No we won’t back down

I dunno. Maybe it was the ridiculous Springs County mafia that got my back up. Or the Trumpets in all…

Restoring Boulware Springs

This is where Gainesville was born. Alachua County’s original seat of government, Newnansville, having been passed over by not one…

Depot Park after dark

No matter how often you’ve walked Depot Park, it never grows old. This is especially true during the holiday season…

Time for a culture check

Turns out that a cultural audit really is a thing. Who knew? I hadn’t heard the term until the Gainesville…

The unkindest cut of all

Well that hurt. Shortly after posting my Time To Free Our City blog on Friday, I received a message accusing…

Time to free our city

Listen, the only problem I have with Springs County is that the idea is so….oh I dunno…prosaic. Been there, done…

The Deep State at City Hall

Maybe you really can’t fight City Hall. Even if you are the city manager. Lee Feldman has been Gainesville’s manager…

The wall

For most of this year I’ve been cycling around Gainesville and taking photos of murals. Downtown murals. Pleasant Street murals.…

Didja ever notice?

Random things I noticed on my Thanksgiving morning ride through Gainesville. Hey! Remember that cute little Martian from the Bugs…

That time in Scotland

Continuing our armchair traveling adventures during this time of Covid, we recall a few summers ago when Jill and I…