Friday, July 4, 2025
MIAMI — Labor Day weekend is here and for Florida A&M students this means two things: football season is back and a four-day weekend. In May, FAMU President Larry Robison announced at a press conference the revival of the Orange Blossom Classic in Miami Gardens. During the press conference Robinson […]
Florida A&M University’s COVID-19 testing site was temporarily returned to Bragg-Memorial Stadium on Wednesday. The COVID testing site at the university’s football stadium has been open since April 2020 and the beginning of the pandemic. The site was moved on Monday, Aug. 30, to 2507 Wahnish Way, a field just […]
After suspending their signature events for over a year, The Fuzzy Pineapple hosted the TFP Food Festival Saturday in the shared lot between TFP and Center Point Church on South Adams Street. The Fuzzy Pineapple, a Tallahassee-based Black woman-owned custom art, apparel and accessory company, reinvests proceeds from its sales […]
Kaia Wright, a first-year psychology major from Atlanta, is new to the area and is still trying to get used to her new surroundings after more than two weeks in Florida’s capital city. This is her first semester on campus. “My first two weeks have definitely been an adjustment especially […]
Florida A&M University is kicking off its long-awaited football season Sunday at the Orange Blossom Classic in Miami Gardens. The game is taking place at the same time the coronavirus pandemic is surging in South Florida. The number of hospitalized COVID patients has been high, according to The New York […]
Lawmakers in Texas earlier this week approved a ban on abortions if a fetal heartbeat is detected. The new Texas law has prompted Republican leaders in Florida to announce that they will work on stricter abortion laws when they meet next year. Their statements Thursday and Friday sparked worry among […]
621 Gallery hosted its monthly First Friday event Friday, its first since the return of students to Tallahassee. The event in Railroad Square is designed to attract people in the community, highlight the current exhibition and support local artists in the Tallahassee area. “We want the community to come out […]
After last year’s unexpected separation between students, faculty and staff due to COVID-19, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University last week resumed in-person interaction. Christelle Haygood, Rodneisha Lewis and Joshana Bien-Aime are three seniors at FAMU who said campus life has changed since the pandemic. Haygood, the 115th Miss FAMU, […]
More than a year into the pandemic, Florida A&M University has more experience in the management of coronavirus concerns and a clearer view about how the expectations of students and COVID-19 safeguards may be balanced. The university’s reopening plan states, “Individuals who are symptomatic or have significant exposure to COVID-19 […]
The Leon County School Board held an in-person special meeting this morning . Most of the board members participated in person and a few joined through Zoom. The meeting was called to discuss the hiring of the Weiss Serota Law Firm that will help navigate the legal challenges presented by […]