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Sitting little more than a mile from City Hall in downtown Tallahassee, the neighborhood of South City is bounded on the north by East Magnolia Drive, Jim Lee Road on the east, Orange Avenue on the south and South Monroe Street on the west.

Place matters to how well we live and how well our children live. And when persistent poverty threatens place, we must work together to overcome it.
Senator Loranne AusleyCo-Chair, South City Foundation

Empowering Tallahassee’s historic South City to improve the quality of life for all, where neighbors play, learn and prosper.

South City Foundation Hosts Pop-Up-Pancake Breakfast For Stressed Community

Tallahassee’s South City Foundation hosted another in its series of “Pop-Up-Pancake Breakfasts” on Saturday, December 12. The event brought a nearly endless line of traffic to the Greater Love Church … Continue Reading →

Neighbors call for temporary park upgrades instead of South City Transit Center

While the city of Tallahassee has big plans to put a super bus station on the southside, the people in the area say they don’t want it. The city plans … Continue Reading →

Let’s celebrate Tallahassee’s past to change the future.

Florida is my father’s chosen state. He often jokes that he came to Tallahassee to attend FAMU (Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University) Law School in 1960 after he saw my … Continue Reading →

New TPD Chief Has a Vision for a Safer Tallahassee

A new police chief is in town with a new vision for the city of Tallahassee with the same focus of making the city a safer place. Monday, Chief Lawrence … Continue Reading →

Tallahassee South City neighborhood joins ‘Purpose Built’ community improvement network

A Tallahassee public housing complex is slated for a “holistic” revamp. Orange Avenue Apartments is the latest to join a nationwide community enhancement nonprofit, local leaders announced at a Tuesday … Continue Reading →
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