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Elixir’s Owner Promises Different Bar Experience

Lawrence Clay is bringing a taste of California to downtown Gainesville with the opening this weekend of Elixir Lounge and Juice Bar in Union Street Station. Looking for…

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Electro Aerial Show Gets Off the Ground at Market Street

The Market Street Pub & Cabaret hosts a show tonight that begins with bartenders serving beer and wine while suspended from the ceiling. The aerial…

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The Jam is Going Away, But Won’t Be Forgotten

The quirky little concert venue on West University Avenue is shutting its doors at the end of May, leaving local bands and music fans one less…

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Student-Run Business Satisfies Urge for Cookies

A downtown startup called Cookiegazm bakes 10 varieties of cookies and delivers them warm to your door within 45 minutes. Final exams loom for about…

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Say Cheese! Wine Shop’s Reopening Draws Smiles

Maude Wilson has been doing a steady business since opening Downtown Wine & Cheese last week in a space that had been the Wine & Cheese Gallery…

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Downtown Gets First Taste of FishHawk Spirits

The new tasting room in the old 2nd Street Speakeasy is the first offshoot of the Ocala-based distiller of rum, vodka, absinthe and, soon, whiskey….

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Sababa Tasting Success After a Year at Sun Center

Riley Sullivan and Yael Goldstein opened their Mediterranean-style restaurant in downtown Gainesville on St. Patrick’s Day 2015. A year later, they are a married couple…

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Bo Diddley Plaza Ready for Close-Up

After a year of construction, the City of Gainesville is ready to unveil a new look and feel to its main downtown gathering space. Improvements…

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SoMa Art Media Hub Turns 1 With Bash

To commemorate the anniversary, the Gainesville Arts Market and Gainesville Art Scene are hosting an expanded event that will include local musicians, artists, crafts, vendors, food…

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Art, Exercise Merge at Visionary CrossFit

The artistic owners of the year-old gym on North Main Street are hosting an eye-opening exhibition during Artwalk Gainesville on Friday night. This has been a…

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