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Global Leadership Summit returns to Tallahassee for second year
2+ hour, 21+ min ago (330+ words) COLLEGE TOWN, FL " The Global Leadership Summit returns to Tallahassee Aug. 67. Join leaders from across North Florida for two days of keynotes, networking, and growth. Register at isf. com/gls. WATCH FULL REPORT BELOW: The Global Leadership Summit is returning…...
Tallahassee nonprofit proposes strategy to make homeownership more affordable for workers
1+ week, 6+ day ago (350+ words) NORTHEAST TALLAHASSEE, FL " A Tallahassee nonprofit is concerned that rising home prices in Tallahassee are pricing essential workers " teachers, firefighters, and police officers " out of the community. A newly proposed concept backed by a local nonprofit hopes to change that....
Set to grow business community; Greater Tallahassee Chamber of Commerce launches new website
2+ week, 1+ day ago (351+ words) Maya Sargent serves as the neighborhood reporter for Downtown Tallahassee. DOWNTOWN TALLAHASSEE, FL " The Greater Tallahassee Chamber of Commerce and its partners have launched a new website aimed at connecting local businesses and entrepreneurs with the resources they need to…...
DEVELOPING: Robbery investigation underway at Tallahassee bank
2+ week, 1+ day ago (99+ words) Officers and investigators responded to the Regions on North Monroe Street Monday morning. Police say no one has been arrested yet. DEVELOPING: Robbery investigation underway at Tallahassee bank A Tallahassee bank has been robbed. Police responded to the Regions Bank…...
A Tallahassee father's lessons on family, fatherhood, and legacy resonate across generations
2+ week, 2+ day ago (327+ words) NORTHEAST TALLAHASSEE, FL " When William Carter became a father, he quickly realized there was no guidebook. Like many parents, he learned one day at a time. Years later, after raising four children and watching his family grow to include 13 grandchildren,…...
HAPPENING TODAY: Tallahassee City Commission to discuss upcoming budget, property tax cut impacts, and more
3+ week, 6+ day ago (185+ words) Maya Sargent serves as the neighborhood reporter for Downtown Tallahassee. DOWNTOWN TALLAHASSEE, FL " The Tallahassee City Commission is set to discuss a variety of topics at Wednesday's budget workshop and regular meeting. Firstly, the Commission will receive an update on…...
Federal SNAP cuts are fueling summer hunger concerns at Tallahassee food pantries this season
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (387+ words) NORTHWEST TALLAHASSEE, FL " Tallahassee food pantries are anticipating a surge in visits this summer as families navigate the first full summer under new federal SNAP cuts. Claresa Brooks, who works with Catholic Charities of Northwest Florida, says its pantry is…...
On Memorial Day, Tallahassee veterans urge families to preserve military stories
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (344+ words) NORTHWEST TALLAHASSEE, FL " As America approaches its 250th anniversary, some veterans say fewer Americans have personal connections to military service, and they worry that disconnect could cause the stories behind the nation's freedom to fade. For Jack Brennan and his son…...
John G. Riley Museum keeps Black history " and Tallahassee's past " alive ahead of America's 250th birthday
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (428+ words) The John G. Riley House has stood in Tallahassee's downtown neighborhood for about 130 years, and the museum it became continues to connect the community to a history that shaped the city, the state, and the nation. Originally built in 1890, the house…...
Tallahassee woman spends years cleaning headstones at historic Black cemeteries to preserve their memory
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (252+ words) NORTHEAST TALLAHASSEE, FL " Ashley Hopkins has spent three years cleaning headstones at historic African American cemeteries across Tallahassee, working to preserve the memory of those buried there. Hopkins, a Headstone Preservationist, began watching Tik Tok videos about headstone cleaning in…...