I’ve been a newspaper man my whole professional life. Now, at the age of 73, I often consider that I…
Talking about the mayor
Gainesville City Commissioner David Arreola wants to give Gainesville voters the opportunity to consider a charter change to create a…
No first among equals
We’ve seen this movie before. A city manager whose job security hangs on a thin 4-3 commission margin. The commissioners…
The walls know
Some folks like to read the handwriting on the wall. Personally I like to see the bigger picture. The bigger…
autoAmerican anarchy
The Electric Edition. Or…. It’s no secret that Thomas Edison and Henry Ford were pals and sometimes rivals. For a…
High art in low places
I love this town. Listen, I like a good art gallery/museum as much as anybody. But sometimes you gotta go…
University Avenue redo
Low-speed zones are a key solution for effective speed management. And by supporting safe active travel, these zones reap a…
He found truth in art
Angela was taken twice in 1619, once by slave traders and later by pirates who hijacked the ship that carried…
Our sidewalks are broken
Robert Pearce harbors the quaint notion that public sidewalks ought to be available to, you know, the public. And so…
Yes, sidewalks matter
Lately I’ve been thinking about Gainesville’s sidewalks. (And before you say it, yes I do have a life.) On my…
