Let’s stop kidding ourselves

What’s the difference between Trump conservatism and Gainesville liberalism? When he killed Obama-era fair housing rules Trump bragged that he…

Housing crisis defined

Here in Gainesville we will likely impose a moratorium on development so we can try to work out some longstanding…

This is who we are now

Who was that masked man? That masked woman? Pretty much all of us these days. This is life in the…

Sweetwater forgotten

Remember that time the downtown library took a slice of paradise and put up a parking lot? Richard Berry does.…

That time in Iceland

Looking back to the time before Covid, it’s amazing to think about how casually we made decisions and plans and…

Oh the places we’ve been

Now that we’re all more or less armchair travelers it’s fun to reflect upon the places we’ve been before things…

The mask’s the thing

In Greek theater, the mask was the thing. The actors wore them to convey tragedy and comedy alike. Ironically, when…

Remembering Florence

When you’ve been spending a lot of time home-bound in these COVID-19 times, you begin to think about the places…