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Scenes from Berlin During World Cup

I‘m always so behind in the times on these things. Here are some shots from our last couple days in Berlin this past June, when the Germans tied Ghana 2-2 in the first round. Germany, of course, went on to [...]

October 26, 2014 Photo, Sports, Travel & Culture

Whiskey House Opens in Gainesville; Korean BBQ Coming Soon

www.whiskeyhouse.com Downtown Gainesville’s newest bar, the upscale Whiskey House, is open for business on Southwest Second Avenue across from Loosey’s. “We’ve always dreamed of opening a bar in Gainesville,” said Blake Haley, the general manager and one of three partners [...]

October 21, 2014 Business, Travel & Culture

Waldo Speed Trap: Law Firm Preparing Class-Action Lawsuit Against City

Since I first received a speeding ticket in Waldo, Florida, and wrote about the shady practices of its police force last year, a lot has happened. Five officers told the Waldo City Council in August that police Chief Mike Szabo [...]

October 17, 2014 Reflections

Gainesville Realty Firm Targeting Foreign Buyers with Multilingual Hire

To capitalize on the expansive foreign-buyer portion of the real-estate market, Gainesville-based Pepine Realty hired Saveela Asad in September to spearhead the company’s new Global Division. “There’s a lot of diversity in Gainesville, and because of that, a lot of [...]

October 17, 2014 Business

10 Surprise Celebrity Vegans

Whew, I’ve been so consumed by grad skool this semester that it’s sometimes hard to remember to breathe (hence the unfortunately stale homepage of yours truly’s blog). But I did want to take some time to relay something that I’ve been [...]

October 9, 2014 Nature & Wildlife, Vegan Living

Vacant No More: Gainesville Warehouses Welcome Tenants

— In 2013, several warehouses in and around Gainesville were sitting empty. At one point last year, as many as 10 to a dozen of the available buildings — which have 25,000 or more square feet — weren’t being leased [...]

September 2, 2014 Business