'This Is My New Normal'
A month after the Nov. 2 shooting, survivor Kate Pierson shares details from that night and her life after tragedy.
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Giving Tuesday with Big Bend Gives Back
While the rush of Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals thrill us, Giving Tuesday truly ushers in the spirit of the holiday season. Giving Tuesday will be celebrated on Nov. 27 as a global day created specifically for giving back.…
KCCI Releases Think TLH Podcast Series
The show aims to highlight innovators and creatives in the greater Tallahassee community
Fundraising Effort for FSU Football Player Passes $100,000
Florida State University student Janarius Robinson feels community support after devastating loss.
Here's How You Can Help Hurricane Michael Relief Efforts
Here are the steps you can take right now to support those affected in Tallahassee and beyond.
‘Major' Hurricane Headed Toward Florida
Here's what you need to know in preparation for this week's storm.
Calvin C. Phillips is The Unlikely Subject of Both Mystery and Legend
It may be how little is known about Calvin C. Phillips that keeps his memory alive. The architect came to Tallahassee from New York or Pennsylvania around 1907 or 1909 and died here in 1919. By legend, he designed buildings…
Michael Blachly Inherits Tallahassee's Opening Nights Series
A new director has taken the stage.
Private and Public Sector Come Together to Benefit Refugees
Hurricane season unites sectors to promote community resilience
Food Network’s Amanda Freitag Succeeds in Cooking and Life
One part talent, two parts resolve
Krewesing into Springtime Tallahassee
Krewes united in their fondness for good times and playing dress-up know how to throw a party.
Candies and Their Decades
Taste the nostalgia of your favorite old-timey candies.
Tallahassee Is No Longer the Small Town Remembered
Aerial view looking east from the Civic Center toward Apalachee Parkway. Photographed in 1985. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory Original print date: Nov/Dec 1990 I grew up believing the slogan: “Tallahassee: Everybody’s Hometown.” But returning after an absence of 16…
Tallahassee As I Remember It
Original print date: Spring 1983 Number, please!” said the operator, and if you asked for “Number l,” you got Byrd’s Grocery Store; what’s more, they delivered your order. In 1926, at age 5, I lived with my mother, Florence Moore…
Is Tallahassee’s Growth Part of a Master Plan, or a Natural Evolution?
Original print date: Nov/Dec 1993 The letter was angry in its tone … ‘‘I am a production expert with street smarts. I want those idle rich in Killearn to dig up that blasted golf course and plant potatoes. They aren’t…
When Life Centered On Downtown
Downtown Curbside Market in the 1910s, located where City Hall is today Original print date: Nov/Dec 1997 The son of a physician and a physician himself, George Saxon Palmer watched Tallahassee grow from a sleepy little town of 5,637 in 1920…
The Time I Stole the Governor’s Dog
It was a summer afternoon in 1930 when I stole the governor’s dog. I tried to convince myself that the dog followed me home, so it wasn’t really stealing. But I was a seven-year-old Sunday school boy, and I knew…
A 19th-Century Story of Disloyalty, Gunplay, Lawsuits and a Mysterious Death
Original print date: Nov/Dec 2004 About this story Charles Chaires, the son of Florida’s first millionaire, despite his vast inherited riches, proved unable to deter his wife Martha’s affections for his nephew, Ben. The illicit union produced a child and…
The Legacy of Two Tallahasssee Families
Original print date: Spring 1987 The names of some of Tallahassee’s most familiar landmarks can be traced to two patriarchs who came here in the early 1800s. Betton Hills, Meginnis Arm (the road name is spelled with one “s”) Lively…
Names of Downtown Parks Reflect City’s History
Original print date: Spring 1983 Can you name all seven of Tallahassee’s downtown parks? If so, you’re unusual. Many people don’t realize that there are seven parks, or that each is named for an individual. Originally the strip that encompasses…
