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.

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

Sweetwater turns sour

There’s nothing like a pandemic to make you appreciate a good park. During the lockdown parks in Gainesville, and around … More