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Local Investor Group Has Purchased Tallahassee Radio Stations

Local Investor Group Has Purchased Tallahassee Radio Stations

Red Hills Broadcasting, LLC announced today that it has received FCC approval and purchased four major local Tallahassee area radio stations. The purchase marks the first local ownership…

April 28, 20142 CommentsRead More

Innovation Park Takes A Different, Unique Path

Innovation Park Takes A Different, Unique Path

Rarely does a government entity decide to become smaller so that it can become more effective. But that is exactly what Innovation Park did. Innovation Park is the…

March 2, 2014No CommentRead More

Local News

City to Settle Lawsuit Involving Off-Duty Police Officers

City to Settle Lawsuit Involving Off-Duty Police Officers

The Tallahassee City Commission is scheduled to approve an $85,000 settlement over a lawsuit that…

May 12, 20142 CommentsRead More

Superintendent Pons Provides Answers About Byrd Property Transactions

Superintendent Pons Provides Answers About Byrd Property Transactions

Tallahassee Reports has been provided with a document drafted by attorney Ron Meyer in response…

May 8, 20146 CommentsRead More

Superintendent Pons, Paul Byrd, Traded Ownership of Franklin County Property in 2008 and 2010.

Superintendent Pons, Paul Byrd, Traded Ownership of Franklin County Property in 2008 and 2010.

Public records indicate that Superintendent Jackie Pons bought a vacant piece of property from Paul…

May 4, 201415 CommentsRead More

Pittman, Knowles Group Seeks Influence Over Blueprint & Economic Development Tax Dollars

Pittman, Knowles Group Seeks Influence Over Blueprint & Economic Development Tax Dollars

A group named the Big Bend Minority Chamber of Commerce created less than two years…

April 21, 20145 CommentsRead More

Did City Contractor Provide False Info to Get Local Vendor Status?

Did City Contractor Provide False Info to Get Local Vendor Status?

Tallahassee Reports’ continuing investigation of a lawn maintenance vendor selected by the City to maintain…

April 17, 20143 CommentsRead More

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UPDATE: Gold Buyers of Tallahassee Appears to be Front for Out-of-Town Lawn Company

UPDATE: Gold Buyers of Tallahassee Appears to be Front for Out-of-Town Lawn Company

An investigation by Tallahassee Reports indicates that the store front for the Gold Buyers of Tallahassee, located at 2784-1 Capital Circle NE, was used as the address for…

April 9, 201411 CommentsRead More

Audit Indicates Tallahassee Paid More in Insurance Commissions Than Other Cities

Audit Indicates Tallahassee Paid More in Insurance Commissions Than Other Cities

The City Auditor has found that over the last ten years the City of Tallahassee has paid a 9.1% broker fee equal to $3.24 million, while other cities,…

April 6, 20148 CommentsRead More

Mayor Marks Silences Jackson With “Kill Switch”

Mayor Marks Silences Jackson With “Kill Switch”

On Wednesday, March 12, 2014, Mayor John Marks used an electronic kill switch to repeatedly turn off the microphone being used by Dr. Erwin Jackson during the time…

March 23, 20148 CommentsRead More

City to Consider Out of Town Companies for Road Paving

City to Consider Out of Town Companies for Road Paving

The City Commission will vote on Wednesday whether or…

City Staff Once Again Recommends Against Appointed Ethics Officer

City Staff Once Again Recommends Against Appointed Ethics Officer

On March 12, 2014, the City Commission will address…

City Communications Department Produces All PSA’s…Except for TAPP

City Communications Department Produces All PSA’s…Except for TAPP

The City of Tallahassee public records department has informed…

City Defends Use of Out-of-Town Contractor for Road Work, Provides Information On Cost Savings

City Defends Use of Out-of-Town Contractor for Road Work, Provides Information On Cost Savings

Tallahassee Reports recently reported on a City Commission vote…

Imagine Tallahassee Adds Complexity To Blueprint Process

Imagine Tallahassee Adds Complexity To Blueprint Process

Kim Rivers is not happy. Ms. Rivers, a successful…

Vendor with Highest Bid Selected by City for TAPP Program Project

Vendor with Highest Bid Selected by City for TAPP Program Project

Tallahassee Reports has learned that City Manager Anita Favors…

One Developer Gets Message from Tallahassee City Manager, One Does Not

One Developer Gets Message from Tallahassee City Manager, One Does Not

On October 14, 2013, the lobbyist for the Mckibbon…

New Jersey Company Paves Tallahassee Roads with Workers from Out of Town

New Jersey Company Paves Tallahassee Roads with Workers from Out of Town

This week Tallahassee Reports received several phone calls from…

Leon County Fuel Tax Will Not Be Spent On Road Maintenance

Leon County Fuel Tax Will Not Be Spent On Road Maintenance

Decisions made by elected officials on the City Commission…

City and County Spending Take Different Paths

City and County Spending Take Different Paths

Now that both the City and the County has…

Will New Gas Tax Result in More Road Maintenance Expenditures?

Will New Gas Tax Result in More Road Maintenance Expenditures?

The Leon County Board of County Commissioners are well…

BREAKING NEWS: NO PROPERTY TAX, BUT GAS TAX WILL FUND STAR METRO

BREAKING NEWS: NO PROPERTY TAX, BUT GAS TAX WILL FUND STAR METRO

The City Commission has just voted not to raise…

THE GAS TAX IS BACK

THE GAS TAX IS BACK

Just a couple of weeks ago the Leon Board…

Leon County Grand Jury Provides Critical Review of TPD, Recommends Law Enforcement Consolidation

Leon County Grand Jury Provides Critical Review of TPD, Recommends Law Enforcement Consolidation

The Leon County Grand Jury released a report on…

School Board Race Draws Crowd

School Board Race Draws Crowd

It is late October and the race for Leon…

Patrick Madden Exits School Board Race

Patrick Madden Exits School Board Race

The Leon County School Board race for District 1…

Forrest Van Camp to Join Race

Forrest Van Camp to Join Race

In a surprising move, Forrest Van Camp has decided…

CRA Votes to Give $1.6 million Tax Break to Out-of-Town Developer

CRA Votes to Give $1.6 million Tax Break to Out-of-Town Developer

On Thursday, February 27, 2014, the Tallahassee Community Redevelopment…

CRA to Become Stand Alone Department, Personnel Expenses to Increase

CRA to Become Stand Alone Department, Personnel Expenses to Increase

The City of Tallahassee Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA), whose mission…

Mckibbon Hotel Group Consultant Communicated with Staff Without Registering as a City Lobbyist

Mckibbon Hotel Group Consultant Communicated with Staff Without Registering as a City Lobbyist

Tallahassee Reports has learned that the consultant retained by…

Change In Plans for City Gateway Property Draws Opposition, Reveals Insider Dealings

Change In Plans for City Gateway Property Draws Opposition, Reveals Insider Dealings

It looks like there will be a battle over…

Frustration Boils Over At CRA Meeting, Policy Goals Finally Adopted

Frustration Boils Over At CRA Meeting, Policy Goals Finally Adopted

The Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) Board finally voted to…

CRA Workshop Turns into Frenchtown Redevelopment Discussion

The CRA Workshop, that was initiated by some Board…

Where Does The Tallahassee CRA Spend Your Money?

The City of Tallahassee Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) has…

CRA Board Discusses Homeless Shelter and North Monroe CRA District

CRA Board Discusses Homeless Shelter and North Monroe CRA District

Commissioner Gil Ziffer, the liaison between the CRA Board…

Airport Traffic Increases in 2013

Airport Traffic Increases in 2013

The City of Tallahassee Airport finished 2013 with higher…

Employment Decreases in December

Employment Decreases in December

The employment momentum generated over the last six months…

Industry Profile: Local Auto Sales Rebound

Industry Profile: Local Auto Sales Rebound

This section of Tallahassee Reports, Industry Profile, will take…

Employment Increases in Leon County

Employment Increases in Leon County

Employment data for November, 2013 shows that Leon County…

Sales Of Goods And Services Picks Up Momentum In Leon County

Sales Of Goods And Services Picks Up Momentum In Leon County

Data from the Florida Department of Revenue indicates consumer…

Employment Gains Differ Since Recession, Tallahassee recovers 30% of jobs lost since Jan. of 2007

Employment Gains Differ Since Recession, Tallahassee recovers 30% of jobs lost since Jan. of 2007

One of the many ways to evaluate the recovery…

Home Sales Continue To Increase, Prices Finally Begin To Rebound

Home Sales Continue To Increase, Prices Finally Begin To Rebound

Many economists argue that the Great Recession was made…

Leon County Employment Improves

Leon County Employment Improves

The unemployment rate is one of the most watched…

Business Spotlight

Prime Meridian Bank Initiates Stock Offering for Possible Expansion

Prime Meridian Holding Company has announced a public offering of its common stock, signaling a true milestone in the history of this locally-owned business. Prime Meridian Bank,…

March 2, 20141 Comment

Local Economy
Featured

Vince Long Is Where He Wants To Be

Vince Long is slick. There’s really no other way to put it. How else to describe a guy who, in the span of 24 hours, somehow managed…

August 7, 20113 Comments

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City Commissioner Maddox Walks Out on Votes, Into Conflicts and Controversy

During a City Commission meeting on Wednesday, February 12, 2014, City Commissioner Scott Maddox stated that he had a conflict on an agenda item that involved the…

February 16, 201412 Comments

Editorial

Taxpayers Deserve Answers, Not Shell Games

Over the last few months, both the County and City governments have been less than honest with millions of dollars of money belonging to the people they…

October 15, 2013No Comment

Letters to the Editor

Cost Saving Ideas Requested by Governor-elect Scott

I found it interesting that our Governor-Elect Rick Scott has kicked off a new initiative he calls "Florida 2.0 - your opportunity to tell Tallahassee how you…

November 12, 2010No Comment

Columnist

Ethics Advisory Panel Recommendation

By: NEBA, Network of Entrepreneurs and Business Advocates A group of outstanding citizens appointed to the ethics Advisory Panel met 18 times to formulate a plan to…

December 14, 2013No Comment

Business

Market District Gets The Humidor

The Market District is increasing its presence as the business hub for north east Tallahassee. The area located just north of I-10 off of Thomasville Road is…

January 15, 2014No Comment

Local Government Events

  • February 11, 2014 – Board of County Commissioners Workshop on Sale Tax Committee
    10:30 am, General
  • February 11, 2014 – Utilities Citizens Advisory Committee Meeting
    11:30 am, General
  • February 11, 2014 – Board of County Commissioners Workshop on Cycle 2014-1 Comp. Plan
    1:30 pm, General
  • February 11, 2014 – Board of County Commissioners Meeting
    3:00 pm, General
  • February 11, 2014 – Regular City Commission Meeting
    4:00 pm, General
  • February 12, 2014 – Financial Viability of Government TI Meeting
    9:00 am, General