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After three years of desolate discos and unfathomable changes, Gainesville has finally regained its soul.Artists, venue owners and inspired individuals…
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Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you• WUFT News: All clear after bomb squad called to UF’s…
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Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you• WUFT News: Gainesville awarded $8M in federal funds…
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One of the busiest roads in Gainesville is getting a facelift to modernize it and emphasize safety, the city announced on Wednesday.The U.S. Department of…
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The knockout production, “The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity,” takes the stage at the Hippodrome Theatre in downtown Gainesville Friday, Jan. 27 , through Feb. 12. The play uses professional wrestling as a comedic analogy for sophisticated themes of stereotyping and capitalism in America.
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Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you• Mainstreet Daily News: Former Gainesville mayor dies.…
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Every Saturday and Sunday, Project Downtown Gainesville sets up camp in the same spot, where volunteers provide hot meals and other resources for individuals facing homelessness. On some weekends local barbers like Ju-Ray Kuo partner with the organization Project Downtown Gainesville to provide haircuts free of charge to homeless individuals.
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It started with the $5 mini chicken sandwich sold at a local coffee shop. Now, 30-year-old Shelton Seraphin, who is from Haiti, is seeking a bigger bite of the American business success story by opening his first sit-down restaurant earlier this month. Customers can now gobble-up tasty sandwiches with names like the Rooster Deluxe, Blue Bird and Angry Bird at Germain’s Chicken Sandwich Shop. Then stepped up to a food truck and became the purveyor of Gainesville’s most famous chicken sandwich.
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Ed Book is headed for a seat on the Gainesville City Commission after a tight race concluded Tuesday night.
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Republican Keith Perry came out on top Tuesday night in the District 9 Senate race, garnering approximately 65% of the vote.After the Associated Press…