The industry group Florida Realtors last week released a report showing the statewide median sales price for single-family existing homes in October was $410,000. Here were median prices in the state’s metropolitan statistical areas: — Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island: $750,000— Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach: $601,500— North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton: $490,000— Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford: $445,000— Port St. Lucie: $415,000— Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater: $407,400— […]
The Thanksgiving Edition Leon County honored former County Commissioner Bruce Host at a ceremony Wednesday unveiling the newly named Bruce J. Host Northeast Branch Library. Host served on the board of county commissioners from 1992 to 2000. Thanksgiving is about giving thanks even during difficult times. On Saturday at 7 p.m. on ESPN, the ‘Noles […]
Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday. The four day celebration combines family, friends, football, food, and traditions. The seasonal decorations and putting the leaf in the dinner table adds to to the anticipation of seeing friends and family together for the first time in months and in some cases, more than a year. Lately, one of […]
Saturday at 7 on ESPN the ‘Noles will be in Gainesville to take on the rival Florida Gators. Florida is 5-6 on the season with wins against McNeese, Tennessee, Charlotte, Vanderbilt and South Carolina and losses to Utah, Kentucky, Georgia, Arkansas, LSU and Missouri. FSU is 27-37-2 all-time versus UF and have not won on […]
Sponsored by FOODIES TAKEOUT & DELIVERYSelect a Restaurant and Place an Order LOCAL NEWS Gas prices are falling across Florida and in Tallahassee. The current average price for regular unleaded gas in Tallahassee is $3.13 per gallon, down from $3.425 one year ago. Check out the trends below. Donna Adelson made her first appearance before a Leon County […]
Sponsored by FOODIES TAKEOUT & DELIVERYSelect a Restaurant and Place an Order LOCAL NEWS On Thursday November 30th at 8:30 a.m., the Tallahassee Growth Management Department will hold a Type A & Pre-Submittal meeting. Get the details. The Tallahassee Fire Department responded to a house fire on the 800 block of Cochran Drive. The fire started under the […]
On Thursday November 30th at 8:30 a.m., the Tallahassee Growth Management Department will hold a Type A & Pre-Submittal meeting. The meeting will be held remotely through the WebEx meeting service. The Type A & Pre-Submittal meetings allow applicants to receive detailed comments on their project proposals from all relevant departments. The goal is to identify […]
A review of data tabulated by Florida school districts and provided to the Florida Department of Education (FDOE) shows that the Leon County out-of-school suspension rate in 2021-22 was 11.0%. This rate is 80% higher than the statewide rate of 6.1%. The out-of-school suspension rate was calculated by dividing the number of annual out-of-school suspensions […]
Sponsored by FOODIES TAKEOUT & DELIVERYSelect a Restaurant and Place an Order LOCAL NEWS The Leon County Commission addressed a number of issues at their November 14, 2023 meeting which included ordinances related to the homelessness issue, Blueprint structure, & the sale of mobile home parks. Get the details. According to data provided to the FDOE, […]
Below are the Leon County Commission meeting briefs that took place on November 14, 2023. The Commission unanimously approved the re-organization of the Leon County Commission, electing Carol Cummings as Chair and Brian Welch as Vice Chair effectively replacing Nick Maddox as Chair. The Commission approved an amendment extending the term of the Interlocal Agreement […]
