Where to begin when you set out to write the epic story of a marine species that has survived a…
All the shells in the sea
Here’s my review of Cynthia Barnett’s new book, “The Sound Of The Sea: Seashells And The Fate Of The Ocean,”…
Think big, go small
What if, in reimagining The Power District, Gainesville is aiming big when it ought to be going small? Commissioners have…
Ron’s back roads
I wrote this for the current, Summer 2021, issue of Forum magazine. It’s about some of my favorite out-of-the-way places…
I of the beholder
Or what would Picasso say? Although I fancy myself a fairly decent stringer-of-words, I have very little artistic talent beyond…
The Great GNV Melt-Off
Things I learned while looking up other stuff. Listen, trying to explain Gainesville takes a lot of work and not…
Mugwump needed
Never let it be said that watching the school board isn’t an educational experience. Although I’m not sure there was…
Not just a park
Over the years I’ve cycled through St. Augustine’s Davis Shores neighborhood countless times. It is a convenient way to get…
The stubborn status quo
Elections are supposed to have consequences. For instance, the last two elections have clearly wrought a pivotal change in thinking…
Once upon a lighthouse
You wander among ancient oaks and spy it amid twisted branches. Long before there was a lighthouse a watch tower…
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