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Calling all Gators! Always Orange, Forever Blue: UF’s Family Weekend Spring 2013
Posted on 12. Feb, 2013 by Melanie.
Calling all Gators. Next weekend the Division of Student Affairs at the University of Florida is hosting the first-ever Family Weekend “Always Orange, Forever Blue” on February 22nd through 24th. Family Weekend Spring Edition welcomes back all UF undergraduate and graduate student families back to campus for a fun and relaxing weekend that includes: live [...]
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SuperBowl 47 y’all – a social guide
Posted on 31. Jan, 2013 by Melanie.
If the Super Bowl is your thing (and really..whose thing isn’t it – living in the SEC and all) you’re probably gearing up for some wing smacking and smack talking this weekend. Doing it online? Here’s everything you need to know about social media while watching the big game on Sunday – from our friends [...]
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Food Truck Rally hits downtown Gainesville
Posted on 28. Jan, 2013 by Melanie.
You may have seen our crazy panicked tweets about chicken and waffles on Saturday night. We were in downtown Gainesville at the first-ever Food Truck Rally featuring local food trucks: Pelican Brothers, Go Go Stuff Yourself, Grilled Cheese Wagon, Humble Pie, La Lola Loca and Off the Griddle (visiting from Polk County). As a long [...]
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Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel Film Screenings in Florida
Posted on 17. Jan, 2013 by Melanie.
Diana Vreeland is arguably one of the most reputable (if not THE most reputable name) in modern fashion and publishing. Don’t know her? That’s OK. You probably know some of the names she put on the map, like: her discovery of British, mod icon Twiggy, she advised Jackie O’s style choices, she published the first-ever [...]
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Christmas-y things to do in Gainesville
Posted on 04. Dec, 2012 by Melanie.
The holiday season is on the very near horizon. Your apartment is decorated (or in progress). Maybe you’re all eggnog-ed up and ready to go caroling with neighbors. Maybe you need a festive push. Or maybe you’re just looking for sheer entertainment. Either way we’ve made a list of upcoming events – a Christmas calendar [...]
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{What I’d Wear} :: To the FL-GA Game
Posted on 24. Oct, 2012 by Melanie.
What’s on everyone’s minds this weekend? The Florida | Georgia game of course! We gathered some style savvy CMC ladies [Natalia, Crystal, Meghann and me!] to come up with easy-to-create looks for gameday style. Let’s pretend for a moment we all have a million dollars and can afford all of these items. So tell us, [...]
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Off the beaten path: Thrift Shopping in Gainesville
Posted on 23. Oct, 2012 by Melanie.
Today’s guest post comes from Anna Lee Mikell, a food, art and farmers’ markets fanatic who works as the Electronic Media Manager at Visit Gainesville – the official tourism and marketing arm of Gainesville, Florida. You can find Visit Gainesville at VisitGainesville.com and @Gainesville. Here she shares some of her personal picks on thrifting and [...]
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Our challenge to you: Try not to have a good time at Peanuts Naturally
Posted on 15. Oct, 2012 by Melanie.
Lucy Van Pelt once said: Try not to have a good time…This is supposed to be educational But I dare you, I double dog dare you NOT to have a great time at the exhibit Peanuts…Naturally: Charlie Brown and Friends Explore Nature. The exhibit from California is currently at the Florida Museum of Natural History [...]
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Join the staff team for Gator Growl 2012
Posted on 08. Oct, 2012 by Melanie.
Interested in working on Gator Growl? In it’s 89th year University of Florida Gator Growl, the nation’s largest student run pep rally, would like to extend an invitation for YOU to become a part of this tradition. Gator Growl 2012 features the theme United We Growl which honors our nation’s veteran’s. Gator Growl will be [...]
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Gainesville Restaurant Week starts July 26
Posted on 18. Jul, 2012 by Melanie.
In just nine days some area favorites will open their doors to the first ever Gainesville Restauurant Week hosted by the Gainesville Area Chamber of Commerce. Special menus at three price points will be offered from July 26 to August 5. You can order a three course meal for $10, $20 or $30 at participating [...]




