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The Fuzzy Pineapple Art Festival aids local artists

Photo Credit Ebony Gibbs In the age of dying artists, there are very few ways for an artist to be successful. Despite this, The Fuzzy Pineapple Craft and Art Festival provided opportunities for local artists to be great and showcase their work in Tallahassee Sept. 17. In its second annual […]

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“Funky Turns Forty” Debuts at the Black Archives

Funky Turns Forty, an exhibit focused on art hailing from the ‘60s and ‘70s, made its debut Saturday at the Meek-Eaton Black Archives on Florida A&M University’s campus to enlighten students and the community. This fine arts exhibit honors the 40th anniversaries of the Saturday morning cartoons that featured positive […]

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FAMU’s Grape Harvest Festival stomps back into action

Courtesy of FAMU CAFS Facebook Over 20 local residents stood cramped on a stage Saturday afternoon waiting anxiously to begin the grape stomp competition at the 16th annual Florida A&M University Grape Harvest Festival. The twelve teams, one of which had FAMU’s Provost Marcella David, stood in front of wooden […]

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Pokémon Go takes Cascades Park

The City of Tallahassee launched its first free Wi-Fi services for the residents of Tallahassee and visitors to Cascades Park, while hosting the wildly popular event centered on the mobile app, Pokémon-Go. “Pokémon in the park,” the city’s feature event was held July 22 to the public, showcasing the expansion […]

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Special Olympics Holds Ninth Annual Gala

On Saturday, July 9, Leon County Special Olympic of Florida held its Ninth Annual Gala for Tallahassee Special Olympic athletes at the Doubletree by Hilton. The event was held to raise awareness and funds for the local athletes who participate in the special Olympic games and also recognize the individuals […]

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JWCM Hosts Wig Out

Adults, dressed in casual Friday night wear with colorful wigs on their heads and iced drinks in their hands floated on foot from bar to bar offering laughs, conversation and cash donations to members of the Junior Women’s Club of Midtown (JWCM) for their Sixth Annual […]

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Tallahassee’s Festival of Freedom Takes Over May

Tallahassee residents are learning more about the history of freedom throughout the month of May thanks to the 2016 Festival of Freedom. All month long, the festival will display the history that plays a pivotal role in today’s society. In addition to the Museum of Florida History offering daily tours […]

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The Longest Table initiative is back

The second phase of The Longest Table Initiative will be Sunday, June 26 at 5:30 p.m. Citizens will engage in a community event to share a meal and their experiences with each other. In over 100 public spaces and homes around the community, conversations will be broken up into smaller […]

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Forever a part of me, Famuan

EIC Reggie Mizell Transferring to Florida A&M University I never thought my job would be to rebuild a legacy. I went from stepping on the “Hill” and trying to adapt to new a scenery with no friends, to being one of the people that most of the students look up […]

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Slide the City slides to Tallahassee

This Saturday Tallahassee was treated to a summer fun they wouldn’t forget, Slide the City came and gave the people of Tallahassee an experience they would never forget. People from all over the city were decked in swim suits and floating inner tubes racing for their chance to go back […]