TALLAHASSEE Prior to the start of the spring semester, famous class-skipper Ferris Bueller had a chance to make it as an athlete at Florida State. As of Wednesday, he would be kicked off the team by the time the first exams rolled around. ...more

January 10, 2008

AVON PARK — Its members question their own existence. What is their role? What purpose do they have toward benefiting the city, or are they nothing more than a waste of space, time, effort and ultimately the taxpayer's dollar? After finding out earlier this month that its own members lacked the authority to dissolve itself, the four remaining members of the Main Street Community Redevelopment Agency advisory board considered resigning. Main Street CRA advisory board Chairman Devon Donaldson, speaking for the board, repeated the frustrations he had with the council, and what they saw as the inability of the board to have much of an input on facade grants as a reason for their attempted disbanding. ...more

November 26, 2007