On Thursday I repeatedly called a telephone number for one of the city pools hoping to talk to a live…
A poet in Florida
I learned that Shakespeare really lived so scholars have decided. Though quite a few have studied me they’re not as…
Discarded monuments
I originally wrote this piece in the summer of 2017, when I was traveling in Russia. It seems a good…
Downtown’s war zone
In the city’s defense it probably seemed like a good idea at the time. I mean “temporarily” closing off sections…
More autoAmerican anarchy
“How bad might the post-pandemic carpocalypse be?” asks Streetsblog USA. Well, let’s take a look, shall we? Should it surprise…
Cycling mural city
I love this town. There are murals everywhere, and it seems that new ones are being painted on Gainesville walls…
Between the signs
Some people like to take photos of grand monuments or sweeping vistas when they travel. But I like signs. What…
Sweetwater turns sour
There’s nothing like a pandemic to make you appreciate a good park. During the lockdown parks in Gainesville, and around…
Sweetwater in distress
This is Sweetwater Branch Park. Other than the Duck Pond, it is the longest stretch of Sweetwater Branch Creek still…
The four hundred steps
It is a climb of 400 steps to the top of San Francisco’s Telegraph Hill. Through vertical neighborhoods of quirky…
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