2+ week, 6+ day ago (593+ words) Editor's Note " The following information comes from official government websites. The City of Tallahassee will close administrative offices in observance of the Veterans Day holiday on Tuesday, Nov. 11. Following are schedule changes for the week of Nov. 9-15 for solid waste customers living inside the Tallahassee city limits (red week), StarMetro, the Animal Service Center and City-run community centers. Garbage and Recycling Collection: During the holiday week, some residential customers will receive service one day later than their regularly scheduled service. This includes garbage/recycling and yard waste/bulky pickup, which will impact red week customers: Monday customers " No change Tuesday customers " Wednesday, Nov. 12 Wednesday customers " Thursday, Nov. 13 Thursday customers " Friday, Nov. 14 Friday customers " Saturday, Nov. 15 Customers are encouraged to set their collection bins behind the curb the night before their service day. Both containers should be returned to the home…...

4+ day, 20+ hour ago (1718+ words) Tis the season for exciting events, family-friendly festivals, and of course, shopping. Fill your plans by using this handy guide to make the most of your holidays. LeMoyne Arts" 62nd Annual Holiday Show, Art Nouveau Aglow, is the perfect place to find a variety of handmade gifts created by local and regional artisans at 125 N. Gadsden St. This year"s show celebrates the elegance and creativity of the Art Nouveau movement while showcasing the incredible talent of local artists and artisans throughout the holiday season. Half of LeMoyne"s galleries will feature an Art Nouveau'themed exhibition highlighting original works by local artists inspired by the flowing forms and natural motifs of the iconic style. The other half will become LeMoyne"s Holiday Shop, offering a curated selection of affordable, handmade, and giftable items, from pottery, jewelry, and ornaments to fine art and…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago (46+ words) Tallahassee farmer Erik Barnhart gives away free vegetables from his South Monroe farm stand, continuing a 30-year family tradition while helping neighbors. Tallahassee farmer Erik Barnhart gives away free vegetables from his South Monroe farm stand, continuing a 30-year family tradition while helping neighbors....

6+ day, 16+ hour ago (231+ words) High mortgage rates are also making monthly payments more expensive; as of November 20, the 30-year fixed mortgage rate sits at 6.26%. Stacker compiled a list of cities with the most expensive homes in the Tallahassee metro area using data from Zillow. Charts show the monthly typical home value since January 2018. All 11 cities and towns with data available were included in the list. - Typical home value: $82,788- 1-year price change: -20.6%- 5-year price change: +24.1% - Typical home value: $112,091- 1-year price change: -15.6%- 5-year price change: +40.4% - Typical home value: $171,817- 1-year price change: -3.8%- 5-year price change: +51.4% - Typical home value: $190,815- 1-year price change: -2.5%- 5-year price change: +46.0% - Typical home value: $239,064- 1-year price change: -4.0%- 5-year price change: +44.6% - Typical home value: $252,143- 1-year price change: -1.0%- 5-year price change: +49.9% - Typical home value: $266,458- 1-year price change: -2.0%- 5-year price change: +45.1% - Typical home value: $285,492- 1-year price change: -1.0%- 5-year price change: +29.7% - Typical home value: $285,729- 1-year price change: -1.2%- 5-year…...

4+ day, 17+ hour ago (38+ words) Charlie Ward Champions Ranch set to break ground in Southeast Tallahassee after decades of planning Abraham, 70, started his career in veterinary medicine. Charlie Ward Champions Ranch set to break ground in Southeast Tallahassee after decades of planning...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago (47+ words) A Hermosa Beach man is reportedly recovering after enduring a violent beating by more than a half-dozen alleged teenagers Friday night, all of whom fled while the victim lay incapacitated in an alley. Displaced Tallahassee family receives keys to a house in time for the holiday...

3+ week, 6+ day ago (522+ words) After two years of operation, the family-owned music venue The Sound Bar is closing for good. "This decision was not made lightly. In a time when sustaining a small business without loans or investors has become increasingly difficult, we've given everything we had " literally our all " to keep this dream alive," the owners Bianca and Thomas Herndon wrote in a Facebook post the evening of Nov. 1. The venue on West Tharpe Street plans to stay open for the month, with its last day of operation on Nov. 30. This isn't the first time The Sound Bar has been candid about its struggles to stay open. In August, the owners called on the community for support after "permitting issues tied to the building" led to a stop-work notice from the City of Tallahassee and a potential shutdown. The live music venue had…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago (220+ words) The Leon County Sheriff's Office arrested the former local church treasurer for Greater Mount Pleasant Missionary Baptist Church on charges of grand theft and fraud. On Nov. 3, deputies with LCSO's Financial Crimes Unit arrested Marisa Humose, 48, following an investigation into financial theft at the church. In June, the church's pastor reported suspected financial discrepancies to LCSO after discovering a number of unauthorized transfers from the church's Cash App account, a mobile payment application. Humose served as treasurer for the church, which sits on Golden Street, from 2022 to June of 2025. As part of her job she had access to the church's bank and Cash App accounts and was responsible for maintaining financial records. The investigation uncovered that Humose stole more than $70,000 from the Cash App account during her tenure as church treasurer, according to LCSO. She was arrested and booked into…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago (275+ words) A three-year-old is dead in northwest Tallahassee after an apparent gunshot wound to the head on the morning of Nov. 9. Javonni Hampton, a spokesperson with the Leon County Sheriff's Office, confirmed the tragedy occurred in the 4200 block of Augustus Oak Court though it was not reported by the agency, which regularly releases incident alerts on Facebook and via press release. "It's just under investigation right now," she told the Tallahassee Democrat. She was not able to confirm if someone is in custody at this time. She said she couldn't release the gender of the child. She could not say if the child was an intended target, if the shooting was an accident or self-inflicted. She declined to provide any other details about the circumstances of the shooting. The Democrat was alerted to the shooting by a member of the community....

2+ week, 4+ day ago (1766+ words) Almost 100 years ago in November 1929, Tallahassee prepared to observe Armistice Day, but this commemoration of the end of World War I would not be a somber event. Instead, on Nov. 11 and 12, the Claude L. Sauls American Legion Post 13 intended to "stage a monster" celebration with a huge parade, speeches, a grand ball, and a fantastical air meet that culminated with the dedication and official opening of the new municipal airport. Months in the planning, the Sauls Post was enthusiastically joined by city and county officials and civic organizations, all of whom expected the two-day program would "eclipse anything the Capital City had ever seen." For aspiring aeronaut and visionary residents, the new field meant that their long-awaited dream of a permanent airport had come true!" Since the war, aircraft often made stops in Tallahassee where the pilots landed in an open…...