Amid businesses closing and moving along West University, new small businesses, Do-Lish and Mr. Cool Ice Cream Roll, have opened recently, hoping to thrive in areas that city and University of Florida have their sights on.
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Wednesday night's Gainesville Area Chamber of Commerce meeting on infrastructure needs in Alachua County focused primarily on the county's outdated first-responder radio system, which officials say is in need of upgrading that will cost between $10 million and $20 million.
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Senate Bill 128 passed 23-15 on Wednesday. The bill would update Florida's Stand Your Ground law to shift the burden of proof from the defendant to the prosecutor. However, it is not favored by everyone. Lucy McBath, mother of Jordan Davis, whose 2012 killing was centered around self-defense, spoke out against the bill.
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Dough Religion Pizza and ooZoo Bar will close their doors when they run out of supplies sometime this week. The building housing the pizza joint and bar is being sold to an undisclosed buyer, a decision coming just weeks after Burrito Brothers next door had to stop selling after 40 years.
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Two candidates hope to be elected to Gainesville City Commission to represent District 3, which ranges from 34th Street to I-75.
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Sidney Lanier middle school teacher Gloria Valladares has become an advocate for special needs students, inspiring confidence in them and fighting for their success.
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ICE raid rumors shake up immigrants and ally community in Gainesville.
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A Gainesville staple for more than 40 years, Burrito Brothers has struggled for months after business decreased due to the construction of an apartment complex next door. This Saturday, the restaurant will close its doors for the final time.
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GRU representatives couldn’t immediately be reached, so it was unclear what caused the leak.
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Construction on West University Avenue and 14th Street is preventing customers from accessing their beloved burrito bar. But locals are doing everything possible to ensure owner Randy Akerson’s Burrito Brothers Taco Co. is here to stay. Alumnus Dev Gupta has been a customer of the 40-year-old restaurant since his freshman year of college …
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