Bicycle House is a non-profit organization warehousing donated bikes for those looking for a new way to get around Tallahasee. The organization repairs, rehabilitates and constructs bikes along with teaching rider safety. “We are a non-profit organization advocating safe, practical transportation and social responsivity with an emphasis on healthy living” […]
Lifestyles
Healthy Winning for Healthy Living
The Desoto Trail Elementary Trailblazers is the first Florida school to win the National Healthy Schools Gold Award. The award winning elementary school has gone through several changes in an effort to become a healthier, more active school. From healthy food charts, to serving broccoli in the school lunch line, […]
Black & White: An In-Depth Analysis of Racism in Tallahassee, Florida
Courtesy of Janelle Floyd Without a doubt racial relations between Caucasians and African-Americans have been turbulent to say the least in Tallahassee, Florida. Tallahassee historically was no different than any other city in the deep South. There have been lynchings, rapes, and Ku Klux Klan appearances. Gerald Ensley, a retired […]
Tally Barber Battle
The first Tally Barber Battle at the GrassLands Brewing Company Metro Barber barbershop, Chop barbershop, Renegade barbershop, and Livin’ in the Cut barbershop teamed together to host the first ever Tally Barber Battle, Sunday at the GrassLands Brewing Company from 1-6 p.m. The Tally Barber Battle is a friendly competition […]
Community Members Unite at the Kearney Center
Tallahassee community members gathered at the Kearney Center to celebrate collaborative efforts while addressing neighborhood challenges. The event titled, “Unity in the Community” – Walk and Talk included group discussions and a bus tour of the neighborhood’s challenges. In an effort to to reduce unlawful behavior, members in the community […]
Stop, Don’t Shoot
Courtesy of Smarter San Diego More than 12,000 people are killed by firearms each year in this country. Homicide is the second leading cause of death in America among 15-24 year olds, according to Heeding God’s Call. In America, more than 30 people are shot and killed each day. Half […]
Cultivating Culture: The African/Black Psychology Conference
Photo Courtesy of Lyric Porter Florida A&M University’s Department of Psychology hosted its fifth annual African/Black Psychology Conference on Friday and Saturday. Each year the event honors an African/Black psychologist who has contributed an abundance of research to the field of study. The 2015 conference recognized the studies of Dr. […]
Chi Theta Zeta host “Community Baby Shower” to Educate Moms
More than 100 mothers filled the Jack McLean Community Center Saturday for its Seventh Annual Community Baby Shower. The baby shower was hosted by Chi Theta Zeta Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc. Each year, Chi Theta Zeta unite with community sponsors such as: the City of Tallahassee, March […]
Top Flite Nightclub Proposes Expansion For New Parking Lot
Tallahassee-Leon County planning commission held a meeting last Tuesday to determine whether or not to approve the zoning change for Top Flite Club. The planning commission met last month at the Renaissance Center to propose rezoning to build a new parking lot. Top Flite Club owner, Theophalas McBride applied to […]
Local Chipotle intensifies food safety procedures after recent E.coli outbreak in Northwest region
In Oregon and Washington, 39 people have tested positive with strands of E.coli after eating food from Chipotle Mexican Restaurants according to officials. 12 of the 39 people have been hospitalized since the October 14 outbreak. This marks Chipotle’s third food contamination scare since August. A southern California Chipotle experienced […]