Hutch runs an Airbnb for indigenous fish. The water in the tank is a bit murky, it comes from his … 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.
I love this town
I will remember 2020 as the year I rekindled my love affair with Gainesville. And oddly, because of Covid. No … More
Serious about independence
Happy New Year Gainesville. Listen, I’ve been having a lot of fun with FREE GNV on Facebook for the last … More
Carbon fever dreams
I drove to St Augustine for the Christmas lights. I saw a strange lady in my bathroom at the Casa … More
What would Flagler think?
It is a city under the sun. The oldest continually occupied European city in the New World. Ageless. But if … More
No we won’t back down
I dunno. Maybe it was the ridiculous Springs County mafia that got my back up. Or the Trumpets in all … More
Restoring Boulware Springs
This is where Gainesville was born. Alachua County’s original seat of government, Newnansville, having been passed over by not one … More
Depot Park after dark
No matter how often you’ve walked Depot Park, it never grows old. This is especially true during the holiday season … More
Time for a culture check
Turns out that a cultural audit really is a thing. Who knew? I hadn’t heard the term until the Gainesville … More
The unkindest cut of all
Well that hurt. Shortly after posting my Time To Free Our City blog on Friday, I received a message accusing … More
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