Call it the spring break road trip from hell. A five-day trek from GNV to Athens, Athens to Knoxville, Knoxville…
Mama told me not to burn
Come out to Flamingo Hammock, they said. It’ll be fun, they said. We’ll have some laughs, they said. Light a…
The misadventures of GNV’s auto-bug
If Disney made a move about Gainesville’s little robo-bus it would be a comedy of errors in the spirit of…
A little song, a little dance, a little drama
This is a piece I wrote for The Sun about new plays premiering in Gainesville in March. A love quadrangle.…
The bald truth about the (un)bald eagle
Here’s the review I wrote for The Sun of Jack E. Davis’ new about about the American Bald Eagle. Let’s…
How we helped save the bald eagles
Here’s my story about Jack Davis and his new book: “The Bald Eagle: The Improbable Journey of America’s Bird,” recently…
The bifurcated cyclist
Guilt is the prime motivating force in my universe. It’s like I’ve got this damned cricket whistling in my head.…
Will another change agent bite the dust?
We have a tendency in this town to crucify change agents. We’ve seen two successive city managers come to grief…
Revolving door superintendents
If school board members Gunnar Paulson, Rob Hyatt and Mildred Russell fire Superintendent Carlee Simon next week – and it…
In search of Sweetwater
Back when GNV was a railroad town Sweetwater Branch, which ran through the middle of downtown, was something to brag…
