What to do about that big, ugly, decaying industrial complex between downtown and Depot Park? Say, what if we rehabbed…
Somewhere along the road
This past couple of years I’ve been spending a lot of time driving between Gainesville and Melbourne to visit my…
Reflections on a university city
Every time I’m on University Avenue I am reminded of how much I hate that tall ugly building. It doesn’t…
Somewhere is a lake
We first came to this intimate little lake tucked into the hill and farm country just south of Perth, Ontario,…
Water, iron and rust
It’s only about a half hour’s drive from the cabin we are staying in on Otty Lake, Ontario, to Smith…
The sun also sets
It has been raining all day here on Otty Lake, Ontario. A dull, gray, constant downpour that dampens the soul…
Encounter at The Narrows
It was but a 12-mile cycle from the cabin we had rented on Otty Lake, just south of Perth, Ontario,…
Music, message and kitsch
You can’t just pass through the Catskills without spending at least some time in Woodstock. It’s the law I think.…
What I saw in Lancaster
Long story short. I was born in Lancaster, Pa. We moved to Florida when I was 7. Just made a…
Don’t squeeze the arts out of downtown
Idea 1: Build investments around local strengths. Say, why do we go downtown anyway? Well, it had a Hooters for…