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Celebrating Ron Hearst: Ron welcomes new KY3 Chief Meteorologist Brett Anthony
For 38 years, he’s tracked the storms so you didn’t have to worry. Friday night, KY3 Chief Meteorologist Ron Hearst retires, capping a career the Ozarks won’t forget. Ron welcomes KY3’s new Chief Meteorologist Brett Anthony.
Tallahassee Democrat
St. John's Episcopal invites community to 'Meet Me Here'
St. John’s Episcopal Church invites the Tallahassee community to "Meet Me Here," a special service of Choral Evensong celebrating the beauty of music, the richness of difference, and the importance of making room for one another at 5:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 11. The service will feature music composed by members of the LGBTQ+ community, including Craig Hella Johnson’s "Meet Me Here" from "Considering Matthew Shepard," Robert Lehman's "O Gracious Light"," and Richard Webster's "St. John's Service." Through music, prayer, and reflection, the service offers an opportunity for people from across the community to gather, listen, worship, and share in the beauty of being together. Johnson’s "Meet Me Here," the first movement of the epilogue to his acclaimed choral work "Considering Matthew Shepard," invites listeners toward healing, hope, and connection. The piece asks us to meet one another at the places where our stories may be difficult, and to discover what becomes possible when we move forward together. “Meet Me Here is really an invitation,” said Marissa Hall, Director of Music at St. John’s Episcopal Church. “It’s an invitation to come together, to listen to beautiful music, to pray, and to remember that we are part of a community. We may
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John W. Callahan steamboat will be centerpiece of downtown mural
For motorists going west through Blountstown, their eyes are beginning to focus on the east side of the Dewberry Building on the corner of Central Avenue and Pear Street. Prominent muralist Wes Hardin of Dothan, Alabama, is there most days either on a ladder or up on a scaffold sketching and painting scenes from Blountstown’s past.
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Sunland opens military history exhibit
JACKSON COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) – Officials with the Agency for Persons with Disabilities decided a history room needed to be present on its Sunland campus to honor the facility’s history. Wednesday’s ribbon cutting gave visitors a chance to learn about the history of the property and get a first look at the new room. “We […]
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Nearly 30 Years Later, Sister Hazel and Frontman Drew Copeland Are Still ‘All for You’
Almost three decades since the hit that defined a generation, Sister Hazel’s Drew Copeland shares the unlikely formula that has kept the band together. It was a typical night on Tallahassee’s infamous West Tennessee Street in 1997 when the line outside Floyd’s Music Store stretched farther than the members of Sister Hazel could believe. The Gainesville band did what came naturally: They ordered a stack of pizzas, walked down the sidewalk and started handing out slices to fans waiting for the doors to open.
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The Tallahassee Ballet Joins The Nutcracker in Key West
17 TTB professional dancers selected to perform featured roles in Nutcracker Key West at the Tennessee Williams Theatre. This December, The Tallahassee Ballet will take its professional dancers beyond the capital city and to the Florida Keys for a first-of-its-kind touring engagement in Key West. Seventeen professional dancers from The Tallahassee Ballet will travel to Key West to join the cast of Nutcracker Key West, presented at the Tennessee Williams Theatre December 3–7. The dancers will perform featured and principal roles throughout the production, including the Dolls in the Party Scene, numerous divertissements in Act II, the dancing roles in the Snow Scene, and the leading roles of the Sugar Plum Fairy and Cavalier.
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2 Alabama HBCUs set to compete in 2027 Battle of the Bands
A pair of Alabama HBCU marching bands are headed to the 2027 Pepsi National Battle of the Bands (NBOTB) this coming MLK Weekend. Miles College’s Purple Marching Machine and Alabama State’s Mighty Marching Hornets will make the trip to Palm Beach, Florida to compete on Jan. 16, 2027.
Tallahassee Democrat
The value of saving a historic Tallahassee building | Opinion
There is a meeting of the Tallahassee Development Review Committee Board at 9 a.m. September 28, at the Renaissance Center. One of the scheduled items on the agenda is a discussion of setbacks for the proposed student housing, that will—may—replace the historic Wahnish Cigar Factory. The city’s Architectural Review Board had previously approved the demolition, but something startling and unexpected happened at the city commission on Sept. 23. The commissioners voted to deny the demolition permit until further review at its October 21 meeting, while the city attorney investigates allegations made against the ARB and its process. That doesn’t mean the Wahnish is saved, or the Marshall House, which is also slated for demolition. But it does mean, in this election season, that some folks are listening. I’m having a sense of déjà vu about this. On March 15, 1974—midway through my freshman year at Vanderbilt University—Clear Channel 650, WSM Radio held the last regular performance of the Grand Ole Opry at the Ryman Auditorium in downtown Nashville. The Ryman, built as a Gospel Tabernacle in 1892, had served as the home of the Opry for 31 years, and had become too small and too dirty for the overflow crowds
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Controversial Wahnish Cigar Factory demolition delayed for now
The historic Wahnish Cigar Factory and Tobacco Warehouse may avoid the wrecking ball, for now, after officials learned about alleged issues associated with the Architectural Review Board that signed off on its demolition. The proposed demolition is slated to be discussed at Sept. 28 meeting of the Development Review Committee, which previously took up the request and postponed action. However, it's not clear what will happen at the meeting following clear direction from city commissioners to halt any demo permits at this time. It all happened as a direct result of a letter, written by Max Epstein, an activist and researcher, that said the Architectural Board may have violated several rules when it voted for the property's demolition. The letter came an hour before the City Commission's Sept. 23 meeting, which prompted Tallahassee City Attorney Amy Toman to say she couldn't offer an opinion about the allegations at that moment and would need time to review the matter. In a 4-0 vote, with Tallahassee Mayor John Dailey out of chambers, the commission voted to delay any consideration of demolition permits until Toman reviewed the allegations. Tallahassee City Commissioner Jeremy Matlow, who made the motion, said he wanted the city to
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Thousands gather in Panacea for 49th annual Blue Crab Festival
PANACEA, Fla. (WCTV) -Thousands of people from all over gathered in Panacea on Saturday to celebrate the 49th annual Blue Crab Festival. Organizers say the blue crab is a big part of Panacea’s history and heritage, so they created the festival around it, selling thousands of pounds of blue crab.
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Epic Rap Battles of History Brings Viral YouTube Feuds to Orlando's The Abbey
The internet's most durable history class is coming to Thornton Park. Nice Peter and EpicLLOYD, the duo behind Epic Rap Battles of History, will perform at The Abbey on October 2, kicking off a four-stop Florida headlining tour that also hits Bradenton, Gainesville, and Tallahassee. According to Orlando Weekly, the...
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Florida State University Schools teacher named WCTV, Additional Financial ‘Teacher of the Month’
Allison Prater taught middle school art for the past 6 years and seamlessly transitioned to teaching high school art this year. Her students describe her as a kind and patient teacher with a great love for the arts.
Tallahassee Democrat
1876 Bar and Grille temporarily closed for a refresh, exec says
1876 Bar & Grille, a gastropub-style restaurant and bar inside a hotel on Capital Circle Northeast, is temporarily closed. The restaurant is listed as "permanently closed" on Google, while its Facebook page has been inactive since June, but in an email exchange Edgewater Group marketing executive Madison Lagrou cleared things up. "Our Alluxsuites at 1876 property recently transitioned from Choice Hotels’ Ascend Hotel Collection to Choice Hotels' MainStay Suites brand. As part of this transition, we are refreshing and redesigning the restaurant menu, with plans to reopen at the start of next year," she said. In March 2025, AlluxSuites at 1876 debuted in the state capital as a new extended stay boutique hotel for the Tallahassee market. That November, the brand elevated its offerings with the addition of a restaurant that offered that neighborhood feel right on Capital Circle. In its eight months of operation, the gastropub offered a cozy, casual setting with an outdoor patio that featured high-top tables, cushioned seating by the fire pits, televisions and live music. The menu offered flexibility, providing a taste of what "Tallahassee likes and expects" in an upscale presentation. "What'll make the restaurant successful is if the public adopts it," Edgewater Group