During Wednesday’s City of Tallahassee Commission meeting, elected officials voted 3-2 to support a controversial resolution supporting legislative efforts to protect citizens’ right to reproductive healthcare, including abortion. In addition, the resolution was critical of state funding for “anti-abortion pregnancy centers” and of the Florida law that requires parental consent for minor to get an […]
The Tallahassee Police Department (TPD) is beginning a new High Visibility Enforcement (HVE) detail to reduce the number of traffic crashes involving pedestrians or bicyclists. The campaign starts on November 1 and will continue through May 2022. Tallahassee is one of the top 15 cities in the state for these kinds of traffic crashes resulting […]
Hocus Pocus Trivia @ The Brass Tap MidtownDate: Tuesday, October 26, 2021, begins @ 6:30 p.m.Where: 1321 Thomasville Rd.Cost: Free. What you’ll get: Arrive by 6:30 p.m. for registration. Hocus Pocus movie trivia begins at 7:00 p.m. Wine(d) Down Wednesday Bring Your Own Beer and WineDate: Wednesday, October 27, 2021, from 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 […]
A resolution supporting abortion is on the October 27th Tallahassee City Commission agenda after being pulled from the agenda of a previous meeting. The resolution supports abortion rights and is critical of abortion restrictions and pregnancy centers. The text of the resolution is provided below. Origin of Resolution At the September 8, 2021 City Commission […]
This Saturday the ‘Noles will host the UMass Minutemen at noon on the ACC Network. UMass is 1-5 with losses to Pittsburgh, Boston College, Eastern Michigan, Coastal Carolina and Toledo with the lone win coming against Connecticut. This will be the first meeting between the two schools. Observations from the last game With a healthy […]
Tallahassee Reports has learned that the scoring by the five-member search committee for the initial executive director of the Children’s Services Council (CSC) graded the initial interviews anonymously. In other words, the interview scoring across six categories by the the five members of the CSC Search Committee for the five candidates under consideration was released […]
On Monday, October 18, 2021, the Child & Parental Rights Campaign, Inc. filed a lawsuit in the Federal District Court for the Northern District of Florida on behalf of Mr. and Mrs. Littlejohn against the Leon County School Board (LCSB). The defendants also include Superintendent Rocky Hanna and Dr. Kathleen Rodgers. Tallahassee Reports has previously […]
The New York Post is reporting that approximately 2,000 migrants captured at the Mexico-U.S. border have arrived in White Plains, New York. The Post also reported that flights stopped in Jacksonville, Florida and migrants were relocated to the Big Bend area over the weekend. Later Saturday, in Jacksonville, Fla., the Post saw a Boeing 737-700 […]
Live Music, Jazz with Monty AlexanderDate: Tuesday, October 19, 2021, from 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.Where: Opperman Recital Hall, 114 N Copeland St.Cost: $7.00-$10.00What you’ll get: Jazz royalty comes to Tallahassee as legendary jazz pianist, Monty Alexander joins Jazz Ensemble I, the College’s top big band, led by Leon Anderson in a night that will […]
The City Commission appointed Alexander Harden for the Joint City/County Bicycling Workgroup. The Workgroup functions as an ad hoc focus group that provides collective input to staff regarding proposed cycling-related projects, improvements, events, and ordinances of community interest and for the betterment of the Tallahassee- Leon County community. The city accepted the donation of artwork […]