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Tallahassee is Florida's state capital, located on the eastern
edge of the Florida panhandle, in a region locally known as the Big
Bend. City life is dominated by politics and higher education, and
research as Tallahassee is home to two major universities -
Florida State University and Florida A&M University - and a
community college, Tallahassee Community College. Additionally,
Tallahassee has a rather sizeable non-transient (non-student and
non-political) population with a total of 150.000 residents. Tallahassee is the hub of Florida's great Northwest. The city is
also home to the National High Magnetic Field Labratory, and the worlds
strongest magnetic field. Downtown is currently undergoing a major
renaissance as numerous highrise condominiums are either under
construction or on the way in an effort to breathe life back into the
Downtown which slows down after 5pm. Another major renaissance is
underway in the City's historic Frenchtown district. Traffic, on the whole, is fair compared to most mid-sized
cities. The roads are congested during peak driving hours -
from about 4p-7p - but move well most of the rest of the time. Major
highways include I-10, which connects Tallahassee with Los Angeles
in the west and Jacksonville in the east, U.
S. 27, U.S. 90, U.S.
319 among others. Tallahassee is a quaint city with it's own
charms. The capital region is a great place to visit, with many natural
and other attractions to visit throughout the year. On the whole, the
people are friendly and the city itself has much of what you'd find in
many of the larger cities elsewhere in Florida.
Public education in and around Tallahassee is second to no other
city in Florida as nearly 75% of County schools are grade A
on a statewide scale. Tallahassee is home to Florida State University, two
time NCAA National Football Champions, which is one of the
states oldest, largest Universities, often cited
as Florida's best Law School and one of the best Film Schools in
the Nation. The very beautiful campus of Florida State Univeristy
is the smallest in the state's University system located about a mile
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