Everyone and their (Dutch) bros are visiting this new coffee shop
By Corey Fiske | 11:11amThe Oregon-based coffee chain opened its new location at 3315 SW Williston Road, drawing in large crowds since its grand opening on March 24.
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ART AND THEATER
It’s not New York or nowhere: UF theater seniors discuss prospects following showcase
By Rachel Mish | Mar. 29The UF Senior Showcase is an annual event in which acting and musical theater majors graduating that year perform in front of potential casting agents and industry professionals. The event is designed to pair students with representation and launch their post-grad careers.
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From The Swamp to the Concrete Jungle, one UF musical theatre student makes his Broadway debut
By Tanya Fedak | Mar. 27The 27-year-old made his Broadway debut in “The Outsiders” in April as the understudy for the protagonist, Ponyboy Curtis. The show, which won the 2024 Tony Award for Best Musical, opened on a Saturday, and Wayne made his debut the next Tuesday without ever having run the show in rehearsals.
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FOOD
A local food truck finds its niche in serving classic New Orleans beignets
By Corey Fiske | Mar. 27The pair opened Le Petite Beignet in June out of a small trailer attached to their silver Jeep Wrangler. Not even a year later, the Johnsons sold their 10,000th beignet this spring.
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Female-owned businesses to visit around Gainesville
By Juliana DeFilippo | Mar. 26During Women’s History Month, three female business owners discussed how they started and maintained their businesses in lieu of these struggles. As they have learned over the years, being a female business owner can have its advantages and disadvantages.
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MUSIC
“Burnout Days” and the importance of slowing down
By Juliana DeFilippo | Mar. 20Two years after releasing its first album, flipturn is back with “Burnout Days,” a product of its first tour and an examination of the band’s past and present.
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MUSIC
Jonah Marais reflects on boy band fame, mental health and self-discovery
By Tanya Fedak | Mar. 18Jonah Marais has navigated the complexities of fame and identity since his time in the boy band Why Don’t We. Since then, Marais embarked on a solo career, using music as a means of rediscovery.
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FOOD
Inside the Gainesville chocolate chip cookie scene
By Corey Fiske | Mar. 13Here’s five Gainesville stores offering chocolate chip cookies, judged by their size, thickness, taste, texture and price.
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LIFESTYLE
Students camp out for final game in the Florida men’s basketball season
By Rachel Mish | Mar. 12On March 8 and many game days in the past, UF students crowded next to the streets of Stadium Road, decorating the sidewalks with tents and folding chairs.
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MUSIC
Downtown Gainesville comes alive with Daft Disko
By Autumn Johnstone | Mar. 9Right in the middle of downtown Gainesville lies The Wooly, a venue characterized by warm lighting, comfortable seating and, on March 8, energetic French house music.
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ART AND THEATER
First Panel Palooza draws vendors from Gainesville comic community
By Juliana DeFilippo | Mar. 9Panel Palooza took place at SAW for the first time on Saturday from noon to 6 p.m. as part of Zinefest, a weekend-long celebration of zines, or mini magazines often made from a few sheets of paper.
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LIFESTYLE
One UF musician's triumph over hearing loss
By Sabrina Castro | Mar. 7Her love for music was unwavering, but at 11 years old, life threw her an unexpected chord. A traumatic accident left her with perilymphatic fistula, a tear in the inner ear, which caused complete deafness in her left ear, tinnitus and the inability to walk.
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FOOD
How a local initiative showcases composting on a small scale
By Corey Fiske | Mar. 6Wilkie started the Compost Cooperative and Gardens, an education and outreach program to promote sustainability at UF’s Energy Research and Education Park. It gives students and the Gainesville community the freedom to compost their food waste and learn about its environmental impacts.
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LIFESTYLE
How Study Buddy library programs promote mindfulness
By Juliana DeFilippo | Mar. 6Ellward is the creator of most of Marston’s study buddies, the library’s collection of small, crocheted animals and plants that students can rent for two hours at a time. The buddies are all crocheted animals, including a caterpillar, flamingo and, most recently, a frog.
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MUSIC
Prizilla talks carving out a niche in the local music scene and beyond
By Juliana DeFilippo | Mar. 6With its saxophone-wielding frontwoman and distinct jazz influences, it’s not always easy for Prizilla to fit in with the existing music scene in Gainesville.
