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ADVERTISEMENT Tweet Jump to: Select A Category Beer Blog Bob Gabordi High School Sports Living Mark Hohmeister News Politics Schools Beer Blog Beer Blog Craft beer, growlers and what’s right I have mentioned a time or two to my editor the complex, behind-the-scenes dealings involving lawmakers and the ever-growing world of craft beer. Each time he has dismissed me with the same message... April 21st, 2014 Beer Blog / News A North Carolina Beer adventure This is about one man’s journey for the perfect beer. It started in South Carolina with Westbrook Brewing Co., brewed just feet from the Wando River While waiting at the Charleston Crab Ho... February 3rd, 2014 Beer Blog Hand-crafted controversy It’s tough being a beer snob in a Big Beer state. I am tempted to compare it to driving a Toyota in downtown Detroit 30 years ago. The American auto industry was crashing and burning, and Japanese v... January 20th, 2014 Beer Blog Beer blog: Raising a glass to an unsung hero I wasn’t able to swing by Leon Pub on Tuesday. I wish had. An unsung hero of the craft beer revolution was given a proper send-off. Let me explain: For the past three years, until his death on No... November 22nd, 2013 Bob Gabordi Bob Gabordi / News Walking for my Jessica Before Jessica came along, the idea of getting up on a Saturday morning for a walk with thousands of other people in the hope of raising money and awareness for babies born too soon or less than pe... April 28th, 2014 Bob Gabordi / News Join us to honor volunteer award winners It is one of our signature events of the year, when we get together as a community to honor those who have given of their time, talents and resources to serve as volunteers in our schools, nonprofits ... April 22nd, 2014 Bob Gabordi / News March with Move for Babies this week There are a thousand other things you could be doing other than walking this Saturday morning. But this is one walk I hope you’ll make, even if it means changing your plans. This time, I’m aski... April 21st, 2014 Bob Gabordi / News Thrasher hurting FSU, FAMU progress Separate, but equal: We’ve heard that song before. Now we’re hearing that same old refrain from St. Augustine Republican Sen. John Thrasher, who is pushing to separate the combined Florida ... April 7th, 2014 High School Sports Bob Gabordi / High School Sports Chamber Conference message: We can have it all if we have the vision Walking down the corridor with Kim Williams of Marpan after the closing bell of the 2013 Tallahassee Chamber Community Conference, one of us voiced it: You know, it really does feel like the community... August 12th, 2013 High School Sports / Politics High school sports bill isn’t dead, but may be a long shot The national high school sports association is joining the opposition to a controversial overhaul of the rules governing high school sports. National Federation of State High School Associations bo... April 18th, 2013 High School Sports Busy week ahead, congrats in order The prep season is full speed ahead. There are plenty of interesting showdowns this week to circle on your calendar. First, in volleyball, Lincoln is at Chiles on Tuesday night at 7 in District ... September 10th, 2012 High School Sports Left on the cutting room floor We have a full page each Thursday for our new Big Bend Preps features, but even that won’t be enough to get everything in we hoped. That’s a lesson we learned the hard way on deadline late Wednesday n... August 30th, 2012 Living Bob Gabordi / Living / News Singing for Rudy and Hazel’s friends To be honest, I was hoping my cohorts wouldn’t be this good. Selfishly, I hoped that when I walked out on stage to sing one of Johnny Cash’s signature songs, Folsom Prison Blues,” Sat... February 5th, 2014 Living Look what I just made: Fabric stacking toy I became a crafter the day my best friend told me she was pregnant. In the past year, I have learned how to sew, crochet and do needlework. One minute I wasn’t making anything, and the next I alw... January 30th, 2014 Living As far as college rivalries go Florida A&M and Bethune Cookman are a good example for others to follow. The schools meet every year at the end of the football season and the teams leave everything... November 26th, 2013 Living / News The World of BBQ I laugh when someone who is new to Tallahassee asks me, "who has the best BBQ in town?" My reply has become "me." If you know me its generally not in my nature to boast about myself. One of the ... November 19th, 2013 Mark Hohmeister Mark Hohmeister Are drivers athletes? Are race-car drivers athletes? It’s an argument I used to have with a former co-worker. I said that anyone who displayed an extraordinary physical skill, whether it be hitting a baseball or a cue b... February 18th, 2013 News News Forum offers information on Alzheimer’s, dementia Talking about Alzheimer’s disease is difficult. I know. My father never openly acknowledged that he had Alzheimer’s. After his diagnosis, I bought my mother a book, The 36-Hour Day... May 2nd, 2014 News Soggy Zing!s Anyone else miss the memo to build an ark? Free Seafood U? Really clever. Spurrier Zing!s. Now if you’d just left Rocky at Leon, we wouldn’t have any of this unpleasantness, would we? Go, Roc... May 2nd, 2014 News Pat Tillman walked the walk It was ten years ago that America lost Pat Tillman. Pat Tillman was a smallish, over achieving safety for the Arizona Cardinals football team. Some said he was too small or too slow to play in the NFL... May 2nd, 2014 News Crabby Zing!s Guess who will NOT be the Blue Crab Festival parade grand marshal in Panacea. I fought the claw and the claw won. Free Seafood U. So sad, from Free Shoes University to Free Shellfish Universi... May 1st, 2014 Politics Bob Gabordi / Politics Welcome, lawmakers, now get to really know us The Legislature opens this week with the governor’s State of the State speech before a joint session of the House and Senate at 11 a.m. Tuesday. This being an election year, much of whatever... March 3rd, 2014 News / Politics / Schools Updated: Scott proposes tightening standards for charter schools that seek state construction funding State lawmakers will get their first detailed look at Gov. Rick Scott’s $74.2 billion spending plan this morning in the House Appropriations Committee. This kicks off a week-long tour for the gover... February 4th, 2014 News / Politics / Schools Should computer languages count toward foreign language requirements? A key state Senator has filed legislation that could earmark more than $100 million for classroom technology and require high schools to offer more courses in topics like computer programming. One ... January 31st, 2014 Bob Gabordi / News / Politics Legislative ’preview’ kicks off new political season Florida’s legislative session doesn’t officially get under way until early March, but that doesn’t mean things in official Tallahassee are quiet. Reporters and editors from across Florida w... January 27th, 2014 Schools News / Politics / Schools Updated: Scott proposes tightening standards for charter schools that seek state construction funding State lawmakers will get their first detailed look at Gov. Rick Scott’s $74.2 billion spending plan this morning in the House Appropriations Committee. This kicks off a week-long tour for the gover... February 4th, 2014 News / Politics / Schools Should computer languages count toward foreign language requirements? A key state Senator has filed legislation that could earmark more than $100 million for classroom technology and require high schools to offer more courses in topics like computer programming. One ... January 31st, 2014 News / Politics / Schools National report shows improving student achievement in Florida Last year, Florida jumped from no. 11 to no. 6 nationally Education Week’s annual "Quality Counts" report has given Gov. Rick Scott one of his favorite talking points as he pushed for teacher pay r... January 9th, 2014 News / Politics / Schools...