Category: Life in autoAmerica

Blogs about surviving and taking back the streets in the autoAmerican age.

We hardly knew ‘em

Gregory Branch, William Moore, Denise Griffiths, Dwight Jenkins, D.J. Washington. And Rose M. McDonald, aka “Granny.” If those names ring … More

The cruelest intersection

You can’t be in journalism for 50 years without having life’s ironies reach out of nowhere and slap you across … More

Wither downtown?

I’m not sure when the south end of downtown’s First Street began to turn into skid row. But the signs … More

Five minutes of fame

Pop quiz. What did Margaret Mitchell have in common with Olson Bean? No, the veteran actor was not in the … More

Design is destiny

Not all roads must lead to ruin. South Main Street funnels traffic into downtown Gainesville. It traverses mom-and-pop businesses, an … More

autoAmerican anarchy

Here we go again. Two adolescents, a boy and a girl, were throwing snowballs at cars in Milwaukee. One driver … More

Walking on rainbows

Now we’re walking on rainbows in downtown Gainesville. How cool is that? Listen, Gainesville is no stranger to public art. … More

The price we pay

It’s almost as though our cars are out to kill us. Not to be paranoid or anything. But it is … More

autoAmerican Anarchy

Time for another autoAmerican Anarchy update. So much carnage, so little time. • Credit alert drivers for ripping the lid … More

Marked for life

Pity poor Hester Prynne. Censored by her Puritan community for having a child out of wedlock she was forced to … More