At a meeting today, Joe Berg, the vice-president of the All Saints District Association, put forth a plan to stop the building of a Hampton Inn at the corner of Gaines Street and Railroad Avenue. The plan includes a petition drive and is encouraging people to show up to a City Commission meeting. He also […]
It appears Mayor Andrew Gillum is uncomfortable supporting recommendations from independent voices when it comes to more stringent ethics rules for elected officials. At the last City Commission meeting, Commissioner Scott Maddox asked the City Commissioners to vote for a resolution that supported Florida Senate Bill 582, entitled Misuse of Public Office Act which has been […]
Tallahassee Reports has learned the the Community Redevelopment Agency voted to sell a piece of property on Gaines Street to North American Properties (NAP), a past developer of projects on Gaines Street, without seeking competitive bids. North American Properties has previously been given Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) tax breaks to build student housing in the Gaines Street […]
Tallahassee will continue leaning into the Florida stereotype of being a hotspot for retirees. Choose Tallahassee is focused on bringing more baby boomers to the city. They gave a presentation to city commissioners on Tuesday outlining the program’s successes and to ask for more investment. See the Choose Tallahassee website here. The project is funded […]
The Tallahassee Quarterback Club announced their Players of the Week for the week of November 6th. The selections include Co-Defensive winners this week and no Special Teams Player. Plaques will be delivered to the players this week at practice. Also, this is the last week for the regular season. Next week the playoffs begin. Offensive Player of […]
An exclusive five-year analysis of local job growth by Tallahassee Reports shows that the Tallahassee MSA significantly lags state wide trends in total job growth and job growth in the private sector. The Great Recession is years behind us and the economic recovery over the last five years at the national level has been characterized […]
By: Allysa Mears (pictured above: From left to right: Zach Yopp, 2014 NFC Grad, now at West Point; Jack Marsh, NFC senior; Tanner Clemons, NFC senior; Jacob Wynn, NFC senior) Jack Marsh, Tanner Clemons, and Jacob Wynn, three seniors at North Florida Christian, continue to navigate the process required to secure a coveted nomination for […]
By: Tico Gimbel, Mike Illers and Gino Betta (Three member panel) Killearn Country Club (KCC) has been a thriving component of community life in Tallahassee for nearly fifty years. With the current special restrictive covenants set to expire in 2021, the club is now at a crossroads. Mr. Barton Tuck, the owner of KCC, notified […]
Tallahassee Reports has learned that the owners of the Edison Restaurant in Cascades Park, did not disclose investors in the Edison restaurant on the application for a beverage license, as required by Florida state law. Cascade Holdings, LLC, doing business as The Edison, filed for a Florida state beverage license on September 2, 2015. The […]
The old City electric building, located in Cascades Park, has successfully been transformed into the Edison restaurant, which offers patrons great views and a unique atmosphere. However, if you are out in Cascades Park with your family and you decided to stop in and eat lunch, be prepared to pay some of the highest prices […]