Leon County School Funds Paid for Employees to Attend Equality Florida Conference

Leon County School Funds Paid for Employees to Attend Equality Florida Conference

Expense records indicate that school district funds were used to pay for Leon County School District employees to attend the “All Together Now” (ATN) conference sponsored by Equality Florida. Equality Florida is a left-wing progressive group that advocates for LGBTQ issues and was recently in the news for attacking Governor Ron DeSantis via television advertisements. The group is registered […]

Tallahassee Events Beginning March 1

Tallahassee Events Beginning March 1

The Office – Brass TapDate: Tuesday, March 1, 2022, begins @ 6:30 p.m.Where: The Brass Tap, 1321 Thomasville Rd.Cost: Free What you’ll get: Test your knowledge of the hit TV series “The Office.” Enjoy good food and cold drinks at Brass Tap. Registration begins at 6:30 p.m. Gear Up Lab: with Bruce ManciagliDate: Tuesday, March […]

Four Questions with School Board Candidate Anthony DeMarco

Four Questions with School Board Candidate Anthony DeMarco

Anthony DeMarco is running for Leon County School Board District 1 which is currently occupied by Alva Striplin. Striplin filed to run for re-election on February 1. Below are the unedited answers provided by Mr. DeMarco to four questions submitted by Tallahassee Reports. Why did you choose to run for school board? I chose to […]

Florida Representative Allison Tant Discusses Budget, Voting Bill, and Parental Rights in Education

Florida Representative Allison Tant Discusses Budget, Voting Bill, and Parental Rights in Education

Florida State House Representative Allison Tant (D-FL) appeared on The Steve Stewart Show on RealTalk93.3 on Thursday to discuss the 2022 Florida legislative session. Tant’s district covers most of downtown Tallahassee and the northern Tallahassee metropolitan area. The district includes Florida State University and the Florida State Capitol.  A large college and urban population coupled with a […]

January Airport Traffic Off 13% of Pre-Pandemic Levels

January Airport Traffic Off 13% of Pre-Pandemic Levels

The latest information from the Tallahassee International Airport shows that January 2021 passenger traffic was 54,800. This is 13.2% or 8,346 passengers below the pre-COVID passenger traffic (63,146) reported in January 2019. December traffic increased 161.9% when compared to traffic one year ago. The number of passengers was up from 26,715 during January 2021 to […]

Atlanta Ventures Provides Information on Purchase of Killearn Country Club

Atlanta Ventures Provides Information on Purchase of Killearn Country Club

Tallahassee Reports recently broke a story about the purchase of the Killearn Country Club by Atlanta Ventures, a company founded by David Cummings who has significant ties to Tallahassee. Provided below is a statement released by Atlanta Ventures related to the purchase. Dear KCC Members and Killearn Community, We’re very excited to announce that in […]

Bradfordville Kohl’s Owner Seeks Rezoning for Self-Storage Facility

Bradfordville Kohl’s Owner Seeks Rezoning for Self-Storage Facility

At the March 1, 2022 Tallahassee-Leon County Planning Commission meeting, officials will consider a staff recommendation to rezone the property where the vacant Kohl’s building is located. The applicant and present owner of the property is Continental 182 Fund, LLC. The parent company is Continental Properties located in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin. The application requests an […]

LCS Meeting Briefs February 22nd, 2022

LCS Meeting Briefs February 22nd, 2022

Listed below are notes from the February 22nd Leon County School Board meeting._____Superintendent Rocky Hanna recognized the Chiles High School Cheerleader Team for competing in the State Championship and placing second. _____The Board heard a report on the district’s financial audits. Some of the highlights were; “the general funds assigned and unassigned balances totaled 14.2% […]

Tallahassee Events Beginning February 22

Tallahassee Events Beginning February 22

Star Wars Trivia – Brass TapDate: Tuesday, February 22, 2022, begins @ 6:30 p.m.Where: The Brass Tap, 1321 Thomasville Rd.Cost: Free What you’ll get: Test your knowledge of the Star Wars Franchise. Brass Tap is looking for you to assemble your Rebel strike team and take on Star Wars trivia night. Enjoy good food and […]