The Killearn Homes Association, which represents approximately 3,800 homes in Killearn Estates in northeast Tallahassee, was told by the owner of the Killearn Country Club tonight at their monthly meeting that a major redevelopment of the golf club must happen for the club to survive. Barton Tuck, the current owner, laid out the redevelopment plan […]
With the election of Curtis Richardson to the City Commission, the southside of Tallahassee will get someone on the Commission that actually lives in their part of town. Mr. Richardson makes his home in Tuskegee neighborhood off of Orange avenue which is located in the heart of District 1, which is represented by Commissioner Bill […]
The National Association of Realtors (NAR) reported that the sales of existing homes were down in August after four months of gains. Sales fell by 1.8% to an annual rate of 5.05 million. Lawrence Yun, NAR chief economist blamed the decline on fewer investors. “There was a marked decline in all-cash sales from investors,” he […]
Tallahassee Reports has learned that City of Tallahassee Mayor-Elect Andrew Gillum has served on the board of a national organization for the last three years, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW), that supports an independent ethics board for the U.S. House of Representatives. Why is this important? At the City Commission meeting on […]
In July 2014, Cynthia Barber, Director of Environmental Policy & Energy Resources for the City of Tallahassee informed Equity and Workforce Development about inappropriate activity and misconduct on the part of several Building Services employees. An investigation was initiated and completed on August 27,2014. Tallahassee Reports has uploaded the Executive Summary here. Names of individuals […]
Tallahassee Reports has confirmed that more than one City of Tallahassee employee has been terminated due to inappropriate behavior which is sexual in nature. Tallahassee Reports submitted a data request on September 10, 2014 and expects to have documents later today. Tallahassee Reports has been contacted by a number of anonymous sources about the situation […]
Last year the City Commission voted to spend approximately $2.1 million to renovate the old electric building in Cascades Park to house a brewpub restaurant. The developer of the restaurant is required to invest $1.5 million. A lot has changed since the original idea of a brewpub. First, the winner in the bid process decided […]
A public records request by Tallahassee Reports has revealed more details about the financial arrangements revolving around the Brew Pub at Cascades Park. On December 2013, the City Manager signed a memorandum agreement with the developer who was selected to build a restaurant in the old municipal electric building in Cascades Park. Two provisions in […]
There are a number of world-class musicians who live and work in Tallahassee. Pam Laws, Marcus Roberts, Scotty Barnhardt, and Marvin Goldstein come to mind. Several weeks ago 60 Minutes did a piece on Marcus Roberts and watching it reminded me that a number of years ago, when we still had a Chez Pierre, Chez […]
If you like supporting locally owned restaurants, TR has two recommendations. Sahara, which is a Greek Lebanese Cafe located at 1241 E. Layfayette Street, was a buzz with activity during our lunch visit. The wait staff was pleasant and you could tell their banter with patrons means that repeat customers frequent the cafe. The seasoned […]