Summertime
Erin Hill
editor@bradfordvillebugle.com
As the sun rises higher and the afternoons grow thick with heat, there’s no mistaking it—summer has arrived in Tallahassee.
For longtime locals, summer in Tallahassee is a familiar friend.
By June, the mornings are thick with humidity before the sun is even fully up, and by mid-afternoon, the heat settles like a second skin. We’re fighting off mosquitos as soon as we step outside.
This is the season when Tallahassee slows down and sharpens its focus. The legislative bustle gives way to quieter downtown streets. College students retreat home or shift into summer classes, and the city exhales into a different rhythm. It’s a time when residents—not tourists or officials—really inhabit the city.Gardens grow fast and wild if left unchecked. They may even burn under the scorching hot sun.
Afternoon rains wash the streets and then disappear, leaving steam rising off sidewalks.
But in that heat and slowness, there’s something valuable. Time to reconnect with neighbors over quiet walks or long evenings. Time for local businesses to innovate—offering more indoor art nights, community pop-ups, and workshops. Time for families to reclaim weekends, or for individuals to finally read that book or revisit one of our beautiful trails.
editor@bradfordvillebugle.com
