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Revitalizing South City

October 21, 2020

By St. Clair MurraineOutlook staff writer For the past few months, Christic Henry has been making all sorts of discoveries in neighborhoods on the south side of town. What she has found will be essential to revitalizing the area, especially the section known as South City. There are entrepreneurs operating

AKA Sorority tackles rural voter turnout in Florida, push early voting

October 21, 2020

By Jodi YonderSpecial to the Outlook Florida is famous for its razor thin statewide election margins. And for the last 20 years, the nail-biting phenomenon has been the only certainty voters and candidates are assured of when all the ballots are counted. In Election 2020 the Florida chapters of the

Filling a need

October 6, 2020

By St. Clair MurraineOutlook staff writer Not quite sure which of the many resource agencies for the homeless in Tallahassee that the National Association of Health Services Executives should help in coping with the coronavirus pandemic, two FAMU professors were called to help. Marisa A. Lewis, an associate professor in

Williams-Cox calls for calm amidst protests

September 23, 2020

By St. Clair MurraineOutlook staff writer When City Commissioner Dianne Williams-Cox finally spoke during last Wednesday’s marathon meeting, she pleaded with her peers to help ensure that Tallahassee doesn’t become the next hotspot for fatal protests. Williams-Cox’s comments came four days after law enforcement officers showed up in riot gear

Governor quickly signs bill to remove racially restrictive covenants

September 16, 2020

By St. Clair MurraineOutlook staff writer Wrapped in a bill that gives potential home buyers more leeway to contest discriminatory housing practices, a local effort to removed racially restrictive covenants from purchasing document has gotten a major boost. Gov. Ron DeSantis signed SB 374 last Friday, extinguishing discriminatory restrictions found

Leon CARES funds help fight against hunger, homelessness

September 16, 2020

By St. Clair MurraineOutlook staff writer Housing and food are two of the areas hit hardest in the fallout from the COVID -19 pandemic in a non-discriminating fashion. Take for example the single mother who is a frontline worker in the fight against the coronavirus. Then, there is an unusually

King’s legacy remembered, call goes to state senators to sign police reform bill

September 10, 2020

By St. Clair MurraineOutlook staff writer By comparison to what was going on simultaneously in Washington, D.C., to mark the 57th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King “I have a dream” speech, a Tallahassee gathering of clergy, law enforcement and elected officials was small. However, the message that resonated from

Orange Avenue Apartment residents will have relocation choices during redevelopment

September 10, 2020

By St. Clair MurraineOutlook staff writer With financing secured to begin the first phase of redevelopment of the Orange Avenue Apartments, residents don’t have to fear being asked to move without knowing where they’re going to relocate. The available options for relocation was among the details that officials behind the

Reaching voters will be key in city, county commission runoff races

September 2, 2020

By St. Clair MurraineOutlook staff writer Leon County will have a new at-large commissioner and the winner will come from a Nov. 3 runoff between Carolyn Cumming and Kelly Otte. City Commission incumbent Curtis Richardson is involved in another runoff for Seat 2. Both races could come down to who

Leon CARES childcare fund will help parents in need

September 2, 2020

By St. Clair MurraineOutlook staff writer Childcare funding that is available through a Leon CARES grant will solve a few issues affecting the industry, especially helping to keep centers open and paying the way for struggling parents to get their children in a center. Then, there is the underlying situation