Author: Willis Charlemond | Staff writer

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A Caribbean queen (in the kitchen)

A  majority of the restaurants in Tallahassee serve the same variety of things. But there are captivating options. Princess Lesinscar, a fourth-year health science student at Florida A&M University, has used her Haitian and Bahamian background to perfect her craft of cooking Caribbean plates and selling them to customers dying […]

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No TikTok and no Fizz at FSU

Social media has taken over universities, which has become good and bad at the same time. From Instagram, Twitter and Facebook to one of the newer apps,  Fizz.  Fizz allows college students to create an account using their university email and tweet things anonymously. It has become toxic and caused […]

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Apps make it easy for students to gamble

Sports betting has taken the world by storm. College students have found multiple ways to not only enjoy sports but win money at the same time. Sports betting apps have become big with college students. Students have used these apps for extra cash while working their normal everyday jobs. Joshua […]

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Local rapper Chidi Ukaga catching on

New and upcoming rapper Chidi Ukaga is taking Tallahassee by storm. The 23-year-old phenom began his music career in the fifth grade and went from Chidi Ukaga to his performance name Chidi Breezy. Ukaga’s music inspiration came from multiple big artists like Eminem, Kanye, J Cole and Lil Wayne. Ukaga […]

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El Patron bounces back

You can expect good drinks, tasty food and amazing bonding times in Tallahassee’s Mexican restaurant, El Patron. But it was not always like that. Many complaints came from customers — along with an inspection by the Department of Health — which led to the restaurant’s closing on Aug. 1, 2022. […]

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FSU adds brew pub at student union

Florida State University is  welcoming back students for the spring semester with a new and engaging hot spot — a brew pub inside the student union. FSU inked a deal with Tallahassee-based Proof Brewing Company to add a bar to the campus. It is located on the ground floor of […]

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Butler balances school, work

Shawn Butler, a junior at Florida A&M University majoring in mechanical engineering, knows all about battling to keep up with both school and work. Butler, a native of Orlando, started his journey at FAMU in 2019. He is a full-time student as well as a part-time worker for Apple. He’s […]