A bill is currently moving through legislation that would prevent a team or artist from punishing fans who resell tickets. The bill has already moved through one House committee. FAMU Athletic Director, Milton Overton, said the best thing for FAMU to continue building the fan base is really to allow […]
Author: Keitra Robinson
Bill Proctor requests changes to be made to the upcoming ballot
Courtesy of Tallahassee Democrat Leon County Commissioner Bill Proctor released a statement Feb. 17 asking Mayor Gillum and City Commissioners to allow local citizens to decide on adopting and establishing a Citizens’ Police Review Board and a Citizens’ Utility Review Board on the upcoming ballot in November. For the Citizen […]
Godby High School students file taxes
Courtesy of Tallahassee Democrat Students at Amos P. Godby High School in the finance academy are doing taxes free of charge for the community of Tallahassee. So far, the students have filed 50 tax returns. The volunteer program started six years ago at the high school in partnership with United […]
Uncle Maddio’s Pizza Joint celebrates its grand opening
Courtesy of Restaurant News Uncle Maddio’s Pizza, located on E. Lafayette Street, celebrated its grand opening weekend from Feb. 5-7. Customers were able to get a free nine-inch, three topping pizza between the hours of 11 a.m. and 10 p.m. Friday if they signed up for a promotion code via […]
FAMU alumnus in the running to be city commissioner
Courtesy of Chavien Lockwood Chavien Lockwood, Florida A&M University political science graduate, announced he's running for City Commissioner in District 2 of nearby Quincy Jan. 18. Lockwood said that FAMU taught him to always stay humble, stay persistent and stay even-keeled. He also said that the journey has been nothing […]
TCC debuts Archive Gallery Exhibit to celebrate 50th anniversary
Courtesy of TCC Tallahassee Community College continued to celebrate their 50th anniversary by debuting historical photos on Thursday, Jan. 28 in the Turner Auditorium. The event commemorated 50 years of history at the college with a collection of images from its archives. Host of the event, TCC President Jim Murdaugh, […]
FAMU SGA Passes a Bill to Improve Student Transportation
Florida A&M’s Student Government Association Senate passed “The Late Nite STRIKE” Monday evening. This bill will allow buses to run late during the week and the weekends for on and off campus students. The buses run until 10:30 p.m. during the fall and spring semesters, but that time is cut […]
Moe’s Southwest Grill Opens at a New Location
Courtesy of Moe's A new Moe's Southwest Grill opened near Tallahassee Community College, making it the fifth Moe’s in Tallahassee. The new place opened Thursday, Jan. 21 located at the intersection of W. Pensacola Street and Appleyard Drive, in the same plaza as Which Wich. Moe's gave out free shirts […]
Second annual First Responders Rally at the Historic Capitol
The community of Tallahassee gathered to show their respect Saturday afternoon at the First Responders Rally in front of the Florida Historic Capitol Museum. This was the second year Governor Scott declared the first week of January as Florida First Responders Appreciation Week. First responders are firefighters, law enforcement officers […]
Florida A&M University Students Form New University Political Party
Six Rattlers have united to form The STRIKE Party, a new political party at Florida A&M University. Former SGA President Anthony Siders, Sean Siders, Kenneth Johnson, Jasmine Louis, Candace Daymond, and graduate senator Iman Sandifer, who is also the party’s chairman, founded the party on Oct. 25, 2014. However the […]