'Trying to hold on': Florida passenger recalls items falling as 6.1 quake jolted ship

A Tallahassee-area cruise passenger is describing the unsettling moment an earthquake struck while his ship was sailing near Cuba.

https://cbs12.com/news/local/florida-passenger-recalls-items-falling-as-61-quake-jolted-ship-off-cuba-tallahassee-margaritaville-islander-news-tallahassee-area-cruise-passenger-mantua-cuba-cozumel-tremor-reaction-no-tsunami-threat-shaking

#TopNews #News #SouthFlorida #Cuba #TALLAHASSEE

Tallahassee man describes how earthquake felt on cruise ship near Cuba

A Tallahassee man on a cruise ship near Cuba experienced an earthquake Monday that shook the vessel for about 20 seconds, causing items to fall and passengers to grab onto nearby objects.

https://www.wctv.tv/2026/06/09/tallahassee-man-describes-earthquake-felt-cruise-ship-near-cuba/

#TopNews #News #Tallahassee #Cuba #theMargaritavilleIslander

You know what they don't have in Florida?

Sweet corn.

#florida #tallahassee #illinois #Chicago

Sounds like I'm going to get hearing aids.

#florida #tallahassee #chicago #illinois

Florida Observation: In Tallahassee, when your stoplight turns green you wait a bit. The people behind you don't honk their horns, because there is a good probability at least one or more vehicles will run the red light.

It's more of a safety issue than being polite.

#tallahassee #florida #illinois #chicago

This weather is too dangerous for fishing for me.

#fishing #bassfishing #florida #tallahassee #outdoors

Two students at #FAMU in #Tallahassee, FL, sat in the whites-only section of a bus on #ThisDayInHistory in 1956. They were arrested & charged with incitement to riot! A bus boycott then began, lasting the rest of 1956, until #SCOTUS issued a decision ending all such #segregation.
The story and man behind the ‘Leaving Maga’ billboard in Tallahassee

Billboards offering a supportive outlet to those considering leaving the MAGA movement are popping up in Florida and other parts of the country, including Tallahassee.

USA TODAY

#Tallahassee #FLA has the oldest operating #RedLobster location that opened in 1970, and this wk it has announced it is closiing in a few days after nearly 56 years in business.

https://www.mlive.com/business/2026/05/beloved-restaurant-chains-oldest-operating-location-to-close-after-nearly-56-years-in-business.html

Beloved restaurant chain’s oldest operating location to close after nearly 56 years in business

The location opened in October 1970 where a steak and lobster dinners was advertised at $3.55.

mlive