Taco Meal at Fuzzy’s Taco Shop.   If you’ve driven down West Call Street this year, you’ve probably noticed a vacant building that had been home to the lone Fuzzy’s Taco Shop in Tallahassee.  Although the name was never removed from the establishment, the presence of customers, employees and […]

The families and friends of the participants of Florida A&M University’s Black Male College Explorers Program gathered inside the cafeteria of FAMU Developmental Research School for their end-of-summer award ceremony on June 30. This year, FAMU’s Black Male College Explorers Program, an annual summer program that focuses on […]

What started out as a class assignment has been transformed into one of Florida A&M University’s largest social media pages and a great recruiting tool. “It’s so much rich culture here, so it’s like how could you not share it,” said Ernest Nelfrard, who earned a degree at FAMU […]

Florida A&M University’s Career and Professional Development Center has launched a new program called the Black Business Excellence Initiative. This program is designed to expose students to opportunities for growth and development and a chance to get experience in their field of study.  There are five companies participating in […]

The need for mentors for young girls in K-12 in the Tallahassee community may be at an all-time high. Places like Dare to Dream Young Girls Network provide young girls with afterschool activities, summer camps, cooking classes and tutoring. Dare to Dream is a non-profit organization that was founded […]

Carly Watson was in her junior year at Florida A&M University when she received a life-altering phone call. April 7, 2017, Watson received news that her father was in the hospital. Two days later, he died. His death was both unexpected and tragic.  “It was so unexpected and hard. […]

On-campus living can be a struggle, especially on the campus of FAMU. FAMU's on-campus housing has very few nice options. If you are not a student staying in The Village, other housing option is merely adequate and decent — at best. FAMU's string of inhabitable housing options doesn't help […]

FAMU’s Educational Research Center for Child Development (ERCCD) Located on the highest of seven hills in Tallahassee, Florida A&M University provides a unique learning experience to all students, including the little children who are enrolled in the summer program at FAMU’s day care. Founded in 1986 as New Beginnings, […]

Belk in Tallahassee Mall.  ​Photo credit: flickriver.com Belk, located at the Centre of Tallahassee mall, is looking for non-profit organizations and charities for their charity day sale event on Aug. 25.  The event aims to raise money for organizations and charities as well as saving customers money when they come […]

Photo of Stevie Fenton.   Stevie Fenton learned sign language when she was young because she had deaf friends. “It was an accident. In the time before people could become interpreters just because they knew some sign language,  I knew sign language because I had deaf friends as a child,” […]