Ethics Officer Says City Vendor Discount for City Manager’s Family Not Against Ethics Code

Ethics Officer Says City Vendor Discount for City Manager’s Family Not Against Ethics Code

Tallahassee Reports recently published a story about a $4,700 discount on a catering bill from the Edison restaurant given to a family member of Tallahassee City Manager Rick Fernandez. The Edison restaurant, which was partly developed with city funds, has a contract with the City of Tallahassee to lease the old electric building in Cascades […]

Stewart’s Blog: The Kim Rivers Picture that Should Have Never Been Published

Stewart’s Blog: The Kim Rivers Picture that Should Have Never Been Published

So…you wake up on Sunday morning and see a headline in the local paper about the recently revealed FBI investigation. You’re anxious because your name was in the FBI subpoenas recently dropped at city hall, so you expect the worst. You read the story and find your name is mentioned seven times in connection with […]

CRIME REPORT: Killearn Estates Hit with String of Auto Burglaries

CRIME REPORT: Killearn Estates Hit with String of Auto Burglaries

Tallahassee Police Department records show that there were seven auto burglaries reported from residents of Killearn Estates between 6:53 am and 9:26 am on Friday, July 14, 2017. There was also an auto theft reported in the “2800 BLK CAVAN DR” area of Killearn. The report, provided below, also shows ten residential burglaries were reported […]

Commissioner Nancy Miller Family Member Hired by City After Election Victory, Position Not Publicly Advertised

Commissioner Nancy Miller Family Member Hired by City After Election Victory, Position Not Publicly Advertised

Tallahassee Reports has learned that a Nancy Miller family member, John R. Buss, was hired in a temporary city position after she entered the 2010 race for city commission. Records also show Mr. Buss received a 33% pay raise weeks after Miller won the race and was subsequently hired in a permanent position that was […]

Locally Owned Radio Stations, Including “99.9 HANK-FM”, Sells to Adams Radio

Locally Owned Radio Stations, Including “99.9 HANK-FM”, Sells to Adams Radio

Adams Radio has announced the acquisition of Red Hills Broadcasting’s four stations in Tallahassee FL. The stations involved in the deal are Variety Hits “99.9 Hank-FM” WANK Lafayette, Country “103.1 The Wolf” WWOF Tallahassee, CHR “Hot 104.9” WHTF Havana, and AAA/Classic Rock “106.1 The Sound” WQTL Tallahassee. No terms have been announced. Red Hills Broadcasting […]

Gillum Loses Control of Gubernatorial Campaign

Gillum Loses Control of Gubernatorial Campaign

Almost immediately after Adam Smith, the political editor of the Tampa Bay Times, wrote on June 16, 2017 that Mayor Andrew Gillum was the Democratic party’s front-runner in the race for governor, this lofty assessment came crashing down. Days after Mr. Smith’s column, Peter Schorsch, an influential state political blogger, wrote that Smith’s “claim is made […]

Tallahassee’s Jet Blue Recruitment Stalls

Tallahassee’s Jet Blue Recruitment Stalls

Based on information presented at the most recent Network of Business Advocates and Entrepreneurs (NEBA) forum on transportation issues, it appears the local recruitment efforts of Jet Blue could not overcome obstacles Tallahassee has no control over – geography and economics. NEBA held a forum addressing the current and future status of air and rail transportation in […]

Gordos Moving From Market Square Shopping Center

Gordos Moving From Market Square Shopping Center

Tallahassee Reports has learned that Gordos Cuban Cuisine will be moving from their current location in the Market Square Shopping Center. However, the good news for their loyal clientele is the restaurant will remain in the Market District. The new location will be on Maclay Blvd. in the “Cornerstone at Market Street” retail center. The […]

Proctor Requests County Commission Suspend Funding for Downtown CRA

Proctor Requests County Commission Suspend Funding for Downtown CRA

Leon County Commissioner Bill Proctor has sent a letter to Chairman Nick Maddox requesting that the county commission stop all funding for Downtown Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) projects pending clarifications of the numerous probes implicating the CRA’s role in various Downtown projects. On June 22, TR reported that the FBI served the City of Tallahassee […]