On a rainy Sunday afternoon crowds flocked to UF’s Harn to catch the art museum’s latest….um…catch. And it’s a big … More
Author: FreeGNV
Ron Cunningham is a sometime journalist who used to string words together at the Gainesville Sun before I retired to free lance and blog. If I still had a business card it would read: Ron Cunningham: Trained Observer Of The Human Condition. Because like The Donald, you know, ego.
Yes, it’s a big deal
So they are building a new hotel in Gainesville. What’s the big deal? Well, let us count the ways. It’s … More
Redemption for Sweetwater Branch
In a city of creeks, Sweetwater Branch is our most abused. We have ditched, diverted, buried and polluted it inch … More
autoAmerican Anarchy
Victims and Celebrities Edition The poor man was a “victim,” Hoda empathized, her signature empathy dripping all over the studio, … More
Our ‘nuclear’ cities
One of my guilty pleasures is rereading the science fiction novels that so enthralled me growing up. Robert Heinlein’s whimsical … More
Scramble crossings now!
No matter how you cut it, reengineering University Avenue into a “Complete Street” is going to take years of work … More
When all the signs align
Time for another edition of Armchair Traveler In The Age Of Covid. I don’t know about you, but when I … More
Recycle this historic building
Never forget that Lewisville was almost born at a picnic on the edge of Paynes Prairie. William Lewis was an … More
Imagination and reality
News from the University of Florida PR shop: A team of UF design and engineering students have won a $3,500 … More
Black and white and orange
Enough about Dr. Zeus and what he saw on Mulberry Street. Give me Daniel Manus Pinkwater and his paint-spilling seagull … More
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