Scenes in a gloomy citadel: Laertes pushes a broom over the faux-stone floor because somebody has to do it. Polonus … More
Author: FreeGNV
My lost cause of choice
For reasons I cannot fathom, the San Felasco Planning Section – basically an affiliation of local planners – invited me … More
Develop the Power District locally, organically
What to do about that big, ugly, decaying industrial complex between downtown and Depot Park? Say, what if we rehabbed … More
Somewhere along the road
This past couple of years I’ve been spending a lot of time driving between Gainesville and Melbourne to visit my … More
Reflections on a university city
Every time I’m on University Avenue I am reminded of how much I hate that tall ugly building. It doesn’t … More
Somewhere is a lake
We first came to this intimate little lake tucked into the hill and farm country just south of Perth, Ontario, … More
Water, iron and rust
It’s only about a half hour’s drive from the cabin we are staying in on Otty Lake, Ontario, to Smith … More
The sun also sets
It has been raining all day here on Otty Lake, Ontario. A dull, gray, constant downpour that dampens the soul … More
Encounter at The Narrows
It was but a 12-mile cycle from the cabin we had rented on Otty Lake, just south of Perth, Ontario, … More
Music, message and kitsch
You can’t just pass through the Catskills without spending at least some time in Woodstock. It’s the law I think. … More
