From the “it’s all about location” department. (1)
10/15/09 •
If you haven’t been paying attention to Twitter, Facebook and the local media, you may not know that the swank new Hotel Duval recently opened it’s doors. Actually, the hotel is just one in a series of hotels occupying the concrete building at the corner of Monroe and Virginia streets. The new owners remodeled and [...]
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North Florida Jambalaya (1)
9/15/09 •
I know I’m a little bit presumptuous to call anything made in Florida, “Jambalaya“. There are geographies and cultures that claim the word for their own culinary traditions. According to that unquestioned source of all knowledge, Wikipedia, jambalaya originated in the French Quarter of New Orleans where it evolved from Spanish paella.
For me, jambalaya is [...]
Claudette Sneaks In! 2009 Hurricane Checklist (0)
8/16/09 •
I spent this past weekend on Dog Island. The plan was to return to the mainland late this afternoon. Instead, we loaded up the boat this morning and raced Tropical Storm Claudette across the bay.
I’ve served as the Disaster Chairman for the local chapter of the American Red Cross and as the Chief [...]
Another one bites the dust. (0)
8/16/09 •
The Sportsman Warehouse (big box chain sporting goods store) closed it’s Tallahassee doors a few weeks ago. It was only open for a short time. The company closed the Tallahassee store in a successful bid to exit bankruptcy.
The former sporting goods store was located on East Mahan drive.
I always advise folks to shop [...]
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