It’s true that the buffalo don’t have much room to roam on Paynes Prairie. But imagine how cramped their distant…
Sunrise to sunset
Some cynic (probably me) once described Gainesville as a college town in the middle of the prison belt. But that…
Invisibles ride among us
Remember Granny? Rose McDonald was a beloved figure among Gainesville’s downtown street person community. Everybody seemed to know and like…
Cars, cows and trees
I originally wrote this piece several years ago for The Sun. Oddly, with a bit of updating it seems as…
The artists behind the murals
When COVID came to town and the lockdown began in earnest, Seck37 picked up his paints and went to work…
The Flim-Flam State
Listen, Florida has always been fertile ground for confidence men, quick buck artists, dream weavers and rascals. It’s our history.…
Henry Flagler’s quickie divorce
Henry Flagler reinvented Florida long before Walt Disney reinvented Florida. Flagler came south in the waning years of the 19th…
Tunnel Vision Zero
Like Fox Mulder, I want to believe. I want to believe that my city is serious about eliminating traffic deaths…
So Terry Fleming…so GNV
One year ago today, Terry Fleming, everybody’s favorite Gainesville activist, died suddenly. The city has declared today Terry Fleming Day…a…
Gov. Ron’s legacy thing
Every Florida governor aspires to the legacy thing. Leroy Collins steered Florida out of segregation with little of the turmoil…
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