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.

The mask’s the thing

In Greek theater, the mask was the thing. The actors wore them to convey tragedy and comedy alike. Ironically, when … More

Remembering Florence

When you’ve been spending a lot of time home-bound in these COVID-19 times, you begin to think about the places … More

Optic delusions

On Thursday I repeatedly called a telephone number for one of the city pools hoping to talk to a live … More

A poet in Florida

I learned that Shakespeare really lived so scholars have decided. Though quite a few have studied me they’re not as … More

Discarded monuments

I originally wrote this piece in the summer of 2017, when I was traveling in Russia. It seems a good … More

Downtown’s war zone

In the city’s defense it probably seemed like a good idea at the time. I mean “temporarily” closing off sections … More

More autoAmerican anarchy

“How bad might the post-pandemic carpocalypse be?” asks Streetsblog USA. Well, let’s take a look, shall we? Should it surprise … More

Cycling mural city

I love this town. There are murals everywhere, and it seems that new ones are being painted on Gainesville walls … More

Between the signs

Some people like to take photos of grand monuments or sweeping vistas when they travel. But I like signs. What … More