You can trust me, I am a certified Human Writer. Then there was the time my old college roommate (and … More
Author: FreeGNV
Oh Floriduh!
Eat your heart out Readers Digest Wow! Hand it to Floriduh’s Board of Governors for reviving a lost art form. … More
White paint does not a bike lane make
One day, some years ago, I was cycling across Paynes Prairie, on U.S. 441, and suddenly found myself face down … More
GNV’s newest one-way pair streets are a win for people, not cars
Recently I posted a blog about GNV’s one-way pair street designs on NW 17th and 18th streets just north of … More
GNV’s much abused downtown ‘jewel’
There’s good news to report about Gainesville’s ‘downtown jewel,” Sweetwater Branch Park. The City has erected a sign with colorful, … More
Both sides (of University Ave) now
On Wednesday I climbed off my bicycle at the corner of University Avenue and NW 17th Street. And I had … More
What’s a ‘Flagship University’ for anyway?
Writers and editors at the Miami Herald were clutching their pearls upon learning that Florida’s firebrand State Attorney James Uthmeier … More
Choice Floriduh cuts
Going with the dogs I can’t believe this, but once more I must rise in support of Florida’s irascible U.S. … More
My half-century GNV Sun excellent adventure
Did I ever tell you how I got my first Gainesville Sun byline? I reported bright and early on a … More
Rob Oglesby: Newspaperman, mentor, Rotarian and a ‘good human being’
I wrote this piece about the passing of my old friend and mentor Rob Oglesby for The Gainesville Sun. I … More
