started the search for an apartment. We didn’t realize how much of a hell it would turn into.
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City tries new traffic pattern to improve flow, aid pedestrians
By Shafina Ghanie | Aug. 5, 2013With the goals of pedestrian safety and improved traffic flow in mind, the city launched a trial traffic pattern near Westside Recreation Center on Sunday.
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Cemetery offers unique way to go green
By Lauren Adhav | Aug. 5, 2013At the Prairie Creek Conservation Cemetery, there are no headstones. There are no immediate markers indicating any graves. There are no signs of death.
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UF alumnus plans second indie movie starring Gainesville
By Samantha Schuyler | Aug. 5, 2013Gainesville will once again make its way onto the big screen in “Paperback,” the second feature film by UF alumnus Adam Bowers.
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Rock out: Weeklong music camp to conclude in 1982 showcase
By Kat Antunes | Aug. 5, 2013As Shaenah Matheney prepared to perform for a group of 7- to 17-year-olds, she did not expect to feel butterflies in her stomach.
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Daytime robbery attempt a reminder to take precautions
By Kelcee Griffis | July 31, 2013An unidentified man made a burglary attempt Tuesday at a Gainesville house where three UF students live.
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BUSINESS
Moving exposes missed connections
July 31, 2013I felt an inkling of regret walking past the empty apartment downstairs. I had wanted to introduce myself to my neighbors, a man and woman in their mid-20s who shared a car covered in video game-themed stickers.
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City breaks 104-year-old rainfall record with 16.61 in.
By Garrett Mastronardi | July 31, 2013Say farewell to the most saturated month of July in Gainesville’s history.
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Students excluded from poverty rate
By Emily Buchanan | July 31, 2013Gainesville residents expressed mixed reactions to U.S. Census Bureau statistics that show poverty rates decreasing in many college towns where off-campus graduate and undergraduate college students are excluded.
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The packing check-list for college
By Michelle Champalanne | July 30, 2013Packing for college for the first time as a freshman can be stressful and tough. Most of you haven’t experienced life in Gainesville yet, and know whether or not to bring just one more sweater.
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Lawyers in Pedro Bravo case argue about schedule, 103 witnesses
July 29, 2013Pedro Bravo’s murder trial likely won’t happen until next year.
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Tasty Buddha strike resolved, all but one employee returns to work
By Niko Pifferetti | July 29, 2013The strike that eight Tasty Buddha restaurant employees began last week formally ended Saturday when franchise owner Parker Van Hart agreed to honor most of their demands.
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UF students protest George Zimmerman verdict at Capitol
By Alyssa Fisher | July 29, 2013During her night at the State Capitol, UF history senior Lauren Byers saw activism come alive.
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Urine trouble now: Man pees during arrest
By Kelcee Griffis | July 29, 2013A Gainesville man was arrested Sunday after police said he urinated on an officer and equipment at the jail.
