Monday, April 29, 2024
Coach Wayne Pye is Florida A&M University’s coordinator of intramural sports at the recreational center. Communication is key for this large department to run like a well-oiled machine. Known to many as “Coach Pye,” he not only supports his team with feedback and career advice that will ensure their success […]
The month of April was previously known as Autism Awareness Month, but now the name has been changed starting this year to Autism Acceptance Month. This month may not mean a lot for some, but for roughly 5 million adults in the United States this month is about the inclusion […]
Simone Childs is a 20-year-old Tallahassee resident who is pregnant for the first time. She is acutely aware of the higher fatality rates during childbirth she and other women of color must face. “When I give birth, I don’t want to think of the possibility of not living to see […]
The Florida Senate Committee on Health Policy, chaired by Senator Manny Diaz, Jr. (R-Hialeah), held a hearing Wednesday on controversial legislation — Senate Bill 146 — that would prohibit abortions after 15 weeks and expand the programs to reduce fetal and infant deaths. Republicans on a party-line vote rejected an […]
FAMU DRS held “FBOG Chairman Brian Lamb Day” today in recognition of alumnus Brian Lamb. It began with an assembly for Lamb to celebrate “Brian Lamb Day.” Lamb, newly installed as chairman of the Florida Board of Governors, grew up in Tallahassee and graduated from FAMU DRS. Throughout his career, […]
Gilliam Sisters Soul Food restaurant on West Tharpe Street has quickly become a staple in the local food scene. Growing up, Yashica Gilliam and her sister Sheree Gilliam were always in the kitchen with their mother and grandmothers, who were amazing cooks who taught them everything they knew. Gilliam Sisters […]
Every November 11, Veterans Day is celebrated in the United States. It is a day to honor the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month of 1918, which was the end of World War I. According to History.com, Congress passed a resolution on June 4, 1926 that […]
It’s time to ditch the biker shorts and tank tops because fall is here with a vengeance. With fall comes pumpkin spiced lattes and Ugg boots, but with this fall you might need a little more than usual. In South Florida, it is unusual for it to be even a […]
The local community is well aware that the Tallahassee Heights United Methodist Church is known as the “Pumpkin Patch Church.” Farmer Richard Hamby started the pumpkin patch in 1979 after meeting with a North Carolina Methodist pastor whose church had a financial need. He agreed to let them sell the […]
I was as firm and direct as could be with the doctor putting an IV in my arm: “I’m not leaving this hospital until you guys give me a concrete answer as to why I’ve been feeling like this for three years now.” It was late December 2017 during finals […]