The Big Bend Community Orchestra Begins Its 21st Year
The Big Bend Orchestra starts it's 21st year.
Hearth & Soul: A New Retail Experience
Hearth & Soul is Tallahassee’s newest, warmest gathering place and boutique shopping destination. Located in the Market District, the store is designed to bring together modern brands, local artisan goods and rare commodities. After a few soft openings this week,…
2015 Top Singles Recap
Over recent months, a collection of 19 Tallahassee bachelors and bachelorettes came together as a tight-knit group united by their desire to benefit our community. A group who knew nothing about each other besides the fact that they were all…
City of Tallahassee Aims to Land JetBlue
Tallahassee International Airport wants to take travelers to new heights via the low fares of JetBlue. The City of Tallahassee is asking for residents to help bring JetBlue to town, a development which in turn would stimulate more business in…
Destin Festival Sates, Entertains Thousands of Seafood Lovers
If it comes in a shell or wears a suit of scales, you can probably find it, prepared just the way you like it, at the Destin Seafood Festival. The 37th annual edition of the event is set for Oct.…
A Renewed Commitment to Relevance
“Skills pay the bills.” It’s a tagline that Tallahassee Community College President Jim Murdaugh ran across in Georgia recently and one that he plans to employ at TCC. The school will turn 50 in 2016, a milestone that Murdaugh sees…
Put a Check in The Diversity Box
Sue Dick, the president and CEO of the Greater Tallahassee Chamber of Commerce, told the Chamber’s annual meeting on Sunday (Aug. 16) that the mission of the Economic Development Council of Tallahassee/Leon County, Inc., which she also serves as president,…
A Decision Deserving Congratulations
In any event, given the prominence of the sender, Tallahassee City Commissioner Curtis Richardson surely would have been inclined to make Greater Tallahassee Chamber of Commerce officials aware of an e-mail he received applauding the Chamber’s withdrawal of its plans…
Nature and Wildlife Photographer Brian Proctor Captures the ‘Perfect’ Shot
> Photographer Brian Proctor captured a swirl of color and light during a sunset at Hickory Mound — a wildlife management area located in Taylor County, approximately 20 miles west of Perry. Brian Proctor The outdoors have always had…
Strum Fun: Destin Will Host Bluegrass Festival
Since 1995, the Mattie Kelly Arts Foundation has brought the arts to the Emerald Coast in ways consistent with the cultural, educational and spiritual outlook of its namesake, fairly regarded as a Destin matriarch. The Foundation sponsors events including the December ’63 concert,…
Top Singles Fundraiser at Brass Tap
> Top Singles Blake Rawlings and Robert Moore Rebecca Padgett A supportive and congratulatory crowd on Thursday quaffed craft beers and tossed bean bags at a fundraiser held to honor Tallahassee Magazine’s 2015 Top Singles. The Singles manned the taps…
The Inside Scoop on Peterbrooke Chocolatier
Jennifer Ireland There are few joys more savory than chocolate, a confection that can make a bad day better and a good day better still. No one complains when receiving chocolate as a gift, not even dieters. Peterbrooke Chocolatier…
The Buzz: John Legend performs at TMH Foundation’s 32nd Golden Gala
Welcome to The Buzz, Tallahassee Magazine’s column created to share who’s where and what they’re doing. While we try to flit around with all of Tallahassee’s social butterflies, the Buzz can’t be everywhere. Send the skinny on your next soiree to buzz@tallahasseemagazine.com.…
July/August 2015 Agenda
Awards & Accolades Zapata2 Tallahassee Costco Manager Armando Zapata was presented the Rotary Club’s Ethics in Business Award at an April luncheon. Also nominated for the honor were Tom Carella of Furrin Auto; Alexis McMillan, manager of Economy Drug…
Getting Strong Now … Won’t Be Long Now
You might recognize the reference in the headline. It’s a lyric from “Gonna Fly Now,” the power anthem accompanying a montage of Rocky Balboa training for his big fight against Apollo Creed in the 1977 movie “Rocky.” I’ve been working…
Digital Innovators Create Things of Practical Beauty
Ryan Kopinsky and F4 Tech are motivated by gaps in technology`
