Gerald Ensley
Tallahassee Democrat
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2009 profile: Wetherell steps down as Florida State University president, career highlights
After six years as president of Florida State University, T.K. Wetherell stepped down from his position in 2009. This story highlights his career. → Read More
Don't complain to me about holiday giving
Editor's note: This article was originally published December 12, 2006. → Read More
Election shows democracy can still be fun
This column was originally published Nov. 19, 2000, during the presidential election recount. → Read More
2000 election put permanent stamp on city
This column was originally published Dec. 17, 2000, a few days after the presidential race was decided in favor of George W. Bush. → Read More
Still waiting to catch on: Gallie Alley a corridor of high hopes
Editor's note: This story was originally published xxx. → Read More
Old Capitol is one lucky building
Editor's note: This story was originally published July 5, 2006. → Read More
Say farewell to the tunnel, pedestrians
Fans funneled into it before games, shoulder to shoulder, with a palpable sense of boarding a carnival ride: "Here we go, into the tunnel!" → Read More
We’re big enough we need directions
The first time, the question seemed like an anomaly: “Where is Cascades Park?” asked the telephone caller. → Read More
Media to search for rooms as fans fill hotels
Editor's note: This column was originally published Nov. 14, 2000. → Read More
A day with no labor is just fine
Labor Day was a Canadian invention, fashioned out of that country's labor disputes in the 1870s. → Read More
Awe springs eternal in Wakulla
It doesn't matter if you are in a glass-bottom boat or have snorkeled out among the dozens of fat gar hovering at the limestone ledge. → Read More
Changing times realize the dreams of Tallahassee
To order ""We Found Paradise': Gerald Ensley on the History and Eccentricities of His Beloved Tallahassee," visit ensley.columnistbook.com. → Read More
185 years later, just look at how we've grown
Editor's note: This column was originally published April 8, 2009. → Read More
Tree symbolizes past injustice
Lore holds that all four men were hanged from the limbs of the spreading oak, which is on the site where the Leon County jail stood from 1888-1966. → Read More
Gerald Ensley wrote his own obituary: Read it here
A longtime newspaperman, Gerald "Perk" Ensley died at age 66 on Feb. 16, 2018. He worked at the Tallahassee Democrat for 36 years. → Read More
Move the capital? This ain’t Tallahassee’s first rodeo
Last week, Florida Rep. Bill Hager, R-Delray Beach, submitted a bill to move the capital to the Orlando area. → Read More
Cold? You should have been here in 1899
February will be the 119th anniversary of the coldest temperatures ever recorded in Tallahassee: Minus-2 degrees Fahrenheit, on Feb. 13, 1899. → Read More
Tallahassee lost many wonderful people in 2017
In this annual remembrance of the locally prominent people who died in 2017, we are reminded of the impact individuals can have on their community. → Read More
Gaines Street fire may have claimed World War II relic
The fire that destroyed the International Book Mine on Gaines Street may have claimed one of the last structures from Dale Mabry Field. → Read More
Longtime family’s paradise of water, woods for sale in Wakulla County
Owner John Ferrell Jr., is hoping to find a buyer who wants to preserve a quintessential swath of North Florida rural paradise. → Read More