Tallahassee Magazine - January-February 2010

Voices of Florida Women

Florida Clark, born in Gadsden County, worked in the early 1930s at McCrory’s Five and Dime on Monroe Street and the Singer Sewing Center on College Avenue. She taught girls how to sew and made clothes for prominent women in…

The Right Valentine

Valentine’s Day is not a one-gift-fits-all sort of holiday. The same lovely diamond presented to a soon-to-be fiancée could send a “moving way too fast” message to a person you’ve taken on only a few dates. Here are some suggestions…

New Décor for the New Decade

How to decorate your home’s interior is a big decision; it sets the mood for your life in that space. If you’re moving into a new home, or redecorating your current one, here are a few new trends to look…

Prince (Mostly) Charming

Lately, I’ve noticed that my 17-year-old brother, James, has been popping the classic movies he loved as a boy into our VCR (yes, we still have one) to rediscover “the magic of Disney.” I caught him watching “Jungle Book” just…

Post Cards from the Past

Post card collecting has led Florida State University graduate Andrew Bachmann to create a pictorial history of his alma mater. With more than 10,000 cards, is it his hobby, his obsession … or a little bit of both?