After the skies cleared Friday, Gregg Pla, owner of Talquin Trading Co. in Railroad Square, had about 50 people cleaning up his store. He didn’t know most of them. “It was crazy. That’s how awesome the community is,” Pla said. Gregg Pla looks around his store, Talquin Trading Co., in Railroad Square. The Tallahassee art […]
Rocky Pogge lived in Miami during Hurricane Andrew. “This is what it looked like,” Pogge told the Tallahassee Democrat on Friday afternoon, after tornadoes and storms shred through Tallahassee in the morning. Pogge, who owns NorthFlora Collective, a plant shop in Railroad Square, said the storm devastated the arts district. Some buildings no longer have […]
It’s officially National Barbecue Month, and one pit bringing the heat to Tallahassee is Southern Smoke, located inside Governor’s Square mall. The new barbecue joint located inside the mall’s food court offers smoked and grilled delights with family recipes that originate from southern states, including Louisiana and Tennessee. “We have a passion for food, we always […]
What an honor and how fortunate, during this year of bicentennial commemoration, to be serving as chair of the Greater Tallahassee Chamber of Commerce. Tallahassee’s 200th birthday should cause us all to remember what makes our community so beloved. The list of strengths is wide and deep. Here are just a few: Unparalleled institutions of […]