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 […]
The recent surge in Leon county employment was welcome news given the recent losses in jobs. We reported earlier this week that Leon county added just over 4,000 jobs in September. See report here. A new report provided by the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity gives an indication of what type of jobs were created […]
Today, Tallahassee Reports was notified that Adam Corey has resigned his position on the Tallahassee Housing Authority (THA) board. On September 9th Tallahassee Reports published an article detailing relationships between the Gunster Law Firm and the City of Tallahassee. The report addressed potential conflicts between Lila Jaber, the Chairman of the City’s Ethics Board and […]
Tallahassee Reports has learned that Adam Corey, the owner of The Edison in Cascades Park and the former campaign treasurer for Mayor Andrew Gillum, was appointed to the Tallahassee Housing Authority (THA) in 2014 even though he was being paid by an association that has financial ties through association members with the THA. The Board […]
Consistent with previous years, Leon county employment surged in September. The Florida Department of Economic Opportunity reported that Leon county added 4,141 jobs. That is a three percent increase over the number of jobs reported in August. At the state level, Florida added 67,000 jobs which is less than a 1% increase over the number […]