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Local musicians get into their funk
By Tyler Francischine | Feb. 23, 2011Hide your kids, hide your wife. The Great Snooky Green is taking over.
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Record companies rethink strategies as music sales fall
By THOMAS NASSIFF< | Feb. 23, 2011The beginning of 2011 has signaled almost no signs of positive things to come for the future of the music business. The hope generated from bloated 2010 sales has all but vanished, as Warner Music Group hired investment bank Goldman Sachs to search out potential buyers for the company.
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NIGHTLIFE
Basscamp opens The Vault to new club scene
By Carter Lyles. Avenue Contributing Writer | Feb. 23, 2011They danced with the frantic, jerking movements of a person undergoing a seizure. They danced like their lives depended on it. Women spun glow sticks attached to long strands of wire like medieval flails, and men nodded their heads vigorously to the urgent, chaotic rhythm that pulsated with an intensity normally reserved for a place of worship.
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ART AND THEATER
Fine art fair comes to town this weekend
By Kathleen Boyle | Feb. 23, 2011With warmer weather indicating spring is just around the corner, it's time to see this winter off with a bang. One way to close out the month is by attending the fourth annual Winter Fine Arts Fair, which takes place at the Tioga Town Center from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. The event is free and open to the public.
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Monkey action: “Serendib” hits the Hipp this weekend
By Brittany Brave | Feb. 23, 2011Get away and explore foreign terrains without the burden of a suitcase or a passport — you won’t need those. You’re not going far.
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LIFESTYLE
Gainesville’s best-kept secret: house shows
By Benjamin Evans | Feb. 23, 2011About an hour before a swarm of college kids stampeded into his house with faces flushed the color of red Solo Cups, Michael Newman sat in his room relaxing, waiting for the dancing to begin.
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The A-list
By LAUREN GOLD | Feb. 23, 2011LISTEN: “Young Blood” by The Naked + Famous
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Tablet trend taps U.S. schools
By THOMAS NASSIFF< | Feb. 23, 2011Technology seems to advance quicker than anything these days, and with rapid advancement comes fads of hip new devices — one being the tablet personal computer.
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LIFESTYLE
Sales show computer gaming still has long half-life
By Andrew Wyzan | Feb. 23, 2011I’ve been hearing about how computer gaming is either dead or has been dying since 2001. And with arguably the smallest audience in the already niche video game industry, I admit it’s kind of shocking that computer games are still around. Even more shocking is that computer gaming had its best year since “Quake” and “Doom” created the first-person shooter.
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FOOD
Mourning the loss of a good University Avenue deal
Feb. 23, 2011“Two slices of pepperoni to go, please.”
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Spring has sprung: Fruits and veggies for the season
By Britt Perkins | Feb. 23, 2011Maybe you’re starting to come to terms with the fact that Pop-Tarts are not a good source of fruit. Likewise, fries aren’t really a vegetable when it comes to nutrition.
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Guide to seasonal fruits and veggies
By Britt Perkins | Feb. 23, 2011Maybe you're starting to come to terms with the fact that Pop-Tarts are not a good source of fruit. Likewise, fries aren't really a vegetable when it comes to nutrition.
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There’s a new pita in town: Pita’s Republic to open in March
By THOMAS NASSIFF< | Feb. 16, 2011Diced tomatoes, shredded lettuce, a variety of vegetables and a choice of meats and sauces — all wrapped up into a hearty slice of pita bread.
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MUSIC
Gainesville gets dazed by the dub
By Carter Lyles | Feb. 16, 2011The club doors open, and the immediate presence of the disc jockey is felt — the bone-rattling effects of the sub woofer penetrating every nuance, every movement, every breath within the tightly packed surroundings.
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AMPED wtith UF athletes: tennis player Sekou Bangoura
By Richard O. Stehli | Feb. 16, 2011UF sophomore Sekou Bangoura has been playing tennis since before most children know what tennis is. The Bradenton, Fla., native has 16 years of experience, which seems like no feat — until you consider that he’s 19 years old.
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LIFESTYLE
Woman’s life “All About Elephants”
By Kelly Richard | Feb. 16, 2011Mid-afternoon, Bunny, Luke and Roxy sway their rotund, wrinkly bodies in anticipation. They know feeding time is approaching. But their shifting weight is not only out of excitement: It’s also out of necessity. Each of the three Asian elephants weighs about 10,000 pounds.
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More coffee smarter choice economically, but not health-wise, experts say
By Brittany Brave | Feb. 16, 2011Susan Gonzalez is obsessed with it.
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Platonic partnerships can be beneficial, experts say
Feb. 16, 2011Ladies, don’t be shy. Go ahead and show your “we’re-just-friends” guy some love. Sure, girls have to have their girl BFFs, but some say women may be remiss in ducking platonic friendships with guys. For one, that male chum of yours has something none of your estrogen-fueled cohorts do: less emotion.
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Moms get outraged, others rejoice
By Andrew Wyzan | Feb. 16, 2011“This game is an atrocity,” an unnamed mother said.
