Arashi Yama sushi & hibachi lounge
RestaurantsSizzle and sashimi: Arashi Yama Sushi & Hibachi Lounge does the fresh-and-creative sushi thing right, then cranks up the fun with sizzling hibachi and legit cocktails.
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Raise Your Glass Wine Bar & Food
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Skate Station Funworks
EntertainmentRoll into everything: Whether your quads crave laps or your inner kid wants to mash buttons, Skate Station Funworks packs roller skating, Swamp Golf mini-golf, go-karts, a rock wall, trampoline fun, and Gainesville’s only six-bay automated batting cages into one gloriously chaotic playground to hit…
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Nurse stayed with UF student hit, killed in car crash on University Avenue: ‘She wasn’t alone’
A registered nurse, Porchia Hardy, stopped to help the pedestrian victim, Hazel Krauss, a 19-year-old University of Florida student, who was hit by a car while crossing University Avenue in Gainesville, Florida.
Full story at wcjb.com ↗
Brazil fest cancellation
Matthew Quesada, a journalism major, works as a staff photographer for The Alligator in Gainesville, covering stories across the city.
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Florida Bat Festival highlights growing importance of species conservation
The 22nd annual Florida Bat Festival took place at the Lubee Bat Conservancy in Gainesville, Florida.
Full story at alligator.org ↗
What Would Happen If Sea Level Rose 10 Feet In Florida
The article discusses what would happen if the sea level in South Florida rose by 10 feet, a hypothetical sustained rise, not a forecast or a passing hurricane surge.
Full story at worldatlas.com ↗
Fest 24 brings punk rock fans from around the world to Gainesville
The annual festival for punk rock music, The Fest 24, returns on Oct.
Full story at wuft.org ↗
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