Negotiations Over Sale of Killearn Golf Course “Have Stalled”

Negotiations Over Sale of Killearn Golf Course “Have Stalled”

Negotiations related to the possible sale of the Killearn Country Club to a local group have stalled, but are not dead. According to a press release by Killearn Golf Properties, LLC (KGP), “after seven months of negotiations, efforts to acquire Killearn Country Club from Palmetto Club Properties, LP have stalled.” According to KGP co-founder Jimmy […]

Five Stories Covered Exclusively by Tallahassee Reports

Five Stories Covered Exclusively by Tallahassee Reports

These recent reports- exclusive to to Tallahassee Reports – have been viewed over 10,000 times. Local Group Moves Closer to Purchasing Killearn Golf Club Rocky Hanna Tied to $50,000 Las Vegas Campaign Donation to Andrew Gillum PA Studies: Kids Opting Out of School Sports Due to Finances & Fun Sean Pittman Hired as Leon County […]

Northeast Gateway Traffic Analysis Meeting Scheduled

Northeast Gateway Traffic Analysis Meeting Scheduled

The Blueprint Intergovernmental Agency has scheduled the Northeast Gateway: Welaunee Boulevard PD&E Study Traffic Modeling Information Session on December 3rd from 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm at Montford Middle School located at 5789 Pimlico Drive. The long-awaited meeting is the next step in the public engagement process for the Northeast Gateway project which kicked-off back […]

TR’s Weekly Crime Tracker: Nov 13th-19th

TR’s Weekly Crime Tracker: Nov 13th-19th

Information provided by the Tallahassee Police Department (TPD) shows that there were 93 incidents reported during the week of November 13th-19th. The data indicates there were 87 property incidents and 6 violent incidents. A regional breakdown of the incidents – based on TPD defined quadrants – shows that the Northwest quadrant of Tallahassee led the […]

Leon County Announces Two Upcoming Shows at Capital City Amphitheater

Leon County Announces Two Upcoming Shows at Capital City Amphitheater

Leon County announced the addition of two concerts scheduled for February at the Capital City Amphitheater at Cascades Park. Organized by the County’s Division of Tourism (Visit Tallahassee), the performances include classic-rocker Dennis DeYoung Thursday, Feb. 20, and the iconic rhythm and blues group Boyz II Men Saturday, Feb. 29. Tickets went on sale for […]

DeSantis Praised, Criticized Over Environmental Spending

DeSantis Praised, Criticized Over Environmental Spending

By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Ron DeSantis drew praise as “a true environmental leader” but was also criticized for not putting more money toward the Florida Forever program and failing to adequately prepare the state for climate change as he released a proposed $91.4 billion budget on Monday. DeSantis […]

Single Family Resales Up 11.8% in October

Single Family Resales Up 11.8% in October

Sales of existing single-family homes in Leon county increased 19.0% when compared to numbers sold in the same month one year ago. There were 211 single-family home resales in October 2018 and 251 resales in October 2019. Last month there were 284 existing single-family homes sold. The average sales price in October 2019 increased 11.8% […]

Airport Traffic Up 9.5% in October

Airport Traffic Up 9.5% in October

The latest information from the Tallahassee International Airport shows that passenger traffic increased in October by 9.5% when compared to traffic one year ago. The number of passengers was up from 72,334 during last October to 79,205 this year. The Passenger Traffic Report shows passenger counts increased for all three carriers. American was up 17.2%, […]

City Registered Lobbyists Have Increased 500% Since 2011

City Registered Lobbyists Have Increased 500% Since 2011

It appears City of Tallahassee elected officials are becoming more and more popular among lobbyists. Over the last seven years, the number of registered lobbyists have increased 500%, from 8 in 2011 to 48 in 2019. During this time, the number of registered lobbying firms has increased from 7 to 33. See the trend in […]

House Panel Seeks Insight from Oregon on Pot Problems

House Panel Seeks Insight from Oregon on Pot Problems

By Ana Ceballos, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Facing the possibility that Floridians could be asked next year to legalize recreational marijuana, a House panel on Tuesday turned to Oregon to learn more about the economic, environmental and health impacts the state has faced since authorizing adult pot use four years ago. Chris […]