Tifany Hill, City Commission- Seat 5
You can visit Tifnay Hill’s campaign website HERE. You will find more information about her as well as ways to contribute or volunteer with her campaign. We encourage all our neighbors to view her website to learn more about her. Website: t4tally.com FB: Tifany For Tally IG: @Tifany4Tallahassee Email: info@t4tally.com PH: 850.903.4255 Where are you from and […]
Tom Derzypolski, City Commission-Seat 3
You can visit Tom Derzypolski’s campaign website HERE. We encourage all our neighbors to view his website to learn more about him. Where are you from and how do you feel that impacts or influences your decision to run? I was born at TMH – right here in Tallahassee. My father’s work meant that we […]
Mike Foust, Mayor-Seat 4
You can visit Mike Foust’s campaign website HERE. On his website you will find information about Foust and ways to help his campaign. We encourage all our neighbors to view his website to learn more about him. Where are you from and how do you feel that impacts or influences your decision to run? I […]
Max Herrle, City Commission-Seat 3
You can visit Max Herrle’s campaign website HERE. On his website you will find an “about” page, a “podcast” and “blog” tab where Herrle is discusses multiple topics and issues in Tallahassee. We encourage all our neighbors to view his website to learn more about him. Where are you from and how do you feel […]
Jeremy Matlow, Mayor-Seat 4
You can visit Jeremy Matlow’s campaign website HERE. On his website you can find various tabs ranging from “internship” where College neighbors can work on his campaign, “Meet Jeremy” where we can read about Jeremy Matlow, “Events” page, and “issues” page where Jeremy discusses what he identifies as the issues in Tallahassee. We encourage all […]
Joe Kalicki, City Commission Seat 5
You can visit Joe Kalicki’s campaign website HERE. On his website you can find information easily on the home tab with ways to read more about each issue he addresses. There is also a “Get to know Joe” tab where he explains more about himself. We encourage all our neighbors to view his website to […]
The Tea the Data Spills: School District Flavor
Data alone can “spill some tea” about the state of our district when we allow it to, especially when we examine it with the correct context and alongside other data points. Our inquisitive community continues to ask why our district executives are paid so well while support staff and our educators scrape up what is […]
IDEA Funding, A Serious Matter Met with Unserious Answers
We have serious questions for Leon County School District (LCS), but they continue to deflect, ignore, or simply provide answers that land like a bad joke. Conversations about IDEA funding continue to circulate as many of our parents feel their students’ IEPs are not being followed and are being told noncompliance is due to resources. […]
A Tale of Two Appraisals
We explored the two appraisal reports attached to the Capital City Country Club golf course, and we discovered some inconsistencies which may not change the value of the land, but do call into question the City of Tallahassee’s (City) review of these reports as well as the information the Country Club provided the appraisers. The […]
Utility Bill Forgiveness For Me But Not For Thee
On August 4th 2025, we placed a request for the current bills at Department of Transportation at Hayden Burns Building, the Federal Correctional Institute, and Leon County Schools. At the end of September, we received the utility bills. Everything looked fairly accurate except for one thing; we placed our request in August, and these bills […]
Buses and Confusion and Students, Oh My!
This school year hasn’t even begun yet and parents are buzzing on social media about the new Leon County bus system. And like an angry hornets nest their conversations are vibrating throughout many of our social media groups. We have also recently heard from many concerned parents about the new bus routes. The most prominent […]
Neighbor Voices: Financial Uncertainty and School Community
During this time of financial uncertainty, with our schools facing a projected $12.5 million shortfall, Mr. Hanna’s job should be one of giving families a sense of calm and ensuring us that despite cuts, our children will continue to get a great education because we have great teachers.. However, after addressing the media, the community is so unnerved and […]
A Public Records Adventure: Leon County Schools
“Getting the dates off of the platform is not easy due to the way the platform is set up.” The custodian of records responded to us after we requested the dates of completion for the school executives annual trainings. A couple weeks prior we requested and received a list of required annual training for all […]
David O’Keefe Adds His Voice To The Conversation
The last Blueprint meeting was filled with interesting conversations. It was a day filled with budget information and a vote to give the city funding for the airport. We were honored to share a conversation with David O’Keefe on the budget and cost of the projects. O’Keefe is a county commissioner. He is a strong […]
A Public School Parent’s Perspective
Submitted Anonymously “A Public School Parent” 5/21/2025 As we close another school year, I find myself reflecting on the events that unfolded—both through personal experience and conversations with other parents and teachers. Across social media and within our communities, one theme continues to emerge: leadership’s consistent failure to acknowledge and address the real issues affecting […]
The School Board And The Superintendent Pay
Rocky Hanna continues to be generous with raises. He gave himself 26.5% ($42,336) increase. Last year the superintendent pay was $159,988. This year, a whopping $202,324. That’s almost a full salary for a new teacher or a couple of paraprofessionals. Interestingly, raises in excess of the Florida Statute are to be voted on by a […]
When Testing Matters, The Taken Test Matters More
Social media groups buzzed on Tuesday January 14th about the district’s decision to offer the Classical Learning Test (CLT). Many parents expressed concern over the districts choice of test citing the test is not widely accepted like the ACT and SAT. Other parents are concerned with the material used in the test. Classical Learning Test […]
Striving For A Successful District Is More Than Statements
We recently wrote a piece on how the State grades our district. Here we plan to dive into our district’s strategic plan. The districts strategic plan is a commitment to the community to achieve various goals in different areas. All areas of the strategic plan are important. We found that while the District states they […]
Welcome To Year Two of Annual Training
Last year we requested the annual training for the City management. We specifically requested the Anti-harassment, ethics, and diversity due to the disparaging text messages sent about Cassandra Jackson and our neighbors. The request made last year was on November 1, 2023 and every manager completed the anti-harassment training on November 1st. For the general […]
Trust In Information: But What Information Can We Trust?
Superintendent Rocky Hanna went before the state to present his plan for Apalachee Elementary School. The state relies on the superintendent to bring and present data and information needed for the betterment of the district. The state, like our neighbors, trust that the information will be accurate and transparent. Hanna reported to the Tallahassee Democrat […]
