Courtesy of Tallahassee Democrat The Garden Brothers Circus performed at Florida A&M University’s Alfred Lawson Jr. Multipurpose Center Tuesday. The Garden Bros. Circus is a family friendly, kid-oriented show and has been operating for over 100 years. It originally began in Canada before relocating to the United States. The […]
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Florida legislative session is coming to a close
Courtesy of Politifact As the last day of the regular legislative session, is creeping closer and closer it is now crunch time in the Florida Senate. During some of Tuesday’s Senate meetings, hot topics on the agenda were Committees on Appropriations, Education K-12 and the Department of Corrections. The presentation […]
Tallahassee pushing for North Florida to South Florida flights
Courtesy of WXTL The City of Tallahassee is pushing to provide air service to South Florida with their GetBlue campaign. Florida State University has joined in by adding a $1 million pledge based on calculated travel expenses for their staff. With this pledge from FSU, in the eyes of some […]
Possible later start date for Leon County high school students
Courtesy of WCTV Leon County School board meeting Tuesday night ran a little quicker than usual due to the severe weather coming in Tallahassee and surrounding areas. Items of heavy consideration were the possibility of a later school start time for high school students. Three different start times are up […]
Brittany ‘Bree’ Newsome will be guest speaker for FAMU literature forum
Courtesy of The Concious Tip Brittany “Bree” Newsome will be one of the celebrated guest speakers at the 8th annual Spring Literary Forum Series in honor of Black History Month hosted by Florida A&M University’s Department of English and Modern Languages Feb. 25-26 at FAMU’s Lee Hall Auditorium on campus. The […]
Mock crash brings awareness to spring break dangers
Courtesy of Towanda Robinson With spring break around the corner Florida A&M University’s Office of Student Activities volunteer program is holding “Spring Break Awareness Week.” The week consists of daily events that are meant to bring consciousness to the dangers that can happen over spring break if students are not […]
FSU Black Student Union hosts Cerebellum Check-In
Courtesy of Swords to Plowshares The Black Student Union hosted the Cerebellum Check-In, a seminar on mental health in the black community, Monday night at Florida State University’s Globe Auditorium. In a panel discussion with FAMU psychology professor Huberta Jackson-Lowman, Ph.D., licensed mental health and national certified counselor at the […]
Zaxby’s opens on Thomasville Road
Courtesy of Zaxby's official Twitter A new Zaxby's restaurant held its grand opening Monday morning at 6544 Thomasville Rd. General manager Steven Flynn said franchisee Danny Demersseman wanted to expand. “Aside from his other Zaxby franchise stores, franchisee Danny Demersseman wanted expansion in the city of Tallahassee,” Flynn said. Demersseman’s […]
FAMU student senate meeting discusses election discrepancies
The Spring 2016 election season came to an end last Thursday after all available positions were filled and the Electoral Commission accounted for all votes. Justin Bruno and Devin Harrison were named Student Government Association President and Vice President elect with 1,366 votes. Their opponent’s Victor Chrispin and Pernell Mitchell […]
Employment after retiring becomes an issue during Florida legislative session
Courtesy of Advisor.Ca With less than two weeks left in the 2016 legislative session, a bill that had already been voted favorably and moved forward is now temporarily postponed and waiting for a committee vote. Senate Bill 1356 revises the provisions related to rehiring retired personnel as an instructor on […]