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Hello, almost Thursday. Hundreds of businesses will be heading to Amelia Island for the Greater Tallahassee Chamber Conference this weekend. We look forward to hearing the good, the bad, and the ugly LOL. Olympic stories continue to unfold after wrapping up last weekend. Tallahassee-native female cyclist secured a gold medal in the Cycling Team Pursuit. In other news, FSU recently introduced the coach for their inaugural women's lacrosse team. A beloved café and fixture in midtown continues to thrive under the ownership of a remarkable woman who is also an FSU alumna.

Quick Summary

In this 219th edition, here’s what we found:

In the Spotlight: Lily Williams | Olympics Gold Medalist
Local Sports: Sara Tisdale | FSU’s First Women's Lacrosse Head Coach
Eat TLH: Black Dog Cafe | City's Oldest Independent Cafe
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Networking + Business Events

IN THE SPOTLIGHT

LILY WILLIAMS

Image Credit: Team USA

Lily Williams from Tallahassee took home the gold in the Women's Cycling Team Pursuit together with Team USA. 🚴🏻‍♀️ | Tal Dem

Williams was born an Olympian, from being a runner at Chiles, her mother Sarah and sister Mary were also Olympians in speed skating, and now, even though she’s new to cycling she already has 3 years of world championship experience and in 2020 she won a bronze medal at Olympic Games Tokyo 2020.
Team Pursuit is an endurance race where four riders on each team compete over 16 laps against another team. The first team to finish wins.
Williams raced again with teammate Jennifer Valente in the Women’s Cycling Madison, a 30 km (50 km for men) relay race for 2 riders with a succession of intermediate sprints every 10 laps. Williams and Valente eventually settled for fourth place.
Apart from Williams, there are also several women Olympians who are from or train in Florida. To name a few famous ones:
- Katie Ledecky - Nine-time Gold medalist swimmer (14 total medals)
- Sha’Carri Richardson - Gold & Silver medalist track athlete

LOCAL SPORTS

SARA TISDALE

Image Credit: Florida State Women’s Lacrosse via IG

FSU welcomed their first women's lacrosse head coach, Sara Tisdale. 🥍 | WFSU News

FSU has hired Sara Tisdale as the first coach of the inaugural women's lacrosse team, which is set to play in the spring of 2026.
Tisdale previously coached the first lacrosse games at Central and Eastern Michigan, and Augustana, Illinois. She most recently coached at Eastern Michigan for two seasons.
"I'm excited to work with everyone in this room towards winning championships and putting Florida State on the national stage for women's lacrosse," said Sara Tisdale in a press conference.
Tisdale also expressed her excitement about building a lacrosse team that can attract student-athletes in Tallahassee.

EAT TLH

BLACK DOG CAFE

IC: Black Dog Cafe via IG

Black Dog Cafe continues to be a cherished favorite in Tallahassee! 🐶☕ | Tal Dem

Since 1997, a woman-owned café has been a staple in Tallahassee. As the city's longest-standing independent café, it’s proudly owned by Carla Reid, who also serves as a Professor of Religion and a faculty member in FSU's Department of Humanities.
The café’s name was inspired by Reid's journey of supporting her then-expected child, the scenic beauty of Lake Ella, and the walks she enjoyed with her cocker spaniel, Phaedrus, a black dog.
Black Dog Cafe serves drinks such as Kombucha, the Island Getaway, a strawberry and matcha drink, Peace Retreat, a coffee drink made with pistachio, cinnamon, and white chocolate, and many more. | Full Menu

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EVENTS

FOR HER

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Things To Do

Featured Event: Aug. 24th, 6 PM to 8 PM EDT at 1745 Capital Cir NW, Tallahassee: Garage Party by Tallahassee Harley-Davidson | Learn More | RSVP at Nikkiw@tallyhd.com

Networking + Biz

INIE UPDATE: RESCHEDULED to Fri. Sep. 27th Aug. 21st to 22nd, Wed. to Thurs. 5 PM to 7 PM, 8:30 AM to 3:30 PM EDT at the TCC Workforce Development Building, 444 Appleyard Dr: Sector Forward Conference by INIE | Learn More | Details TBA

Aug. 22nd, Thurs. 5:30 PM to 7 PM EDT at The Pickle Pad, 1925 North Monroe St. 109, Tallahassee: Business and Brews by Stretch Zone | Learn More Register

Both Access & Non-Access Tallahassee Members Registration: Free

Aug. 26th, Mon. 10 AM EDT: JH Creative Labs by Julia Holly | Ticket price: $49.99 Reserve a Spot

JHC Creative Labs are designed for people or teams for a one-time session. This is for group access to get constructive feedback, design critiques, or creative inspiration.
Min. of 6 to max. of 10 spots.

Aug. 28th, Wed. 6 PM to 8 PM EDT at Hotel Indigo Tallahassee - College Town, 826 West Gaines Street, Tallahassee: Supporting Nonprofits in For Profit World by Working Class Wednesday | Learn More

RSVP: Free
Community Partner: $100
Vendor: $50

TODAY’S EPISODE

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- Julia & Ali (editors@cityclips.net)

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