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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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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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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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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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Fifth Avenue: A look into your sole
By Dana Burke | Feb. 23, 2011Offer me a few pairs of killer heels or an afternoon with Johnny Depp, and I'm going to have to go with the shoes. Footwear to a fashionista is like a drug: expensive and addicting.
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Lens Flair
By Dana Burke | Feb. 23, 2011For the latest frills, flair and everything fashion, check out what our lens caught this week.
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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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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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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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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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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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For a positive awakening, see “A Melancholy Play”
By Mae Basiratmand | Feb. 16, 2011“Every night, I laugh,” said Rachael Jones, a senior BFA acting major and the director of “Melancholy Play.”
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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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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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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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Moms get outraged, others rejoice
By Andrew Wyzan | Feb. 16, 2011“This game is an atrocity,” an unnamed mother said.
