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“If it weren’t for Pokemon I’d be closed,” Lawrence Clay, the owner of Elixir, said. “It’s dragging these nerds who’d usually be introverted off their couches and into the marketplace.”
Read More »Pokemon Go Craze Drives Local Economy
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 »CDC Warns Swimmers To Take Precautions Before Jumping In
Memorial Day marks the beginning of the summer swimming season for many throughout North Central Florida. The CDC warns swimmers to take their own precautions before jumping into the water.
Read More »Funding Troubles Has Gainesville Homeless Shelter Worried
The city now doesn't fund the center except for its cold-night shelter — which allows up 95 people to stay during nights below 45 degrees and receive blankets and a hot breakfast — and the county has made cuts, too.
Read More »Alachua County High Schools Possible New Lunch Option: Food Trucks
Plans are underway to decide on whether to have a single truck rotating among the county's seven high schools starting this fall.
Read More »Where Will Alachua County Place Its Historic Lion Statues?
The lions were salvaged before demolition of the historic Alachua County Courthouse in the 1950s.
Read More »Cade Museum Construction Begins In Depot Park
A new museum will open in Gainesville in the fall of 2017. The museum will feature a reconstructed Gatorade gallery with original scientific equipment, a fabrication lab, laser cutting machine and a creativity lab.
Read More »Santa Fe Spring Arts Festival Continues Despite Weather
The Northeast Historic District of Downtown Gainesville once again hosted the Santa Fe Spring Arts Festival this Sunday, April 3.
Read More »Young Boy Fights Tumor, Becomes Honorary Firefighter
Rescue Riley, a seven-year-old boy fighting a brain tumor, came to Gainesville Fire Station 1 on Thursday.
Read More »Amid Safety Concerns, New Laws Fall On Gainesville Drone Pilots
Fearing unregulated drone flights, the FAA recently released new laws, and while they keep the air clear, the laws restrict where local hobbyists can take flight.
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