The Arts

Tally Underground

The Tallahassee music scene is characterized by giants.  Creed––as beloved in 2026 as ever—has put a globally recognized trademark on our gritty Southern character since 1994. Rapper T-Pain’s stage name stands for Tallahassee Pain, a bittersweet homage to his childhood.…

She Paints In Sunlight

Laura Patrick, artist and owner of Lello Co. in Tallahassee, is standing over the dining table of her screened-in porch as the birds are chirping and her children are inside enjoying a day off from school. Laura, 46, is prepping…

Made Well

ArtxNikki You may have seen FSU alumna Nikki Ackerman alongside her dachshund “Indie” offering art prints from her custom camper outside of Picked in CollegeTown. Or maybe you visited her brick-and-mortar before the 2023 tornado that devastated Railroad Square. Regardless,…

Fresh Off The Press

The indefatigable Mary Jane Ryals—author, former Florida State University professor, and the first Big Bend Poet Laureate—has taken the helm at Apalachee Press, sister to the internationally recognized literary magazine Apalachee Review. Along with fellow poet and longtime collaborator Carol…

Renaissance Reveling

Hear ye, Tallahassee!  You are invited to step into a world of jesters, knights, and bards as the North Florida Renaissance Faire returns for its second year, and its first year in Tallahassee proper. Equal parts medieval fantasy and modern festival, the…

Sweet Ink

Matthew Dudley, a tattoo artist at Carbon Ink Tattoo, loves to put food on people’s skin—and he’s not alone.   “Food is universal; everyone can connect to food in some way,” he says. “It’s also kind of silly to get…

Look Around

The Statue of Liberty. Venus di Milo. Abraham Lincoln, pensive in his chair. These are but a few of the statuary that draw millions each year—spectators moved by human figures crafted from metal and stone. The earliest known sculptures are…

Gather ’Round

This past October, accompanied by a cake-cutting ceremony and live music, Midtown Reader celebrated its ninth birthday. But this cake day was a special one, marked by the unveiling of a brand-new addition to the independent bookstore’s classic Thomasville Road…