Here’s my review of “Green Day’s American Idiot,” now playing at the Gainesville Community Playhouse. Life is hard. Relationships are … More
Author: FreeGNV
What’s wrong with these pictures?
In my last column for the Sun I wrote that the “decades long neglect of Sweetwater Park” is a reflection … More
Downtown’s neglected gem
Downtown Strategic Plan Idea 3: Create a downtown jewel Many of the recommendations advanced in the preliminary downtown strategic plan … More
The wrong question
I won’t criticize police for waiting 78 minutes before entering a Texas school where a young man with assault weapons … More
Get your trail links here
Some folks who have been following my blogs about our adventures on the Great Florida Cross State Trail Ride have … More
We saved the best for last
In regard to our five-day Great Florida Coast To Coast Trail Ride, we saved the best for last. Thirty six … More
City of murals
We interrupt this ongoing blog about the perils and prevails of four aging GNV cyclists struggling to complete our five … More
We fought the sun and the sun won
I’m not going to sugar coat this. We only finished about 34 miles of our planned 38 mile ride from … More
Yes, GNV, we can!
This is the ugly drainage ditch butting up against University Avenue in downtown Gainesville. It used to be Sweetwater Branch … More
Road angels, honey and puckering palominos
Today we did 30 miles on two of the sweetest trails in Florida. The Withlacoochee and Good Neighbor trails, from … More
