“The date is not known when Gainesville was first just a cross-roads…Bud Higgenbothem is presumed to be the first settler. … More
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Ron Cunningham is a sometime journalist who used to string words together at the Gainesville Sun before I retired to free lance and blog. If I still had a business card it would read: Ron Cunningham: Trained Observer Of The Human Condition. Because like The Donald, you know, ego.
Who does this guy think he is?
I know what you’ve been thinking. Who the hell is Ron Cunningham anyway? This maverick maven. This nattering nabob of … More
Downtown needs a manager
Here’s my latest column from The Sun. Idea 15: Form a place-management organization. On one of their regular strolls, Ken … More
What will it take to make GNV thrive?
I wrote this for The Sun last week. Is Gainesville a thriving city? Does Gainesville aspire to thrive? What does … More
Life, Cheetos and everything
Here’s my review of the Hippodrome’s summer production of “Honky Tonk Laundry” as published in The Sun this week. Lana … More
They put it all on The Line
No kidding around. The Actor’s Warehouse production of “The Line” is only running for a few more days. Do yourself … More
With a little help from our friends
Hello. If you have been following our Facebook page (Sweetwater Branch Greenway Loop) you already know that a handful of … More
Life, despair and everything
Here’s my review of “Green Day’s American Idiot,” now playing at the Gainesville Community Playhouse. Life is hard. Relationships are … More
What’s wrong with these pictures?
In my last column for the Sun I wrote that the “decades long neglect of Sweetwater Park” is a reflection … More
Downtown’s neglected gem
Downtown Strategic Plan Idea 3: Create a downtown jewel Many of the recommendations advanced in the preliminary downtown strategic plan … More
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