During the 2015-16 school year, Baby Gator received $288,000 in funding from UF students' fees, which are, by law, meant to reduce student-parents' child care costs. According to the Baby Gator director, these funds are not sufficient and UF student fees would have to be increased to further discount the cost of Baby Gator tuition for student-parents.
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One-sixteenth of an inch isn’t much by most standards, but for George Guy Sr., it was the difference between staying home or going to war. Guy missed the Army’s height limit of 6’6” by 1/16th of an inch in 1968. He ended up taking part in the Tet Offensive and in …
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The citizens of Gainesville are likely to have three options over who leads GRU in the next year and a half.
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A tax-reform proposal from U.S. Rep Kevin Brady (R-Texas) is one that small-business owners, including those in Gainesville, say they'd benefit from if it eventually becomes law.
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Anybody could do it, he said. But Oscar Psychas isn’t just anybody.
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A University of Florida marketing student recently launched a coffee company in Gainesville named Cold Mountain Coffee, which sells cold-brew coffee from Colombia that is hand-delivered to Gainesville customers. Read the full story at WUFT.org.
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Painter Laura Adams Wilson's new exhibition, “Cuban Roots: Where My Story Begins,” will be on display at the Thornebrook Gallery in Gainesville from March 17 to April 1. Visit WUFT.org for a Q&A with Wilson.
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Despite a decline in popularity nationwide, the Pokémon GO Community in Gainesville is still active. A Facebook group of over 700 members unifies the community, allowing Gainesville residents and employees of all different walks of life to collaborate in their common goal to “catch them all.”
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The 12th best hospitality program in the nation resides right here in Gainesville. Its director, Billie DeNunzio, has devoted her time and energy to ensure that Eastside High School's Culinary Arts Academy continues to grow.
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Volta Coffee, Tea & Chocolate in Gainesville participated in a nationwide movement of coffee shops fundraising for the American Civil Liberties Union this weekend. Volta is donating $800 of its weekend profits to the Florida ACLU chapter.
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