At Monday’s Development Review Committee (DRC) meeting, the committee unanimously voted to deny a permit for the City Walk Urban Mission, located on Mahan Drive, to transition from a temporary homeless shelter to a permanent facility. The denial is based on the finding that the facility would create a “private nuisance” in the area. The […]
Last week, University of South Florida epidemiology professor Jason Salemi published a Twitter thread responding to several questions about COVID-19 data in Florida. Salemi, who has a Ph.D. in epidemiology, developed his own COVID tracking dashboard. The Florida Department of Health’s COVID dashboard has been under scrutiny throughout the pandemic due to concerns that Florida’s […]
At Wednesday’s City Commission meeting, the commissioners voted unanimously to adopt Ordinance 21-O-04AA. The ordinance, which amends the Tallahassee Land Development Code (TLDC), will change the definition of “Dwelling Unit” to include obsolete hotels and motels converted into residential units. The new ordinance states, “When applied to the conversion of a previously existing hotel or […]
A skate park is one of the many new projects coming to the Capital Cascades Trail. The Blueprint Intergovernmental Agency Board of Directors (IA Board) approved the design plan for a skateable art project at its meeting on Thursday. The Capital Cascades Trail is a multi-use paved trail that totals over four miles across downtown […]