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Gourmet Sandwich Shop Keeping It All in Family

Three longtime Gainesville area chefs — all related — are combining their talents to open Piper Gi’s, specializing in hand-crafted soups and sandwiches. The restaurant…

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Giving Thanks Where Thanks is Due

Have you taken a look around downtown Gainesville lately? New eateries and other small businesses are opening on an almost-weekly basis. Fascinating exhibits are on…

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Final Weekend Ahead for Market Street Pub

The bar and nightclub on Southwest 1st Avenue will close its doors following Saturday night’s one final burlesque show. The owners of Market Street Pub…

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Alpin, Tamal Add Flavor to Local Restaurant Scene

Are you sure about building that wall? In the past two weeks, a pair of family-owned eateries have expanded downtown Gainesville’s dining options well beyond our borders.  Unbeknownst…

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Patticakes’ Grand Opening Sweet News for Plaza

The new café/bakery at Bo Diddley Plaza will have a grand-opening celebration on Tuesday morning with giveaways and a special cupcake as a fundraiser for Pace Center…

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New Pizza Restaurant Spelled V for Victorious

V Pizza, which opened last week in a prime spot in downtown Gainesville, has gone to great lengths to bring authentic Neapolitan-style pizza to town. All the…

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Gainesville Has Treasures Waiting to Be Found

With an influx of thousands of freshmen to UF and Santa Fe College — and new residents arriving in town every day — this is…

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Gator Baked Satisfies Late-Night Cravings

The newest restaurant in downtown Gainesville is hoping that late-night partiers will have a huge appetite for comfort food once the bar scene closes down.  Three once-vacant…

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SpinChill a Hot Topic for Reality TV

The downtown startup will be featured on CNBC’s West Texas Investors Club this week. There will be a viewing party at Tall Paul’s Brewhouse on Wednesday…

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Busy High Dive Worthy of High Five

The downtown concert venue has been around for a few decades in various forms, but this weekend marks its fifth anniversary as High Dive. Tonight, the…

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