Joe West: Breaking the Mold

Joe West: Breaking the Mold

With one of the most brutally honest web page bios of any political candidate, Joe West is confident, despite a history of addiction, homelessness and failed marriages, his leadership would be better for Tallahassee than the slick, professional, scandal-ridden leadership of the politicians currently running the city. Sober now for 20+ years, West said, “The […]

Text Message Shows Mayor Gillum’s Chief of Staff Solicited Concert Tickets from Corey

Text Message Shows Mayor Gillum’s Chief of Staff Solicited Concert Tickets from Corey

Sources tell Tallahassee Reports that Mayor Gillum’s Chief of Staff Dustin Daniels solicited concert tickets from Adam Corey for the March 26, 2017 performance by Earth, Wind & Fire at the Tucker Center. Sources confirm that Daniels watched the concert from Adam Corey’s Civic Center luxury box. Tallahassee Reports was told that the box or […]

Seven Months Later, Interim City Manager Still Investigating Football Ticket Scandal

Seven Months Later, Interim City Manager Still Investigating Football Ticket Scandal

Seven months after Tallahassee Reports broke the story about City Manager Rick Fernandez soliciting $500 football tickets from city lobbyist and city vendor Adam Corey, the interim city manager, Reece Goad, is still investigating allegations that other city employees also used tickets provided by Corey. City Manager Rick Fernadez eventually resigned his position because of the […]

Leon County Commission to Consider Opioid Litigation

Leon County Commission to Consider Opioid Litigation

At the February 27th, 2018 Leon County Commission meeting, the Board will consider pursuing litigation against opioid manufacturers, distributors, and even pharmacies for claims regarding pain medications. In general, the opioid litigation brings claims against those parties for their role in creating the current state of the opioid epidemic, including deceptive marketing to physicians and distributing […]

Miller & Richardson Disagree with Ziffer’s “Dysfunctional” Assessment of City Hall

Miller & Richardson Disagree with Ziffer’s “Dysfunctional” Assessment of City Hall

At the recent Village Square Town Hall meeting, City Commissioners Nancy Miller and Curtis Richardson responded to Commissioner Gil Ziffer’s recent comment that city hall was “dysfunctional.” Previously,  Ziffer told a group of citizens that “We have become way too dysfunctional and if any of you have been to or watched our commission meetings, you […]

Bannerman Road Property Slated for Higher Density Zoning

Bannerman Road Property Slated for Higher Density Zoning

On March 6, 2018, the Tallahassee-Leon County Planning Commission will consider a change to the zoning of approximately 30 acres located near the intersection of Bull Headley Road and Bannerman Road. The public notice, provided below, states that the Commission will consider changing the current Lake Protection (LP) designation to the Lake Protection Node (LPN) […]

Lawsuit Filed in FSU Fraternity Death

Lawsuit Filed in FSU Fraternity Death

By Lloyd Dunkelberger, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — The parents of a 20-year-old Florida State University fraternity pledge who died during a hazing ritual filed a negligence lawsuit Tuesday against the Pi Kappa Phi fraternity, 11 fraternity members and a fraternity adviser. Andrew Coffey died Nov. 3 from alcohol poisoning after an off-campus […]

Jackson Files Florida Bar Complaint Against City Commissioner Scott Maddox

Jackson Files Florida Bar Complaint Against City Commissioner Scott Maddox

Dr. Erwin Jackson has filed a complaint against City Commissioner Scott Maddox with The Florida Bar. The complaint alleges Maddox violated his professional obligations in two cases in which he was involved. Most recently, in 2016, Maddox gave false testimony under oath in a lawsuit filed by Dr. Jackson. Similarly, in 2014, the complaint alleges […]