Blueprint Seeks Input on Market District Park

Blueprint Seeks Input on Market District Park

As the process of developing the Market District Park continues, the City of Tallahassee and the Blueprint Intergovernmental Agency are hosting community meetings to present park concepts. There will be three virtual meetings for people to share opinions on the concepts proposed for the Market District Park. The meetings will take place on April 14, […]

DeSantis Assails YouTube COVID-19 Video

DeSantis Assails YouTube COVID-19 Video

By Christine Sexton, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday railed against YouTube and Google for removing a video of a COVID-19 discussion he had with scientists who oppose government lockdowns, school closures and mask wearing, calling it “censorship.” The ramped-up criticism by the Republican governor came as lawmakers try […]

Crescent Sky Purchases Seminole Trails Apartments

Crescent Sky Purchases Seminole Trails Apartments

On April 7th, 2021, the New York City based company Crescent Sky Real Estate Partners (CSREP) announced the acquisition of Seminole Trails Apartments located in Tallahassee off White Dr. behind Proctor Honda. As reported by Tallahassee Reports, in November 2020, CSREP purchased Castle Apartments, a 30-building multifamily housing portfolio near the office of Florida Highway […]

Nikki Fried Had Financial Interest in Marijuana Company While Making Decisions Related to Marijuana Industry

Nikki Fried Had Financial Interest in Marijuana Company While Making Decisions Related to Marijuana Industry

Documents filed in 2020 shows that Nikki Fried had a financial interest in a marijuana company doing business in Florida in 2019, the same year she created the Cannabis Office and the Medical Marijuana Advisory Committee in the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Affairs. Also, documents filed with the Florida Commission on Ethics indicate […]

Florida Orange Production Dips Below California

Florida Orange Production Dips Below California

By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — California surpassed Florida in a new estimate of orange production, the latest sign of continuing struggles in Florida’s citrus industry. The U.S. Department of Agriculture, in a monthly update released Friday, said Florida is forecast to produce enough oranges to fill 51.7 million 90-pound boxes […]

Apalachee Park Set to Get $1.4 Million in Improvements

Apalachee Park Set to Get $1.4 Million in Improvements

The Leon County Board of County Commissioner’s approved the bid for new construction of the Apalachee Regional Park entrance and other improvements. The approval awards the contract to Shaffield Building Specialties, in the amount of $1,349,448. Approximately $440,000 of the funding would come from the Tourism Development fund. Approving the bid to begin construction on […]

County Commission Votes to Establish a North Monroe Task Force

County Commission Votes to Establish a North Monroe Task Force

At the April 13th Leon County Board of County Commissioners, elected officials voted to approve the creation of a Citizens’ North Monroe Street Task Force. Local businesses and residents have reported a decline in the condition and appearance of the North Monroe corridor and they have voiced interest in working with the County to address […]

House Vote-By-Mail Proposal Gets Overhaul

House Vote-By-Mail Proposal Gets Overhaul

By Dara Kam, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — A controversial elections bill focused largely on the state’s vote-by-mail process underwent an overhaul Thursday in the Florida House, but critics say it still poses unnecessary barriers to voters. The revamped proposal, which addresses issues such as the use of mail-in ballot drop boxes and […]

TPD Officer Kills Armed Suspect After Chase

TPD Officer Kills Armed Suspect After Chase

A Tallahassee Police Department officer on routine patrol just after 11 p.m. on the westside of Tallahassee, became involved in a chase with a suspicious vehicle which ended in a shooting. According to TPD, the chase began in the parking lot at the 800 block of Ocala Road and ended at the 100 block of […]

Police Officers Get ‘Marsy’s Law’ Protections

Police Officers Get ‘Marsy’s Law’ Protections

By Dara Kam, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Siding with a union that represents law-enforcement officers, a state appeals court on Tuesday unanimously decided that a constitutional amendment expanding victims’ rights can shield the identities of police officers who were threatened in use-of-force incidents. The decision by a three-judge panel of the 1st […]