Little known historical fact. When I was editor of the Independent Florida Alligator, back in 1975, I hired a skinny … More

Lately I’ve been on the speaker’s circuit making a case for development of a Sweetwater Greenway Loop through the heart … More

Who wouldn’t be? Just walking into the newly opened downtown Hyatt Place is a real…well…eye opener. The two story mural, … More

We’re just three guys with something like 210-plus years of hard-won experience between us. We may not be kids anymore … More

It was a nine hour drive from GNV to the Irby cabin, tucked away on a small mountain outside Brevard … More

Funny story. On my way from Sebastian to Gainesville on Saturday I stopped at Palatka’s Riverfront Park and unloaded my … More

Brown’s Landing Road is a 35 mph two-lane road that, not surprisingly, leads from Palatka to Brown’s Landing. I’ve cycled … More

Looking for answers on Election Day: Can a platform built on anger, resentment and nostalgia for ‘good old days’ that … More

Scenes in a gloomy citadel: Laertes pushes a broom over the faux-stone floor because somebody has to do it. Polonus … More

For reasons I cannot fathom, the San Felasco Planning Section – basically an affiliation of local planners – invited me … More