Well, if nothing else, this year’s campaign for Gainesville mayor promises to be entertaining if perhaps not altogether, um civil.…
Potatoes, pine trees and dark waters
On a recent chilly January day, Walt Barry and I decamped from Anastasia State Park and took ourselves and our…
Let’s make 8th Avenue a complete street
A spray of dead flowers propped on a concrete pole was a sad reminder that something terrible had happened at…
My 12-mile St. Augustine meander
Every year at this time I venture out for a three day Florida Winter Camping Excursion. Just me and 10…
When you absolutely need to laugh
Morals tomorrow Comedy tonight! Stephen Sondheim Will a sunset couple fall out of love before the earth beneath their feet…
Technology on speed
Daddy said son Your gonna drive me to drinkin’ If you don’t stop dragging That hot rod Lincoln Charlie Ryan,…
Tallahassee tampering
Since we’re likely to be talking again in 2022 about whether Gainesville needs a strong(ish) mayor, it is wise to…
When clowns collide
Of course you realize that this means war! Bugs Bunny to Elmer Fudd. The 2022 legislative session has not even…
Built to last
The old post office just vacated began serving Gainesville in 1911. It has been, and is, a very imposing building.…
The post-Pandora Solution
As a gift, Zeus gave her a box, which she was told never to open. However, as soon as he…
