Sweetwater Branch Park is Gainesville’s downtown park. And yes, a creek flows through it, although its narrow course is so … More

Commissioners keep saying we need to do a “reset” at City Hall. We can do an easy reset or a … More

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