I wrote this for the current, Summer 2021, issue of Forum magazine. It’s about some of my favorite out-of-the-way places…
I of the beholder
Or what would Picasso say? Although I fancy myself a fairly decent stringer-of-words, I have very little artistic talent beyond…
The Great GNV Melt-Off
Things I learned while looking up other stuff. Listen, trying to explain Gainesville takes a lot of work and not…
Mugwump needed
Never let it be said that watching the school board isn’t an educational experience. Although I’m not sure there was…
Not just a park
Over the years I’ve cycled through St. Augustine’s Davis Shores neighborhood countless times. It is a convenient way to get…
The stubborn status quo
Elections are supposed to have consequences. For instance, the last two elections have clearly wrought a pivotal change in thinking…
Once upon a lighthouse
You wander among ancient oaks and spy it amid twisted branches. Long before there was a lighthouse a watch tower…
So I’ve gotta’ ask…
We’ve got a school board majority that is striking out in a whole new direction. But now there is a…
What’s so GNV?
What is it about this town anyway? What places, experiences, sensations make you stop and say to yourself: That’s so…
What is ‘fair pay’?
Does Gainesville need a “professional” city commission? Is Gainesville too cheap to pay for good government? It’s an interesting question,…
