On Monday the local Democratic Party held a forum at City Hall for local candidates. At the forum current Superintendent Jackie Pons and candidate and current City Comissioner Scott Maddox stole the show with pointed jabs at each other. Candidate Rocky Hanna was not allowed to participate because he is running as an independent. Pons […]
February numbers for single-family home resales show that the annual-rate of sales is holding steady on Leon County. There were 2,855 single-family units sold over the previous twelve months. As the chart below indicates, resales crossed the 2,800 unit threshold last July and has held steady since that time. As we have previously reported, there have been […]
The Community Redevelopment Agency, which is composed of City and County Commissioners, recently released their annual report for fiscal year 2015. In the report was a list of “Promotional and Special Events” sponsored by the CRA. During the fiscal year, the CRA sponsored fourteen (14) events with approximately $65,000 in tax dollars. Listed below is a […]
By Joshua King We were excited to read the recent Tallahassee Reports article, “Where are the Northside Community Centers?”. The reason for our excitement is because this need is already being addressed…not by the City, but by a church in the northside community, Wildwood Church. As your article noted, there is currently no such center […]
The State of Florida employment reports for February were released today and show that Leon County added 1,800 jobs. The unemployment rate fell to 4.2%. and approximately 142,892 people were working. This positive jobs report follows a positive report on single-family new construction trends in Leon County which can be viewed here. Last February, Leon County […]
Former U.S. Attorney Ken Sukhia formally announced Tuesday that he will run for a newly redrawn U.S. House seat held by Democratic Congresswoman Gwen Graham. Mr. Sukhia launched his campaign for the 2nd Congressional District of Florida at the the Ponce De Leon Park across from the Federal Bankruptcy Courthouse. Sukhia said he chose the location […]
The latest available numbers show that the value of single-family new construction permits issued in January and February of 2016, increased approximately 22% over the value of such permits issued during the same time period in 2015. Last year, in January and February, approximately $16.8 million in permits were issued for 74 single-family new construction projects. […]
The Network of Entrepreneurs and Business Advocates (NEBA) held a forum featuring the three candidates vying for the position of State Attorney for the 2nd Judicial Circuit. The current State Attorney, Willie Meggs, is retiring after 32 years. The State Attorney processes all criminal cases presented by law enforcement officers who have charged persons with felonies, […]
DOMI Ventures LLC, which is the owner of DOMI Station, a local business incubator, is seeking $25,000 from the City of Tallahassee to sponsor start-up businesses. The issue is scheduled to be voted on at the next City Commission meeting, which will be held on Wednesday, March 23, 2016. Based on the documents provided, the […]
The owner of the Killearn Country Club, Barton Tuck, informed club members that he has taken two steps to ensure that the club will remain an improved golfing facility for years to come. In a letter to members, Mr. Tuck said that he filed an amendment to the restrictive covenant of the golf course which […]