On a picture-perfect, sunshiny Friday morning, about 1,000 people attended the official opening ceremony of Cascades Park, a 26-acre swath of downtown that curves from South Monroe Street to Apalachee Parkway.
With over 375,000 (140th on the list of U.S. metros), the Tallahasssee, Florida MSA is a statewide player by virtue of housing the capitol and a regional force thanks to its otherwise secluded location.
Young professionals sometimes complain there’s nothing going on in Tallahassee. Tom Flanigan reports some of them changed their minds after hearing people connected with the Knight Creative Communities Institute.