Let’s talk about Gainesville’s dumbest stroad. A stroad being a car corridor that isn’t smart enough to be a street … More
Month: July 2021
Good news, bad news
One day in the life, as reflected on the front page of the Gainesville Sun. First, I get it that … More
In old GNV downtown
Listen, if you think the downtown Gainesville scene is The Place To Be now, it has apparently always been thus. … More
Delusions of GNV grandeur
I think we’ve always had delusions of grandeur in our quirky little town, and this was even before the Gators … More
Life in a seashell
Where to begin when you set out to write the epic story of a marine species that has survived a … More
All the shells in the sea
Here’s my review of Cynthia Barnett’s new book, “The Sound Of The Sea: Seashells And The Fate Of The Ocean,” … More
Think big, go small
What if, in reimagining The Power District, Gainesville is aiming big when it ought to be going small? Commissioners have … More
Ron’s back roads
I wrote this for the current, Summer 2021, issue of Forum magazine. It’s about some of my favorite out-of-the-way places … More
I of the beholder
Or what would Picasso say? Although I fancy myself a fairly decent stringer-of-words, I have very little artistic talent beyond … More
The Great GNV Melt-Off
Things I learned while looking up other stuff. Listen, trying to explain Gainesville takes a lot of work and not … More