One day in the life, as reflected on the front page of the Gainesville Sun. First, I get it that … More

Listen, if you think the downtown Gainesville scene is The Place To Be now, it has apparently always been thus. … More

I think we’ve always had delusions of grandeur in our quirky little town, and this was even before the Gators … More

Where to begin when you set out to write the epic story of a marine species that has survived a … More

Here’s my review of Cynthia Barnett’s new book, “The Sound Of The Sea: Seashells And The Fate Of The Ocean,” … More

What if, in reimagining The Power District, Gainesville is aiming big when it ought to be going small? Commissioners have … More

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

Or what would Picasso say? Although I fancy myself a fairly decent stringer-of-words, I have very little artistic talent beyond … More

Things I learned while looking up other stuff. Listen, trying to explain Gainesville takes a lot of work and not … More

Never let it be said that watching the school board isn’t an educational experience. Although I’m not sure there was … More