A month ago, Leon County Commission Chairman Rick Minor asked Rick Kearney to reopen the Kearney Center by April 1 amid push for vaccine priority. Now the Kearney Center — Tallahassee’s official homeless shelter — has welcomed back 80 clients after a year of being closed due to COVID-19. During […]

Almost a month ago, The Fairness in Female Sports Act was filed by the state House of Representatives’ Secondary Education & Career Development Subcommittee requiring that certain educational institutions’ athletic teams or sports be classified based on students biological sex. If approved, this would prohibit athletic teams or sports appointed […]

Tallahassee city staff recommended earlier this month that City Urban Mission on Mahan Drive not be allowed to open a full-time homeless shelter. On Monday, the city’s Development Review Committee met and seconded the staff’s recommendation, denying City Walk’s homeless shelter permit. City Walk’s homeless shelter started in December and […]

One week ago, an emergency order was released by Florida Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran to give school districts additional time to conduct standardized tests. The extended assessment time frame provides two additional weeks for school districts to conduct assessments. The assessment covers subjects such as reading, writing, math and science […]

Tallahassee Community College hs started a new program called The Pathfinders to aid active duty, retired and affiliated military officers into transitioning as a student at the college. The Pathfinders program employs and provides service veterans with instruction, assistance, opportunities, activism, financial planning as well as a sense of belonging. […]

January is Cervical Cancer Awareness Month, but since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, patients are hesitant to get a Pap test and screening, due to the fear of catching COVID. Now, local health experts are encouraging patients to get regular screening as it can be a life saver. In […]

Three weeks ago, then-President Donald Trump increased Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits by raising allotments to 115 percent until June 30. Now, college students are applying to SNAP to receive the increase in food stamps and are getting denied due to a lack of job hours and being a full-time […]

One week ago, the Tallahassee Police Department arrested a man linked to a fatal hit-and-run that killed Florida State University student Blake Bennett. Now, TPD is on the verge of keeping pedestrians crossing the street safely and out of harm’s way by patrolling high-traffic areas. Last week’s crash that happened […]

Fifty-three years ago, Trudie and Robert Perkins initiated the fight for equal pay for Black nurses after discovering that Black nurses with the same training and credentials as white nurses were paid less than their white counterparts. Now, a portion of Gamble Street will be renamed after the power couple […]