Tom Flanigan
Program Director for NewsTom Flanigan has been with WFSU News since 2006, focusing on covering local personalities, issues, and organizations. He began his broadcast career more than 30 years before that and covered news for several radio stations in Florida, Texas, and his home state of Maryland. In between, he spent a number of years in corporate communications for a few private firms, time that he calls “invaluable” for giving him a greatly-expanded media perspective. During the relatively rare times he’s not racing to cover various community events and activities, Tom enjoys reading and playing guitar. (He was a professional drummer in a previous life and is trying to expand his musical horizons.)
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The festival was originally part of an organized campaign to dissuade the Florida Legislature from moving the state capital to Central Florida.
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It seems those who operate outside the traditional two-party system face a daunting set of challenges.
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The 9 acre fairgrounds was located between 1880 and 1925 in the area now occupied by the Levy Park neighborhood.
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The two-day event was the first of its kind under the auspices of Leon County.
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Many organizations connected to the area's history, culture and heritage were eager to share that information with festivalgoers.
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Executive Director Monique Ellsworth said her organization isn't the only food bank now struggling with new grant reductions and restrictions.
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The Alabama Street corridor west of Old Bainbridge Road contains many substandard dwellings.
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There will be two off-site exhibits as well as displays in the main festival area.
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The Old City Cemetery is the final resting place of many who died locally between 1829 and the 1920s.
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The open expression of repressed sentiments has long been considered a critical step in the healing process.