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 […]
“As we express our gratitude we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words but to live by them.” – John F. Kennedy After this quote, one may find a commentary on Veterans Day inappropriate. But in a country where national holidays often amount to mere days away from school and […]
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 […]
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 […]
The graph below shows the annualized sales of single-family homes in Leon county over the last 12 months. The latest information for September shows that the resale market is slowing a bit when compared to the significant increases experienced in the first part of the year. The current annual rate of single-family home sales, which […]
The City’s independent ethics board is experiencing growing pains. The recent announcement of Chair Lila Jaber’s resignation after revelations of possible conflicts of interest with her law firm and the board’s controversial hiring of Julie Meadows-Keefe as the Board’s Ethic’s officer, has raised the level of scrutiny of the Board. And now, as ethics complaints […]
The redevelopment efforts of Barton Tuck, the current owner of the Killearn Country Club, is spiraling into controversy. Tuck’s recent decision to close the north nine holes has increased the urgency for all those with a vested interest. It now appears Mr. Tuck, and his legal team, have lost their patience with the court system and […]
A lobbyist creates relationships with elected officials and then capitalizes on those relationships by selling access and influence. It appears Adam Corey, the Edison owner and Andrew Gillum associate, has taken the final step in this process by registering to lobby Mayor Gillum and the City Commission. We have written about how Mr. Corey has […]