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Movie "Extraordinary Measures" features UF doctor
By Andrew Wyzan | Jan. 31, 2010Dr. Barry Byrne met with producers of the film as well as its stars, Harrison Ford and Brendan Fraser.
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Against Me! plays Haiti benefit show
Jan. 31, 2010Grabass Charlestons, Averkiou, Whiskey & Company and Holopaw also performed, raising about $3,000.
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Faire draws 15,000 in first weekend
By STEFANIA FERRO | Jan. 31, 2010The second weekend of the 24th annual Hoggetown Medieval Faire will take place Feb. 5, 6 and 7.
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Lawyer offers free help to Haitians
By GWEN RAHN | Jan. 31, 2010A local immigration lawyer is offering more than his support after the earthquake devastation in Haiti.
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Health fair offers 'new' remedies
By MINCH MINCHIN | Jan. 31, 2010The mythical cities of Shangri-La and Shambhala merged with the Mayo Clinic Saturday afternoon at the United Church of Gainesville.
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1,000 hunt air potatoes in rain
Jan. 31, 2010With rain pouring off their backs and soil covering their jeans, volunteers throughout Gainesville got their hands dirty at the 11th annual Great Air Potato Roundup Saturday.
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‘Divas’ group up for NAACP award
By MELINDA CARSTENSEN Alligator Contributing Writer | Jan. 31, 2010When Gainesville resident Marion J. Caffey describes the recent success of musical group 3 Mo’ Divas, he embraces their less-than-mainstream status.
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Gainesville residents peruse art on monthly walk downtown
By MINCH MINCHIN | Jan. 31, 2010Panhandlers, Main Street construction and an economic recession have not been kind to artists in downtown Gainesville.
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Equality director holds open forum
Jan. 31, 2010Speaking before a crowd of about 15 people at the Pride Community Center of North Central Florida, Gainesville Equal Opportunity Director Cecil Howard made a promise.
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Laptop funds raised with soup-tasting competition
By CINDY TAVERAS | Jan. 31, 2010Soup was served with a side of hospitality in the St. Francis Catholic High School gymnasium Sunday.
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Construction causes delays
By LAUREN BUFFINGTON | Jan. 31, 2010Students can expect 10- to 15-minute traffic delays due to construction starting today at the intersection of Southwest 23rd Street and 35th Place.
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"Ladies night" specials may see restriction
By Joey Flechas | Jan. 28, 2010The Florida Board of Governors may allow Florida counties the power to regulate gender-specific drink specials.
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Medieval fair to start Saturday
By ERICA JOHNSON | Jan. 28, 2010Eight stages of entertainment and 160 artisans will take Gainesville back in time starting this weekend at the 24th annual Hoggetowne Medieval Faire, organized by the City of Gainesville Division of Cultural Affairs.
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Police arrest local man for shooting at the Enclave apt.
Jan. 28, 2010Gainesville Police Department officers arrested a local man for two separate cases of armed robbery Wednesday.
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Two killed in house fire Wednesday morning, yet to be identified
Jan. 27, 2010The State Fire Marshall’s office is investigating the cause of a fire that burned a Gainesville home to the ground Wednesday morning, killing the two inside.
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BUSINESS
Five businesses robbed in northwest Gainesville
By MATT HARRINGER | Jan. 27, 2010Investigators discovered five businesses in the same block were robbed around 9 p.m. Tuesday.
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Experts consider hypothetical Gainesville earthquake
By Kathleen Birkhimer | Jan. 26, 2010Ray Russo, an assistant professor in UF’s geology department, imagines a 7.0-magnitude earthquake in Gainesville.
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE
City sees vehicle-related crimes on the rise
Jan. 26, 2010Since Jan. 1, there have been 69 reports of vehicular burglaries, which is higher than normal.
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Alachua County appoints public safety director
By MELINDA CARSTENSEN | Jan. 26, 2010Edwin C. Bailey was unanimously appointed as the county’s public safety director Tuesday afternoon.
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Hippodrome offers ticket deal for used cell phones
Jan. 26, 2010The Hippodrome is asking Gainesville residents to bring out their dead — cell phones, that is.
