Over the years, Tallahassee has been home to many longstanding popular eateries. At left are the dining listings for some of those gone-but-not-forgotten local restaurants, exactly as they appeared in print when they ran in Tallahassee Magazine. There’s one listing…
Original print date: Spring 1981 Talleon Planner’s Log WKO 487 My Projections Terminal seemed to be out of tune, giving me a very unlikely looking future projection for the Talleon-Oyster Belt economy interface on which I was working. To see…
Original print date: Summer 1988 Author’s Note: Malcolm B. Johnson, editor of the Tallahassee Democrat from 1954 to 1978, has been a significant influence on Tallahassee. Ten years after his retirement, he looked at his town — the capital city…
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…
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…
Original print date: Nov/Dec 1997 In January, the Tallahassee Museum of History and Natural Science began its 40th year as a member of the Tallahassee family. Beginning in 1958, the museum has endeavored to bring history, artwork and animals to…
Original print date: May/Jun 1993 It was shortly after daybreak when we launched our kayaks from the weathered, wooden dock that extrudes from the floodplain woodlands along the middle reaches of the St. Marks River. The late-winter air was cool…
Original print date: Jul/Aug 2003 Sharp palmettos sliced at the arms of inexperienced Army soldiers who boarded boats at the Gulf of Mexico coastline south of Tallahassee in a simulated attack on Dog Island. Darkness made each movement perilous, and…
Original print date: Jan/Feb 2001 Y2K? As the year began, all sorts of dire predictions filled the air, but we seemed to dodge the millennium bullet just fine. In fact, we almost made it through the entire year. It was…
In the spirit of our History & Hearsay edition, we thought it appropriate to revisit the thoughts of Tallahassee Magazine founder and publisher Jerry Lundquist and his successor, Brian Rowland, expressed as the magazine was changing hands. The year was…
Awards & Accolades ▪ Leon County Tax Collector Doris Maloy was recently awarded the prestigious Victor E. Martinelli Outstanding Treasurer’s Award by the National Association of County Collectors, Treasurers & Finance Officers. ▪ Holland & Knight reports that five of…
Recently Opened ▪ Over the summer, retailers and service providers started setting up shop in Magnolia Grove, located at the intersection of Magnolia and Park. Now completely full, the NAI TALCOR property features a Blaze Pizza, Home 2 Suites by…
The Naumann Group Real Estate, Inc. Southern charm. Columned porch. Flowing floor plan. The three-bedroom home and guest house at 7137 Ox Bow Circle weren’t going to last long on the market. The home’s flawless exterior lends it extraordinary…
Coldwell Banker Hartung and Noblin New to the market is a vintage home in the heart of Midtown. It’s perfectly suited for anyone who enjoys a laid-back, low-key lifestyle. The two wings of this former duplex each house two…
Q: After spending most of the summer and fall getting my lawn in good shape and killing the weeds in it and in my planting beds, I have a new problem: Different weeds have sprung up. What am I doing…
Lawrence Davidson An ornate fountain is a signature commons-area feature in the Sleepy Hollow neighborhood. Lawrence Davidson Hidden in their own isolated corner of the relatively undeveloped northern Tallahassee, the Ox Bow Hill, Ox Bow Estates and Sleepy Hollow subdivisions…
When you’re planning the perfect romantic dinner, or you want to find the freshest sushi in town, or you’re preparing to invest thousands of your hard-earned dollars on a new roof … What to do? Chances are, you’ll seek out the…
Star Wars fans and fanatics whose lives were changed by the on-screen arrival almost four decades ago of Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia and Darth Vader look forward to the release of Episode VII: The Force Awakens.
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…
Whether you want to deck yourself out for date night, thank a friend or find a unique gift for someone on your list, our handy Holiday Gift Guide, will make your shopping spree in Tallahassee easier. With fabulous finds ranging…
