FOOD & DRINK
2 Leon County restaurants get perfect scores; 12 fail inspection
You can use the database to search by county or by restaurant name. Florida's restaurant owners are not required to post restaurant inspection results where guests can see them. So every week, we provide that information for you. For a complete list of local restaurant inspections, including violations not requiring...
Tallahassee Animal Control seizes 60 dogs from a southside home
Dozens of dogs were seized Thursday from a home in southwest Tallahassee flooding the local animal shelter, according to Tallahassee Animal Control. Erika Leckington, the director of the city animal shelter, confirmed that an investigation is underway, but because it's open and active, documents and details pertaining to the case cannot be released.
Huey Magoo's joins Tallahassee chicken craze with possible North Monroe Street location
First it was mattress stores, then it was car washes, and now it's chicken — specifically fast-food eateries specializing in chicken tenders that seem to have popped up all over Tallahassee in recent years. Here's the latest: Huey Magoo’s Chicken Tenders, founded in 2004 and which has over 30 locations in Florida, including...
As SoMo Walls nears debut, see who's backing the over $11-million redevelopment project
In a matter of months, the largest new construction project on Tallahassee's South Monroe Corridor will be ready to receive its first wave of customers. Construction work at SoMo Walls is complete, with the exception of minor punch-list items. With delays pushing a full-opening to the summer, all but one of its tenant spaces is leased. The Monroe restaurant and Walls Distilling Co. are conjoined anchor tenants within the redevelopment project estimated at more than $11 million.
Restaurant closures: Maple Street Biscuit Company winds up northeast Tallahassee location
After seven years of serving its flaky buttermilk biscuits and southern breakfast delights, Maple Street Biscuit Company has closed its Four Oaks Center location in northeast Tallahassee. “Thank you Killearn” is in bold on a sign in front of the doors, greeting customers who may have been looking to grab some of...
'People’s faces light up': Baker brings joy with Sweet Boozy Cakes in Railroad Square
For Artesa Anderson, baking has always been about spreading joy. What began as a tradition of giving rum cakes to family at Christmas has blossomed into a thriving bakery specializing in alcohol-infused treats. Sweet Boozy Cakes Bakery & Cafe opened its first brick and mortar location last fall at 653 Railroad Square, in...
Finding Wawa super fans
I have a deep, dark family secret: My pops is a Wawa "stan."Threat level: He's so obsessed with the convenience store that, a couple of months ago, he texted my sister after she landed in Philly for the first time to ask whether she had tried Wawa.We rolled our eyes. Philly has a renowned dining scene, and we're over here talking about a gas station, bro!Our family jokes that he should become their ambassador.The intrigue: I went looking for other self-proclaimed Wawa superfans and found people counting down the days until the fast-food juggernaut expands to their neighborhoods.Why it matters:...
North Florida Wildlife Center welcomes a newborn ring-tailed lemur
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - The North Florida Wildlife Center is excited to share a new addition to its crew!. An endangered ring-tailed lemur was just born at NFWC to mom Felana and dad Maharo, its the couple’s third offspring. NFWC Executive Director Ryan Reines said that these primates are...
FAMU will host jazz concert to honor new Julian and Nat Adderley Music Institute unveiling
Florida A&M University is setting an atmosphere filled with soulful sounds of the blues with a jazz concert Thursday to celebrate the honorary naming of its Julian “Cannonball” and Nat Adderley Music Institute. The ticketed musical celebration at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at FAMU’s Lee Hall Auditorium is open...
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