Airtime Tallahassee
Original print date: Winter 1982 Tallahassee may not be the biggest media market in the state (Nielson ranks it 135th in the nation), but it still has a variety of radio and TV stations to entertain and inform its residents.…
History
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 Beauty and Tradition of "The Front Porch"
Porches remained popular through the latter 20th century as evidenced by photo, taken in 1968. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory Original print date: Sept/Oct 1994 For many Southerners, their “front rooms” are places for end-of-the-day discussion, those stolen…
How Midtown Became An Urban Dreamscape
Original print date: Jan/Feb 2005 In our search for an ideal community, thereâs no need to go to the drawing board. In the heart of Tallahassee, the area now called Midtown is what urban planners strive to create: a living,…
Names of Downtown Parks Reflect City’s History
Original print date: Spring 1983 Can you name all seven of Tallahasseeâs downtown parks? If so, youâre unusual. Many people donât realize that there are seven parks, or that each is named for an individual. Originally the strip that encompasses…
Bradfordville Through the Eyes of Yesterday
Original print date: Fall 1987From cotton to quail to upscale living — each of these in turn has typified Bradfordville, the north Leon county community where 150 years of history lie just beneath the surface of daily life. Not much…
Tallahassee Hotels and Homes Became Hospitals During the Civil War
How Tallahassee reacted during the Civil War.
Lloyd Wheeler Brings the Past to Life by Imitating a Founding Father
Lloyd Wheeler becomes Ben Franklin.
Florida 4-H Turns Five Score
4-H celebrates 100 years of uniting heads, hearts, hands and health in Florida and around the globe.
A Local Couple Discovers a Bomb in Their Backyard
An âexplosiveâ discovery led a local couple to uncover the history behind their property.
A Monumental Icon Returns for the 150th Anniversary of the Battle of Natural Bridge
The deadly shots that rang out in the early-morning hours of March 6, 1865, have long since faded into the history books, but the Battle of Natural Bridge remains a legendary and revered incident in Tallahassee history. With each retelling…
Behind the Curtains of The "Real" Old Capitol
A tour today of the Old Capitol in Tallahassee reflects its condition in 1902, as restoration has left the three-story building in near-pristine condition. The chambers of the House of Representatives and the Senate appear ready to host a rousing…
Grazyna Bergman's Shares The Story of Her Family's Escape From the Nazis: Part II
Grazyna Bergmanâs story continues, as she and her mother seek to escape occupied Poland to reunite with her father.
Grazyna Bergman's Shares The Story of Her Family's Escape From the Nazis: Part I
Grazyna Bergman was born into a hostile world. Her parentsâ marriage began as a fairy tale, only to be turned upside-down by war.
Anne Holt’s Can-Do Spirit Has Led to a Lifetime of Achievement
Overcoming obstacles is Ann Holtâs specialty.
Remembering 9/11 in A Special Way
Photos courtesy Brittany Harris and Dan Harris Local Master Gardeners prepare plantings around a model of New York City’s Twin Towers (above) at the 911 memorial garden (below) at Tallahassee’s Fire Station No. 11. Nine years ago on Sept. 11, a…
