Category: I love Gainesville
Posts related to my lifelong love affair with Gainesville
Life on Pleasant Street
Why I ride
People are all the time asking me why I ride. Isn’t it dangerous? Don’t you worry about getting hit by … More
Come the revolution
“Scooter horror is coming to Gainesville!” I saw that comment on Facebook. Oh, the humanity! Soon there will be e-scooters … More
Death of a panhandler
The world will little note nor long remember the man who died with his hand out while panhandling on the … More
Don’t flip McConnell
Alachua County: Where nature and culture – if not necessarily minds – meet. Honestly, sometimes I think the county’s left … More
My neighborhood stroad
Lately the county has been conducting an experiment in traffic calming on the highway that borders my neighborhood. Well, they … More
Brunch on two wheels
Sunday brunch has gotten to be a big deal in Gainesville. And what’s not to like? Mimosas. Eggs Benedict. Meeting … More
Density is our destiny
(This was originally published in The Sun in the spring of 2015, but it seems especially relevant today given the … More
Only kidding Gainesville
A lot of folks like to think of Gainesville as being a progressive university community. But, really, we’re a typical … More
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