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View all postsRonnie Lovler has 40 years of experience in journalism, including assignments all over Latin America for CNN and CBS. Ronnie teaches journalism at UF and public speaking at Santa Fe College. She was a recent fellow in the Gerontological Society of America’s Journalists in Aging Fellows Program and a previous Knight International Journalism Fellow in Bogota, Colombia. She is an editor and contributor for the book titled, Local Lives in a Global Pandemic: Stories from North Central Florida and a contributing author to the anthology Alone Together: Tales of Sisterhood and Solitude in Latin America. She began her career in journalism at the San Juan Star in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Ronnie resides in Gainesville and loves to travel.
Lovler: The women’s pages and not so soft news
Sep 24, 2025
Dr. Kimberly Voss gives presentation on past importance of women’s sections in newspapers.
Safety Net Collaborative works to solve community health, social concerns
Aug 8, 2025
Group founded over concerns about health inequities and desires for public health reforms
Alachua County plan strives to improve community health
Jul 9, 2025
Community Health Improvement Plan focuses on five priority areas.
Florida Finds: Marion County may be the Horse Capital of the World
Jul 4, 2025
Population of horses and ponies in Marion County higher than any other county in U.S.
Stay on your feet: New device shows how to prevent a fall before it happens
Jun 18, 2025
Gainesville business provides device to help develop good posture.
Aging Matters: Disaster preparedness tips as hurricane season approaches
May 21, 2025
Elderly need to be proactive with summer storms on the horizon.
Lovler: On birth of my first granddaughter
May 8, 2025
Mother’s Day takes on new meaning after first grandchild born six weeks ago.
Aging Matters: Making Gainesville more accessible
Apr 2, 2025
Area parks find ways to help people with mobility problems.
Rabbi Michael Joseph to retire from Shir Shalom after 21 years
Mar 18, 2025
Event on March 30 to celebrate synagogue’s 40th anniversary and Joseph’s departure.
ShabbaTones to offer memorial concert on March 9
Feb 28, 2025
Music shines light from one of darkest times in human history at German death camps.
Legacy of Matthew Lewey celebrated at Thomas Center
Feb 24, 2025
Event examined extraordinary achievements of forgotten African American leader in Gainesville.
Aging Matters: Programs, technology help seniors navigate loss of keys
Jan 31, 2025
Over 20% of Florida’s population is over 65.
Sunshine State Book Festival looks at climate change in literature
Jan 29, 2025
Event scheduled for Jan. 31 to Feb. 1
Wild Spaces Public Places hard at work in Gainesville
Jan 16, 2025
Morningside Nature Center recently receives facelift with program funds.
Florida Finds: Frank Lloyd Wright and Florida Southern College
Jan 15, 2025
College boasts most Wright-designed structures anywhere.
Lovler: Shirley Bloodworth remembered
Dec 20, 2024
Former nurse celebrated at The Village Tower Club on Friday.
Aging Matters: Holidays bring ups, downs for seniors
Dec 18, 2024
Experts: Commercial messaging can exacerbate loneliness.
Matheson kicks off Alachua County Bicentennial with symposium on Saturday
Dec 5, 2024
Event is first of two in December celebrating county’s past.
Lovler: Study shows travel may help delay aging process
Dec 3, 2024
Benefits include releasing tension, boosting immune health.
Florida Finds: Florida Agricultural Museum
Nov 18, 2024
Look at tiny houses, experience a Caribbean festival, and learn history of Florida’s agriculture at this Palm Coast attraction.
Aging Matters: More seniors working past retirement age
Nov 2, 2024
People over 75 are fastest-growing segment of workforce