What would Tom Petty say?Don’t leave Tom Petty Park out of the Sweetwater Greenway Loop. About five years ago, a handful of like-minded GNV folks came up with the idea of developing a Sweetwater Greenway Loop through the h… Oct 28 26October 28, 2026Article at Ron on authory
Rally round the GNV flag boys?Quick, what put GNV on the map? A tree? A factory? A canoe? An old building? I would not call GNV’s official city logo a “choo-choo train. That seems to me rather churlish shorthand intended to den… Oct 20 26October 20, 2026Article at Ron on authory
On Saturday tell the Golden Cheeto exactly what you think, GNV!Saturday, be there or be square. Hey, waddya doin on Saturday GNV? Yeah, I know. The Game. But let’s face it, this next Gator game is likely to be damned depressing. Like the last two. So why not d… Oct 15 26October 15, 2026Article at Ron on authory
Here’s what’s really wrong with these GatorsNo, these really aren’t the same guys who beat Auburn and Ole Miss. Listen, I’m not the kind of guy to say ‘I tole you so.’ But I tole you so, Gator Nation. I tole you so in my recent post ‘I see a… Oct 13 26October 13, 2026Article at Ron on authory
Power District's future brighter with GRU, city partnership | Ron CunninghamRon Cunningham says GRU, city should work together on Power District, avoiding costly lawsuits and ensuring the property’s future benefits Gainesville. Oct 04 26October 04, 2026Article at Gainesville Sun
I see a Bad moon arisin’Listen, friends and neighbors. I ain’t one to traffic in troubling omens. But I’m troubled. A portent of Gator good? Or a sign of bad times a comin’? As it happens, I was at a friend’s beach house … Oct 02 26October 02, 2026Article at Ron on authory
The aftermath of a very messy divorceThe biggest challenge in a divorce is arriving at a fair division of assets. The shoddy law firm – aka the Florida Legislature – that handled the extremely messy divorce involuntarily s… Sep 29 26September 29, 2026Article at Ron on authory
Corporate U gives Krishna the bootWell that certainly turned out to be a convenient accident for GNV’s Corporate U. When a UF student was hit and seriously injured last February by a Hare Krishna catering truck, the university’s re… Aug 21 26August 21, 2026Article at Ron on authory
Wait! What just happened?Never underestimate the power of a pink bullhorn. Ha! For months the National Nattering Nabobs have been huffing and puffing and assuring us that Florida was never going to fall for the Democratic … Aug 19 26August 19, 2026Article at Ron on authory
We’re Tree City USA. Wanna make somethin’ of it?GNV has always been a city of tree huggers, and for good reason. GNV is a city of tree huggers. It has ever been thus. And that’s not a bad thing. GNV has enjoyed a “Tree City USA” designation for … Aug 02 26August 02, 2026Article at Ron on authory
Guest column: Why is the City cutting down Tree City’s trees?Today’s guest column was written by former Alachua County Commissioner Robert “Hutch” Hutchinson. I’m not alone in noticing that it is hot as hell in Gainesville. I work outside for part of each da… Jul 30 26July 30, 2026Article at Ron on authory
Our high school football dilemmaTop: Woody Hayes played and coached on Denison University’s modest football field. Bottom: Three GNV high schools share Friday night lights at the City’s Citizen Field. While we’re on the subject o… Jun 19 26June 19, 2026Article at Ron on authory
Savor the Xanadu spectacle, GatorsThese are not the best of times for the University of Florida. Politicians have, deliberately and methodically, neutered academic freedoms, the ability to speak one’s mind, any pretense to diversit… Jun 18 26June 18, 2026Article at Ron on authory
Entrepreneurial Chaos TheoryLet me say this about that. To all of you pearl clutchers (I’m looking at you, Harvey) who are predicting the End Of Life The Universe And Everything if The Great DeSanitizer’s plan to shrink prope… Jun 07 26June 07, 2026Article at Ron on authory
Gators! You’re doing this all wrongIt occurs to me that we – and by we I mean the University of Florida’s Board of Trustees – could have saved a lot of time, trouble and misery by going about UF’s presidential search dif… May 22 26May 22, 2026Article at Ron on authory
Al, Louis, me and Chiappini’sListen, everybody who’s been here for a spell has their own favorite Chiappini’s story. And now that the old Melrose Gulf filling station turned fish & tackle shop and hanging out emporium is c… May 07 26May 07, 2026Article at Ron on authory
The new/old Seagle: Good to go for another 50 yearsThe first restoration work since the 1980s on the century old Seagle Building is underway. Turns out two gators have been standing sentry over the Gainesville hotel that never was. Who knew? “IR… Apr 24 26April 24, 2026Article at Ron on authory
In which I cross paths with a cocky Great BlueLike I told you before, friends and neighbors, I’m in the habit of stopping by Lake Alice on my early Saturday morning bike rides to our Old Guy Breakfast Gathering at the Metro Diner. It’s a magic… Apr 23 26April 23, 2026Article at Ron on authory
The boas lurking in my closetTourniquets? Head bands? Inquiring minds want to know. I am not making this up. When I retired from The Sun, many moons ago, I stuck all of my work clothes in a closet and forgot about them. Becaus… Apr 17 26April 17, 2026Article at Ron on authory
Saving GNV’s Sleepy BearDowntown’s new/old Gainesville Lodge is having its grand…um…reopening this coming Thursday, April 16, from 4 to 6 p.m. They are almost all gone now. Bambi, Florida, Casa Loma, Sands, Gator Court. W… Apr 15 26April 15, 2026Article at Ron on authory
