The Network of Entrepreneurs and Business Advocates (NEBA) will hold their monthly membership meeting on Tuesday, July 23, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm at the Capital City Country Club. The speaker will be Tallahassee Reports Editor Steve Stewart, and the topic will be: Tallahassee Politics – the Aftermath of the Indictments. “Based on his reporting with TR, […]
The United Way of the Big Bend (UWBB) announced that twenty programs serving Leon County will receive $1.6 million in grants based on a new funding process. In 2018, UWBB underwent a strategic planning process to reset the mission of the organization. The process was guided guided by the ALICE Report and other community data. […]
The City’s Independent Ethics Board was told today, that absent a special workshop scheduled by the Tallahassee City Commission, it is likely their work on a new ethics ordinance will not be addressed by elected officials until next year. When asked when elected officials would address the proposed ordinance, Julie Meadows-Keefe, the Board’s Ethics Officer, […]
Julie Meadows-Keefe announced today at the Ethics Board’s monthly meeting that she will resign her Ethics Officer position with the City’s Independent Ethics Board in February, 2020. Ms. Meadows-Keefe was originally hired by the City of Tallahassee and then retained, in a controversial move, by the newly created Ethics Board. In her remarks, Meadows-Keefe said […]
At the most recent budget workshop, the City Commission voted to move forward with funds for sidewalk projects. The funds for FY2020 include $1 million in maintenance and $1.6 million in a “New Sidewalk Program.” To ensure that resources are allocated effectively and efficiently, a sidewalk prioritization method was created and approved by the Commission […]
Tallahassee, FL – The Tallahassee Economic Index (TEI), a local economic growth indicator, released numbers ending April 2019. Following a 4.42 point slip in March, the Index saw a 5.15 point accretion from 44.96 to 50.10 in April. “Tallahassee’s economy continues the positive trend that has prevailed for most of this year, pushing the index […]
By John Haughey, The Center Square Drug-related deaths declined by 5 percent and opioid-caused deaths decreased by 13 percent during the first six months of 2018 compared to the previous year, but deaths caused by fentanyl spiked by 64 percent, according to a report from the Florida Medical Examiners Commission (MEC). Overall, the MEC’s interim […]
By Tim Linafelt, Senior Writer, Seminoles.com TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – New Florida State baseball coach Mike Martin Jr. met with the media Monday to discuss his new job, his vision for the program and how he’s different than his legendary father. Here are his full remarks. When did you feel confident that you would get the […]
By Veronique George, FAMU News Newly elevated African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Senior Bishop Adam Jefferson Richardson, Jr., will address Florida A&M University (FAMU) graduates as the Summer Commencement speaker on Aug. 2. The commencement ceremony for graduates from all schools and colleges will be held at 6 p.m. in the Alfred Lawson Jr. Multipurpose Center and Teaching Gymnasium, 1800 Wahnish Way, Tallahassee. More than 300 undergrad, graduate and law degrees will be conferred during […]
Andrew Gillum could not resist. In response to a tweet by attorney John Morgan, Gillum replied with some harsh language. Gillum tweeted: “I don’t live on your plantation and I don’t take advice from Trump impersonators & DeSantis suck ups.” The back and forth began Sunday morning when John Morgan tweeted out a link of […]