Courtesy of OneBlood OneBlood of Tallahassee and Southwest Georgia encourages people to donate blood. Pat Michaels, OneBlood spokesman, said the nonprofit blood bank recently held a month-long blood drive, but hospitals are still in desperate need of more blood supplies. Michaels said in the beginning of the year there is […]
Author: Alesha Thomas
Tallahassee Parkinson’s Outreach Association holds annual run
Courtesy of Alesha Thomas The Tallahassee Parkinson's Outreach Association held its second annual Tulip Trot Walk Run event on Saturday. Proceeds from the run benefitted caregivers and patients with Parkinson’s disease, which is a progressively degenerative disease of the nervous system. Michille Pellito, administrative assistant and race director for the […]
Stuff the Bus returns
The City of Tallahassee is partnering with America’s Second Harvest of the Big Bend for its fourth-annual “Stuff the Bus” food drive. Star Metro, the city’s transit system, kicked off the drive with a community event at C.K. Steele Plaza Thursday, which featured food and live music. The month-long […]
The Pop-up Proposal
Aaron Hayden and his fiancé Jocelyn Hayes after the proposal. As the minutes tick down to half time, Aaron Hayden is getting nervous. The 34 year-old had been planning this surprise proposal for a month, while struggling to keep his girlfriend, Jocelyn Hayes, unaware. "At first I was poised, but […]
FAFSA changes its deadline
Courtesy of Memphis Parent The federal government announced Jan. 1 will no longer be the time when students can begin filing their Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Changes to the FAFSA process will take effect this year. The government hopes to makes the FAFSA easier for students by […]
FAMU and FSU Housing Fees Pay School Needs
Housing rates at Florida A&M University and Florida State University have steadily risen in the last two years. Students are required to pay a fee each semester for on campus housing but are not told what the fees pay for or why the increase is necessary. Mattie Trawick, the Associate […]