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CONTENTS FALL 2014 • VOL. 05 ISSUE 03 >> WHERE ARE THEY NOW?
If You Start Me Up…
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A Few Gainesville Bands Whose “Fifteen Minutes” Still Hasn’t Stopped
I’ll Never Stop
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Gainesville music hero Tom Petty. After taking his Gainesville band Mudcrutch to Los Angeles, they floundered for a time, changed some members, and morphed into Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. Despite national and even international success, the Gainesville trio of Petty, guitarist Mike Campbell, and keyboardist Benmont Tench (the son of a local judge) has remained the core of the band since its inception in 1976. Original bassist from the Gainesville days Ron Blair grew tired of touring in 1982 but then rejoined the band 20 years later. Speaking of connections with locals, although Petty has been a Californian for longer than his upbringing in Gainesville, in 2008 he, Campbell and Tench reunited with some of their former Mudcrutch alumni, releasing an eponymous album and doing a tour as Mudcrutch. Meanwhile, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers continues its march into the annals of rock history with a new album, “Hypnotic Eye,” released July 29 and a
nationwide tour from August through October. Here we endeavor to update our readers with some other local rockers that have been together for many years, perform original music, and are still going strong.
>> SISTER HAZEL Sister Hazel is another nationally successful act with its roots in Gainesville, being named after local poverty activist Hazel K. Williams (who is now almost 90, but still active locally). Although the band’s history is not nearly as long as the Heartbreakers, rather remarkably the band’s quintet lineup remains unchanged since just after their 1994 eponymous release: Ken Block (lead vocals, acoustic guitar), Andrew Copeland (rhythm guitar, vocals), Ryan Newell (lead and slide guitar, vocals), Jett Beres (bass, vocals) and Mark Trojanowski (drums). Locals may remember the duo act of Ken and Andrew playing in local coffee houses, before the band hit the big-time. Speaking of coffee houses — and Gainesville connections — in 2012 lead singer Ken Block, his wife and some
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Where are they now? Well, from Aginst Me! to Sister Hazel, these bands are still going strong, playing gigs and recording albums. Take a peak at the history of some Gainesville bands that are still rocking after all these years.
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Remembering Those We Lost On 9/11 “She had a business suit on, her hair was all askew. This woman stood there for what seemed like minutes, then she held down her skirt and then she stepped off of the ledge… I thought, how human, how modest, to hold down her skirt before she jumped… I couldn’t look anymore.” — JAMES GILROY, LOWER MANHATTAN RESIDENT.
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t’s interesting how memories can sometimes fade. If you asked me where I was at a certain time yesterday I would probably have to think a while — and I’m not sure I’d be able to recall exactly what I was doing or how I felt. There are moments, though, where time seems to bow down in complete awe, when our hearts are stunned and everything around us seems to stand still. Sometimes those moments are beautiful and sometimes they are filled with such ugliness, sometimes both. It is during these moments when we have no choice but to remember, because forgetting would be a sin.
My father was sitting in geometry class the day President Kennedy was shot. Thirtyeight years later I would be sitting in algebra class when the twin towers were struck. I wonder where my grandparents were when Pearl Harbor was attacked. I’m sure they would remember. On September 11th, 13 years ago, I was 15, and the only thought in my mind was trying not to look like such an obvious freshman. I’d like to say I was also trying to flirt with the cute boy who sat next to me in class, but I didn’t have enough courage for that. It was just a normal day, and in New York City it was one of the most beautiful blue
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The National 9/11 Memorial and Museum honors the thousands of innocent men, women and children murdered by terrorists in the horrific attacks of September 11, 2001 and February 26, 1993. Included in the exhibitions are nearly 2,000 oral histories of those who were lost, provided by friends and loved ones.
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Radha Allard stands in front of her food truck; she is co-owner of the mobile Vegan kitchen, Heart & Seoul.
Fever F d Truck WRITTEN BY SHAYNA TANEN
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he term “food truck” is an all-encompassing label that refers to a mobile eatery. In fact,
inexpensive or tapas style, further encouraging adventurous eaters to take their business to multiple trucks. Because most food trucks do not have permanent parking spots, they can be rather elusive to those in search of their grub. For those who wish to chase
tage for owners investing in a food truck as opposed to investing in a traditional brick and mortar restaurant is that the up-front costs are significantly less. Space
the trucks while the weather is still warm, we have provided a guide to some of Gainesville’s most delectable mobile eateries. Gainesville is home to many
may be sacrificed but the quality of the food is not. If anything, the adventurous, creative entrepreneurs and chefs who open food trucks can offer flavors and techniques unlike those of traditional restaurants.
entrepreneurs and their food trucks, and this list is by no means all-inclusive. The best way to get to know all the local trucks is to go to as many food truck rallies as you can, like the Original Gainesville Food Truck Rally
Within the last two years, the City of Gainesville has made it easier for food trucks to navigate the streets
at the High Dive and Cymplifest at Cymplify. You can track those rallies at facebook.com/gville-
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set up shop. For residents, this can be a fun way to sample food from more than one truck. Most food is
Go Go Stuff Yourself If you are not in the mood to get your hands dirty, Go Go Stuff Yourself probably is not the best choice for lunch. However, if you can appreciate the art of an
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many food trucks are not trucks at all. The kitchen in a food truck is usually built into a trailer, which is in turn hitched by a truck. The main advan-
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What’s got some wheels and can satiate the hungriest Gator? A mobile kitchen, of course. Otherwise known as a food truck, these roving restaurants have been rolling into town serving hundreds of customers. And now, food truck rallies are allowed once every 30 days in and around downtown Gainesville.
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With a metal rod in his right leg and minimal time to prepare, Tom Parsons was not going to let anything stop him from taking home the top prize at this year’s X Games.
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Beacon of Hope “Light the Night” Walk Honors Cancer Survivors and Victims BY CRYSTAL HENRY
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Gator Growl Makeover The Largest Student-run Pep Rally in America Gets a Reboot in 2014 BY JUSTINE GIANCOLA
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Tom Parsons Brings Home X Games Gold on a Broken Leg BY ERICKA WINTERROWD
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Wobtoberfest Beer. Keg Racing. A 5K run. Music. And it All Goes to Support Charities. BY EMILY BEHRENS
Taste of the Town Community Calendar Gator Football Schedule Alachua County Schools 2014-2015 Calendar 146 Charity of the Month Winners 176 Advertiser Index
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CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Emily Behrens Briana Erickson Justine Giancola Crystal Henry Brian Krashpad Shayna Tanen Amanda Williamson Ericka Winterrowd
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Art Festival at Thornebrook Each October, Thornebrook Village is transformed into a community of artists. Many local favorites and some new faces from as far away as Kansas are coming to the show and the public is invited. Between the quaint shops and greenery, the covered walkways become galleries where 130 fine artists and craftspeople will exhibit their work. Painting, sculpture, pottery, jewelry, portraits and fine crafts await the visitor. The Art Festival at Thornebrook is entering its 30th year under the auspices of the Thornebrook Village and the Gainesville Fine Arts Association. Fine artists and craftspeople are chosen for the festival by a jury of local artists, art teachers and gallery owners. Works are evaluated on the basis of quality and originality, and prizes are awarded. An attendance of more than 30,000 visitors is expected for this free event. There will be paintings of all kinds, sculptures both big and small, photography of the familiar and the exotic — both as they were taken and some that are manipulated — mixed media from fused glass to paintings with additions, fiber arts, wood carvings and furniture and pottery. The show will also include jewelry, fashioned from gold, silver and precious gems to beach glass and stones.
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This show is laid out to take advantage of the ambiance and convenience of Thornebrook Village and its stores, restaurants and other amenities. There will be food — both festival fare and meals from the fine restaurants, chocolate shops and yogurt. There will be opportunities throughout the event to sample many different types of snacks and full plate offerings. During this two-day event, visitors will also be entertained in two separate venues, including piano jazz from the renowned Frank Sullivan with David Ottenberg on bass, Bill Hutchinson on drums and an appearance by vocalist Jennifer Johnson. Additionally, there will be Latin and jazz, country and Americana, pop vocals, contemporary folk, barbershop, soft rock, classical and the Santa Fe Brass. In addition to entertainment for the grownups, a special area will be set aside for children to partake in art-related fun events. s
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Music, Food and Fundraisers It is with great pleasure we bring you another issue of Our Town magazine. As always, we strive to offer stories about some of the interesting people and the notable (and fun!) things going on in the Gainesville area, as well as the occasional travel story. But first I should take a moment to introduce you to a new member of the Tower Publications Family, our managing editor Ericka Winterrowd. If Ericka’s name looks familiar it’s because she began interning for us last year and has been writing freelance for us ever since. She recently returned from a trip to New York. With that in mind, in this issue, she offers advice on how to visit New York “on the cheap.” 9/11. That day is etched in our collective consciousness forever. For me, I was home from work with my wife and our newborn son when we heard the news. We turned on the television in time to see the second tower fall. I will never forget it. With respect to the tragic events of September 11, 2001, Ericka shares with us what she learned and the feelings she experienced while visiting the 9/11 Memorial in New York. If I ever make it to the Big Apple, I will be sure to pay my respects. Most of us have been touched by the devastation of cancer – either personally or from friends or family that have been diagnosed. Each year, the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society hosts the Light The Night Walk for cancer-awareness in which people gather together to honor survivors as well as to remember those we’ve lost. On a lighter note, there is also an Oktoberfest-themed fundraiser in September in the Town of Tioga, offering beer, bands, and games for the children, with all proceeds going to five charities. Freelance writer, punk rock musician and full-time attorney Brian “Krash” Kruger has been kicking around the Gainesville music scene for quite some time now. So it stood to reason that he should be the one to bring us news on some long-time original music groups that are still rocking. We realize that this list is not all-inclusive, so we chose a handful of groups that are still together after all these years and are active in the music scene. If we’ve left any out, please feel free to send us a note. There is a lot more to be found within these pages, so kick back and enjoy! s
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WRITING >> CONTRIBUTORS Ericka Winterrowd
Crystal Henry
received her master’s in multimedia journalism from UF, where she also earned her BFA in theatre performance. When she isn’t scribbling down her thoughts she enjoys gardening and fawning over a Malti-Pom named Doodle. ericka@towerpublications.com
is a freelance writer and columnist born and raised in West Texas. She received her B.S. in Journalism in 2006 from the University of Florida. She is in love with the Florida landscape.
Shayna Tanen
Brian “Krash” Kruger
is a junior studying journalism at UF. She hopes to become a food journalist in the future, but until then she spends her time studying, eating and riding her bike around town.
is writer, musician and a graduate of the UF College of Law. He has played in some 17 or so local bands, playing most every Gainesville venue friendly to original music (and some not so friendly).
sgtanen@ufl.edu
ces03k@gmail.com
bkrashpad@yahoo.com
Amanda Williamson
Justine Giancola
is a recent graduate of UF’s College of Journalism and Communications. She has been writing for as long as she can remember. She enjoys spending time with her friends, family and animals.
is a senior Journalism student at UF. When she isn’t outside soaking up the sun, she’s shooting pictures with her Nikon. She has a passion for style and fashion, and is always up on the latest trends.
awilliamson@ufl.edu
jgiancola@ymail.com
Emily Behrens
Briana Erickson
is a third-year public relations student at UF. Her passions include travel and playing the piano. You can find her constantly searching for the perfect cup of coffee.
has had an insatiable curiosity and an eager appetite for stories since before she could write. She is a sophomore journalism major at UF and aspires to become a crime writer for shows like Dateline NBC or 20/20.
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Beacon of Hope “Light the Night” Walk Honors Cancer Survivors and Victims
WRITTEN BY CRYSTAL HENRY PHOTOGRAPHY BY KRISTIN KOZELSKY s the sun sets on Ben Hill Griffin Stadium the North Lawn begins to glow. Red means someone cares. White light brings hope. The gold hues remind them of the reasons they are there. The lanterns begin to move as participants Light the Night in honor of blood cancer survivors as well as those who have lost their battles. Every three minutes someone is diagnosed with a blood cancer. Every 10 minutes someone loses their battle. And each year, participants bring awareness of the need for cures and access to treatments for blood cancer patients through the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society’s (LLS) Light the Night Walk. Fundraisers and supporters carry red lanterns. Survivors carry white. Others carry gold in remembrance of a loved one who lost the battle. Unlike other fundraising marathons, this is not a race. It’s a festive walk with remembrance ceremonies and celebrations of those who survive, said Carolyn Romanski, the senior campaign manager for the North Central Florida LLS chapter. Although the two- to three-mile walk starts on the University of Florida campus, Romanski said they’re trying to spread the word throughout Gainesville that this is not just a student walk. Romanski said the campus lawn is a nice location to host the event, but they’d like to have the entire community involved.
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Light the Night offers opportunities for individuals as well as group efforts. The Corporate and Friends and Family teams band together to raise funds and walk in their communities. Groups create banners to display the names, photos or messages to honor friends, family or coworkers they have lost or those who are still battling cancer. Family teams with members across the country can still join together as a team by choosing a team captain, setting a goal and signing up on the Light the Night website.
The event is the result of the hard work by a group of volunteers, many of whom are medical students on campus. Romanski said they’d like to get more corporations to sponsor the walk and they are trying to get the fraternities and sororities involved, as well. People can register online at www.lightthenight.org/ ncfl. Each participant or group receives an online fundraising page to share on social media or to send to family and friends. Some groups have poker runs or bingo nights to raise funds, and retail establishments often partner with them as well. A participant becomes a Champion for Cures after raising $100. Champions get a lantern, a wristband (for food), and a t-shirt on the night of the walk. Romanski said the Gainesville walk raised just under $75,000 last year. The goal for this year is to raise $80,000. Recently, the U.S. Food and Drug administration approved a new LLS funded drug to treat chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Campaigns such as Light the Night are the reason therapies like these exist. Money raised through the walk help fund breakthrough therapies for blood cancer
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patients and provides free educational materials and support programs and events. Romanski said Gainesville specifically is witnessing the funds raised coming right back to the community. Most of the money goes toward patient access and education, and that access is provided through LLS funded researchers. One such researcher is UF’s Dr. Robert Hromas, who also happens to be the chair for this year’s event. Hromas is the chairman of the Department of
“Imatinib was developed with support from the LLS and my father would not be alive without it.” Medicine at UF, and a leader in the field of blood cancer research. But his ties to the walk go deeper than that. His father, Les Hromas, was a pioneer as well. He taught astronauts, including Neil Armstrong, and he built missile defense systems. Known as the “Father of Re-entry Physics,” he gained fame for discovering the equation that calculated the re-entry of all spacecraft to prevent them from burning up in the atmosphere. In 2005, Les was diagnosed with chronic myeloid leukemia (CML). He started on the newly developed
prescription drug imatinib, and achieved a complete molecular remission. He is now retired, and his son continues to look for answers. “Imatinib was developed with support from the LLS,” Hromas said. “And my father would not be alive without it.” Hromas said he is chairing the walk this year in honor of all of his patients who have lost their battles. He said the walk will provide resources for research into much needed new treatments that will save lives. Romanski said she didn’t know about Hromas’ story or his personal connection to blood cancer research. When she started her position with the LLS in 2006, she didn’t have any blood cancer connections herself, but through the years she’s gotten to know so many families battling these diseases. In 2009 the importance of her work really hit home when her mother was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. She lost her battle only four months later. “My reason for being recruited to LLS was not only to help families, but to be able to guide my family for what we were about to go through,” Romanski said. “Everything happens for a reason.” She now has a deeper understanding of the significance of Light the Night. It is a beacon of hope for those who are fighting. It is a way to honor those who have lost their battles. And it is a way to raise awareness for the research that is so crucial to saving lives. s
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WRITTEN BY JUSTINE GIANCOLA ator Growl, the University of Florida’s famous annual pep rally, is a show produced by students for the Gainesville community, alumni and students themselves. Known as the largest student-run pep rally in the nation, Gator Growl has traditionally been a much-anticipated event. However, in recent years, attendance has been down and costs have been up, causing the student organizers to rethink their planning. For this year’s rally, “Gator Growl 2014: Limitless,” organizers aim to makeover the annual homecoming tradition. Executive Producer Devin McDaniel is psyched for this year’s major changes. Gator Growl originally started as a bonfire on Flavet Field. From there it moved to the football field and for many years has been held at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium where the audience sits in the stands to watch the performance. This year, the pep rally is going to be more intimate and interactive, McDaniel said, because it will be held again at Flavet Field, on UF’s campus. This is a monumental change for the pep rally that
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has traditionally been held in The Swamp, but McDaniel is confident that this year will be better than ever. The major goal for “Limitless” is giving the event a true pep rally feel, McDaniel said.
In recent years, attendance has been down and costs have been up, causing the student organizers to rethink their planning. “When you’re in the stadium, you’re an entire football field away from what’s going on, so it’s not really a true pep rally feel,” McDaniel said. Being on a field where you can stand within feet of a performer, rather than watching the show on a big
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screen, will give the pep rally a more intimate feel. Schools such as Florida State University and University of Central Florida are known for their huge, interactive pep rallies, and McDaniel feels that this change puts UF on the same playing field, so to speak. To add to the intimacy, those attending will have a multitude of activities in which to participate. The new venue will include meet-and-greets with student athletes, as well as various food trucks around the field. McDaniel feels these new additions will keep people from being bored throughout the night. “It’s kind of like ‘what can I do with my friends to celebrate going to the University of Florida and all of the milestones we’re reaching?’ instead of just going and sitting in a seat for three hours,” she said. While all of these additions to the event seem to be well-received, there has been concern among attendees regarding capacity. However, McDaniel has assured the public that attendance should not be affected. Last year, Growl attendance was 15,000. Flavet can accommodate 21,000 people. Even with other activities taking up some of that space, there will be plenty of room for the community. In addition to the food trucks and other stations set up around the field, there will be bleachers. Those who want the option to sit during the show can purchase bleacher tickets, which will then be available first-come first-serve. Another concern is security. Flavet is a wide-open field, which would lead many to believe that anyone can come as go as they please during the event. McDaniel said there will be a six- to eight-foot-tall fence surrounding the field. There will also be security patrolling the area to ensure no one is sneaking in and that all attendees remain safe. “Flavet Field offers more options and flexibility
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COLUMN >> CRYSTAL HENRY
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new school year is upon us, and this year I get to enjoy the smell of a box of brand new crayons. My first-born fruit of my loins will be starting kindergarten this year, and thus begins such a bittersweet time. My little Sunshine is a spunky spirited child whose antics delight me and simultaneously drive me to drink. She was the baby I couldn’t leave at the gym daycare for more than 15 minutes because she screamed and clawed to try and reattach herself to my hip. Every day I would get paged to come get my screaming child. Every day. I spent more time trying to squeeze into my yoga pants than I did actually swishing around on the elliptical machine. I cancelled my gym membership and vowed to hit the treadmill once again when she started preschool. Then I blinked, and it was time to enroll her. At this point she was 2, and I’d spent 821 days tending to her every need. This momma needed a break. I cleared my schedule the first day of school and planned to wait in the library. I knew they’d need me to come back to class and talk her down off her screaming ledge. I hyped it up the whole way to school telling her
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how much fun she was going to have with all the new toys and friends. There was no way this little thing in the backseat even knew what I was babbling about, but I had to try. I needed a break. As I posed her for a picture outside the church doors I got a little lump in my throat. Maybe she wouldn’t scream for so long. Maybe she’d just cry a little and calm down after 15 minutes. I just wanted her first day to go well. I didn’t have time to think about the fact that this was her first step away from me. She didn’t cry the first day. In fact I had to chase her into the classroom to get a goodbye kiss. That feeling of dread, that mommy guilt that was tugging on my heart telling me not to leave her and that she needed me just faded away. I was happy that she was happy. Two days without my 2-year-old turned into three days without my 3-yearold, and as another year passed I found myself surfing job boards longing for the day that I’d go back to work full-time in a real big person office with big people chairs and quiet lunches. The terrible twos were nothing compared to the tyrannical threes, and I found myself just surviving motherhood one day at a time.
She wasn’t wearing those shoes because the buckle was too tight. Then it was too loose. Then it was too tight.
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There were so many days that I looked around my filthy house and wished I had five minutes of peace. The sass that came out of my 3-year-old’s mouth was atrocious and I had to remind myself that screaming at her would only teach her to scream. Instead, I’d scream in my closet with the door shut and long for a shower without an audience. Then the time came when I realized my own mother was a dirty liar. She said 2 and 3 were really hard, but when they turn 4 they’re angels. That advice stunk worse than my 1-year-old’s diapers. Turns out 4 wasn’t really much better than 3. It was battle after battle, day in and day out. She didn’t want to wear anything purple, and only wanted to wear things with cats. She wasn’t wearing those shoes because the buckle was too tight. Then it was too loose. Then it was too tight. Every. Single. Day. I spent more hours than I’d like to admit letting her watch marathons of Ruby Gloom on Netflix while I poured over job boards looking for freelance work. I yearned to be back in the land of rational people who were okay with anything other than chicken nuggets and boogers at lunch and who didn’t wear jam as an accessory. I scoffed at my friends who said they weren’t ready to send their kids to all-day kindergarten. I boasted that my kid was going to love it since she loves preschool so much. I tried to hide the fact that I was the one looking forward to a full day of productivity. Then I blinked again. And as I registered my spunky sassy little girl for kindergarten I got another lump in my throat. What if she doesn’t cry? What if I can’t even catch her to give her a goodbye kiss? This magnificent and wonderful little creature that I created and spent 1,898 days with is taking another step away from me. Our special time together is over. And now I can’t help but long for those days of jam-smeared kisses. I regret the Netflix marathons and I know that I must savor these last few weeks that I have her all to myself. It’s heartbreaking and wonderful and terrifying all at once. And I know that all I can do when I drop her off and the tears well up in my eyes is just try not to blink. s
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STORY AND PHOTOGRAPHY BY AMANDA WILLIAMSON forest of lava lamps, a fur-covered wall, a barlength bench that coverts into a stage, and a counter decorated with everyone’s favorite comic book characters: It’s evident that Maude’s Classic Café’s newest addition has entered Gainesville’s local bar scene with as much personality as its owner. Matthew Wrighton opened the popular local coffee spot in 1995 with the philosophy pulled from “Harold and Maude,” the shop’s namesake: Just live, just love. Over the years, he has changed and grown alongside his business. The Sidecar, a retro-style bar connected to Maude’s by a hidden door disguised as a bookshelf, gives Wrighton the opportunity to bring music back to his establishment and, hopefully, increase weeknight traffic. “We realize we aren’t going to be a Boca or The Top,” Wrighton said. “We’re just going to be Maude’s and do our thing. But with this, we hope to attract a new
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clientele who may not like a coffee shop, but may want to visit us as a bar.” The Sidecar occupies a space that used to be a phone and computer repair store, but a trip to San Francisco inspired Wrighton to purchase the lease, gut the inside and create a bar from scratch. Since so many businesses have failed in the tiny shotgun-style room, he was wary. He felt the space was too small to make a profit, but the City by the Bay provided an answer. A multi-hued bench now stretches down the length of the Sidecar, offering not only the necessary seating but also a curvy, organic feel. Some ideas for the bar, Wrighton said, came from direct sources. But many concepts, including the comic book counter, just came randomly. The splash of color, he said, gives guests visual entertainment.
A secret door, disguised as a bookcase, connects Maude’s to Matthew Wrighton’s newest endeavor, the Sidecar, a beer and wine bar.
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TOP: A curved bench, built by owner Matthew Wrighton, stretches the length of the bar at the Sidecar, a new beer and wine joint connected to Maude’s Classic Café. This helps the bar increase its seating capacity while adding to the funky, retro feel. TOP RIGHT: A colorful selection of comic book memorabilia decorates the bar’s surface, providing a splash of color to give guests visual entertainment. RIGHT: Matthew Wrighton sits inside the Sidecar, his new addition, which is attached to the coffee shop by a hidden door.
“If you’re alone or with someone and they walk away, you usually check your phone, you know,” he said. “But you don’t usually look at the bar to pass time. Here you have that option.” Soon, the Sidecar may even have themed nights, such as a live music or a ‘90s television show marathon. Since its inception, the Sidecar transitioned through several different names, including the Tap Room and the Side Bar. Wrighton said there are a lot of taps in Gainesville, and as for the Side Bar, a venue used to exist next to Speakeasy with the same name. Sidecar just seemed the most creative option. “[The Sidecar] is a piece of Maude’s,” he said, “but we wanted it to have its own identity.” Wrighton built most of the pieces inside Sidecar: the bench, the secret door and the wine case. The shop
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came together in sections over time as he waited for permits and paperwork to clear. Eventually, the City of Gainesville granted the bar a seating capacity of 22 people, which Wrighton believes is the perfect number. Eventually, the area will offer live music featuring jazz
“But you don’t usually look at the bar to pass time. Here you have that option.” and bluegrass bands. Wrighton plans in the near future to add liquor to his current wine and beer offerings. “We have a great big smoking area outside,” he said. “We have the rest of Maude’s if you don’t want to be in a packed bar. But a lot of people do want to be in a
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packed bar.” Every couple years, Wrighton tends to make changes around Maude’s. The Sidebar, he hopes, will help the coffee shop increase their food capacity, allowing the kitchen to stay open later. Eventually, he hopes to open the windows in the front. After growing up in Vermont, Wrighton moved with his family to Gainesville while he was still in high school. He spent two years at Gainesville High School, acquired an Associate of Arts degree from Santa Fe College and then considered pursuing a construction degree. “I’m happy to be a coffee shop owner,” he said. “It gives me a lot of pleasure when people enjoy what I’ve
created. I imagine Satchel feels the same way.” Since Wrighton was a young man, he always knew he would open his own business. For a while after college, he worked at Candies’ Limousine. But then Café Espresso, a downtown staple for 10 years, closed. He knew he didn’t want to open a full service restaurant, but he now saw an opening. “I didn’t really know anything about coffee shops,” Wrighton said, adding that the store has provided him the opportunity to be creative. A year after opening in a space now occupied by Big Lou’s Pizza, Maude’s had to move. The perfect spot opened in the downtown Sun Center, ironically situated next to Harold’s Fine Frames.
ABOVE: Gerti Bardhi, right, and Redi Kola play chess in Maude’s outdoor seating area — the perfect place to enjoy a coffee, a cigarette or one of the board games stocked in-store, Wrighton said. RIGHT: Maude’s patrons relaxing in the coffee shop’s peaceful atmosphere. Some enjoy a conversation with friends, while others dive into their studies.
Wrighton furnished Maude’s with an eclectic décor and a wide variety of board games. Growing up, Wrighton played a lot of board games with his six brothers and sisters. He started with Rummy, and then graduated to Monopoly and Risk. “They make people laugh, talk and have fun together,” he said. “Even though we did throw the occasional board across the room, growing up, we did have fun playing them. I never forgot that.” Downtown was vastly different when he first moved into the Sun Center than it is now, he said. People were resistant to a plan to rejuvenate the downtown area — to bring in more restaurants, more hotels, and
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more nightlife. Graffiti was everywhere. But slowly, over the years, change did happen, including the arrival of a Starbucks. Maude’s survived and has transformed into a medium-sized coffee establishment, Wrighton said. “The cool part about each one of the steps is that I had to learn something new for each one,” he added. “From the start, I’ve always wanted to be a better manager.” He’s discovered there’s no secret to improving his managerial skill; he just acquired more patience. Wrighton said a common complaint from Maude’s customers is the service. But, he believes his employees shouldn’t be forced to be chipper in a job “that’s just a job.” While he’s warned them positive vibes get better
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tips, he understands that people are people. They don’t always feel good. They don’t always have the best day, and sometimes, they are just hungover from the night before. By allowing his employees more freedom, he has kept Maude’s turnover rate low. “I’ve gotten to watch a lot of young people grow up,” Wrighton said. “I’m definitely not trying to be anyone’s dad here, other than my daughter’s. But my staff is my family.” And despite the few complaints, Maude’s has developed a regular customer base built on frequent loyal visitors. The atmosphere, Wrighton said, does provide a quiet place to study, a comfortable corner to chat with friends and a nice outdoor patio to socialize with a cigarette and latte. “If you’re in the area, it’s a very nice place to have coffee and food,” he added. s
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>> WHERE ARE THEY NOW?
If You Start Me Up… A Few Gainesville Bands Whose “Fifteen Minutes” Still Hasn’t Stopped
WRITTEN BY BRIAN “KRASH” KRUGER retty much everyone, or at least everyone who knows or likes rock music, knows the story of Gainesville music hero Tom Petty. After taking his Gainesville band Mudcrutch to Los Angeles, they floundered for a time, changed some members, and morphed into Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. Despite national and even international success, the Gainesville trio of Petty, guitarist Mike Campbell, and keyboardist Benmont Tench (the son of a local judge) has remained the core of the band since its inception in 1976. Original bassist from the Gainesville days Ron Blair grew tired of touring in 1982 but then rejoined the band 20 years later. Speaking of connections with locals, although Petty has been a Californian for longer than his upbringing in Gainesville, in 2008 he, Campbell and Tench reunited with some of their former Mudcrutch alumni, releasing an eponymous album and doing a tour as Mudcrutch. Meanwhile, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers continues its march into the annals of rock history with a new album, “Hypnotic Eye,” released July 29 and a
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nationwide tour from August through October. Here we endeavor to update our readers with some other local rockers that have been together for many years, perform original music, and are still going strong.
>> SISTER HAZEL Sister Hazel is another nationally successful act with its roots in Gainesville, being named after local poverty activist Hazel K. Williams (who is now almost 90, but still active locally). Although the band’s history is not nearly as long as the Heartbreakers, rather remarkably the band’s quintet lineup remains unchanged since just after their 1994 eponymous release: Ken Block (lead vocals, acoustic guitar), Andrew Copeland (rhythm guitar, vocals), Ryan Newell (lead and slide guitar, vocals), Jett Beres (bass, vocals) and Mark Trojanowski (drums). Locals may remember the duo act of Ken and Andrew playing in local coffee houses, before the band hit the big-time. Speaking of coffee houses — and Gainesville connections — in 2012 lead singer Ken Block, his wife and some
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>> SISTER HAZEL Gainesville friends opened CYMplify, a coffee shop just off Newberry Road. The first part of the name comes from a Sister Hazel song, “Change Your Mind.” The idea of the place, according to its Facebook page, is “at its simplest… to have a good time doing meaningful stuff. At its next simplest, to help move people (including ourselves) from where we are to where we want to go.” Sister Hazel also has a charity called Lyrics for Life, dedicated to helping those with pediatric cancer, which claimed Block’s younger brother as a teenager. Although the foundation is national in scope, sometimes its operations take place in Gainesville, such as in 2005 when the Gainesville Summer Music Showcase (known locally as “Moefest,” after its founder Moe Rodriguez) dedicated a portion of its proceeds to the charity.
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Despite side endeavors and charity work, Sister Hazel still plays up to 100 shows a year and offer a rock cruise, and an annual fan fair called the Hazelnut Hang (“Hazelnut” is what their fans are called, get it?).
>> AGAINST ME! Gainesville is known as something of a punk rock mecca, this year hosting “The Fest 13,” so it’s no surprise that some of its longer-running bands are of that stripe. Perhaps the hottest of the longtime punk bands currently is Against Me! (begun 1997), with singer/guitarist Laura Jane Grace recently coming out as transgender (formally known as Tom Gabel). Their current album focusing on that very subject, Transgender Dysphoria Blues, has gotten uniformly excellent reviews and
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sales to match. Grace still has a house in North Florida, in St. Augustine (the same town in which original Heartbreaker Stan Lynch coincidentally ended up). The rhythm section of Against Me! has been something of a revolving door over the years, although for eight years Warren Oates was their drummer. Oates is now a co-owner of local eatery and venue Boca Fiesta, which features Against Me! guitarist James Bowman’s homemade hot sauce on the menu. (Gainesville band Hot Water Music’s George Rebelo also did a stint on the skins.) The current rhythm section, since 2013, is bassist Inge Johansson from the well-known Swedish punk band International Noise Conspiracy, along with drummer Atom Willard (from numerous US punk bands
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including The Offspring, Social Distortion, and Rocket from the Crypt).
>> HOT WATER MUSIC Speaking of Hot Water Music, this Gainesville-based emocore band has had a very stable line-up. In addition to previously mentioned Rebelo, guitarists/singers Chuck Ragan and Chris Wollard and bassist Jason Black are the sole members over its entire history, which has had a couple breaks: 1993–1996, 1997–2006, 2008– now. The more recent break was caused by Ragan’s decision to go solo, at which time the other three continued as the Draft, picking up Todd Rockhill of Gainesville band Discount, among numerous other bands. The Draft confined their existence to the HWM break, although
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they did some reunion shows in 2013. Currently HWM’s most recent album is 2012’s “Exister,” and the band has stated that they don’t get the chance to tour as much as they’d like, their website listing a Northeast tour at the end of 2013 as their most recent, though they will be at The Fest 13. Also, Ragan does some solo shows (he’ll be at The Fest this year as a solo too), and Wollard also does shows as Chris Wollard and The Ship Thieves, which released an album by the same name on No Idea Records in 2009. Chris Wollard and The Ship Thieves plays local venues such as the High Dive, The Atlantic and Loosey’s, and has been recording (in April 2014) at Gainesville’s Black Bear Studios.
>> LESS THAN JAKE Less Than Jake is perhaps the better known of the two big 3-letter Gainesville punk bands (HWM, LTJ — the two bands toured together in 2002), as they
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have a more accessible mainstream-friendly poppier ska-punk (or as this writer used to say, skunk) sound. The band’s core membership, outside the horn section, coalesced a year after they were founded, in ’93 (the only change was ditching the first bassist) and that power trio remains to this day: Chris DeMakes (guitar/ vocals), Vinnie Fiorello (drums) and Roger Manganelli (bass/vocals). That same year they decided to add a horn section, including trombonist Buddy Schaub, who is also still in LTJ. The horn section expanded to three pieces in ’95, with a few different players coming through for the next six or seven years, but then went back to two pieces in 2002. The current second horn (saxophone) is played by Peter “JR” Wasilewski, who came aboard in 2000. So, if you’re keeping track, the current five-person roster has been the same for a good 14 years straight (though a sixth member dropped out in 2002), and four of those five have been together since 1993. Like HWM, which had a Gainesville-titled album
>> Less than Jake (“Live at the Hardback”), Less Than Jake named a 2008 album “GNV FLA,” and in 2000, put out a single called “Gainesville Rock City,” as well. LTJ still plays Gainesville when it can, and put out its most recent album in November ‘13 (“See The Light”) and the band will be at The Fest this year. Several LTJ side-projects also play locally, including Roger’s Rehasher (in which Roger sings lead and plays guitar), and Buddy’s acoustic-oriented duo Coffee Project. Vinnie has started two labels; the first, Fueled By Ramen originally was here in town but has since moved to New York, while in 2008 he started Paper + Plastic, which is still based in Gainesville.
>> NO MORE Although the foregoing bands are all pretty wellknown on a national level, several other more locally or regionally known Gainesville bands have also been around for a good long while. One that’s waving the punk-rock flag right along with better-known bands
such as Against Me!, Hot Water Music, and Less Than Jake, is called No More. Founded downstate c. 1992, they have been in Gainesville since shortly thereafter, and will also be at The Fest 13. The quartet’s core of Cory Powell (guitar/ vocals), Jen Vito (AKA Jen Knowmore, guitar/vocals) and drummer Danny Michael solidified in the mid-late ‘90s when Danny came aboard after his alternative band Allen Wrench broke up. The fourth spot has seen some changes over the years, most recently bringing a second female into the band, with Heather Tabor (formerly of Teen Idols) doing bass and backing vocals — though she is on a leave of absence after having her second child. Patty Goodson (also in Sweet Heat) is currently filling the void, or more occasionally Roger Lima. Jen tends bar and manages at 1982 Bar, and Cory and Danny run sound there, so the local connection is strong. Jen also is a founder of the Gainesville Girls Rock Camp, and has been in a lot of other local bands during her No More tenure, such as Gainesville
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>> HoloPAW Liberation Orchestra. Additionally, she has two duo projects going. One project is with her boyfriend (and former No More, Gainesville Liberation Orchestra, and Today Doesn’t Count member) Sterling “Sterlo” Stokes, called Seed Memory, in which both play guitar and sing. The same dual guitar/vocals approach, in the even newer project Greenhorn, pairs Jen with LTJ bassist Roger Manganelli. Both duos have recorded music available online, as does No More, of course, which has tours throughout the US. and has released albums on the aforementioned Paper + Plastic label.
>> HoloPaw Long running Gainesville bands are not limited to mainstream rock and punk though. At least a couple well-established indie bands hail from Gainesville too. For example, Holopaw, the project of singer and visual
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artist John Orth, was founded here in 2001. The quartet was named after a town in Osceola County in central Florida, though none of the band members had ever lived there. Orth had to rebuild the band when the other three relocated to Philadelphia. The current lineup is a quintet, with Orth joined by Patrick Quinney (guitar), Matt Radick (keyboards/cello/guitar), Jeff McMullen (bass), Ryan Quinney (drums). The group has released four albums, the first two on Sub Pop and more recently (2013’s Academy Songs, Volume 1) on Misra. This year the band put out a “nsfw” video of a song, “Dirty Boots,” from its most recent album, as well as a remix of the same song by Ape School on Vice. Holopaw has six songs for its next album recorded. Orth has also previously been in the band Ugly Casanova with Modest Mouse frontman Isaac Brock.
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Last but certainly not least is local band Squeaky. The members frequently switch instruments to the point that it might be simpler to say that everyone does everything, but the official word is this: Steven Bottom (guitar/bass/vocals), Karl Bullock (bass/guitar/vocals), Steve Eakin (guitar/bass/vocals), Harry Monkhorst (vocals/guitar), and Danny Welsh (drums). A soundcloud.com page says they’ve “been a band, off and on, since 1996.” They have recorded a couple four- to five-song EPs and a nine-song album in the past, and their blogspot page has pictures of more recording happening in June 2014, so watch for more to come! Of course, there are always more longstanding Gainesville bands out there if you look for them. For example, local swamp rockers Root Doctors are now past 20 years, having survived the death of lead guitarist and local record store owner Charlie Scales, and on the distaff side, ‘80s all-girl band Mutley Chix had a 2012 reunion show welcoming back its members who have now spread out across the US (several members who still live here have active bands too, such as Driver, and the Howleez). Similar to Tom Petty, who has been a longterm Californian, the forerunner of the Mutley Chix can be found in Gainesville’s Nancy Luca, who has also been in LA for years, where she has three bands (one an AC/DC cover band with the great name “Whole Lotta Rosies”), but often comes “home” once or twice a year for shows in Gainesville or Cedar Key. For pure good-humored weirdness, the everevolving Bill Perry Orchestra can’t be beat, and is celebrating its 30th Anniversary. All these bands and more have cemented Gainesville as a rock and roll mecca and band incubator. And often, those bands stand the test of time. s
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Gate Crashing Blackfire, Oriflamme, GUTS, Wax Wings DATE: SATURDAY, JULY 12, 2014 VENUE: THE FACTORY reetings, live music aficionados! This issue finds us at a relatively new live local music venue, The Factory, at 805 West University Avenue in Midtown Gainesville. This is the space that used to be the Recycled Bikes shop, then with the Wayward Council record store collective/performance space next door. The Factory takes its name from Warhol’s same-named NYC space, apparently, given that its Facebook banner is a photo of Edie Sedgewick on a payphone at that boho shrine. The same webpage describes the place as a “hip hangout for artsy types… where artists display and create art” and indicates a December 2013 opening. It’s also all-ages, and, this night at least, BYOB. This evening’s entertainment was a CD-release for Wax Wings just prior to a Gulf Coast tour taking them to Nawlins, which was free, but a proverbial (and actual) hat was passed. After an opener I missed, local trio Blackfire was on, featuring a grrl and boy on violins and another boy on cello. Although Blackfire was mainly instrumental, when I got there the grrl was singing a song in some language that probably ends in “-garian,” but could just as easily been Romani or Romanian or something else. The musicians are clearly classically trained, playing seated and with music stands. But don’t let that make you think the music is sedate — it’s Gypsy/Balkan/Klezmer-type music that had the audience clapping and shouting Hoi! (I’m guessing on its spelling) at the end of solos like regular Volga boatmen. Next up was longstanding local riot-grrl trio Oriflamme, eschewing a bass and featuring two Gibson guitars (an SG and a Les Paul) played by the singers, who switched off on lead and backing vocals, with a drummer on a full kit. I did not miss the lack of bass, and at points wondered whether they had an octave
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pedal (which downshifts guitar tones to the bass range) somewhere in the mix, or whether it was just because one of the guitars was being played through what appeared to be a bass amp. Either way, other than a couple false starts another solid set, albeit in a totally different genre than their predecessors. Although the PA struggled to keep the vocals audible on the more rocking songs like their closer, the louder songs were when I thought they were strongest.
This evening’s entertainment was a CD-release for Wax Wings just prior to a Gulf Coast tour taking them to Nawlins. Switching musical gears yet again was the penultimate band, another all-woman entry, GUTS. From a passing “lottery” reference on their Facebook page, the members apparently met via one of the “Band Roulette” nights at venue Boca Fiesta, where local musos all throw their names in a hat and then must form bands and perform new original compositions at the luck of the draw. At any rate, in addition to drums (playing the same kit in order to facilitate the switchover), the front three singers played guitar, a Fender Jazz bass copy, and what I believe was an acousticelectric ukulele with f-holes. The main focus here was the close vocal harmonies, with instruments sometimes dropping down to close to a capella (at one point the drummer got out from behind her kit and came up front and kept time with just her sticks and foot stomping). The ukulele player stuck with that instrument when it was played, but the bass and guitar were switched off between the other two front-liners. At one point one of the vocalists (whom longtime Hogtowners might remember from Vanbuilderass, Cassette, and Rumbleseat) took off the
guitar/bass and did the Sheila E.-type deal, playing drums in conjunction with the kit. The songs ranged from bluesy to folk-Americana style, with the former including a switch on the usual male-bragadoccio “ramblin’ man” theme, and the latter a song focusing on rural concerns like raisin’ chickens and dealing with uncooperative weather events. All of which the crowd ate up. Closing was Wax Wings, normally a quartet of banjo/female lead vocals, drums, stand-up bass, and cello/backing vox, but joined by a guest violinist. The violinist and cellist were the same guys from Blackfire. The lead singer and bassist have also played together in Cicada Shell (previously reported on in this here column). (If you haven’t got it by reading this column before now, that’s the nature of the “Gainesville music scene,” pretty much everyone is connected to everyone else. Which of course, is exactly what makes a scene. Did I mention that the lead singer is also one of the founders of the Gainesville Girls Rock Camp featured on our last cover? That too.) Anyhow, during the first song two grrls from something called Second Story Dances did an energetic interpretive dance, and at one point the lead singer explained that the band was sometimes described as musically “tight,” so they were all (including the boys) wearing tights. They played almost all of the songs on their new CD, including the opener called “Time Machine” with its sing-along “I’ve had regrets” portion, and closed with two hilariously rough Sheryl Crow covers. Although the banjo obviously evokes ragtime, the music never really sounds dated, and though the band has fun in some of the more serious songs there’s real lyrical poignancy too. Now, go see some bands. s
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“The first time I jumped the ramp since my injury was four days before X Games. I went back up the next day to make sure I could still do it, because at X Games you have to jump the ramp at full distance right away.”
WRITTEN BY ERICKA WINTERROWD ou might remember reading a Q & A with professional motocross athlete Tom Parsons, in our spring edition. He was riding the high of a huge win at the 2013 Monster Energy Cup, taking home 1st place in the Dirt Shark Biggest Whip contest. Things were looking up for the underdog and there was even talk of a possible X Games nod, which would have been Parson’s ultimate dream. Then, in February, about a month after our first interview, the unthinkable happened and it seemed like he might have to start over… once again at the bottom. “I felt it kind of snap,” Parsons said in a recent interview at his Gainesville residence. “You know when you snap a twig and you hear that sound? It was kind of like that, but it didn’t hurt right away. I knew I heard that sound though, so I was pretty sure it was broken.” Parsons was training in California, like he’s done countless times before, when a series of events occurred that threatened his year of success. “It was kind of muddy so you sink in the track a little bit more,” he said. “I was just going into a turn basically, off of a jump when my bike sunk
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in, and the mud barely caught my toe. It was just enough to twist my leg out.” He said at first he questioned whether or not he really broke his leg because there was no excruciating pain. “Normally you crash or something way more catastrophic goes wrong,” Parsons said. “But I actually rode around for another minute sitting and seeing if I could put any weight on it. It only took rolling over a few bumps and I could feel that the bone was no longer together.” Parsons went to the hospital that same day and his doctor scheduled a surgery two days after. He had broken his tibia, a catastrophic injury for an athlete, especially one who was planning to compete at the X Games in a couple of months. Parsons was told that his recovery period was anywhere from four to six months. With the X Games taking place in June, it seemed like even if he was given the nod, he wouldn’t be completely healed in time. About a month after his injury, Parsons said the first wave of X Games invites were sent out. “There are only six slots for the Best Whip event,” Parsons said. Five invites were sent out and Parsons’ name was not among those on the list. “I thought I must not have gotten in again,” Parsons said. “And then randomly maybe three weeks later, probably two months after the injury, I got the email telling me I had been invited.” Parsons said he was surprised and a little shocked to be invited to compete. “Actually, at first I questioned it, if it was an actual invite or if I was just an alternate,” Parsons said. He didn’t read the email wrong, he was indeed invited to compete, but with a bum leg, it’s hard to see the light at the end of the tunnel. A long road to recovery was in order, one that did not include training — something that his competitors would have been doing at least four days out of the week up until the Games began. If he were able to compete, this would put Parsons at a huge disadvantage. “I mean, at first when it was a couple
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months in to my recovery, I thought by month number four it should be okay,” Parsons said. “And that would have been a week before X Games, but when I had my last follow-up appointment, which was probably 20 days before X Games, my leg had not healed that much more than in the beginning of the injury. So the doctor gave me another estimated date of recovery at midAugust when it was going to be healed.” It was four months to the day that Parsons broke his leg and exactly one week before X Games began he finally got back on a dirt bike. “I just went out in my backyard and rode around, and started to do just little small jumps to see how much weight I could keep off of it and if I could take it at all,” Parsons said. “And that was successful, so the next thing was to see if I could jump a ramp.” For that, Parsons travelled to Jacksonville where staff at a track called “WW” built a big sandy landing for him to set his ramp to. The plan was to have as safe a landing as possible when he attempted to jump the ramp. “The first time I jumped the ramp since my injury was four days before X Games,” Parsons said. “And I
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went back up the next day to make sure I could still do it, because at X Games you have to jump the ramp at full distance right away.” Parsons’ training and timing had to be perfect because the ramp is set with an 80-foot gap from takeoff to landing. Falling short or overshooting the jump could prove disastrous for his injury. “Yeah, I had to double check that I could make the jump. If I wouldn’t have made it or gone too far, it would have been — I don’t know what my leg would have done,” he said. “It was good though. I did it. So I drove back home, loaded my van and started driving out to Austin.” After interviewing Parsons a second time, it’s clear that very little can shake this professional athlete. A carefree attitude and a never-give-up frame of mind makes this next timeline of events seem possible to even the most negative of Nancys. “Wednesday I jumped the ramp, Thursday I took off for Austin, Friday afternoon was the warm up, and then Friday evening was the event,” Parsons said. Even after he made it to Texas for the Games, the road to gold would not prove easy. An anonymous tip
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“The two main guys, Jeremy Stenberg — who they call Twitch — and Josh Hansen, they’re the two front-runners. Not only had they been in the event every year for a while, they had a bunch of golds and they’ve also been around forever. They’ve been top guys for 10 years so they have a huge following.” led Parsons to the medical center for a mandatory clearing in order for him to compete. “Yeah, somebody said something to the officials, probably an alternate that wanted to be in the event, if I was to guess, or their agent. Who knows?” Parsons said. “It was like an hour before the event so I had to get on a golf cart and go all the way down to the medical center, which was about a mile away. I got X-rayed and obviously they could see that my leg was still broken and stuff,” Parsons said with a laugh. After a conversation with his doctor about what the rod in his leg could handle as well as the risks if something were to go wrong, Parsons was cleared and made his way back down to the massive stadium. “I just remember the doctor telling me, ‘If you can honestly tell me you think you can do it, I’ll tell them you’re alright.’ And I was like, yeah, that’s why I’m here.
I wouldn’t have come if I didn’t know I could jump it,” Parsons said. By the time he made his way to the stadium an alternate was already dressed and ready to take his place. Parsons said he was in a panic as he put on all of his gear because he was still in his street clothes. He rode out to the track as everybody was getting ready to go out on the floor for the event. Parsons had been wearing a cast since the day before he drove to Jacksonville to test the ramp jump; he continued to wear it through the competition. “I had a cast from right below my knee to right above my ankle, so I could still bend my ankle,” Parsons said. “It was really for precaution, like if it did re-break, the rod could bend and then it would have been a real problem, so the cast was just to keep my leg straight if it broke again.”
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Parsons was up against some major competition in the world of Moto X. “The two main guys, Jeremy Stenberg — who they call Twitch — and Josh Hansen, they’re the two frontrunners. Not only had they been in the event every year for a while, they had a bunch of golds and they’ve also been around forever. They’ve been top guys for 10 years so they have a huge following.” Having a following is definitely a plus in this event because unlike the Monster Cup, X Games is fan voted via twitter. “It’s good when you have judges that actually judge you as the winner, I mean for me to win it at X Games, it’s kind of crazy because I was one of the lesser-known people. I hadn’t been in the event before; it was my first year,” Parsons said. Parsons made X Games history as the first rookie to ever take the gold in his first year. He seemed to skip over a minor detail, you know, where you build a gigantic fan base that is sure to vote for you. The competition was six minutes long from start to finish. Afterward, the competitors are all lined up awaiting the results. With the crowd roaring in the immense stadium, the sound reverberated throughout the track. “I couldn’t actually hear anything,” he said. “I thought I heard my name for a second, so I was thinking maybe bronze, and I was like, oh, I can’t believe I
actually got a medal.” Parsons said that even after the cameras started filming him he still thought he must have won the bronze. It wasn’t until after the medal was around his neck that he saw all he had accomplished. “I had to look down, and I had to look at it because I didn’t have any idea,” Parsons said. “And then I saw gold. It was gold. And then I got kind of excited.” If he could describe the experience in one word he said he would choose “unreal.” “I mean, I’ve been watching the X Games ever since I was really young, maybe even before I had a dirt bike,” Parsons said. “It’s the closet thing to the Olympics that anybody in extreme sports has. It’s just like a track and field athlete; the Olympics is their goal. That’s basically what the X Games is for us.” Parsons’ older brother, Chris Parsons, 44, has been by his side through it all. He also serves as his mechanic. “Even after the injury, I pretty much knew he was going to go all along. I knew he could do it,” Chris said. “He’s one of the gnarliest dudes I’ve ever seen on a dirt bike and I’m not saying that because he’s my little brother.” For someone who has been looked at as the underdog for most of his professional career, it only seems fitting that this down-to-earth dude would be wearing a cast when he finally makes it to the top. Tom Parsons, Gainesville salutes you. s
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WRITTEN BY EMILY BEHRENS amilies and residents of Gainesville and the surrounding area — and beer lovers — are invited to participate in World of Beer’s (WOB) WOBtoberfest. WOB held a WOBtoberfest last year but for this year’s festival — held on September 27 at Tioga Town Center — proceeds are going to charities instead of the venue itself. WOB chose five local charities to benefit from this year’s WOBtoberfest. WOB chose the charities because it had worked with them in the past. “We’ve decided to involve the community and see how much we can give back to the community from our event,” said Kerry Brock, the Tioga World of Beer’s general manager. “We decided to see what we can do to benefit the local community, in this case through charities.”
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The event will start with a 5K at 10 a.m. The run’s fee is $30 for advanced registration and $35 the day of the event. The race will begin and end at WOB and will be an officially timed run for avid runners that want to come and race against the clock. DJ Bubba, from Bubba’s Extreme Tailgate Parties, will be the disc jockey until 5 p.m., followed by musicians Richy Stano and Shane Moore who will open for the US Stones, a Rolling Stones tribute band. “The difference about playing for charity and playing for an event is that it is more about exposure — not for yourself, but the charity you’re playing for,” Moore said in a telephone interview. “We play everything from the Beatles, Jimi Hendrix all the way up to Eric Clapton, John Mayer and Citizen Cope.” The concert is free, but tickets are available for a VIP
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Patrons gather at the World of Beer for a previous WOBteberfest celebration. For this year’s event, charities will benefit from the proceeds.
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Join World of Beer for an Oktoberfest-themed day to benefit these local charities while enjoying food, games and fun for the whole family. LOCAL CHARITIES Haven’s Hospice A non-profit community organization that provides exceptional hospice services to those with advanced illness and in need of emotional, mental or physical help. 352-378-7484 www.havenhospice.org/gainesville-attic.aspx
Children’s Home Society This organization aims to reduce child abuse, heal emotional wounds from previous abuse and prepare children and teenagers for life after foster care. 866-427-5451 HelpFloridaChildren@chsfl.org www.chsfl.org/MidFlorida
Puppy Hill Farms An animal rescue organization that strives to save cats and dogs and reduce euthanization in Alachua and Bradford County. 352-478-1444 puppyhill@hotmail.com www.puppyhillfarm.com
Tyler’s Hope The Tyler’s Hope Foundation hopes to raise awareness about dystonia, a neurological movement disorder that causes involuntary muscle contractions and sometimes forces the body into painful movements. The organization raises funds to advance research for a cure and create effective treatments. 386-462-5220 www.tylershope.org
Gainesville Fisher House Foundation Made possible by the efforts of the Veterans Service Committee of the Rotary Club of Gainesville, the Fisher House provides members of the Armed Forces, veterans, retirees, and their families a “home away from home” and shelter and support during a medical crisis. 352-375-4027 (office) GFisherHouse@gmail.com www.gainesvillefisherhouse.org
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As in previous events, visitors can expect a wide range of activities including live music, children’s activities, and beer.
area during the show that will include food and a bar. Since the event is near the end of summer, Stano said it will be beautiful evening. “There will be a lot of energy between the crowd and the performers,” Stano said. For a small admission fee, children can enjoy six bounce houses, a rock wall, carnival-style games and an electric train. As the name implies, the event will have a German Oktoberfest flair and will include a lot of games and keg racing. Beer trucks and food vendors will also be available outside for the public to enjoy. More information regarding the event and a link to VIP concert tickets and the 5K registration will be available on Tioga WOB’s Facebook page. Last year’s WOBtoberfest attracted between 1,500-2,000 people. WOB expects 3,000 people this year, with the 5K generating 1,500 people alone. The Florida Gators are not playing that weekend which will allow for more people to attend the event. Local businesses are stepping up to help with the event’s expenses. Gatorland Toyota is a major sponsor. “If the event is successful, we’ll do an even bigger one next year,” Brock said. s
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STORY AND PHOTOGRAPHY BY ERICKA WINTERROWD rom Bagels to Broadway, by the time you’re home from a trip to the Big Apple all you can afford for dinner IS an apple. Here are some frugal gems I found in different areas of NYC. Follow this guide and you’ll enjoy your time on a dime, I know I did. Note: piggy bank icon denotes “cheapskate” alert: $0
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GOVERNORS ISLAND For almost two centuries, Governors Island was a military base — home to the US Army and later the Coast Guard, and closed to the public. In 2003 the federal government sold 150 acres of Island to the people of New York, with the Island’s governance and funding jointly shared by the City of New York and State of New York. The remaining 22 acres of the Island was declared the Governors Island National Monument that is overseen by the National Park Service. Governors Island is just a 7-minute ferry ride from Manhattan, open for visitors everyday from May 24 through September 28. Ferries run from lower Manhattan all seven days, and run from Brooklyn Bridge Park’s Pier 6 on Saturdays, Sundays, Memorial Day and Labor Day. There is a $2 round trip fare for adults and children over the age of 12. Senior citizens: $1 Children 12 & Under: Free Season Pass (Unlimited Rides): $20 Saturday and Sunday: There is no fare for ferries from Manhattan at 10 am, 11 am and
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11:30 am. There is also no fare at 11 am and 11:30 am for ferries from Brooklyn. These ferries are FREE to all. Governors Island is the perfect place to take a relaxing bike ride. Through Blazing Saddles bike rentals you and your family can explore the Island’s unique cultural and recreational offerings — not to mention the iconic NY views. There is something for everyone, including kids’ equipment and 4-seater surreys. Pedal around the 172-acre, car-free island to see public art, historic forts and buildings, and new park features. Thirty brand-new acres of park have opened for the 2014 season, including new bike paths, gardens, and a Hammock Grove, which features more than 1,500 trees, play areas for recreation, and hammocks for relaxation. Blazing Saddles offers a FREE RENTAL program for bikes on Governors Island. Visit them Monday through Friday to get a free onehour rental of their stylish cruiser bicycle, valid between 10 am and 12 pm. Website: www.govisland.com
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THE PUBLIC THEATER The Public Theater is the only theater in New York that produces Shakespeare, the classics, musicals, contemporary and experimental pieces in equal measure. For nearly 60 years, The Public has created theater for one of the largest and most diverse audience bases in New York City. Today the company engages audiences in a variety of venues, including its landmark downtown home at Astor Place, which houses five theaters and Joe’s Pub; the Delacorte Theater in Central Park, home to its beloved FREE Shakespeare in the Park. Currently at The Public — in an indefinite run — is “HERE LIES LOVE.” I had the chance to see it for only
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$40. With an original ticket price of $119, $40 isn’t bad at all. So how did I get this amazing deal? I “rushed” tickets two hours before the show started. Rushing tickets basically means you go early to the ticket booth and wait in line; discounted tickets are given out on a first-come first-serve basis. I would definitely call the box office beforehand just to get their thoughts on how early you should come for a particular show. It is definitely worth it, especially for this show — it’s getting rave reviews and will have you on your feet dancing all night! Plus, UF alumnus George Salazar is in it. How cool is that? Website: www.publictheater.org
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Hallowed Ground Remembering Those We Lost On 9/11 “She had a business suit on, her hair was all askew. This woman stood there for what seemed like minutes, then she held down her skirt and then she stepped off of the ledge… I thought, how human, how modest, to hold down her skirt before she jumped… I couldn’t look anymore.” — JAMES GILROY, LOWER MANHATTAN RESIDENT.
STORY AND PHOTOGRAPHY BY ERICKA WINTERROWD t’s interesting how memories can sometimes fade. If you asked me where I was at a certain time yesterday I would probably have to think a while — and I’m not sure I’d be able to recall exactly what I was doing or how I felt. There are moments, though, where time seems to bow down in complete awe, when our hearts are stunned and everything around us seems to stand still. Sometimes those moments are beautiful and sometimes they are filled with such ugliness, sometimes both. It is during these moments when we have no choice but to remember, because forgetting would be a sin.
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My father was sitting in geometry class the day President Kennedy was shot. Thirtyeight years later I would be sitting in algebra class when the twin towers were struck. I wonder where my grandparents were when Pearl Harbor was attacked. I’m sure they would remember. On September 11th, 13 years ago, I was 15, and the only thought in my mind was trying not to look like such an obvious freshman. I’d like to say I was also trying to flirt with the cute boy who sat next to me in class, but I didn’t have enough courage for that. It was just a normal day, and in New York City it was one of the most beautiful blue
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skies, not a cloud in sight. But it did not remain a beautiful day. On that day, September 11th 2001, life as we knew it changed for every American. We were all affected, near and far. When I walked up to the 9/11 Memorial and Museum in New York City this July, it was almost too much to take. I broke down. The area surrounding me felt like hallowed ground and in that moment I was so very small. It was as if the 15-year-old me came out to say hello, to let me know that she still remembers. Resting in the shadow of where the Twin Towers once stood, are two massive reflecting pools — each nearly an acre in size. The Memorial features the largest man-made waterfalls in North America. Here, visitors are able to read the names of every person who
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died in the 2001 and 1993 attacks, which are inscribed into bronze panels trimming the Memorial pools. This scene is a powerful reminder of the largest loss of life resulting from a foreign attack on American soil and the greatest single loss of rescue personnel in American history. Nearly 3,000 people were killed in the terror attacks at the World Trade Center site, at the Pentagon, and near Shanksville, Pa. The National 9/11 Memorial is a tribute of remembrance and honor to them, as well as the six people killed in the World Trade Center bombing in February 1993. Nestled near the Memorial is the Museum, which is located within the archaeological heart of the World Trade Center site. With over 100,000-square-feet of
“Trying to Remember the Color of the Sky on That September Morning.” This art installation is composed of 2,983 individual watercolor paintings, each a distinct attempt by artist Spencer Finch to remember the color of the sky on the morning of September 11, 2001. Finch’s work centers on the idea of memory. What one person perceives as blue might not be the same as what another person sees. Yet our memories, like our perception of color, share a common reference.
exhibition space, visitors have the opportunity to not only learn about the events that took place that day, but also about the lives of those lost. The Museum’s mission is to tell the story of 9/11 through a collection of authentic artifacts, multimedia displays, narratives, and archives — so that we will never forget. Exhibitions are divided into three parts: Foundation Hall, which visitors enter first, and then the historical exhibition and the memorial exhibition. In Foundation Hall, visitors will have the chance to witness surviving artifacts such as the “slurry wall,” a retaining wall of the original World Trade Center that has withstood the devastation of 9/11. Also present is the “Last Column,” which stands 36-feet high and
serves as a symbol of perseverance. Visitors are able to gaze at the mementoes, memorial inscriptions, and posters of missing people placed there by rescue workers and others. The historical exhibition presents the events of the day as they transpired on 9/11. Here, visitors will come to understand how such a normal beautiful day was overshadowed by escalating panic, confusion, and horror as our country came under attack. The Museum also provides insight into the human drama that existed within the twin towers, the hijacked airplanes and the Pentagon, by using images, artifacts, video, first-person testimony and real-time audio recordings from that tragic day. Visitors will learn about the experiences of people near
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and far from the attack sites as well as the heroic actions of first responders and civilians aiding one another. I think every American would agree that after that day there would forever be a “before 9/11” and an “after 9/11.” The exhibitions prove that. Visitors enter a series of galleries that chronicle what led up to the attacks on 9/11, as the Museum examines the World Trade Center as a symbol as well as a target. It then addresses the 1993 World Trade Center bombing and the evolution of the terrorist network al-Qaeda. From presentations on global responses, collective grief and the search for the missing in the immediate days and weeks after the attacks, the Museum also explores the valiant efforts of recovery and rebuilding at the three attack sites. Incredible acts of compassion and public service are preserved through archival footage and oral testimony. The final chapter of the historical exhibition discusses the immediate aftermath of 9/11 up to the present moment. Visitors will examine the challenges of the post-9/11 world as well as the significance of this event in our history.
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One of the most moving exhibitions is “In Memoriam,” which commemorates the lives of those who perished on September 11, 2001 and February 26, 1993. Here, visitors have the chance to learn about the men, women and children who died. As I entered this exhibition through a corridor filled with portrait photographs of the nearly 3,000 victims, the massive scale of human loss hit me. The “Wall of Faces” creates a quilt-like image filled with patchwork portraits of women in wedding dresses, men with graduation-day smiles, and some who are just wearing regular everyday clothes — all with a look of contentment. As I yearned to learn more about the faces that were staring back at me, I noticed touchscreen tables that allowed visitors to discover additional information about each person. I scrolled through photographs, read bios and listened to audio remembrances by friends, family and coworkers. Each face I learned about came alive. It was like meeting a new friend. I remember looking at the photographs of the brides and thinking that they must have been so excited that day; they must have thought they looked so beautiful.
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Then I thought about the faces that would never get the chance to have a bridal portrait taken, such as 8-year-old Zoe Falkenberg and her little sister, Dana who was only 3. The girls, along with their mother and father, had boarded hijacked flight 77 bound for Los Angeles. On their way to Australia for a family vacation, they would never reach their final destination. On 9/11 Flight 77 crashed into the Pentagon. This year Zoe would have been 21, her little sister 16. Memories of a first legal sip of alcohol and taking a driver’s license photo are forever lost. Frozen in time are the images of two little girls — children who would never get to grow up. Rotating selections of personal artifacts are also featured in this exhibit, including a Christmas needlepoint stocking owned by United Flight 93 passenger Lauren Grandcolas — a donation by the victim’s mother. She said that Christmas was her daughter’s favorite holiday and that she looked forward to decorating the tree every year. This hit home as I thought about the stocking my mother made me with a Raggedy Ann on it. I never
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met Lauren Grandcolas but we both have Christmas stockings that our mothers made for us. Suddenly, when I looked at her portrait, I saw more than the word “victim.” I saw the word, “daughter” — I saw myself. There is a room dedicated to the rest of United Flight 93; the flight that never made it to the terrorists’ intended target, but instead crashed in Shanksville, Pa. after the passengers and crew fought back. In a sevenminute video timeline, visitors are able to understand the events and travel path of this flight. Included in the film are written translations of some of the conversations that were captured over the airplane’s black box. There is also audio of the hijackers telling passengers to remain calm and that they were heading back to the airport for more fuel. Voicemails that passengers left for their loved ones are played, and the entire mood of the room changes as visitors silently take in the last moments of these passengers’ lives. CeeCee Lyles was a flight attendant on Flight 93. Her voicemail to her husband was overwhelmingly calm as she explained to him that the plane had been hijacked. She ended her message by saying that she hoped to be
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able to see his face again. At this point her voice began to crack and she finished the phone call by saying that she loved him and then finally, goodbye. Lauren Grandcolas also left a voicemail. Before I entered this room I learned she was 3-months pregnant with her first child. She left a message for her husband and the peace and serenity that this woman carried in her voice was so soothing it almost sounded like a lullaby. She explained that they were having a little problem on the plane but that he shouldn’t worry, and she wanted him to know that she was comfortable. I remember thinking how remarkable it was that these voicemails were so calm under the circumstances. After I left, I began thinking about the word comfortable. What an interesting word to use. Then I started thinking about what it must be like to have a loved one who is dying, witnessing their progression to death. I think what you would want most for them is comfort as they passed on. Perhaps Grandcolas wanted to give that last gift to her husband. I know I’d want to give that to my family — I didn’t know that before this trip. As I made my way outside of the Museum I found
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myself standing in-between both reflecting pools and looking upon a Callery pear tree. With burned, broken branches and snapped roots, this tree was discovered at Ground Zero and became known as the “Survivor Tree.” Severely damaged, this survivor was removed from the wreckage and placed in the care of The New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. The tree was returned to the Memorial in 2010 after its full recovery and rehabilitation. My eyes feasted on its new, silky limbs, which extended from the gnarled stumps. Its physical appearance is a perfect documentation of the tree’s past and present. As I stood back and marveled at its resilience, I noticed children leaning forward to trace the tree’s scars. In that moment I was witnessing a bridging of generations — those who were not alive during the attacks touching a living piece of history that was. I found comfort in knowing that the events of that day and the stories of those we lost are being passed on, never to be forgotten. I found comfort in that. s
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Different Note Selective Seeing don’t always see things the way my wife does. And I’m not just talking about our points of view. I mean I literally don’t see things. Such as the cheese I left on the counter when I made a sandwich. I thought I had picked everything up and put it away. In fact, I was aiming to be hyper-vigilant with my tidiness as to avoid disappointing her. However, for some reason, I did not see the cheese. Of course, wifey sashayed into the kitchen while I was sitting in front of the tube finishing my meal. But she didn’t say anything. Not this time, anyway. Maybe because I noticed my misgiving and jumped up to rectify the situation before she had a chance to say something. Usually she catches me right before I intend to pick it up and doesn’t buy my excuse: “I was just about to put that away. No. Really. I was.” This myopic vision extends into other aspects of my life as well. Sometimes I cannot find things that are sitting right in front of my eyes. If it was a bug, I’da been bitten more times than I care to think about. Even at work, my highly observant interns remember where I leave my notes and papers and other highly important items (like my rubber snake) better than I. My desk is a
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is apparently not significantly important to me in my world, as long as I can find my remote control. Shoes on the floor? Where? Smack dab in the middle you say? I didn’t even see them. I’m not deliberately leaving things around because I’m lazy or want to annoy the missus. Nope. I am blissfully unaware. But one man’s bliss is his wife’s miff. The only time my lack of visionary acuity really upsets me is when I can’t find something I need. This typically occurs right after I clean and organize and put things away. And this is why I don’t clean often. Once I put something away in a nice safe place, I never find it again. Where’s my trombone, anyway? Anybody seen my tripod? To my credit, most of the household clutter isn’t even mine. After all, we have two boys, and — like they say — “The apple don’t fall far from the tree.” (I don’t know who ‘they’ are, but they don’t use no good grammar.) The boys don’t seem to see clutter too well either. They leave their junk all over the house. Since school has let out, the living room has rapidly transformed into a very lived-in room. Dinner plates with food mostly eaten are neatly tucked away — beneath the furniture. Nearly empty bags of popcorn are gathered about the trashcan and morsels of popcorn can be found leading from the kitchen, down the stairs to the television. Half-full glasses of milk are left out to be drank another day. Our youngest learned a valuable lesson one afternoon when he drank from a cup of old milk that had separated into two equally nasty components of milk curd and sour watery milk liquid. It was disgusting. Don’t get me wrong, he still doesn’t put it away, but he smells it before drinking. But alas, I have myself to blame. Like peas in a pod, wifey calls us her “three little pigs in a pod.” I try to control them, but telling them, “Do as I say, not as I do,” doesn’t always work. So my mid-year’s resolution is to be more aware, pick up after myself and make the boys clean up after me too. (Good thing they don’t read this.) s
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he term “food truck” is an all-encompassing label that refers to a mobile eatery. In fact, many food trucks are not trucks at all. The kitchen in a food truck is usually built into a trailer, which is in turn hitched by a truck. The main advantage for owners investing in a food truck as opposed to investing in a traditional brick and mortar restaurant is that the up-front costs are significantly less. Space may be sacrificed but the quality of the food is not. If anything, the adventurous, creative entrepreneurs and chefs who open food trucks can offer flavors and techniques unlike those of traditional restaurants. Within the last two years, the City of Gainesville has made it easier for food trucks to navigate the streets and to promote their products. Recent, more lenient laws allow food truck owners to hold food truck rallies where multiple food trucks gather in a public space, such as a parking lot or an apartment complex, and set up shop. For residents, this can be a fun way to sample food from more than one truck. Most food is
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inexpensive or tapas style, further encouraging adventurous eaters to take their business to multiple trucks. Because most food trucks do not have permanent parking spots, they can be rather elusive to those in search of their grub. For those who wish to chase the trucks while the weather is still warm, we have provided a guide to some of Gainesville’s most delectable mobile eateries. Gainesville is home to many entrepreneurs and their food trucks, and this list is by no means all-inclusive. The best way to get to know all the local trucks is to go to as many food truck rallies as you can, like the Original Gainesville Food Truck Rally at the High Dive and Cymplifest at Cymplify. You can track those rallies at facebook.com/gvillefoodtruckrally and www.cymplifycentral.com.
Go Go Stuff Yourself If you are not in the mood to get your hands dirty, Go Go Stuff Yourself probably is not the best choice for lunch. However, if you can appreciate the art of an
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Radha Allard stands in front of her food truck; she is co-owner of the mobile Vegan kitchen, Heart & Seoul.
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Even with such a small amount of equipment, Go Go Stuff Yourself offers a wide variety of anything “stuffed,” ranging from tacos to sliders to Cuban sandwiches.
over-stuffed sandwich then this is the truck for you. Owner and operator, Nigel Hamm, brought his love for food and people to the food truck industry after 18 years of bartending. “I love to cook,” Hamm said. “I like hanging out with people.” Operating a food truck was just the outlet he needed. Hamm has complete creative license to cook whatever he wants — with the only limitations being access to one flat top, one fryer and two burners. “That’s where it gets stressful,” he said. Even with such a small amount of equipment, Go Go Stuff Yourself offers a wide variety of anything “stuffed,” ranging from tacos to sliders to Cuban sandwiches. Hamm drives the truck all around Gainesville as a mobile kitchen, but he also caters and will make just about anything you want. He even catered for Ice Cube in St. Augustine.
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Cuisine: Sandwiches, burgers, tacos and more. Anything stuffed! Location: No permanent location Contact: 352-256-1052 facebook.com/GoGoStuffyourself
Heart & Seoul The heart of this dynamic truck is its commitment to using only plant-based, or vegan, products, and the soul is the Korean fusion cuisine — hence the marriage of the Heart & Seoul food truck. When Steve Patterson and Radha Allard decided to open a restaurant together, they got a pleasant surprise from their realtor who was looking for a space for them. There was a food truck for sale, and no meat or animal products had ever been in contact with the equipment. The previous owner, like both Patterson and Allard, was a fully committed vegan.
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What do you get when you cross a wood-fired pizza oven with a trailer? Gainesville’s Humble Pie, a clay pizza oven that sits atop a 15-by-20-foot food trailer that requires no water, electrical hookups or generators.
With a completely vegan truck and many recipes, the Heart & Seoul food truck opened its windows to Gainesville in February 2014. Since that time, the owners have seen a very positive response from Gainesville residents, vegan and non-vegan alike. Many of Heart & Seoul’s dishes feature vegetables and products that imitate meat; Allard said they look and taste like the real thing. “My mission is to show the world that vegan food can be as tasty or more tasty than any other food,” said co-owner Steve Patterson.
Cuisine: Vegan Korean barbecue and fusion Best Seller: Gangnam fries Location: Union Street Farmers Market at Bo Diddley Plaza, Wednesdays 4-7 p.m. Contact: 904-534-0206 facebook.com/heartandseoulfoodtruck
Humble Pie In October of 2012, Brett Ader and a friend built a wood-fired pizza oven and attached it to a trailer. Thus, Humble Pie, “Gainesville’s mobile wood-fired pizzeria,” was born. If it is not already apparent, the marvel of this food truck is that it is not a truck at all: It is a clay pizza oven that sits atop a 15-by-20-foot trailer, and it requires no water or electrical hookups or generators. “We’re especially unique because we’re not enclosed,” Ader said. Ader and a group of shorts-clad young men roll out fresh, handmade pizzas and calzones at least three days a week. Humble Pie pizzas hold themselves to a high standard, and Ader only uses all-natural ingredients. When he can, he uses organic and locally sourced foods. Humble Pie also makes vegan, vegetarian and gluten-free pizzas.
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The food is as eclectic as the means by which it is cooked. Ader’s favorite pie, and arguably the best combination in pizza history, is “the Clifton” a pizza topped with kale pesto, walnuts, blue cheese and mozzarella. For those in a hurry, by the time the pizza hits the clay oven it is practically cooked. In a matter of minutes, that Clifton could be resting in your tummy.
Cuisine: Pizza and calzones Best Seller: Margarita – basil, roma tomatoes, mozzarella Location: Union Street Farmers Market at Bo Diddley Plaza, Wednesdays 4-7 p.m. Haile Village Farmers Market at Haile Village Center, Saturdays 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Contact: 850-766-4467 www.humblepiecatering.com
Soup to Nuts “From soup to nuts,” meaning everything from beginning to end. It is an older phrase that is not used often and many people do not know what it means, but it is a great summation for Peter Sturgeon’s food and his truck. “When I opened a truck I wanted to do a lot of different food. I didn’t want to do just burgers or hot dogs,” he said. Soup to Nuts is Gainesville’s soup and grilled cheese truck. Sturgeon ramps up this perfect, childhood pairing and he puts a creative twist on the old concept of soup and a sandwich. When you walk up to the window you can expect to see such delights as a buffalo chicken grilled cheese or a sweet and savory strawberry and goat cheese sandwich in the summertime. Sturgeon opened his truck in January 2013 in Orlando. He decided to pack everything up and move to Gainesville to be closer to his girlfriend and especially to escape the fierce competition of the Orlando food truck scene. He said Gainesville has been much kinder to his business: here you can expect five to six trucks at an event, but in Orlando there could be twice that many. According to a Business Insider article published in May 2014 online, Orlando has the most food trucks per capita in the nation. Sturgeon was glad to escape the competition, but he was even happier to be working for himself. “I love being my own boss. It’s a lot of fun to make your own schedule and move around every week while also being creative,” he said.
Cuisine: Soup and grilled cheese Best Seller: Pulled pork mac and cheese grilled cheese sandwich Location: No permanent location Contact: 407-919-9460 facebook.com/souptonutstruck
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Off The GriDdle food truck won Best of Chef’s Choice award at the Orlando Food Truck Competition.
Off the GriDdle Off the GriDdle began as Michael Musoke’s solution to an overloaded aquaponic farm. Musoke, owner of Off the GriDdle, farms tilapia fish that in turn fertilize his vegetables, a combination of aquaculture and hydroponics called aquaponics. When he noticed a surplus of vegetables about four years ago, Musoke decided to follow his passion for cooking and open up a food truck. Off the GriDdle offers American-fusion and worldly cuisines like a barbecue bacon burger, falafel and spicy pad Thai. Musoke’s claim to fame is his sustainably raised tilapia fish tacos, which won him the Best of Chef’s Choice award against 40 other food trucks at the Orlando Food Truck Competition. By now Musoke is practically a food truck veteran. His 4-year-old truck has a large following of Gainesville residents who love the worldly cuisine that he cooks up. But with such a wide fan base and limited space, the time may be coming for Off the GriDdle to shut off its
engine and turn on the lights at a restaurant location. “Every time I move we have to secure every cabinet [and] put things on ground level so they don’t fall,” Musoke said. For now, though, Off the GriDdle food truck is driving around somewhere in Gainesville for your eating pleasure.
Cuisine: American fusion and around-the-world Best Seller: Mike’s award winning fish tacos Location: No permanent location Contact: 352-262-9026 Offthegriddle.net
Ameraucana Wood Fire Imagine ordering a pizza. Now, two minutes later, imagine eating that pizza. At Ameraucana Wood Fire your dreams can become reality. The wood-fired Forno Bravo pizza oven in Tyler Black’s truck blazes at around 1,100 degrees and will cook your pizza in just two minutes. Black’s philosophy toward food is that it should
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The best way to get to know all the local trucks is to go to as many food truck rallies as you can, like the Original Gainesville Food Truck Rally at the High Dive. be simple, elegant and efficient. He uses sustainably harvested oak local to Alachua County to fire his oven and local ingredients as long as they are available. “Choosing sustainable ingredients is a way to sustain a business,” he said. It is good for the local economy, reduces shipping costs and most of the time is fresher and better than anything from a supermarket, he said.
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The menu at Ameraucana Wood Fire is also super simple. So simple, in fact, that Black features only two pizzas at a time. His favorite stays on the menu: the spicy pancetta. It is topped with fior di latte (“a funky farmhouse-style fresh mozzarella,” Black said), thinly sliced pancetta (a cured, unsmoked pork belly product), basil, crushed red pepper flakes, parmesan cheese and wildflower honey from Branford, Florida.
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Ameraucana’s philosophy is that food should be simple, elegant and efficient. Using Alachua local ingredients and harvested oak to fire the oven, sustainability is at the forefront of this mission. Craving some BBQ? Try the smoked pulled pork sandwich at Black Beard’s Real Pitt BBQ; it’s their best seller.
Catering from Ameraucana Wood Fire is also available, and Black said he can cook more than just pizza — he’s a New York trained chef after all. “Catering is one of our favorite things to do in the world,” he said.
Cuisine: Pizza Best Seller: Spicy pancetta pizza Location: No permanent location, but is often parked outside Midnight Cookies, Embers Wood Grill or Tipple’s Brews Contact: 352-682-8278 www.ameraucanawoodfire.com
Black Beard’s Real Pitt BBQ Decked out with a smoker on the rear bumper and an enormous, high-flying pirate flag, Black Beard’s van can’t be missed in a sea of food trucks. The owner of Black Beard’s, Bob Hart, opened his van two years ago after he closed his Miami restaurant of 30 years. “I’m now retired but I can’t sit around and do nothing,” he said. Hart moved to Gainesville to be closer to his daughter who has been going to school here for nine years. In Gainesville he experienced a change of pace. His food truck life is much different from his restaurant life. In
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Wholly BBQ donates its leftover food at the end of the night to charities such as St. Francis House.
contrast to the Italian food Hart served in Miami, Black Beard’s is a barbecue joint. Owning a truck also allows Hart to simplify his business model. “Everything we make is made for our special occasions, we don’t mass produce anything,” he said. “At most shows we run out of food. If we don’t like it we don’t make it.” What Hart does cook is smoked meat and fish, beef jerky and a Caesar salad — all made from scratch.
Cuisine: Barbecue Best Seller: Smoked pulled pork sandwich Location: Semi-permanent location (weather permitting) at Sapp’s Pawn 111 NW Sixth St. Contact: 352-339-4165
Wholly BBQ Barbecue for a cause. Co-owners David Williams and Duncan Kabinu opened the food truck as a volunteer-based mission for their church, Southwest United Methodist. Williams has been cooking barbecue for 20 years, and when his pastor, Dan Wunderlich, suggested opening up a truck,
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Williams was all for it. Wholly BBQ serves 20-hour smoked meat, which means it is tender, tender, tender. Williams makes an 18-hour sweet, tomato-based barbecue sauce to go on the meat. The sauce is a family recipe that his father started making when he was 15, and Williams has been making it since he was a child too. Everything is homemade, including the baked beans, the coleslaw, and a super-spicy barbecue sauce. “People just love to eat it,” Williams said. “I don’t know why ‘cause it’s super hot.” Wholly BBQ donates its leftover food at the end of the night. All sale proceeds are also donated to organizations such as Children’s Evangelism Fellowship, St. Francis House, the Ronald McDonald House and individual fundraisers for people in need. “One of our goals in our church is to have a mission in our community,” Williams said.
Cuisine: Barbecue Best Seller: Barbecue pork butt Location: No permanent location Contact: Facebook.com/whollybbq
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With two trucks, Charlie’s Snow Shack even caters special events. There is plenty to choose from with 31 flavors available for your frosty treat.
Charlie’s Snow Shack Take a trip down memory lane and “treat yo’self,” as owner Charlie Smith would say, with a Hawaiian shave ice from Charlie’s Snow Shack. Smith got the idea to open up his snow shack in 2008 when he was discharged from the Marine Corps. He started saving his money while pursuing an associate’s degree at Santa Fe College. “I had to jump through a lot of hoops to get where I
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was going,” he said. In 2012, Smith opened up Charlie’s Snow Shack with his mother, Linda Smith. They currently have two trucks: one with a permanent location by the old WalMart on 13th Street and another that drives around and caters special events. Some of those special events include visiting the Girl’s Place and Gainesville Panther’s games. Whenever Charlie Smith caters one of these events, a portion of
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the proceeds goes straight back to the organization, which makes his shave ice business that much sweeter. Smith’s shave ice is special. He produces his own ice and shaves it down himself, making it different from the slushy-like snow cones you may have had as a child. He offers 31 flavors, all homemade, and a special marshmallow cream to go on top of the ice. Some flavors are exotic, such as the melona, which comes from Hawaii and is similar to a honeydew melon. “What I like most about the business is that it’s a happy business,” Smith said. “No matter what age you are, when people get their shave ice it makes you happy.”
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Treat Truck Thanks to the Doggie Treat Truck, you no longer have to throw your food truck rally scraps to the dogs. Earth Pets, a Gainesville natural pet food store, got its rubber to the road in August 2013. The Treat Truck serves doggie tasties out of a vintage 1979 ice cream truck, which was originally named Moon Doggie, said Paige Anderson, an Earth Pets employee who was managing the truck at a small food truck rally. “Kids would chase me through the neighborhoods,” Anderson said. “It was like telling them Santa wasn’t real.” Dogs can walk right up to the truck, take a drink from the water bowls outside and, if they sit, their owners might buy them a doggie beer (non-alcoholic, of course), frozen yogurt, specialty bone or gourmet meal.
Cuisine: Dog chow Location: No permanent truck location Storefront: Earth Pets of Gainesville 404 NE 10th Ave. Contact: 352-377-1100 www.earthpetsorganic.com/truck
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Northwest Grille 5115 Northwest 39th Ave., Gainesville 32606 Open 7 Days: 11am to 10pm (Friday open until 11pm) Saturday & Sunday: Serving brunch 10am to 3pm
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SEAFOOD — Locally owned and operated, Northwest Grille has been providing the finest quality fish and seafood entrees in a friendly atmosphere since 1996. Whether it’s their fresh, local seafood & fish, or handcrafted sauces and specialty desserts, Northwest Grille has something to please your palate. Meat lovers will enjoy the hand-cut steaks & vegetarians will love the wide range of vegetarian options. Serving lunch and dinner daily, Northwest Grille, offers an extensive brunch menu on Saturdays and Sundays with a Build Your Own Bloody Mary Bar from 10-3pm. Northwest Grille also Features a liquor bar with specialty cocktails. Happy hour is served daily from 3pm7pm & all day on Wednesday – offering craft beer, wine & $5 martinis.
Napolatanos 606 NW 75th Street Gainesville, FL Monday - Thursday & Sunday 4:00pm-10:00pm Friday 4:00pm-2:00am • Saturday 4:00pm-11:00pm
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ITALIAN — Napolatanos is the longest original owner operated restaurant in Gainesville. Nappys, the name the locals have given Napolatanos has the most extensive menu. Whether you choose pizza, calzones, salad, burgers, sandwiches, pasta, seafood, steak dinners or the best chicken wings in town, Nappy’s uses only the freshest ingredients. Visit on Tuesday & Wednesday for half price appetizers. Save up to $4 on pizza on Thursday and $5 off bottles of wine on Saturday. Outside dining with live music on Sunday evenings. Family meals for pick-up starting at $21.95.
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Restaurant & Pub — Located in the heart of Jonesville, this All-American dining is convenient to all neighborhoods in Gainesville, Alachua, Newberry, High Springs and beyond. Our family-friendly dining features great food at a great price. Whether you come in for the “best burger in town” or try any one of our freshly made salads, pastas or sandwiches, you will not leave disappointed. Our USDA choice steaks, served with 2 sides, offer a great alternative for the perfect celebratory meal. We also feature a full-service bar with signature drinks and many options for your viewing pleasure. Great food, great price, we’ll see you soon.
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WINGS • SEAFOOD SANDWICHES SOUPS • SALADS STEAK • PASTA FLATBREAD HOUSE SPECIALS Chomps has LIVE music every Friday starting at 9pm & Saturday starting at 8pm. We also have Trivia Nation every Tuesday at 7pm.
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Mark’s Prime Steakhouse & Seafood 201 SE 2nd Avenue, Gainesville, FL (Historic Downtown) Monday: 5:00pm - 9:00pm • Tues-Sat: 5:00pm to 10:00pm Happy Hour: 5:00pm - 7:00pm
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STEAK & SEAFOOD — Mark’s Prime Steakhouse and Seafood has a goal to create a unique dining experience that will please the palate and soothe the soul. We serve the finest beef, the freshest seafood, and naturally fresh vegetables. Recipient of Wine Spectator’s Award of Excellence 2004-2011. Join us for Primetime Happy Hour featuring drink and appetizer specials Monday thru Saturday 5-7 pm. We are pleased to feature our full service, private dining facilities. It would be our pleasure to help plan your next reception, banquet, business meeting, or social gathering. Complimentary valet service.
The Red Onion 39th Ave & 24th Blvd, Gainesville (Uptown Village Apartments) Monday – Thursday: 11am-10pm Fri & Sat: 11am-11pm Sunday: Noon to 9pm
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NEIGHBORHOOD GRILL — Featuring Harris Ranch All Natural Prime Steaks, All Natural Chicken (no antibiotics, no steroids) and local produce. Specials every night of the week. We have Burger & Brew Monday, order any 1/2lb. Burger and get a FREE draft pint. Or, Checkout Taco & Tequila Tuesday with $5 Beef or Chicken Tacos and $4 Margaritas and more. Great wine specials on Wines-Day Wednesdays, Prime Rib & Mojito Madness on Thursdays and Sunday Brunch specials! Come listen to the area’s best Jazz and Blues bands every Saturday for “Music & Martinis” with $5 Martinis all night! Private Dining Room available for rental, perfect for your next rehearsal dinner, bridal shower, baby shower, birthday party, corporate luncheon, etc.
Newberry’s Backyard BBQ 25405 W Newberry Rd, Newberry Monday-Wednesday 11am-9pm • Thursday 11am-9pm Friday and Saturday 11am-11pm • Sunday 10:30am-8pm
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BBQ — The one and only Newberry’s Backyard BBQ is located in our historic building in beautiful downtown Newberry. Our pork, chicken, beef, and turkey is smoked to perfection daily. Our salads and sides are always fresh. If you are thirsty we have the best sweet tea in the South and a full bar as well. Make sure to bring your kids, we serve their meals on a frisbee that they take home. For your entertainment, we always have live music on Friday nights and Karaoke on Saturday evenings. Always remember big or small we cater all gatherings.
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Adam’s Rib Co. 211 NW 13th Street, Gainesville, Florida 32609 1515 SW 13th Street Gainesville, Florida 32608 Monday - Saturday: 7am to 9pm Sunday: 9am to 9pm
352-373-8882NW 352-727-4005SW AdamsRibCo.com BARBECUE — Looking for the best BBQ in Gainesville? Then look no further than Adam’s Rib Company. Adam’s Rib is North Florida’s Premier Barbecue restaurant, serving North Florida’s finest beef brisket, pulled pork, bbq spare ribs and slow smoked chicken and turkey. Choose from over 20 sauces – from honey sweet to habanero hot – and everything in between. Don’t forget dessert, like their scrumptious “Banana Pudding” and their famous Peach Cobbler. Serving breakfast, lunch and dinner, Adam’s can cater any event locally. Give Adam a call for your next tailgate party 352-514-8692!
Dave’s New York Deli 12921 SW 1st Road • Tioga Town Center Open 7 Days
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AUTHENTIC NY DELI — The Reviews are in and here’s what customers are saying about Dave’s NY Deli Tioga Town Center! “Best Reuben, Best Pastrami, Best Philly, and Best Wings” Dave’s continues to be the place to go for authentic NY Deli food and Philly Cheesesteaks. Owner Dave Anders says “Nothing beats quality ingredients combined with a friendly staff. We bring in all of our Pastrami and Corned Beef and Cheesecake from New York. In addition we offer Nathan’s Hot Dogs, NY Kettle Boiled Bagels, Nova Salmon, Knish, Cannolies, Philly Cheesesteaks, Wings, Cubans, Subs, Kids Menu and more.” Come out and enjoy Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner at Dave’s NY Deli. Now serving beer and wine.
The Great Outdoors 65 North Main Street, High Springs, FL 32643 Open at 11:00am Tuesday through Sunday
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AWARD WINNING DINING! — A Florida Trend Golden Spoon award recipient since 2010, the Great Outdoors features a menu that is carefully planned & lovingly prepared. Our Executive Chef is on the premises carefully overseeing every detail. Our steaks are hand cut & our sauces & desserts are homemade. Entrees range from prime aged steaks, fresh seafood prepared with your favorite spices, to fabulous burgers & sides. Sit by the fireplace while enjoying live music Wednesday – Sunday as you dine under the stars on the outdoor patio. Try our delicious appetizers, Ole Smoky Moonshine cocktails, weekly dinner & happy hour specials! Reserve your holiday party early, upstairs at the Opera House banquet & conference facility, www.OperaHouseHS.com.
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CASUAL — Offering the freshest fare including: hand cut meat & fish, great appetizers, and Sushi, 60 North Main is the new eatery in downtown High Springs with a casual dining experience. Now serving lunch Wednesday through Monday featuring hot plate specials. Our staff, led by head chef Gordy Hebler, will produce a special evening for you and your guests. Whether you join us to try the world cuisine, enjoy the abundance of wine, or local craft beers, we are dedicated to making your evening memorable. Visit us for happy hour 3p-7p Wednesday through Monday Ladies Night on Wednesdays 6p-11p featuring draft beer & mixed drink specials. Monday Night House Band Jam at the Beer Garden.
Heavenly Ham 3832 W. Newberry Rd Ste 1-C Located in Plaza Royale next to Moe’s Mon- Fri 10AM – 6PM Sat 10AM – 4PM Sun 11:30AM -3PM
352-375-8050 www.heavenlyhamgainesville.com LUNCH / CATERING / HOLIDAYS — Heavenly Ham Market Café has the best custom hand tossed salads in Gainesville! Seriously! With over 20 toppings, 10 dressings, and 8 different meats to choose from, our custom hand tossed salads are sure to please. In addition to our salads, we hand craft our signature & classic sandwiches made to order. Delicious Vie de France bread is baked daily so that it is at its freshest when we prepare your box lunch either for dine-in, carry out, or delivery. We also carry a line of hot sandwiches & panini like our Roasted Chicken Florentine Panini made with fresh baby spinach, toasted on ciabatta with melted provolone cheese and our house made Balsamic Vinaigrette.
SweetBerries 505 NW 13th Street, Gainesville, Florida 32601 Sun - Thurs: 11am to 10pm • Fri - Sat: 11am to 11pm
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Sandwiches and Frozen Custard Ice Cream — Sandwiches, salads, wraps, soups, hot dogs, and the only hand scooped frozen custard in the area. Enjoy a delicious lunch or dinner in our comfortable dining room or out on our colorful patio. Paintings by local artists, music, and lively conversation create a vibrant atmosphere. Large selection of craft beers and wine to sip while you munch on one of our toasty sandwiches or famous chicken salad on a croissant. Our broccoli salad is a local favorite. Choose from three flavors of frozen custard (vanilla, chocolate, flavor of the day) to create a sundae, a concrete, or a cone. You haven’t had ice cream until you’ve had frozen custard!
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ASPCA RACHAEL RAY CHALLENGE
FREE FRIDAYS CONCERTS
PORTRAITS WITH PRESENCE
MUSIC IN THE PARK
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Fridays 8:00pm - 10:00pm
Through Sept. 20 Times Vary
Sunday, Aug. 17 2:00pm
ALACHUA COUNTY ANIMAL SERVICES HEADQUARTERS - 3400 NE 53rd Ave. Until August 31, adoption fees are waived, making every animal free to qualified applicants. All cats and dogs are examined, vaccinated, micro chipped, and spayed or neutered prior to leaving Animal Services. In August, Alachua County Animal Services is open to the public for adoptions every Sunday from 12-4 pm. The last Sunday of the month will be the last day of FREE adoptions from 8 am to 8 pm.
BO DIDDLEY COMMUNITY PLAZA - Downtown. New for 2014 are musical tributes to Eric Clapton, Steely Dan, Bob Dylan, Bob Marley and Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young. Bands will play each Friday night through Oct. 24 for a total of 26 weekly concerts.
THOMAS CENTER 302 NE 6th Ave. Presenting work from both emerging and established artists, “ABOUT FACE Portraits with Presence” is one of the most expansive exhibits in the 35-year history of the Thomas Center Galleries. Curated by Anne Gilroy, the exhibit reaches broadly in defining “portraiture.” The collection of work combines classical and traditional work with unexpected interpretations of portraiture in the artist’s enduring quest to capture the presence of a person in both twoand three-dimensional media. 352-393-8532.
HIGH SPRINGS - James Paul Park, 110 NW 1st Ave. The City of High Springs will present a free Music in the Park series on August 17 and September 21, featuring local country musicians and talent at James Paul Park, located behind city hall. This is a great opportunity to explore High Springs. Bring your own blankets, lawn chairs, refreshments!
GUIDED WALK First Saturday 10:00am KANAPAHA BOTANICAL GARDENS - 4700 SW 58th Drive. Kanapaha offers guided tours the first Saturday of every month. The docent is master gardener Alicia Nelson. Regular admission price for non-members and members are admitted free of charge. 352-372-4981.
TIOGA MONDAY MARKET Mondays 4:00pm - 7:00pm JONESVILLE - Tioga Center, 13005 W. Newberry Rd. Market features a selection of vegetables, crafts, organic food, fruits and local specialties.
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CHORALE AUDITIONS Through August Times Vary UF MUSIC BUILDING - The Gainesville Master Chorale will hold auditions in August. To schedule an audition, contact Anne Newman: annenewman@att.net, 352-3717964. Come prepared to sing a piece of music you know. Rehearsals are at the UF music building Monday evenings from 7:30 to 9:30. There are annual dues and a concert dress requirement. Details provided at time of audition. gcchorus.net
ARTIFACTS Through August Times Vary ARCHER - Branch Library, 13266 SW State Road 45. Artifacts discovered during the Rehabilitation Project of the Bridge of Lions in St. Augustine, including majolica pottery shards, are just some of the items on display this summer at two Alachua County Library District (ACLD) locations. Nickie Kortus: 352-3343909, nkortus@aclib.us.
CHAMBER ORCHESTRA Friday, Aug. 15 7:30pm PHILLIPS CENTER - 3201 Hull Rd. Summerfest 2014 performance is part of UF’s celebration of the Panama Canal Centennial weekend (August 15-17) and is produced by the Symphony of the Americas. It will feature award-winning artistic director Dr. James Brooks-Bruzzese, an international symphony conductor and recipient of the 2005 Hispanic Heritage Foundation Kennedy Center award to honor Hispanic leaders and role models. 352-273-2505.
GAWN Wednesday, Aug. 20 11:30am - 1:00pm SWEETWATER BRANCH INN - 625 E University Ave. The Gainesville Area Women’s Network luncheon — third Wednesday each month. Attend for great networking and a hot lunch. Register: GAWN.org.
GAINESVILLE NETWORKING CHALLENGE Wednesday, Aug. 20 5:30pm - 7:00pm JONESVILLE - Sabore Restraurant, 13005 SW 1st Rd. Come network with business professionals in a casual setting on the third Wednesday of each month. Invite your friends! Enjoy complimentary delicious hors d’oeuvres!
CONCERT SERIES Friday, Aug. 28 7:00pm - 10:00pm JONESVILLE - Town of Tioga. Bring your
lawn chairs for a free concert series in the park. Held the last Friday of each month in the Town of Tioga.
ARTWALK GAINESVILLE Friday, Aug. 29 7:00pm - 10:00pm DOWNTOWN - 104 SE 1st Ave. Free monthly self-guided tour that combines visual art, live performance and events. Held the last Friday of each month with many local galleries, eateries and businesses participating, Artwalk is an exciting, fun way to experience the amazing wealth of creativity the Gainesville community has to offer.
Civil War Reenactment Saturday, August 16
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JAKE OWEN CONCERT Thursday, Sept. 4 7:00pm O’CONNELL CENTER - Jake Owen along with the Eli Young Band and the Cadillac Three will be performing. Prices range from $24-$44 and can be purchased by phone at 352-3921653 or in person at Gate 1 of the O’Connell Center.
A DREAM JOB, TALKING WITH WRITERS Sunday, Sept. 14 2:30pm - 4:00pm MILLHOPPER BRANCH LIBRARY - 3145 NW 43rd St. Hank Conner, host and producer of the radio program “Conner Calling,” will speak at the September meeting of the Writers Alliance of Gainesville about interviewing. Conner is retired from teaching courses in radio and television in the UF College of Journalism and Communications since 1966. His radio program, which airs
Florida Gators vs. Idaho Vandals Saturday, August 30 7:00pm BEN HILL GRIFFIN STADIUM - It’s the first game of the season! Support the Gator football team and get your first look at the new offense!
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ButterflyFest Saturday, Oct. 4 10:00am - 5:00pm FLORIDA MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY - A celebration of wings and backyard things! Explore the lives of bats, bees, birds and butterflies at this fall’s ButterflyFest while celebrating w wings, wildlife and biodiversity. Enjoy the Butterfly Plant Sale beginning Friday, Oct. 3 through Oct. 5 5, one of the Florida Museum’s largest plant sales of the year with more than available. Food and han 150 species availabl merchandise vendors available. Visit flmnh.ufl.edu/butterflyfest for more informat information.
Fridays from 1-2 pm on WUFT-FM, centers on the interaction between Conner and a literary guest. writersalliance.org.
SPAGHETTI DINNER Friday, Sept. 19 4:00pm - 7:00pm WALDO - Waldo Baptist Church Family Life Center, 14370 Kennard St. Come enjoy a $7 spaghetti dinner, including salad, garlic toast, drink and dessert. A Waldo Historical Society fundraiser. Dinners are also made to go. 352-468-1910.
LANDSCAPE TOUR Saturday, Sept. 20 8:15am - 1:00pm THELMA BOLTIN COMMUNITY CENTER - 516 NE 2nd Ave. The Alachua County Master Gardeners will be offering a tour of Florida-Friendly
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Landscapes in the Duck Pond area. These yards exemplify water conservation and environmentally friendly landscaping practices. Tour begins at the Thelma Boltin Center. Parking is limited; carpooling/ biking/walking encouraged. Preregister: 352-337-6209.
FOLK FESTIVAL Sunday, Sept. 21 Noon - 8:00pm HIGH SPRINGS - Various locations. A different Folk artist will be performing at a different location throughout downtown High Springs. Come visit places you may have never seen, such as the Secret Garden and the High Springs Museum. The Headliner is Brian Smalley, 2013 Florida Folk Album of the Year Winner. Party afterward at the Great Outdoors
Restaurant with specials, appetizers, and dinner with Brian. 352-275-4190.
KYLE KINANE Thursday, Sept. 25 8:00pm BOCA FIESTA - 232 SE 1st St. The Backyard @ Boca Fiesta & Palomino. Kyle Kinane is a comedian seen on Comedy Central and Conan, as well as peddling his wares in lands near and far. 352336-TACO. bocafiesta.com.
SWAMP CHOMP Friday, Sept. 26 6:00pm - 10:00pm GIRLS PLACE - 2101 NW 39th Ave. Swamp Chomp is a casual gator-themed tailgate party to promote female athletics. BBQ, games, a live band, and an open bar with beer and wine makes this a fun event for adults to kick back and have a good time while raising
funds for Girls Place. Tickets are $50 prior to the event and $65 at the door, and can be purchased at Girls Place. 352-373-4475.
FLORIDA MONARCH FESTIVAL Saturday, Sept. 27 10:00am - 5:00pm EARLETON - Greathouse Butterfly Farm, 20329 SR 26. Something for everyone! Enjoy delicious food, activities for all ages, educational talks and walks and three butterfly releases, which include a tag and release of monarch butterflies. Enjoy a delightful shopping experience with a variety of vendors, and don’t forget the Butterfly Emporium. Don’t miss this celebration of the enchanting monarch butterfly, and a most enjoyable time for the entire family.
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COLOR RUN Saturday, Sept. 27 9:00am
Jason Aldeen with Florida/Georgia Line
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O’CONNELL CENTER - Jason Aldean along with special guests Florida/Georgia Line and Tyler Farr will be performing live.
BO DIDDLEY COMMUNITY PLAZA - The Color Run, also known as the Happiest 5K on the Planet, is a unique paint race that celebrates healthiness, happiness and individuality. The start-line window will open at 9:00 am with waves going every few minutes until 9:30 am. Make sure you plan your day with plenty of time. At The Color Run, the start line is its own pre-race party with music, dancing, warm-up stretching and giveaways! The Color Run, a forprofit company, works with charities, and is thrilled to be working with Peaceful Paths and Camp Kesem. Visit: thecolorrun.com/
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ARCHER - Whitehurst Cattle Farm, 9817 County Road, 346. For the sixth consecutive year country superstar Luke Bryan will launch a series of fall concerts this October known as the Farm Tour. A portion of the proceeds are granted for local college scholarships (“Luke Bryan Farm Tour Scholarship”) to students from a farming family within the communities the tour plays. lukebryan.com.
10:00am - 5:00pm THORNEBROOK VILLAGE - 2441 NW 43 St. Produced by Thornebrook village and the Gainesville Fine Arts Association, 130 fine artists and fine craftsmen will be exhibiting throughout the park-like setting of Thornebrook Village. There will be also be food — both festival fare and from the restaurants, yogurt, and chocolate shops and live music. artfestivalthornebrook.com.
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WRITING PROGRAMS Sunday, Oct. 12 2:30pm MILLHOPPER BRANCH LIBRARY - 3145 NW 43rd St. Dylan Klempner, artist in residence and graduate programs advisor for the UF Center for Arts in
Medicine, a writer and interdisciplinary artist, speaks to the Writers Alliance of Gainesville on creative art’s ability to enhance delivery of healthcare, improve caregiver morale and enhance medical staff’s well being. Creative play is an essential part of our overall health and happiness.
dklempner@arts.ufl.edu, writersalliance.org.
GATOR GROWL Friday, Oct. 17 7:00pm FLAVET FIELD Woodlawn Drive, UF Campus. A 90-year tradition, Gator Growl features musical and comedic entertainers, Gator athletes, UF cheerleaders, Dazzlers and Pride of the Sunshine Marching Band. Tickets are $15 for students, $25 for general admission lawn and $40 for bleacher seating. gatorgrowl.org.
REPTILE & EXOTIC ANIMAL EXPO Saturday, Oct. 18 10:00am - 5:00pm PARAMOUNT PLAZA HOTEL AND CONFERENCE CENTER - 2900 SW 13 St. ReptiDay is a one-day reptile event featuring vendors offering reptile pets, supplies, feeders, cages and merchandise as well as live animal seminars and frequent free raffles for coveted prizes. Exciting, educational, family-oriented fun for everyone! Admission is $10 for adults, $5 for children ages 5-12 and free for those under five.
BLUES JAM Sunday, Oct. 19 7:00pm - 10:30pm DIRTY BAR - 2441 NW 43rd St. The North Central Florida Blues
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VAMPYRA & SCHEHERAZADE October 31st A leggy Vampyra leads us down a campy road to her private ghoulland while an exotic beauty, preferring to keep her head, tells stories for 1001 nights. Both for you on Halloween night – along with a costume ball!
NUTCRACKER Dec 19th-21st The all-time family favorite.
A MID-SUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM February 14th Plan on a romantic evening for two. A performance about fantasy and magic followed by a “Be My Valentine” dance.
BALLET 352 March 20th Gorgeous bodies and spectacular dance to music played by University of Florida Symphony Orchestra.
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Society monthly Blues jam is on the 3rd Sunday of every month. This month the host band is Root Redemption. Root Redemption is Alan Yeatter, Gus Olmos, Rick Wagner and Mark Armbrecht. Show up early to sign up if you want to play, or just come out, enjoy the music, and make some new friends and celebrate the Blues!
Downtown Festival & Art Show Nov. 8-9 10:00am - 5:00pm DOWNTOWN GAINESVILLE - Gainesville will transform into a masterful blend of art, music and entertainment during the 33rd Annual Downtown Festival & Art Show, one of the nation’s premier outdoor fine arts festivals.
FALL PLANT SALE, OPEN HOUSE AND ORCHID SHOW Saturday, Oct. 25 9:00am KANAPAHA BOTANICAL GARDENS - 4700 SW 58th Dr. Come see the facility ADMISSION FREE. The Gardens formally opened in October of 1987 and the Open House is a means of celebrating its ‘birthday.’ In addition to viewing the botanical gardens, approximately 40 booths will be set up selling a wide variety of plants. The American Orchid Society’s judged orchid show will coincide with the Fall Plant Sale and will take place inside Kanapaha’s entrance building. Pets are not allowed at these festivals.
BAT FESTIVAL October 25 10:00am - 4:00pm
Sesame Street Live Tuesday, Oct. 21 O’CONNELL CENTER - Sesame Street Live: Make A New Friend. Bert, Elmo, Grover and the rest of the Sesame Street friends will be visiting the O’Connell Center.
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LUBEE BAT CONSERVANCY - 1309 NW 192nd Ave. The 9th Annual Bat Festival is a free event featuring activities for the whole family. Activities include live music, bouncy huts, bat-themed crafts and games, bat expert presentations, raffle prizes, local vendors selling food, beverages, and batty merchandise, and the opportunity
to see live fruit bats with up to 6-foot wingspans. Donations are accepted at the festival and will be used to fund education and awareness programs for schools, libraries, scouting troops, and wildlife and conservation groups.
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PRIDE PARADE AND FESTIVAL Sunday, Oct. 26 12:00pm - 9:00pm DOWNTOWN COMMUNITY PLAZA - Join or Watch the Pride Parade. Preceding the Festival is the Annual Pride Parade which steps off at noon at 7th St. and W. University Ave; then proceeds down University Ave to the downtown Community Plaza. The Festival, which is co-sponsored by the City of Gainesville Dept. of Cultural Affairs, will have dozens of local musical acts and vendors lining the plaza from 1 to 9 pm. A “Kids Space” will also be available. The event is free and open to the public.
RON WHITE Thursday, Nov. 6 7:30pm PHILLIPS CENTER - 3201 Hull Rd. Comedian Ron “Tater Salad” White first rose to fame as the cigar-smoking, scotchdrinking funnyman from the Blue Collar Comedy Tour phenomenon. White has always been a classic storyteller. His stories relay tales from his real life, ranging from growing up in a small town in Texas to sharing stories of his daily life to becoming one of the most successful comedians in America. Tickets range from $47 to $67 and can be purchased
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Mannheim Steamroller Sunday, Nov. 16 7:30pm PHILLIPS CENTER - Experience the Magic! Mannheim Steamroller Christmas by Chip Davis has been America’s favorite holiday tradition and this year marks ks the 30th anniversary of the group’s annual tour. 352-392-2787. performingarts.ufl.edu. du.
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BACOPA LITERARY REVIEW Sunday, Nov. 9 MILLHOPPER BRANCH LIBRARY - 3145 NW 43rd St. The fifth annual edition of Bacopa, the print journal of the Writers Alliance of Gainesville (WAG). Cash prizes are awarded in poetry, fiction and creative nonfiction. Contest winners will be announced, and selections from both winning submissions and general submissions will be read by the local authors and by editors on behalf of entrants from around the world. Bacopa will
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APOLLO’S FIRE BAROQUE ORCHESTRA Sunday, Nov. 9 2:00pm UNIVERSITY AUDITORIUM - UF Campus. With seven vocal soloists, a professional choir and an orchestra of period instruments, Apollo’s Fire will perform its signature piece - The Monteverdi Vespers of 1610. Led by awardwinning conductor Jeanette Sorrell, the ensemble’s CD of this work cracked the Billboard Top 10 in 2010.
STARRY NIGHT Friday, Nov. 14 6:00pm - 10:00pm
FLORIDA MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY Observe the night sky and explore the world beyond. See a portable planetarium show or view a moonscape in 3-D. Bring the whole family for a free, fun-filled night of astronomical proportions. Visit flmnh. ufl.edu/starrynight/ or call 352-273-2062.
DAVE MASON’S TRAFFIC JAM Tuesday, Nov. 18 7:30pm PHILLIPS CENTER - Take a journey back to the greatest days of rock with Dave Mason’s Traffic Jam. Join Rock and Roll Hall of Famer and co-founder of the legendary band Traffic, Dave Mason, for an evening of music history as he retraces the earliest days of
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TRASHFORMATIONS Friday, Nov. 21 5:30pm - 8:00pm FLORIDA MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY - Ever wonder how milk jugs morph into beautiful wading birds or how gears and gadgets become gigantic bugs? See how middle school, high school and college students transform ‘waste’ into creative works of art! The Florida Museum will display winning entries from the 16th Annual Trashformations through Dec. 1. For more information call Patrick Irby, 352-374-5213.
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onight’s dessert is courtesy of your childhood. The cake you’ll have after dinner is just like the one Mom used to make. It’ll be round, mostly, maybe a little lopsided, with a divot in the center from letting the oven door slam. Like Mom’s cake, your icing will be thick on top, thin on the sides. And like hers, yours came from a box, too. Cake mix. What a concept. So how did something so revolutionary (in the 1930s) end up in nearly every kitchen in the country? Read “Duncan Hines” by Louis Hatchett and find out. Born in Bowling Green, Kentucky, at a time when automobiles were new, Duncan Hines was the eighth of 10 children, but the last to live. He seemed to have
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an idyllic childhood but when his mother died in 1884, young Hines was sent to live with his grandparents. It was a decision that changed his life. Because his grandmother was an excellent cook, eating became Hines’ “great passion.” He developed a keen palate for fine foods so, as later health issues took him to the newly settled West, marriage brought him to New York, and a sales gig led him to Chicago, he seized every opportunity to sample various cuisines. Furthermore, Hines and his wife made it a “hobby” to dine out on weekends and he kept meticulous notes on restaurants, sanitation and food. By late 1935, after trading his information with other traveling salesmen, Hines’ notes grew to include 167 restaurants in 30 states. He saw that automobile travel was quickly becoming popular and he knew that everybody wanted know where to get a decent meal away so, that year, he and his wife added a self-published booklet to Christmas cards and “mailed them to everyone they could think of…” Beginning with that giveaway, and until a few years after his death in 1959, Duncan Hines enjoyed fortune and popularity as America’s foremost restaurant critic. His was not the first such ratings book, but it was arguably the world’s most trusted. So why is the name Duncan Hines synonymous with cake mix today, and not with the travel-restaurant guides that Hines first created? The answer lies with a young marketer who knew the right things to say… Huh? Who knew? Apparently, says author Louis Hatchett, everybody did, including thousands from around the world. In fact, he believes, it’s a pretty safe bet that if you were born before 1955, you knew where to look before you dined. In “Duncan Hines,” Hatchett describes his subject as a mercurial man who fiercely protected his reputation but still managed to make money, despite the Depression and World Wars. The story of this rags-to-riches salesman is surprising and surprisingly fascinating — perhaps because Hines is not Hatchett’s only subject. We also get a sense of time and place, and I liked that. This book is perfect if you’d like an unusual (and lively) biography to enjoy while dining, vacationing, or any time. With “Duncan Hines,” you can have your cake and read it, too. s
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Nelson wasn’t born with a pedigree. His breed was Big Brindle Sweetheart, otherwise known as a mutt. e came to the Williston Animal Group in search of a forever home, but a month went by and no one wanted Nelson. Another month passed and Nelson was still waiting for his family. Lap dogs and teacup dogs went home, but no one wanted this big boy. But Nelson wasn’t alone. The volunteers at the Williston Animal Group made sure that Nelson at least had a temporary place to stay with food, shelter and love. And more than a year after he arrived, the Group found Nelson the perfect home. He now lives in Toronto with his new owner and spends weekends in the country. Instead of sleeping on the streets, Nelson goes running every night with someone who loves him. Susan Benson, executive director of the Williston Animal Group, said stories like these stick out in her mind and remind her of the important work her group is doing. Like so many dogs that come through the shelters, Nelson needed a special person to adopt him. And he needed a special rescue group who wouldn’t give up on him. The Williston Animal Group won the Sunstate Credit Union and Tower Publications May charity of the month contest with 977 votes. Benson said the Williston Animal Group is a 501c3
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non-profit dedicated to saving dogs from the city animal shelter. Founded in 2005, its mission is to rescue dogs in Williston, Levy County and the surrounding area and find them loving homes. They operate on a five-acre facility in Williston, and their plans for the future include a special kennel area just for puppies. Benson said she’d also like to find ways to network with other areas and rescues to save even more lives. Each year they hold a large fundraising party in March called “Party for the Pups.” Benson said their supporters include benefactors in the equine world as well as feed stores and the Veterinary Community Outreach Program at the University of Florida. “We could not do what we do without their support and veterinary care,” Benson said in an email interview. The Williston Animal Group has saved more than 250 dogs in the past year. The group helps people in the community care for their dogs when they have financial or medical problems, and they are always in search of volunteers. The group has helped hundreds of dogs find permanent loving homes over the past year. “I like to think that we have helped quite a few people along the way as well,” she said. s Learn more at www.facebook.com/WagWillistonAnimalGroup.
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Plenty of college students have a good time dancing the night away, but students at the University of Florida do it for the kids in a Dance Marathon. ance Marathon at the University of Florida won the SunState Federal Credit Union’s June charity of the month contest with 749 votes on Facebook. This year is the 21st anniversary for DM at UF, and the group is looking for ways to involve the entire Gainesville community in their fundraising efforts. DM at UF works to raise funds for the Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals, and the main way the group does this is through its annual dance-a-thon at the O’Connell Center on the UF campus. More than 800 students fight fatigue and press on through the wee hours of the night during this 26.2-hour dance marathon. The long hours symbolize the tiring obstacles children with serious diseases or illnesses face. Throughout the event there are themes each hour and line dancing songs for which the participants can learn choreography. The line dance serves to boost morale as the dancers start to feel the fatigue and want to sit down. They also have entertainment, such as local performers and artists throughout the night. And hospitality sponsors donate food and refreshments for dancers to enjoy. They even play games before it gets late, so that kids can participate as well, said Melissa Dukes, public relations overall for DM 2015. The idea
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is to get the entire community involved in the fundraiser and to have something for everyone. Dukes got involved with DM two years ago, and last year she applied to be a captain for the public relations team. The DM volunteers are split up into teams, each with a captain and a specific task. The teams come up with a vision for that year that will serve to motivate participants. The participants work all year to fundraise and reach out to the community. Last year, DM at UF raised $1,528,330.16, and that money went to help children in need. According to the DM website, the program has raised more than $8 million dollars in the 20 years that it has been at UF, making it the most successful student-run philanthropy in the Southeastern United States. “We always say ‘FTK’ – it’s For The Kids,” Dukes said. “It’s the heart of our organization. It’s what we do.” She said last year, a portion of the funds went toward the expansion of the NICU at the UF hospital. “That’s what keeps us going… seeing miracles happen for these kids,” Dukes said. s For more information visit floridadm.org.
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When Danielle Austin’s son Abbott was diagnosed, she didn’t know where to turn. bbott had bilateral profound hearing loss, which means Abbott couldn’t hear. “We were lost,” Danielle said. Their family had no history of hearing loss, and the only people she knew with hearing aides were older people. She scoured the Internet looking for answers and support, but what she found were just bits and pieces of information, much of which was outdated. “There were little pieces of the puzzles everywhere, but I had to piece them together,” Danielle said. She saw that many people chose sign language over cochlear implants, so when they made the choice to use implants she fell into an even smaller group. She advocated for her son and at just over 5 months of age he became the youngest child in the state of Florida to receive a cochlear implant. He needed therapy, but the resources for pediatric hearing loss in Tallahassee were few and far between. They decided to seek help in other parts of the state, and they found it in speech pathologist Brittany Lane. Once a week they drove to Gainesville for Abbott’s therapy with Brittany. Then they went once every other week. Abbott is now 4 years old, and with Brittany’s help he now tests on the same level as his hearing peers. “If you didn’t see the implants, you’d never know that he was deaf,” Danielle said. Abbott’s mother feels very fortunate that they got implants for him so early, and the governor has since appointed her to councils to help with infant hearing loss. She said she talks to parents all the time who are lost, and even if they do have Internet access to information they are just frozen by the diagnosis. Brittany and Danielle agree that the amount of support and education about pediatric hearing loss is lacking in North Central Florida. “Parents are the best advocates for their children,”
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Danielle said. “They need to be as educated as possible.” In August, the UF Chapter of Delta Zeta will offer a conference at the Emerson Alumni Hall on pediatric hearing loss through the department of speech language and hearing sciences in the College of Public Health and Health Professions. With 2,264 votes on Facebook, Delta Zeta’s efforts for pediatric hearing loss were awarded the SunState Federal Credit Union charity of the month. The conference’s target audience includes professionals such as audiologists and speech language pathologists, as well as parents, educators and caregivers for children with hearing loss. Their goal is to provide education on auditory training, speech therapy, education placement and social skills through six scheduled speakers. Extra funds raised through the conference will go toward a fund to help provide therapy for children with hearing loss. Danielle said any time professionals and parents can get together in a forum like this it is invaluable to education and awareness. She said she would have loved to have had access to something like this when Abbott was born, and she’s very excited about the awareness it will spread. s
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Nigel Hamm has been kicking around Gainesville for a couple of decades now and is a familiar face to anyone who had frequented Common Grounds Coffee House, and later Common Grounds — the club — back in the day. Now he can be found bartending at Boca Fiesta or running the Go Go Stuff Yourself Food Truck at a variety of locations around town. We recently caught up with the amicable Nigel at — where else? — a coffee shop, to learn more about his past at Common Grounds and his present endeavors.
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I understand that you came to Gainesville from Hollywood 20-some years ago. Did you immediately open a coffee house?
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NH: I worked for a while. But a coffee house was always my dream.
When did you open Common Grounds Coffee House? NH: In 1996.
And what was that like?
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NH: It was a lot of fun! [Laughing] It started out as a coffee house and then we moved to a new space and it turned into a larger music building.
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Had you previously worked at coffee houses? NH: No, I never actually did. I visited a lot of coffee houses.
NH: Yes. I was working for the Wing Zone Corporation. I was managing that. And then I had the opportunity to take over the space where another coffee house had been. And that became Common Grounds Coffee House.
Was Common Grounds your typical coffee house? NH: In the beginning it was your typical coffee house. And we had some microbrews in the bottle. And we had some acoustic shows. We started doing shows because there
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was a lack of venues in Gainesville. Then we started having bigger shows.
Tell us about your bigger shows. NH: Frank Black played there. Jonathan Richman. In reality, we probably had bigger shows in the small place than we had at the big place. It was a good time for music when we had the coffee house. Bands played for a reasonable price. Gas was cheap. Between, like, ‘96 and 2000 it was a pretty good time. The heyday. It was still great for the big place; it’s just that bands didn’t play for cheap. [Back in the day] bands played for cheap even though they were big.
And then, that all changed. NH: That all changed. Frank Black of the Pixies actually played for $8 a couple of months before the Pixies got back together. For a door deal. It was $8 to $10, actually.
thinking about at the time. I had been in that business for so long — the coffee/liquor/music business. I took a break for a little while. Got another bartending job. Food trucks are a big phenomenon. And seeing that Gainesville didn’t really have a lot of food trucks. Watching cooking shows a lot. And I would see food trucks and see what is possible on a food truck. The idea of having a business and if it’s slow you can always move it someplace else. Don’t have to pay rent. We go from doing a food truck rally one day, to an office complex another day, to a hospital festival another. You’re always moving. And the food never gets boring. Our main dishes are new to people everywhere.
So you decided to buy a truck and make this happen. How long ago was this? NH: Two years ago.
Was it hard getting started? That must have been a lot of work, managing a club. NH: It was a lot of work. It was pretty much seven days a week. We were open 24-hours-a-day — that stopped quickly. That lasted about six months.
Where did you move in 2004? NH: To downtown. We moved into the old Covered Dish, now the High Dive.
And was it still Common Grounds Coffee House? NH: The “Coffee House” fell off. [Laughing] Way off. No coffee served. People still came in who used to remember us back in the day. But no coffee.
What happened when your venue became bigger? NH: We got a liquor license. Capacity tripled. It went from about 100 to about 450.
Was it a huge challenge running a larger club? NH: It wasn’t too much of a challenge just because we were doing it for so long as a smaller music venue. We had had a lot of big acts in the small venue. It was the same thing, just more people. It was a little more of a hassle due to the fact they [the acts] expected a lot more of you and you didn’t have a lot to give. There was no green room. Catering wasn’t involved.
How long did you do this before closing the club and moving on? NH: Until June of 2011.
And at that time did you already have plans to start a food truck business? NH: Not really. I was always very interested in food and food trucks. It wasn’t something I was really
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NH: You have to get a mobile food truck license from the state. You have to get inspected. We’re in good shape.
Are you a one-man show? NH: I have a partner. I run the truck — everything that goes on from day-to-day. We do have other people working for us. I make the menus. We have people who cook with me at food rallies.
Do you consider yourself a “people person?” NH: Yes. I’ve always felt more comfortable behind the bar or some kind of counter. We did worked at Cymplify over the weekend. I love that place. They are really good people. And when we were working, I worked the windows. It’s a nice thing. With the bar, too, I was always bartending. They were surprised that I bartended the entire time. Why wouldn’t I? A lot of people don’t work at their business and don’t know what’s going on. I always knew what was going on. My employees always knew what was going on — I had great employees so it didn’t matter — but they always knew that I was there. When they complained about something I knew it was a problem already.
So, you were a working manager/owner… NH: Right, and also, money’s good in bartending. It’s a good job.
On another note: do you play any musical instruments? NH: I’ve always been interested in music, but could never play music. So I went into the business of music. All of my friends were into music. That’s kind of how the music started at Common Grounds. People who worked for us were into music. I was into music but I’m not the kind of person who buys an album and knows every song on the album, but I have a lot of friends that
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are like that. I have a friend, Matt Brink, I have to call to ask, “Do you know the song about the guy…” and he knows exactly. He also works on the truck and he’s also our first manager at Common Grounds.
Do you still have a lot of connections to the people from Common Grounds? NH: Some of them do work back and forth with us but Matt is one of those guys.
Was this one of the most interesting shows you’ve had?
Do you miss the music from your club days? NH: I do. Meeting the bands was probably one of the biggest things. Me being not a fan boy about bands — it was awesome seeing the reaction of others listening to the music. I liked the music but I wasn’t going to tear my shirt off. But sometimes there would be bands that were not that good, and they were big bands, but they were cool as people. Their music wasn’t as good as the people.
Who were some of the big acts that played? NH: Kenny Chesney played at Common Grounds. He played a secret show. It was called “Keg in the Closet.” His description of what that meant was that when he was in college he kept a keg in his closet. This was probably four years ago.
How did you land Kenny Chesney?
NH: This lady calls me in the middle of a show to see if Kenny Chesney can play. She says, “He’s coming for a show and wants to see if he can play in your place.” Yeah, sure. Give me a call tomorrow. Sure enough, it was a real thing. They were $10 tickets. Funny thing, everyone and their mother wanted to come to the show. The mayor was there. Tim Tebow was there.
NH: As far as, “I can’t believe this guy is playing here,” Kenny Chesney was definitely one of the high points. It was one of the only shows my parents showed up for. My parents knew exactly who it was.
How was Saturday’s Food Rally? Was it successful? NH: That was great. It was down at the old Common Grounds, actually, the High Dive space. One thing about a food truck is, when you run out of food, it’s not a bad thing. In a restaurant, you have refrigerators to keep the food in overnight. On food truck it’s something you don’t want to do. You want to sell out. A lot of people don’t understand that.
So how did it go? Did you sell out? NH: Oh, yes, we did sell out, actually. That’s a good thing. s
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Diner Dialogue Getting to Know Everyday People
STORY AND PHOTOGRAPHY BY BRIANA ERICKSON Recently, my instructor of journalistic writing turned me on to Brady Dennis, a past reporter with the Tampa Bay Times. Dennis wrote a small column consisting of 300-word stories. In these stories he would interview every-day people, going about the usual humdrum of life. These are the people we usually pass on a daily basis. His story “After the Sky Fell,” about a man that collects tolls, had me in tears. I decided to take it upon myself to imitate this type of writing, and sought subjects for my stories. I decided dining places would be a good place to start interviewing people going about their routine of daily life. From coffee shops to BBQ joints to anywhere my heart desired, I engaged in “Dining Dialogue”— a dialogue with people who were dining. As a young journalism major thirsty for stories, I hope to take you along on my quest to find them.
Walter Miles An Open Heart An open-heart surgery opened his heart to something that would change his life forever. It was the moment he was opened up to God, he said. He now keeps a Bible on top of his backpack, just within his reach. His eyes brighten as he holds a small, senior discounted coffee in his hand. He smiles at passersby with
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a toothless grin, hidden behind a frosty white beard. “I got no teeth, girl,” he said, laughing. He is a 68-year-old war veteran who wants to tell his story. “You’re gonna need more than that book,” he says, chuckling as he takes a sip of his coffee. Walter Miles wears a black jacket, camo pants and a Duck Dynasty hat. He is a Vietnam War Veteran.
“I’m self-made,” he said. Because he came out of an orphanage in Harrisburg, Virginia. Because he has no family. Because he entered the United States Army as soon he turned 18. He entered a war where the full-sized tigers he encountered in the jungles scared him more than the enemy. “It changed my life,” he said. Miles served for seven years as a ranger who would seek out the Vietnamese soldiers hiding in the tunnels.
“I felt bad. You know, all the women and children there didn’t ask for all that mess. But, that didn’t really seem to matter.” That was a long time ago, he said. Since then, he developed pancreatitis. “There was a lot of booze involved overseas to keep us numb,” he said. “When you know someone is trying to take your life all the time.” After the war, Miles raised cattle on his own
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farm for 28 years. “I had to make my own way,” he said. A self-made man. He put three sons through college — Dustin, Bobby, and Raymond. He hasn’t talked to them in years. He says he was just working all the time then. He says his wife was unfaithful to him for those 28 years. He says his sons blame him. “I didn’t have any role models growing up so it was hard for me to learn to be a dad,” he said, reminiscing on his past. He turns his neck. A faded, shriveled tattoo of a skull and crossbones sits on both sides. A spider-like mirrored tattoo of a skull image also appears on his forearm. “They call me the Flying Dutchman,” he says, referring to his 47 years in association with the Black Pistons. Back when he used to ride Harleys, he said. “I’m still family. I’m accepted,” he said. But, he doesn’t have a bike now. Or a home. “Part of me wants to give up a little bit of my freedom and go into a veterans’ program here, and the other part of me wants to save my money and hit the road with another motorcycle,” he said. But, he’s 68. He’s had his way around the block a few times. And he knows where he’ll end up, he said. “You don’t ride motorcycles for so long before you die on one.” Now, he is here, in the streets of Gainesville, brought by an ambulance in 2007. “I had a grapefruit-sized embolism,” he said. Two clamps, eight stints, and a long scar going up his chest is evidence of his open-heart surgery. A surgery he got because he lifted a Cadillac. “I was walking down the sidewalk in Dayton, Ohio and I saw that a man’s feet were kicking, hands and arms and all,” Miles said. The man was working on his car when it went down on him, landing on his neck. “All I know is the car flipped,” he said, remembering the moment when he saved the man’s life. But, he says, he’s paying for it now. Even though he wouldn’t have done it differently. “The good Lord put me where I needed to be,” he said. Miles is disabled from that incident. He is hard of hearing from the war. And, he politely asks if he can smoke a cigarette. “You know, I always feel like I should think about other people before I do things,” he says. He also never begs. “Today I might break my own rule,” he said, as he puffs on his cigarette. Money has been short lately. But he gets two checks a month — a pension, and a veterans’ disability check. And he doesn’t have to be homeless.
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“I know there are programs out there for veterans,” he said. But, he feels there is a cause for him to be out here. “You know, there are about 2,000 people here on the streets. And 500 of them don’t give a flip,” he said. He’s not like that. He’s sober. And, he said, the good Lord has never let him miss a meal. It’s because after he found God his life has been anew. It was after his open-heart surgery, the one that doctors said he would never survive. His heart was opened up to God, and it changed his life. He was encouraged that living on the streets was best for spreading the word. “The people living on the streets aren’t going to come to you, so you have to come to them,” he said. That’s why his Bible sits on top of his backpack. “I’m here to help the youngins’ out mostly, because the adults know better.” And, that’s why he’s here. “You see, I look for the good in people… God gave me two gifts,” he said. Discernment is one of them. “There’s a lot of fake people out here, and God only sends the good ones to me. I can tell you’re pure inside,” he said, smiling. Miles says he owes everything in his life to God. “It don’t matter what you come up against, if you put Him first, give Him the glory, it will seem to work,” he said. God has picked him up so many times, and he can’t thank him enough. There’s one commandment that sticks out for Miles. “If you love thy neighbor as thyself, you don’t do all the other wrong things,” he said. He doesn’t know where he is going from here. He says that he has a resting place in Virginia that he knows he can count on for the end. But, now he just wants to work again. “Work is all I know. It’s all I still know.” Because he’s a self-made man. He’s AFC Certified for Toyota and Ford. But nobody wants to hire an old man, he said. And, it’s a miracle that he’s sitting here right now. They told him he would never survive his surgeries. “A little bit of prayer goes a long way,” he said. He sets the coffee back down at the table, almost empty. “And, that’s the real me.” He points to his heart. “I’m 40 in here, and everything else is broke,” Miles said. He pats the Bible, still sitting on top of his backpack. The reason for his cause on the streets. The reason he’s “still cookin’,” he said, as he smiles a toothless grin. His frosty white beard blows with the light, cool breeze of spring. He lifts up his senior discounted coffee. “You see, that’s why I’m sitting here. Drinking this coffee.”
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Ted Spiker Aspiration for Inspiration His usual is an extra-large coffee, hot. Three cream, three Sweet’N Low. But, he said, “today is a beautiful day.” With the weather sunny and 75, the University of Florida faculty member decided to make his regular coffee iced today. Instead of doing his research for this semester from home, he sits under the bright orange tent outside the local Dunkin’ Donuts on University Avenue. He switched it up, he said. He looks up from his work to introduce himself as Ted Spiker, the head of the journalism department’s magazine sequence at the University of Florida, as well as the Sports Media in Society professor. “It’s the best job in the world,” he said, with a smile. Spiker graduated from the University of Delaware for his undergraduate degree, and Columbia University for his masters. He majored in Communications, and from his first journalist class he became addicted to writing stories. “It ripped me to shreds,” he said. In a good way. He met his challenge when his first story got published. He learned what journalism was all about for him — learning about all the different people there are, the lives that they lead, and learning about them. “You get to capture the essence of different people,” he said. In his early twenties, Spiker got to capture the essence in a story he recalls as very memorable. He was writing for the Delaware Today magazine, where for six weeks he got to know a notorious lawyer, known for writing obscene letters to various people in the law field. In those few weeks, he got to experience what it was like to know him. “He fit the bill of the tactics,” Spiker said. He received stacks and stacks of letters, all obscene stream of consciousness letters that gave Spiker the fuel he needed to write his story. It was crazy, he said, smiling. Despite his love for a good story, he always knew that teaching was
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something he wanted to do. He arrived here in 2001, after spending some time in Delaware as an adjunct at the University of Delaware and Lehigh University. It was because he had a professor in college who was so hard, so kind, and wanted his students to succeed, and gave one of his classmate’s life advice at a restaurant. “They stayed for breakfast, lunch and dinner,” he said, his eyes brightening with inspiration. Imagine that, he said. Inspiration came to his Sports Media in Society class during the fall semester of 2012. The year before, Spiker had tried to tweet the professional football player Chad Johnson from the Cincinnati Bengals, nicknamed ‘oho cinco.’ He wanted to do a Skype interview for his lecture class, but the star never responded. However, one day, he and his lecture class tweeted at the star. 40-50 students tweeted him at once. They brought traffic to his twitter. “What are the chances,” Spiker said. But Johnson is a pioneer in social media. And he happened to be checking his twitter. “The moment came.” And, it was incredible. “He tweeted at someone, ‘I’m coming, hang on,’” Spiker said, enthusiasm spreading across his face. The whole class went wild. Spiker created a Storify, a social media story that collected all the tweets and told the story as it unfolded. Johnson was available for a 15-minute Skype interview with the class. “I was like, ‘Yes!’” Spiker said. The athlete answered questions about his recent domestic dispute and about being on the show “Dancing With The Stars.” “He was open and honest,” Spiker said. “He loves doing it, he is so funny.” He even interviewed with Spiker’s class the following year for a longer period. “It was fast and furious,” Spiker said, reminiscing about the moment the students in his class will never forget. And that is what makes being a professor worth it for him. It’s helping the students; it’s potentially having an impact on their future careers. “It’s knowing that you have a speck of influence in a student’s life,” he said.
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Kevin Cupid Shot by a Caring Arrow Cupid doesn’t have wings or a bow and arrow. He wears black rectangular glasses. He flashes his pearly white teeth. And he is set out to make people fall in love — with a healthy lifestyle. “I hope that I can decrease preventative diseases,” said Kevin Cupid, 23. He is a senior at UF majoring in nutrition. Just a few more years and he will be an osteopathic doctor. “I don’t just want to prescribe medicine. I want to add to my patient’s lifestyle,” Cupid said. Because he believes that patients should be able to learn about the side effects of medication, as well as alternative ways to prevent some types of diseases. Because when he was 9 his grandfather died from prostate cancer. Because, when he visited his family’s roots of Trinidad and Tobago, he realized that heart disease is rare. “Heart disease is the number one killer in America. There are ways to prevent that,” he said. It will be his job to recommend exercises and diets to his patients. “If people don’t even know how to live healthier, I’d like to get that information to them,” he said. He also wants to prescribe medicine that he knows will be better suited for them in the long term. “I used to work at Publix for two years. I met a lady who started out with one problem and ended up on six medications,” he said, shaking his head. He’s seen what people have to go through with their health. “You shouldn’t have to take so much medication if you don’t have to,” he said. As time goes by, Cupid said he has learned more and more. His dedication to promote a healthy lifestyle was further inspired by a girl in one of his nutrition class. She turned him on to Gator Smiles. Gator Smiles at UF provides funding for orphans and families who can’t afford to pay for surgeries for cleft palate or a cleft lip. “A cleft lip can affect your speech, hearing and eating,” he said. The advisor of the organization is a speech pathologist who works with orthodontists and pediatricians to discuss what is best for the child they sponsor. “I think that’s pretty cool. Not a lot of places do that,” Cupid said. Last week, the organization sponsored the cleft lip surgery for an orphan. This week, his likeliness to get adopted has increased. “It was the perfect time for him to get the surgery. He received all the benefits from it.” Gator Smiles is one of Cupid’s last projects at UF before he begins a new project: Graduation. He leaves in May. And he’s already decided where his next smile will take him. “I’m going to practice what I have learned here first,” he said. And then medical school. And, as for where his last name came from? “That’s a good question. I should research that one day,” he said, laughing and shaking his head as he takes a last bite out of his burrito bowl. No matter the origin, the name seems to be clear. Cupid doesn’t have wings or a bow and arrow. He has a big heart.
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Jillian Adams A Translation for Life Her favorite words aren’t written in English. They are lyrics — written in Japanese. She was almost 13 when she came across them. Jibun no koto aishinhajimeru. “I have no idea why I was born, but I’ve finally begun to love myself.” These lyrics have sparked a fire inside Jillian Adams. A 19-year-old Japanese major at the University of Florida, she decided what she wanted from the moment she heard the background music to her favorite Anime. “I wanted to explore the bands outside of Anime, because the music was always one of the best parts,” she said. The band that sings these lyrics is her favorite, Luna Sea — originally called Lunacy. “Like… crazy,” she said, laughing. And now, here she sits, eating her slice of pizza, reminiscing about how crazy she is — about Japan. And the day that solidified her plans for the next school year. The day, inspired by a culture that she began to be so fascinated about years ago. Because she took it upon herself to translate lyrics when she once didn’t know what they meant. Because her major allowed her to learn the language officially. Because she decided to apply to a UF exchange program in Japan. Because, she said, “The best way for me to learn the culture is to be there.” She said it was a Wednesday night when she got the news. She had walked out of a Starbucks coffee shop in her uniform — a black polo with a twin-tailed mermaid in the right corner. Nervously, she had whipped out her cell phone. A new e-mail awaited her in her inbox. “Oh, man,” she said, smiling as she wiped her mahogany hair from her eye.
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The e-mail was from her Japanese professor. She only read one word: Congratulations! She could not be more proud to be one of eight selected to attend the international exchange program at the university Kansai Gaidai, located in Osaka, Japan. “It’s a new place with new people I haven’t met yet,” she said, imagining her life next year. But she isn’t concerned. “Yeah, it’s kind of scary, but everybody has to go away from home at some point,” she said. Adams is more excited to leave home than scared. “Gainesville can get kind of boring,” she said, laughing as she took a sip out of her Venti unsweetened passion tea. And, she is spending Christmas in Tokyo. With her favorite band. “Luna Sea will be performing December 23,” Adams said. She will be there for the band’s 25th anniversary in Yokohama. She even bought a ticket for her best friend, who grew to love the band with her. Adams hopes she can make it, and that Luna Sea will sing her favorite song —‘Rain.’ “It’s about being connected with someone and sharing the same happiness and pain.” If her best friend doesn’t come and they play that song, it will be sad, she said. Either way, Adams said she feels empowered by the music, and the experience that awaits her in the fall. She hopes Japan will bring the same enlightenment that studying the language and culture does. The rhythm of it all, combined with going to see Luna Sea, brings on a new attitude in Adams. Just like the music, the experience of Japan will symbolize something more. The culture has already been there for her in periods where her life has felt stagnant. Now, she will be able to experience what the culture has taught her about those hard times. “They are meant for learning to love yourself,” she said. s
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REVIEW: SUSHI MATSURI >> JANICE C. KAPLAN
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For years I have stood on the sidelines as my friends went out for sushi. hey spoke of sashimi and spicy rolls and other vague terms that didn’t sound all that appetizing to me. But over time I realized that I hadn’t given it a fair shake. Maybe there was something to this delicacy that I would like. So I visited Sushi Matsuri to give it a try. Since I’m a novice, I brought a friend who is well versed in sushi but had never been to the restaurant. Located in Butler Plaza next to Hungry Howie’s, it’s a small place but not at all cramped; more like cozy, yet still airy with light wood décor and Japanese screen accents. We decided to order a few sushi appetizers to start with and follow it up with a couple of specialty rolls. We chose three appetizers — sweet egg (tamago), sweet shrimp and spicy conch — and two specialty rolls. The Volcano Roll includes imitation crabmeat, cream cheese, scallions, fish eggs and avocado, with spicy scallops on top. The Dragon Roll consists of shrimp tempura, cream cheese, fish eggs and avocado with eel on top. Both are baked. We also ordered a regular entrée, the Ton Katsu, which is panko-crusted pork that is lightly fried, accompanied by miso soup and a green salad with ginger dressing.
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We split everything so we could get a well-rounded idea of what the restaurant has to offer. We were a bit surprised when the soup and salad came out first, without a sign of our sushi appetizers. Still, they were light and tasty and a good way to start the meal. The Ton Katsu came shortly after, served in bite-sized pieces with katsu sauce (a vegetable and fruit sauce) for dipping. The panko crust was nice and crispy, and the flavor of the sauce complemented it well. The meat was occasionally chewy, but overall it was a good dish. As we finished the pork, our server arrived with a large tray containing our entire sushi order. The appetizers were nicely put together, with each providing a different flavor. The tamago was pleasantly sweet on its own, but took on a completely new (and better) dimension when dipped into soy sauce and wasabi. The spicy conch had a nice kick that didn’t overpower the other flavors in the roll. And while the sweet shrimp (which was raw) was not my personal preference, my friend said it was very good. My favorite, however, was the Dragon Roll. The eel was done perfectly and was quite flavorful, as was the
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shrimp inside. The combination of avocado and cream cheese provided a nice counterpoint to the fish components. I could have made a meal out of that roll alone. The Volcano Roll was also good but a bit too creamy. It also fell apart more than we would have liked, which made the sauce spread to other pieces on our tray. While the overall presentation of the sushi was very nice, my friend mentioned that normally each kind of sushi would have its own plate. This is particularly true for specialty rolls, since their sauces can spread from the food and mix with other pieces on the tray (as it did in our case). Throughout the meal the service was friendly and fairly quick. The prices are reasonable for what you get, with our check coming to about $60 plus tip for a hearty meal that resulted in a fair amount of leftovers. My friend, who has frequented plenty of sushi places, said that he would put it in his top three restaurants of its kind in Gainesville. Am I now a sushi fanatic? The jury is still out on that, but I wouldn’t hesitate to join my friends if they want to grab some for lunch one day. Especially if it’s at Sushi Matsuri. s
Here’s the basics: LOCATION: 3418 SW Archer Road, Gainesville OFFERINGS: Appetizers, entrees, sushi, desserts, beer and wine. HOURS: Open Tuesday through Thursday, 11:30 am – 1:30 pm and 5:00 pm – 9:30 pm; Friday, 11:30 am – 1:30 pm and 5:00 pm – 10:00 pm; Saturday, 5:00 pm – 10:00 pm, Sunday, 5:00 – 9:30; closed Monday. PRICING: Moderate. PROS: Quick, friendly service; delicious food; CONS: The small size of the restaurant means it probably isn’t the best choice for a large group.
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ADVERTISER INDEX 4400 NW 36th Avenue • Gainesville, FL 32606 352-372-5468 352-373-9178 fax AUTOMOTIVE Auto ER ...................................................... 115 Gatorland Toyota ......................................... 9 L&S Auto Trim....................................34, 135 Park Place Car Wash & Detail .............86 Terry’s Automotive & Qwik Lube .....157
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