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Variety for April 29, 2010

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Downtown Orlando becomes ground zero for the graffiti artist collaboration

Under-the-radar art exhibitions come in and out of Orlando all the time, and usually leave without the talented artists getting the recognition they deserve.

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Former students make Mediocre success

Two local radio personalities — and former UCF students — have turned what started as conversations suited for two guys hanging out in a garage into a weekly podcast.

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Variety for April 22, 2010

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Artists build living sculptures; viewers take the message home

In four letters lie what three graduate students hope is the key to inspiring local communities to interact with their environment on an empathetic level.

The National talks Bonnaroo, tours

This year’s Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival features a lineup of musicians, comedians and films that takes its eclectic nature to a whole new level.

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Gamers own at MLG digital battleground

Plenty of pros, an abundance of amateurs, and flocks of fans gathered this past weekend at Disney’s ESPN Wide World of Sports for Major League Gaming’s Pro Circuit kick-off.

Variety for April 15, 2010

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Chris Galvan’s paratrooper past leads to a new life at UCF

Though the moment occurred in a flash, the memory of Chris Galvan’s parachute deployment into Iraq is still as fresh as the second he hit the ground.

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Collective gives old parts new spin

A little storage space on Maguire Boulevard serves as the headquarters for piles of  donated bike parts and a group of bike enthusiasts looking to help the cycling community of Orlando.

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Orlando’s beer church serves variety

On one side of the street, scantily clad shot girls sell overpriced, watered down liquor. On the other side, a guy in his mid 20s sells bacon-wrapped hot dogs.

Variety for April 8, 2010

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Peacock shows local color

Mills Avenue is a famous local strip that houses the Orlando Museum of Art and veteran dive bar Will’s Pub, but there’s one more local treasure with a crowd and atmosphere as eclectic as its name: The Peacock Room.

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Charity joins with 1,000 other schools in barefoot day

Students participating in the TOMS Shoes “One Day Without Shoes” event will walk to class barefoot Thursday.

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Variety for April 1, 2010

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Competitive eaters get sauce on their game faces

Twelve people gave their all and stained their T-shirts in an all out competition for free wings and bragging rights, Saturday in the Waterford Lakes Town Center.

Universal reveals Portkey to Wizarding World

It’s beginning to look a lot like Hogwarts.
Universal Orlando announced new details last week about its newest themed area in Islands of Adventure, The Wizarding World of Harry Potter.

Variety for March 25, 2010

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Spring training in Florida is in full swing

Only about a week and a half remains until the Major League Baseball season kicks in, but there’s plenty of time to take a one-tank trip in Florida to check out your favorite team during spring training.

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Baseball’s definitive moments only legend for our generation

They say life is best remembered for the little moments, and any baseball fan will tell you, your life can shorten dramatically by your team’s inability to deliver in these moments.

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Vegan bakery brings in ‘rhapsodic’ patrons

North Mills Avenue has a new vegan bakery to call it home: Raphsodic Cooperative Company, which has dubbed itself the first and only “Urban Pasty Art House.”

Variety for March 22, 2010

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You voted for your favorite clubs, bars and hangout spots — here are the results

After two Wednesdays tabling in front of the Union and hundreds of votes, the results of part two of Orlando's Finest are here.

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Variety for March 18, 2010

Modern-day musical Into the Heights comes to Orlando

Into the Heights jumped into the Bob Carr Performing Arts Center with great story, song, and dance, all intermingled into a lively and energetic performance.

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Orlando's Finest

You voted for your favorite restaurants — here are the results

After two Wednesdays tabling in front of the Union and hundreds of votes, the results from part one of Orlando's Finest are here.

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Variety for March 4, 2010

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Swift shines at Amway Arena

There was no shortage of boots or sundresses Friday night when Taylor Swift’s Fearless Tour stopped into Amway Arena.

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Party at Mardi Gras close to home

If you can’t make it to New Orleans this year, Universal Studios offers a Mardi Gras celebration that will surely make you utter those now famous words “Who Dat?”

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This year, a larger Harvest

St. Augustine’s Harvest of Hope returns next weekend

The Harvest of Hope music festival is only a week away from returning to the Sunshine State.

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Don't go too far this spring break, stick to the sunny south

With the weather still bogging down Florida with sporadic thunderstorms and surprisingly chilly conditions, northern travel for spring break seems to be no longer an option.

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Variety for February 25, 2010

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Bartenders deal with dancers, parents and T-Pain

A bartender should expect some wild stories going into the job. A bartender probably won’t expect, however, T-Pain bailing on a $200 bar tab.
Such is the life of a UCF-area bartender.

Solving the numbers, Sayid and Egyptian hieroglyphics

LOST has begun its sixth and final season, and expectations are that the enigmatic show will finally begin to answer all the questions it has raised.

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Jacob’s identity tops list of confusing LOST questions

Some students are talking about Student Government Association elections, while others, pun intended, are more concerned about the midterms that have seemed to sneak up on us overnight. But the one thing that is more important than any SGA election or GPA-booster is the fact the final season of LOST is on.

Variety for February 18, 2010

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Tales from the 2 a.m. shift

It’s 1:50 a.m. on Saturday, and Scoop just announced last call. You’re sweaty from dancing and possibly missing a friend or two, but most importantly, you’re hungry.

Hot Tub stars talk about their ’80s days

Before Craig Robinson was the deadpan, apathetic warehouse worker on The Office, he was a Morris Day-loving, high-top sporting stereotypical ‘80s dude.

Variety for February 11, 2010

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Yet another side to Bob Saget

The Central Florida Future talks to the surprising comedian about his new show

He began his career as a safe-for-TV family man and shocked the world when he showed his dirty side.
After years of raunchy stand-up and a career-changing role in The Aristocrats, Bob Saget is now trying his hand at “guerrilla film-making,” as he hosts a comedy/documentary on A&E called Strange Days, which focuses on unique subcultures.

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Tales from the 2 a.m. shift

An inside look into the wild life of a late-night restaurant employee

When the last call for alcohol has been heard and the bars close for the night, their often inebriated patrons find a new home for their shenanigans at Silver Mine Subs and Lazy Moon Pizza. Catering to the barhoppers is good business, but it also provides the staff with entertaining stories of drunken debauchery.

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Variety for February 4, 2010

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The Geezer Bandit: A true hero to millions

After publishing my most recent hate-filled tirade, something magical happened. My grandma read the words on the page and said, “Austin, you shouldn’t be so angry all the time.”
Of course, I responded like any good grandson would. I smiled, said, “Oh, Grandma,” and then I told her to mind her own damned business.

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Sundance brings out best in indie film

In a sea of bad commercial movies, thank goodness for the Sundance Film Festival.
Sunday marked the end of the 10-day festival in Park City, Utah, which showed off some of the best and brightest indie films on the scene.

No flash, just character acting in John, Crazy

It seems these days one can’t look the other way without seeing a Nicholas Sparks book turned to film (The Notebook, Nights in Rodanthe, The Last Song). His latest, Dear John, shockingly manages to remain fresh. Of course, it does provide the usual mix of Nicholas Sparks tears, laughter and sadness.

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Local band flies off the runways

Remove Before Flight has already gotten its feet off the ground.

After releasing their self-titled debut album last spring, the band’s song “Alive” was featured on UCF TV's SportsKnight and has been played at home football games, as well as several radio stations around the nation.

Variety for January 14, 2010

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Musicians gather for night ‘bigger than themselves’

A couple songs into his set at the House of Blues Saturday night, Damion Suomi admitted he had just gone through the hardest week of his life.

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Orlando man opens “Vortex” near UCF

Tom Glover said he wants his “Vortex” attraction to be right up there with other classic American tourist attractions.