We closed two blocks of downtown’s SW 1st Avenue during the Covid lockdown so restaurants there could stay in business … More
Category: Environment/urbanism
Blogs about the physical world around us..
We treat our water like dirt at our own peril
Here’s my latest column as recently published in The Sun. The last time I was in Phoenix I noticed that … More
Why we need Hogtown Creek
Here’s Hogtown Creek doing its job: Moving a lot of water out of town really, really fast after a wet … More
City of light, shadows and dancing waters
Call it the spring break road trip from hell. A five-day trek from GNV to Athens, Athens to Knoxville, Knoxville … More
The misadventures of GNV’s auto-bug
If Disney made a move about Gainesville’s little robo-bus it would be a comedy of errors in the spirit of … More
The bald truth about the (un)bald eagle
Here’s the review I wrote for The Sun of Jack E. Davis’ new about about the American Bald Eagle. Let’s … More
How we helped save the bald eagles
Here’s my story about Jack Davis and his new book: “The Bald Eagle: The Improbable Journey of America’s Bird,” recently … More
In search of Sweetwater
Back when GNV was a railroad town Sweetwater Branch, which ran through the middle of downtown, was something to brag … More
A walk along the Sweetwater
Sweetwater Branch Creek is Gainesville’s most disrespected waterway. Running through the heart of GNV, the creek has, over the years, … More
Let’s make 8th Avenue a complete street
A spray of dead flowers propped on a concrete pole was a sad reminder that something terrible had happened at … More
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