It has become the longest-running story in Tallahassee: What can be done with the city’s old waterworks building? The idea of renovating the century-old pump house, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, into something useful goes back at…
Seven years can seem like an eternity in the sports world. To Leonard Hamilton, though, it’s just the first phase of team building — and, most importantly, building up the young men that play on his court. Since joining the…
It may not have been the biggest story of 1997, but it certainly was a compelling one, related by managing editor Kathy Grobe and intern Mary Scates, in the September/October 1997 issue of Tallahassee Magazine. One April day, several people…
Back in 1985, wines from Lafayette Vineyards in Tallahassee were gaining some notable fans, not the least of them Art Smith, a chef at the Florida Governor’s Mansion who later went on to become Oprah Winfrey’s personal chef. Lafayette’s…
It was a time for scientists to polish up their horn-rimmed glasses and puff up their chests. Major nerd nirvana had arrived in the form of the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory. The story of the lab’s arrival was heralded…
In the July/August 1995 issue, writer James Tillman offered a 20-year retrospective on PIMS (Program in Medical Sciences), a unique program that offered students a “pre” medical school that focused on training aspiring doctors to become primary care physicians. “PIMS…
When Tallahassee Magazine first wrote about the Leon County Food Co-op in the Summer 1987 issue, the West Gaines Street specialty store prided itself on its inventory of organic foods, locally grown produce and organic frozen meats. Today, the newly…
Every now and then, Tallahassee Magazine gets an urge to walk on the dark side. “Night Stories,” a feature from the July/August 1994 issue celebrating the magazine’s 15th anniversary, took the reader into a magical netherworld where anything can happen.…
From the Florida State University football field to Tallahassee’s tower of state political power to the hallowed halls of higher education, T.K. Wetherell has been — and still is — a mover and shaker. In the spring of 1998, a…
The other teams keep pitchin’ ’em, and J.D. Drew keeps hittin’ ’em. Eleven years after his historic Major League debut with the St. Louis Cardinals (he appeared the same day Mark McGwire broke Roger Maris’ home run record), the former…
In his senior year at Florida State University, local-boy-done-good Craphonso Thorpe was predicted to be a standout player in Tallahassee Magazine’s preseason college football roundup. An All-American receiver and outdoor track champion, he was praised as “one of the fastest…
In 2006, Don Pickett predicted — and Tallahassee Magazine reported — that the local real estate market was heating up: “There is not going to be a bubble burst in Tallahassee,” said Realtor Don Pickett, chairman of the Tallahassee Board…
A few local long-time businesses featured in a 2007 issue of Tallahassee Magazine are surviving the tough economic times by falling back on common sense and adapting to customer needs. At Chez Pierre, owner/manager Eric Favier is rolling with the…
Much changed since its humble beginnings as children’s acting classes held in Tina Williams’ living room, Young Actors Theatre has blossomed into a well-established program with a number of distinguished alumni. Several of Williams’ former students have landed roles in…
Locals were abuzz with excitement as television producers planned their strategy to telecast all four days of Tallahassee’s Centel Classic golf tournament nationwide on ESPN. “‘We will bring in 65 people to work on the broadcast, plus we will be…
Before the Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center opened, there was plenty of speculation about whether it would be successful and what kind of contribution it would make to the local economy. “All of (Center Director Larry Updike’s) intense efforts will be…
All is well for Bill Law, who became president of Tallahassee Community College seven years ago. In fact, the September/October 2002 issue of Tallahassee Magazine introduced two new academic leaders in town: Law and his childhood friend Fred Gainous, who…
When we first wrote about her in 1992, we mentioned Freddie Groomes’ daily habit of waking up at 5 a.m. for a 5-mile walk around the Florida A&M University track in preparation for the busy day ahead. “It’s a real…
For 50 years, the downtown Floridan Hotel housed elite visitors and was home to the legendary Miss Ruby Diamond. Historically a favorite after-hours gathering place for state legislators, it was rumored that “what bills weren’t passed at the Capitol were…
Tim Edmond calls the southwest section of Welaunee Plantation “God’s gift” to Tallahassee. “It’s a beautiful site,” he said. “Rolling hills, punctuated with these massive oak trees. It’s just as pretty a site as you could possibly see.” Edmond, who…
