Well, you know me. Wherever I go I like to deploy my Trained Observer Of The Human Condition skills so … More
Category: Environment/urbanism
Blogs about the physical world around us..
Blue water perched atop a super volcano
We came to Yellowstone National Park for all the usual reasons. The bison, the elk, Old Faithful, huckleberry ice cream, … More
Never too late for Lake Alice
I wrote this piece for the Gainesville Sun. When UF President Stephen C. O’Connell wanted to build a cross-campus highway … More
Where the art meets the asphalt
Cities coast-to-coast are increasingly turning to arts-driven street redesigns—think colorful crosswalks, intersection murals and painted pedestrian plazas—to quickly improve city … More
When we turned our backs on Hogtown Creek
I went to Creekside Mall to check out the Acrosstown Repertory Theater’s new home. Which, naturally, made me think about … More
The fine art of parking at GHS
The things you notice when you get around town on a bicycle. Riding from Planet Fitness to the 13th Street … More
Celebrating GNV’s People Street
I originally posted this in April 2022. It is a celebration of downtown GNV’s ‘People Street.’ I am reposting it … More
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
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