The Network of Entrepreneurs and Business Advocates (NEBA) will host District 2 Leon County Commissioner Christian Caban at their October 24th lunch meeting. Commissioner Caban was elected to serve the remaining term of Commissioner Jimbo Jackson, who tragically passed away while in office. Caban has been in the news recently related to his position on […]
On Thursday October 26th 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 […]
Sponsored by FOODIES TAKEOUT & DELIVERYSelect a Restaurant and Place an Order LOCAL NEWS FSU completed an in-depth update and expansion of LCSO’s Anatomy of a Homicide report. FSU to conducted a detailed analyses of LCSO and Tallahassee Police Department (TPD) case files for 733 homicide and nonfatal shootings committed in Leon County over the past four […]
The Leon County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO) has established a community-wide effort to reduce gun violence. This effort involves partnering with Florida State University’s College of Criminology and Criminal Justice’s Center for Criminology to address the increase in homicides and nonfatal shootings within the community. Through their partnership, FSU has written the Leon County Community-Based Violence […]
Sponsored by FOODIES TAKEOUT & DELIVERYSelect a Restaurant and Place an Order LOCAL NEWS A Tallahassee man was found guilty of second-degree murder and burglary breaking into his ex-girlfriend’s apartment and killing a man inside in 2017. The jury deliberated for about four hours Wednesday before returning with the guilty verdict. The man will be sentenced November 27 […]
Below are summaries of citizen input from recent meetings of the Tallahassee City Commission, Leon County Commission and Leon County School Board. Resident Addresses City Commission with Comments about Mistreatment by Staff On October 11, Stanley Sims (a man who frequently attends Commission meetings) aired his grievances to the City Commission during their regular meeting. […]
Saturday at 7:30 p.m. on ABC, the no. 4 Seminoles will host the no. 16 Duke Blue Devils. Duke is 5-1 this season with wins over Clemson, Lafayette, Northwestern, Connecticut and North Carolina State with the lone loss coming against Notre Dame. FSU holds a 21-0 advantage over the Blue Devils in the series all […]
Sponsored by FOODIES TAKEOUT & DELIVERYSelect a Restaurant and Place an Order LOCAL NEWS The enthusiasm that accompanied the move of the homeless shelter in 2015 has given way to the reality that the shelter is now not meeting the needs of the homeless and is also hurting local businesses in the immediate area and having […]
Below are summaries of the non-agenda discussion topics from recent meetings of the Tallahassee City Commission, Leon County Commission and Leon County School Board. Matlow Addresses Staff Text Messages On October 11, City Commissioner Jeremey Matlow called out upper-level management for inappropriate behavior. Matlow claims Mr. Sims (a citizen who frequently attends Commission meetings) is […]
Human Needs Go Unserved, Livelihoods Ruined When the Tallahassee City Commission voted in 2014 to move the homeless shelter from Tennessee Street to the current location off of West Pensacola Street, there was hope that the change would address a number of problems. During the transition, proponents said the shelter was a state-of-the-art facility that […]