Tallahassee artist René Lynch has a knack for making friends wherever she goes. A seasoned traveler with a passport full of stamps, she’s eager to strike up conversations with strangers, learn from locals, and gather inspiration for her lush watercolor…
On a sweltering summer day at the Florida Folk Festival, a crowd of music lovers packed the performance tent to hear the toe-tapping tunes of fiddle, banjo, and harmonies wafting in the humid air. They were gathered to hear The Little…
In the heart of Tallahassee’s Frenchtown neighborhood, where the aromas of authentic Southern comfort food and the hum of jazz and history intertwine, a storyteller is weaving his legacy. DaCari Taylor, a Florida A&M University graduate, carries the spirit of…
Isabella Al-Sharif is an exotic name Tallahassee is getting used to. In just under a year as the programming coordinator and curator of LeMoyne Arts in downtown Tallahassee, she has selected art for a half dozen exhibitions. In addition, Al-Sharif…
The energy inside the Juniper Ballroom of Hotel Effie at Sandestin on March 26 was unmistakable—joyful, electric, and deeply inspiring. As guests entered the elegant foyer, they were greeted by friendly faces and a festively framed portrait of 12 accomplished…
Each year, there’s a short window when the core of the Milky Way is visible. Landscape and wildlife photographer Kyle Miller met up with a group of friends to see if they could capture this window in time. With the…
Girl Meets Griddle The warning of “too many cooks in the kitchen” does not apply to When Southern Women Cook: History, Lore, and 300 Recipes with Contributions from 70 Women Writers (America’s Test Kitchen, $40). Clocking in at more than…
Railroad Square’s storied past is as layered as the murals that embellish its walls. Spanning nine acres, the district sits between Florida State University and Florida A&M University, with historic railroad tracks running along its edge. Originally the site of…
To get to know poet and Professor James Kimbrell, it may be best to think of an analogy: Picture him as a multicolored quilt made up of educational patches, literary squares, pieces of sadness, and of great joy, love of…
As the concertmaster of the Tallahassee Symphony Orchestra, a sought-after concerto soloist, and associate professor of violin at Florida State University, Corinne Stillwell has a lot on her plate. As founder of the local Music for Food initiative, she works…
This is Tallahassee … not New Orleans. This is Tallahassee … not an ancient dive in the Mississippi Delta. Nor a blusey joint on the old Chitlin’ Circuit. But if you close your eyes and feel the rhythmic pound deep…
The merits of crunchy versus creamy peanut butter are fiercely debated by enthusiasts, but for local artist Noah Verrier, there’s room for both. He likes crunchy for eating and creamy for his still life paintings, which often include PB&Js, gummy…
Our thoughts are with the students, faculty, staff, and families of Florida State University after today’s campus shooting. We stand with the FSU and Tallahassee community as we collectively recover from this shocking event. —The owners and staff of Tallahassee Magazine
In Tallahassee, you just never know what lies around the corner. In this case, it is the emergence of something the Capital City has never had before. Something that just might thrust our leafy North Florida metropolis onto the major…
Sitting beneath a sprawling live oak, the figures of artist Beth Appleton and her husband, David Harbaugh, shimmer in the afternoon shadows. They seem a tableau made of many colors, different pieces that merge into form—much like the images that…
Comedian Jay Leno, the Count Basie Orchestra, country music legend Emmylou Harris, disco kings KC & The Sunshine Band, classic rocker Roger McGuinn of The Byrds, and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Colton Whitehead might be as diverse a collection of artists…
As a child, Stephanie Chandler never groaned in disgust when her parents booked family vacations at historical sites. As far as she was concerned, stories about Revolutionary-era Boston, Amish Country, and other locales held as many exciting twists and turns…
The open road and time on your hands is as good an invitation to creativity as any, and in his early career, Mark Mustian had plenty of both. The bond attorney spent hours driving across the state to visit clients—municipalities…
Me, Myself, and I Slated for release March 20, Self-Portraits: From 1800 to the Present (Assouline, $160) boasts more than 60 self-portraits curated by art advisor Philippe Ségalot and studio manager Morgane Guillet. Presented chronology, the works cover a variety…
If the guy making Victorian-style hard candy on your social media channel looks familiar, your eyes aren’t fooling you. Greg Cohen, owner and mastermind behind Lofty Pursuits—an ever-evolving Market Street retail shop—has become something of a sensation with nearly 600,000…
