Food Truck Thursday is one of Tallahassee’s top events. Every week an assortment of food trucks assemble, each with different fare. Whether you like Korean, Mexican or Puerto Rican food, this event is perfect for tasting different cuisines from around the world. The event is held at Lake Ella every […]
Author: Tychae Grays | Staff writer
Women in sports journalism: Knowledge vs looks
Tiffany Greene, a proud FAMU alumna and the first African American woman play by play commentator for a national TV network, delivers a simple message. “Know your sports, know your stuff, because there will always be [men] trying to tell you, you don’t know what you’re talking about,” Greene said […]
Facebook group Tallahassee Foodies a resource for one and all
Sage or Cypress? Roboto or Sakura? Decent Pizza or Mom’s? With so many food choices in Tallahassee, it makes you wonder what’s the best place to go. Thanks to the Tallahassee Foodies Facebook group, the problem is considerably less overwhelming. Tallahassee Foodies, created in 2018, was made to provide food […]
Ohio Club joins growing group of student organizations
Some students have a difficult time adjusting to life at FAMU. For 18 years of their life, they lived at home and were dependent on their parents. To go from having that consistent support system to being away from their family can sometimes be a struggle. Being able to go […]
Local programs aim to reduce opioid overdoses
Since the 1990s, the overuse of opioids has claimed the lives of hundreds of thousands of Americans. Due to the high volume of deaths, the opioid crisis has been likened to a plague. Opioids are substances that act on opioid receptors to produce morphine-like effects. They areprescried to patients to […]
Orange is the new, well, everything
Everyone knows that FAMU students are self-starters, but this Rattler takes the cake. Danielle Orange is a third-year health science student with two thriving businesses, and a part-time job as a unit secretary for the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Orange’s first business is called daniyoootheconchplug. Her mission for her business […]
Behind the scenes at Maria Maria
After 10 months of planning, Edgar Gamez, turned his vision into a reality. He wanted to bring an authentic Mexican restaurant to Tallahassee’s Tex-Mex heavy scene — and he did. Maria Maria, located in Midtown, features homemade cuisine and a bakery. Maria Maria’s menu is based off Gamez’s Mexican […]
This guy down the hall is selling lashes
Agribusiness student Andrew Chiwara is changing the game. The lash game, to be exact. The only thing Black women love more than trying new hairstyles is wearing lashes, and the game changer for these women just happens to be a man. The Broward County freshman is changing the false eyelash […]
Namaste: Demus to teach FAMU’s first yoga class
Florida A&M University has announced that for the first time the school will be offering a yoga exercise course. While this is historical news, perhaps what’s even more amazing is that the university has hired one of its students, Cedrita Demus, to teach the class. Demus has always had a […]
Tallahassee Super Smash Bros. community comes together to celebrate pair of anniversaries
Mere weeks shy of one year after the worldwide release of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate for the Nintendo Switch, over 50 competitors from FSU, FAMU and TCC alike flocked to the Askew Student Life Center to participate in the semester’s final installment of Thursday Throwdown. Thursday Throwdown is a biweekly […]