“Of all the paths you take in life, make sure a few of them are dirt.” John Muir Turns out…
Signs are everywhere
Of late I have taken to spending my afternoons wandering aimlessly around Gainesville on my bicycle. It’s just the way…
We need a good cleaning
On Tuesday I washed my hands of the Presidential Primary and the Gainesville City Commission elections. Actually, I did it…
The world moves on
“The need to recreate the myth of coherence may be one of the reasons why history exists in the first…
We hardly knew ‘em
Gregory Branch, William Moore, Denise Griffiths, Dwight Jenkins, D.J. Washington. And Rose M. McDonald, aka “Granny.” If those names ring…
The cruelest intersection
You can’t be in journalism for 50 years without having life’s ironies reach out of nowhere and slap you across…
Sympathy for the Donald
With apologies to Mick Jagger and Keith Richards.
Wither downtown?
I’m not sure when the south end of downtown’s First Street began to turn into skid row. But the signs…
Five minutes of fame
Pop quiz. What did Margaret Mitchell have in common with Olson Bean? No, the veteran actor was not in the…
Design is destiny
Not all roads must lead to ruin. South Main Street funnels traffic into downtown Gainesville. It traverses mom-and-pop businesses, an…
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