Sally Bradshaw, a small-town girl from Greenville, Miss., became a business owner when she and her husband decided to open her childhood dream — a bookstore — in November 2016. “Growing up there were probably toys I wanted that I couldn’t get but my parents never refused us a book,” […]
Lifestyles
Naan-thing could stop Gupta and Rudolph from opening their business
Behind a humorous name and charming cartoon mascot lies a unique, cultural cuisine that recently opened in Tallahassee’s University Village Shopping Center. Tarun Gupta and Drew Rudolph are the brilliant minds behind Naantheless, Tallahassee’s latest Indian cuisine. At first thought, the duo believed the concept of opening a restaurant was […]
Cory Johnson is a poet with a gift
Picture a woman with short turquoise hair, a black dress, leather jacket and fuchsia boots. What do you see? If your answer was someone who could provide an ass whooping, well, you are sort of right. But this is someone who can be more overwhelming than a broken nose: a […]
Biology major creates boutique clothing line
If you can’t find the outfits you’re looking for in Tallahassee, you might find them at Eunoia by Drew. A senior biology student at Florida A&M University, Tamerry Carry is the owner of Eunoia by Drew, an affordable women’s clothing boutique that offers club wear, casual wear, streetwear and accessories. […]
Local restaurants ready to toast the new year
You may not have been able to travel this holiday season, but you can still celebrate the end of the year and the start of a new one — one that hopefully sees an end to the pandemic. With New Year’s Eve less than 24 hours away, many local restaurants […]
Winter’s here. Are you doing right by your skin?
Are you ready for winter? You’d better be, because the changing weather affects more than our hair. Finding a skin-care routine during winter is an important task for most people. Whether it is dry or dehydrated skin because of the cold weather, there are different ways to maintain proper skin […]
Fludd lands on her feet fresh out of SJGC
Ruelle Fludd, a December 2019 graduate of FAMU’s School of Journalism and Graphic Communication, didn’t start her college career in Tallahassee. She transferred to FAMU after earning an associate’s degree at Florida International University in her hometown, Miami. Born in the Bronx, New York, Fludd grew up mostly in South […]
Senior at FAMU develops B-ONE record label
Javion Smith is a 21-year-old artist and founder of his own record label, B-ONE. He’s also a senior at Florida A&M majoring in economics with a business minor. Originally from Edwards, Mississippi, Smith was exposed to creating music at an early age. After moving to Florida, Smith began teaching himself […]
Jada Jean is Fit & Fine
When most 6-year-old girlswere playing with dolls, Jada Jean was playing with weights. Jean, a student at Florida A&M University from Miami, is bringing as much awareness as she can to being stylishly in shape. Jean has been lifting weights since age 6. She would join her father and older […]
Student starts community project We See You
Janiece Hylton is a fourth-year pre-occupational therapy student at Florida A&M University. She is also the founder of We See You, a community-based project aimed to help individuals in the Tallahassee community. She says she want to help people remember that they are not forgotten. Since Hylton was in high […]