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A social media look at the start of the Republican National Convention.
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On Foot And In Cars, Pokémon Go Players Affect Traffic
Pokémon Go, the augmented reality mobile game, is currently the top free app on both iTunes and Android app stores. Investors pushed the stock value up 20 percent Monday, according to The Wall Street Journal. But what exactly is Pokémon Go?
Read More »MTPO Tells I-75 Task Force: No New Highway In Alachua County
Suggestions for new corridors for transportation and ways to improve existing corridors were expressed at the Metropolitan Transportation Planning Organization meeting.
Read More »Gainesville Unites Against “Queerphobia and Islamaphobia”
Nearly a thousand people banded together at Gainesville's City Hall last night to fight back against homophobia and Islamaphobia in the wake of the most deadly shooting in America's history.
Read More »Video: Interim Marion Sheriff Gainey Talks Transition, Future Plans
Interim Marion County Sheriff Emery Gainey talks about his transition into a new job, recent staff changes and discusses how local law enforcement members are perceived.
Read More »Gainesville Dignitaries Pay Tribute At Military Garden Of Honor
Forest Meadows Funeral Homes hosted a Memorial Day ceremony at the Military Garden of Honor in Gainesville on Monday.
Read More »The Great American Smokeout Urges End Of Tobacco Use
"We're encouraging people to make a quit attempt, and we're going to be able to provide to them any of the services that they need to help them," Nichols said.
Read More »Grace Marketplace Installs New Washers and Dryers Provided by the City of Gainesville
Seth Hansford, a installation technician, moves a dryer at Grace Marketplace. Grace Marketplace, a “one-stop” shelter for the homeless in Gainesville, Fla. received six washers, six dryers and one large commercial washer, on Thursday, Nov. 6. A local homeless shelter will soon be offering a new laundry program to its …
Read More »The University of Florida College of Engineering Reaches Out to Elementary Students
University of Florida engineering students hosted a day of science activities on campus for fourth- and fifth-grade students from Idylwild Elementary School on October 30.
Read More »Activists Protest Outside UF Meat Science Lab For World Day For Farmed Animals
Protestors gathered in Gainesville to raise awareness about the meat industry for the World Day for Farmed Animals. Animal activists gathered with signs outside the University of Florida Meat Science Lab Thursday morning and then again later on SW 23rd Street near the University of Florida Beef Teaching Unit. Manny …
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