HUGH THE MANATEE One of Mote Marine Laboratory’s popular manatees, Hugh, died on April 29th. Born at the Miami Seaquarium, he had lived at Mote Marine since 1996 with his brother, Buffet. Hugh was famous for correctly picking the Kansas City Chiefs as last year’s Super Bowl winner. The manatee brothers also participated in voluntary, detailed Read more about Issues of Interest[…]
DEATH PENALTY The ink has barely dried on the Governor’s signature on the new law governing the application of the death penalty and a Broward County judge has already ruled that the law applies to crimes committed prior to its enactment. DEATH WARRANT In what would be Florida’s fourth execution in less than four months, the Governor Read more about Legal Updates[…]
Andrew Giles Fay Florida Public Service Commission chair Andrew Giles Fay has been appointed chair of the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners committee on critical infrastructure. Florida of Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Appointed by Commissioner Wilton Simpson to the Florida State Fair Authority Board were Archie Collins, Reggie Holt, Charles “Charlie” Lykes, Chad Lyons, Jake Raburn, Dr. Cindy Sanders, Ted Schrader, and Robert Thomas. Read more about Movers and Shakers[…]
ANDREW’S RESTAURANT Tallahassee’s iconic Andrew’s Downtown restaurant located by the State Capitol will be closing its doors, moving to a yet to be determined new location. Opened by Andy Reiss in 1972 as a deli, Andrew’s has been known by many names: Brass Rail, Andrew’s 2nd Act, Maxin’s, Tutto Bene, Andrew’s Upstairs, Andrew’s Capital Grill and Read more about Issues of Interest[…]