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Saturday, February 08, 2025

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Valentine’s Day spending may break records this year

By AJ Bafer | Feb. 13, 2020

A typical customer spends more than $100 on roses

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Alachua County Sheriff Sadie Darnell running for reelection

By Allessandra Inzinna | Feb. 12, 2020

She will be running for the fifth time

The court located at the Upper Room of Greater Gainesville church was also built as part of the Basketball Cop Foundation in August 2016.

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Local charter school receives new basketball court, celebrates with law enforcement

By Lauren Reho | Feb. 11, 2020

The court cost more than $10,000

METRO | CRIMINAL JUSTICE

Shots fired in Phoenix Villas Apartments Monday night

By Samia Lagmis | Feb. 10, 2020

Police said no suspects or victims were found

Jim Grantham, right, tells stories about his floaty pen collection to evengoers during the 41st Collectors Day at the Florida Museum of Natural History. Collectors Day is the Museum’s longest running event and attracts regional collectors of a variety of objects such as potato mashers, model ships, pop-up books and trains, each year.

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New interactive exhibit open at Florida Museum of Natural History

By Bryanna Basilio | Feb. 10, 2020

The exhibit is open until Sept. 7

After explaining to Bee College 2018 attendees how to split beehives, Rob Horsburgh, 43, demonstrates the steps Friday, Oct. 14, 2018. The event was hosted by the UF IFAS Honey Bee Research and Extension Lab and offered a variety of classes on beekeeping.

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Beekeeping clinic to be offered to Alachua County residents

By Katelynn Joyner | Feb. 10, 2020

This will be the second clinic in year-long series of four.

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Alachua County names 2020 Teacher of the Year

By Hope Dean | Feb. 10, 2020

Kirk Tapley is among the youngest to win the award

Mitch Capps, a 22-year-old UF forest resources and conservation junior, poses with his mom.

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‘It’s a miracle:’ UF student’s condition steadily improves after fall from parking garage

By Sarah Mandile | Feb. 9, 2020

After a 60-foot fall, Mitch Capps continues to recover at UF Health Shands

Judges test quesadillas made by Eastside High in the NASA Astronaut Culinary Challenge.

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Eastside High hosts NASA Astronaut Culinary Challenge

Feb. 9, 2020

Three Florida teams competed in the competition

D. Ayoka Sowa-La and her husband, Nii Sowa-La, perform a drum libation, a spiritual ritual involving the pouring of drink as an offering to deities, during the Alachua County lynching memorial service at Mount Pleasant United Methodist Church Friday evening.

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Alachua County honors lynching victims nearly 100 years later

By Irfan Kovankaya | Feb. 9, 2020

More than 200 people gathered for the ceremony

Brennen Zinckgraf, a 21-year-old UF environmental engineering senior and recreational climber, works his way up an oak branch on Turlington Plaza on Tuesday, April 5, 2016, to examine the resurrection fern on the tree for a research project.

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Gainesville recognized as a “tree city of the world”

By Michelle Holder | Feb. 9, 2020

Only 59 other cities received the award

A Lucky’s Market customer shops as the store’s closing approaches. The store is officially closing on Feb. 12.

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Lucky’s Market in Gainesville being sold to Southeastern Grocers

By Stephany Matat and Anna Wilder | Feb. 7, 2020

The store is officially closing Feb. 12

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City Commission discusses police department’s immigration policy

By Grethel Aguila | Feb. 6, 2020

One of several changes to the order states that GPD should only assist ICE when there is a task force or joint criminal investigation involved

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Gainesville under tornado watch tonight

By Stephany Matat | Feb. 6, 2020

Winds will be 25 mph with gusts of up to 45 mph

METRO | CRIMINAL JUSTICE

One dead, one injured in FedEx van and truck crash

By Samia Lagmis | Feb. 5, 2020

Bronson man killed in crash

Harry Jones, a 61-year-old formerly incarcerated Alachua County resident, registers to vote Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2019, at the Alachua County Supervisor of Elections office. Jones, who has been out of prison for 13 years, had his right to vote restored after Amendment 4 passed in the 2018 midterm election. Tuesday was the first day Amendment 4 was put into effect. About 50 people registered to vote in Alachua County, said TJ Pyche, the elections office spokesperson.

METRO | CITY COUNTY COMMISSION

County Commission discusses voting rights

By Grethel Aguila | Feb. 4, 2020

The commission addressed concerns about restoring voting rights

METRO | CRIMINAL JUSTICE

Man accused of sneaking into UF residence hall, pulling fire alarm

By Samia Lagmis | Feb. 3, 2020

Police say he entered a female resident assistant’s room

The autonomous shuttle is in a testing phase until June.

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Autonomous shuttles to be available for public use

By Sarah Mandile | Feb. 3, 2020

The shuttle will follow a daily route between the Downtown Parking Garage and the Innovation Hub

New York City’s City Council adopted a bill Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2013, to raise the legal age to purchase tobacco products to 21. Florida law made it difficult for Gainesville to adopt similar limitations.

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Florida given F rating for state tobacco prevention funding

By AJ Bafer | Feb. 2, 2020

The grade came from the American Lung Association

METRO | CITY COUNTY COMMISSION

Alachua County selects first poet laureate

By Anna Wilder | Jan. 31, 2020

The term lasts for two years

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