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Dec 1644.8245.9543.0745.27+.29 1,000 The sign welcomes customers as they enter Market. arge wooden crate displays showcase resh fruits and vegetables. he organic grocer is located in a space, which formally housed the shuttered on Ocala Road, off Tennessee Street. Market hopes to be an affordable alt ernative for residents of northwest Tall ahassee. Market is an organic grocery chain based in Boulder, Colorado.

Stores operate in nearly a dozen states, including Georgia, Indiana, Iowa and Kent ucky. Other Florida locations include ainesville, Orlando and Naples. Saturday, a tasting fair will offer residents a chance to sample items from the local vendors. It takes place from 11a.m. to 3 p.m.

Market is a one-stop shop for people who simply love good said Bo Sharon, in a statement to the Tallahassee Democrat. He founded Market with his wife, Trish. are thrilled bring more good food at great prices to he good people of Tallahassee, and we ook forward to being a supportive part of this lively The Tallahassee size is comparable to others nationwide. It will employ 145 employees. According to the compa- it offers affordable food options to eople all walks of We love to open new stores in vibrant communities where people are interested in healthy lifestyles and the joy of good food.

Market takes the rice out of natural said Krista orvik, a spokeswoman for Mark et. Contact TaMaryn Waters at or follow on Twitter. Market opens in Tallahassee JOE Lucky's Market, a Colorado-based organic grocer, has opened a Tallahassee store in the College quare Shopping Plaza on Ocala Road. TAMARYN WATERS DEMOCRAT STAFF WRITER CustomizedMonumentsbyDavePendleton CapitalMonumentCompany Granite-Marble-Bronze Mausoleums 850-567-3807 Transition planning McNeil spoke with Wood, who finished the night in third place, and Charlie Strickland, who edged Wood out for sec- nd place on Tuesday night. both said they are 100 percent ehind me, and Mike indicated he is ready to do the transition as soon as McNeil said during his acceptance speech at the law office of Sean Pittman.

we will start working on hat On Wednesday, McNeil said the first thing he needs to do is talk to his new staff at the Office. now, I expect that there is a lit- le bit of anxiety that exists in the he said. my first responsibility is to go in and ensure those mployees that we are going to do this as professionally as I possibly can. There ill be some transition that takes McNeil said looking forward to meeting with law-enforcement and riminal-justice colleagues, including newly elected State Attorney Jack Campbell, whose father backed Wood. This is about a transition, but also about all of us working cooperatively across the board to make sure our comm unity is he said.

react Wood said he is planning to connect with McNeil this week or next to discuss he transfer of power. He said he is planning to set up a transition office for the incoming sheriff. kind of on his he said. I have assured him he will have everything he needs here to ensure a seamless transition. I fully intend to have him here and start integrating him in as soon as he wants to be.

not like going to wait until January and flip a Wood said not sure exactly what do once he steps down as sheriff. ut he said certain he run for office again. run to not he said. disappointed. But I have had a great career here over 33 years.

So I have any regrets. grateful to the Office and this community for allowing me to Charlie Strickland, the lone GOP candidate in the four-way race, said he was proud of his campaign and the fact he helped shape the dialogue. He rule out a future run for off ice, but he said he expects he have to with McNeil at the helm of the Sheri Office. We get to hold our heads high and feel like we made a he said. I fully support Sheriff McNeil and if anything I can do for him, I hope he lets me McNeil makes history Once sworn in, McNeil actually will become Leon third black sheriff, though he will be the first elect- to the seat and the first to serve in the post in more than 140 years.

Two black men were appointed to the ost during Reconstruction, serving from early 1875 until 1877. is a significant event and a milestone that he said. it gives us the opportunity to talk to youth about that and to be a role model, something always tried to But, more importantly, he said, about trying to make sure we get Leon ounty back to a place where we can feel like one of the safest communities in the state of Florida. All the other things are important, but not as important as serving our He said he hopes to bridge the divide between the Black Lives Matter movement and law enforcement. on record across the country talking about those issues in a positive he said, we understand the black lives movement and it is legitimate and we also understand how i mportant it is to protect our officers and our public servants, who are putting heir lives on the line.

And I think niquely qualified to stand in the breach between both of those and bring both of hose entities ontact Jeff Burlew at tallahassee.com McNeil Continued from Page 1A First black sheriffs During Reconstruction, it uncommon see black sheriffs in Florida. They served in counties including Leon, Franklin, afayette and Madison. Phillip DeCoursey whose surname is sometimes spelled eCourcey, was appointed Leon first black sheriff in February 1875. been a slave in Jefferson County before the Civil War; after the war ended, he became a teacher and served as the tax assessor 1 873-74. He died of pneumonia after serving only nine months as sheriff.

is successor, John Stokes served until 1877. He was a blacksmith, a Baptist minister and the second chairman of the Leon County epublican Party. He also served in the Florida Legislature and on the Tallahassee City Council. The Rev. John N.

Stokes was the second black sheriff of Leon County in 1875. is about a transition, but also about all of us working cooperatively across the board to make sure our community is WALT MCNEIL NEWLY ELECTED SHERIFF TALLAHASSEE Opponents of a solar energy ballot initiative that failed at he polls Tuesday said they decided whether to revive their rival ini- iative, which was waylaid nearly a year ago by utility giants in the state. The for Smart proposal, Amendment 1on allot, received support from nearly 51 percent of voters, short of the 60 percent approval needed for passage. The failure came after supporters, including four major utilities, spent $25.47 million to try to pass the measure. For supporters, the vote brought disappointment, along with comfort that they kept the rival initiative by the group for Solar off the ballot.

Floridians for Solar Choice, the most ocal opponent of Amendment 1, put aside its effort in January after falling ehind in qualifying for the November allot. The coalition had also become engaged in a contract dispute with a etition-gathering firm as it competed or signatures with Consumers for Smart Solar. ut with the demise of Amendment 1 on Tuesday, Stephen Smith, a member of the Floridians for Solar Choice coali- ion, said the constitutional amendment route currently a focus of his group. We have not made that decision said Smith, who also is executive director of the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy. ballot for 2018 is still an option and we reserve the opt The Floridians for Solar Choice initiative would have sought to allow businesses to generate and sell up to two egawatts of solar power to customers the same or neighboring properties.

Part of any calculations on reviving the Floridians for Solar Choice proposal will include the $20.2 million that our major utilities Duke Energy, Florida Power Light, Gulf Power and ampa Electric Co. pumped into trying to pass Amendment 1. could take on the ballot in and they will be very mith said. know they are very, very concerned about elements of our Backers of Amendment 1took some solace that more than 50 percent of voters supported the proposed constitutional amendment Tuesday and that the effort served its purpose as a counter to the Floridians for Solar Choice proposal. purpose was to offer a sensible and fair way to grow the se of solar in Florida as an alternative to our amendment, which ailed to make the Consumers or Smart Solar spokeswoman Sarah Bascom said in a prepared statement ate Tuesday.

A lys Daly, a spokeswoman for Florida Power Light, said Wednesday she speculate about what the company would do if Floridians for Solar Choice revives its ballot proposal. But he was more direct on the original intent of the Consumers for Smart Solar amendment. proud that the Smart Solar campaign achieved its primary objective, which was to stop the dangerous anti-consumer proposal, which was funded by the secretive Southern Allia nce for Clean Energy political Daly said. proposal would have stripped Floridians of basic consumer Future of rival solar initiative remains cloudy JIM TURNER THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA.