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Medinas walk-off single lifts Florida
Florida's Kelsey Horton cheers as she comes in to score the game-winning run during the first game of the NCAA Gainesville Super Regional at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium on Saturday. The Gators won 4-3 in dramatic fashion, with a walk-off, bases-loaded single from Katie Medina in the bottom of the seventh to take to first game of the weekend ...
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Sun to offer subscriptions for its online content
Since 1879, The Gainesville Sun has provided our readers with the most complete local news report available. No one covers our dynamic and diverse community like we ...
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Alleged mall shoplifter tackled arrested
A Tallahassee man was arrested Friday on allegations he tried to cut two store employees and bit one when they tried to stop him from shoplifting at an Oaks Mall store, according to an arrest ...
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Man 20 charged with May 17 robbery
A Gainesville man was arrested Friday in connection with a May 17 robbery in which a woman was held up at gunpoint, according to an arrest ...
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Florida teachers wait for pay raises
Florida students. But some schools had better scores than others and some teachers saw students with better scores than others. And these scores will determine which teachers get big pay ...
Movie Review
The Queen
As a fictionalized peak behind the walls of Buckingham Palace during the seven days following the unexpected death of Princess Diana in 1997, The Queen offers an intriguing glimpse at a key evolutionary moment in the ancient institution of the British monarchy. The films central theme is ... ...
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Margaritas and beach volleyball in Downtown Tampa
TAMPA -- Hundreds braved the heat Saturday to sip cool cocktails at the Tampa Bay Margarita Festival held in Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park. The one-day event featured a variety of hand-crafted margaritas, music, fireworks and beach volleyball on Downtown's first white sand court. A partnership between the event's organizer, Big City Events, and the City of Tampa, the 30 by 60 foot ...
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Fort Lauderdale prepares to nearly double downtown population
FORT LAUDERDALE— There's a wave heading toward the city's downtown and it's full of economic promise.It's carrying thousands of new residents who will be calling downtown home as new construction is completed and additional projects get underway. The downtown's estimated population of 8,200 based ...
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UF Fun Fit Families program aims to create lifelong healthy habits
"Flush tag," which will prompt a discussion about the importance of hydration and water, is just one of the games that a new weight management program will feature in June.The University of Florida will offer the Fun & Fit Families program, geared toward the families of overweight children in Alachua County. It is a family-based lifestyle intervention that allows children and ...
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Biscayne National Park drops fishing ban plan
Biscayne National Park has dropped a controversial proposal to ban fishing across nearly 16 square miles of coral reef, after vigorous opposition from anglers and members of Congress.The park, which encompasses southern Biscayne Bay, had proposed a no-fishing zone to help coral reefs recover from decades of heavy fishing that had devastated snapper, grouper, lobster and other creatures that make ...
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Maersk Brings Transpacific 7 to Port Miami
Maersk Line, the global containerized division of the A.P. Moller - Maersk Group, and the leading container shipping company in the world added PortMiami to its Transpacific 7 (TP7) ...