After releasing statistics last month that indicated a steep rise in car burglaries in Gainesville, the Gainesville Police Department has started to take special measures to help prevent future car robberies. According to GPD, cases of car burglary have nearly doubled in the past year, with the department stating that over …
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Collier Companies will soon find out if it can move forward on a new apartment complex geared toward non-students on West University Avenue close to downtown Gainesville.
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A voicemail to Gainesville City Hall from a South Main Street business owner frustrated over finding someone had again defecated at the entrance to his business has prompted the city to investigate. Gainesville Mayor Lauren Poe, who received the voicemail earlier this week, said he has asked the city manager, the police chief and code enforcement to look into the problem as quickly as possible.
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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.”
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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?
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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.
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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.
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Plans are underway to decide on whether to have a single truck rotating among the county's seven high schools starting this fall.
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The lions were salvaged before demolition of the historic Alachua County Courthouse in the 1950s.
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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.
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