TALLAHASSEE REPORTS DAILY BRIEFS Sponsored by FOODIES TAKEOUT & DELIVERYSelect a Restaurant and Place an Order LOCAL NEWS On Tuesday, the Tallahassee Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) voted 5-0 to authorize staff to execute a memorandum of understanding to facilitate a $7 million loan for a 300-unit workforce housing development to be constructed downtown. On April 24th, […]
On April 24th, the Leon County School Board Members discussed several issues and policies at the Agenda Review/Workshop meeting. Staff gave a presentation on Tallahassee’s sports tourism. Staff noted that just within the past year, Leon County was selected to host the FHSAA beach volleyball state championship. Staff explained how this has improved Visit Tallahassee’s […]
TALLAHASSEE REPORTS DAILY BRIEFS Sponsored by FOODIES TAKEOUT & DELIVERYSelect a Restaurant and Place an Order LOCAL NEWS On April 20th, the Leon County Children’s Services Council voted to approve funding for 17 programs, projected to cost over $1.7 million in taxpayer dollars for 2023 summer programs. Get the details. The Andrew Gillum trial has entered […]
Capital City Bank recently announced that three bankers have received officer promotions. The promotions include Dan Fowler to senior vice president, Desiree Karp to credit administration officer and Jaynie Mitchell to business banking officer. Fowler is a tenured associate with 10 years of service at Capital City Bank, where he serves as an application system […]
According to filings with Leon County and the City of Tallahassee, the number of single-family new construction permits were up 11.1% in March, 2023 when compared to March 2022. There were 60 permits issued March 2023, up from the 54 issued one year ago. However, the value of the March 2023 permits was $11.5 million, […]
TALLAHASSEE REPORTS DAILY BRIEFS Sponsored by FOODIES TAKEOUT & DELIVERYSelect a Restaurant and Place an Order LOCAL NEWS WCTV’s Savannah Kelley spoke with State Attorney Jack Campbell about the allegations related to procedures dealing with undocumented immigrants who do not have valid drivers licenses. Check out the news briefs from the City’s Independent Ethics Board meeting […]
TALLAHASSEE REPORTS DAILY BRIEFS Sponsored by FOODIES TAKEOUT & DELIVERYSelect a Restaurant and Place an Order LOCAL NEWS Testimony in the federal corruption trial of Andrew Gillum shifted Thursday from a now-famous New York City trip to the handling of grants and campaign contributions. Former FBI agent Michael Wiederspahn spent hours on the stand Thursday afternoon […]
At the City of Tallahassee budget workshop next week, city commissioners will hear a proposal to increase public safety spending due to violent crime trends. In addition, a proposed property tax increase will be presented as a method to fund the spending. According to the agenda materials, the collective proposed changes in Tallahassee Police Department’s […]
TALLAHASSEE REPORTS DAILY BRIEFS Sponsored by FOODIES TAKEOUT & DELIVERYSelect a Restaurant and Place an Order LOCAL NEWS At a budget workshop next week, Tallahassee City Commissioners will hear a proposal to increase the number of police officers in FY 2024 due to violent crime trends. One possible way to pay for the investment is an […]
By Ryan Dailey, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — The Florida Senate on Wednesday gave final approval to a proposed constitutional amendment that seeks to shift to holding partisan school-board elections. The proposal (HJR 31) will go on the 2024 ballot and, if approved by voters, would do away with a requirement that school-board […]