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…
We are entering upon the season of giving and thanksgiving. Especially at this time of year, we pause to give thanks for family, friends, jobs, good health — the list goes on. But even if you consciously reflect on important…
Thomasville, Georgia’s Plantation Wildlife Arts Festival has become one of Fall’s favorite highlights in the Red Hills region. It is a weeklong celebration that calls for cocktail dresses and cowboy boots, bourbon bars and bird dog sculptures, global sporting artists…
The grand tapestry of 308 years of early Florida history is now being displayed in spectacular fashion, thanks to the completion of “Forever Changed: La Florida 1513-1821,” a new permanent exhibit at the Museum of Florida History. Phase 1 of…
Think back to your last job interview. You organized your resume and work samples and very carefully and thoughtfully picked out what you wanted to wear. You wanted to look professional, intelligent and personable. You took the time to do…
The Tallahassee Museum’s most popular “fun-raiser,“ Zoobilee, is set for Friday, Nov. 6, and will feature, appropriately enough, a James Bond theme — the latest Bond film, Spectre, is due out on the same day as the event. James Bond…
November is Entrepreneurship Month and the FSU College of Business and First Commerce Credit Union are kicking off the month with the third annual Power Forward Speaker Series event. This year’s speaker will be Randi Zuckerberg of the Facebook start-up…
“The Big Green Egg”. No, we’re not talking about eggs you eat. We’re talking about the egg shaped portable grills that will fill the green at Seascape Resort in Miramar Beach on September 26. The EggFest BBQ Competition will take…
Want to rock and roll all night? You can do so at FLAUNT 2015: Rock On! presented by the Thomasville Center for the Arts. The opening night party celebrates the history of 70’s rock and roll with larger than life…
Dick Stephens, one of 80 volunteers who contributed to the success of the inaugural Bluebird 5K Run for Brookie B on Labor Day, turned to me and said, “I think I am going to declare victory.” Not without good reason.…
Midges, I suppose they were. Thousands of them in a patch of high grass along the path to the canoe/kayak launch at Piney Z Lake. Disturb the grass and you would find yourself momentarily enveloped in a cloud of bugs.…
We’re sitting down with President John Thrasher of Florida State University and President Elmira Mangum of Florida A&M University to catch up after their first year on the job.
One of the absolutely great parts of doing our jobs is the opportunity to collaborate as a team to come up with new ideas and bring them to fruition. Ideas may come in the form of an innovative story concept;…
How Tallahassee reacted during the Civil War.
Maxwell VanHoeij, graces Tallahassee with his musical talent.
Additions & Transitions ▪ Leigh Jenkins, CPA, is the new assurance-services department manager at Thomas Howell Ferguson, P.A. Jenkins, a Gulf Breeze, Florida, native, has provided assurance, consulting and other accounting/financial services for 11 years. Allison Harrell, a shareholder with…
Just two issues ago, I was taking a victory lap to celebrate my 10th year as editor of Tallahassee Magazine, talking about the stories I’ve written, the interns I’ve known and rehashing the good — and bad — old times.…
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.…
The Big Bend Orchestra starts it's 21st year.
