Coach is proud to announce its 75th anniversary as a company. Located in the in the Governor’s Square Mall in Tallahassee, Coach is holding their new exclusive event, offered to exclusive customers only. Coach is holding a pre-sale to invite exclusive customers to get the first look of the 75th […]
Author: Tiras Hardy
Florida State University Receives $100 Million for School of Entrepreneurship
Florida State University just received its largest gift ever. FSU recently received 100 million dollars from Jan Moran and the Jim Moran Foundation to create the nation’s largest independent School of Entrepreneurship. The gift to FSU is one of the largest donations to be given to a Florida public university. […]
Artist and Poet John K. Rice visits Tallahassee for Poetry Reading
Award-winning poet Jonathan K. Rice Courtesy of Hailey Ray Black Dog Café held its weekly literary night featuring award winning poet and visual artist Jonathan K. Rice, at its Railroad Square location. Rice gave readings from his newest poetry book “Killing Time” as well as his first “Shooting Pool with […]
Leon County and City of Tallahassee celebrates Arbor Day
Courtesy of Diamond Jones Leon County Government and the City of Tallahassee celebrated Arbor Day by planting trees in Appalachee Regional Park Saturday morning. Arbor Day comes to town every year and finds a new location to plant trees. This event is held throughout the nation and moves north to […]
FAMU welcomes the “African American Treasures” Kinsey Collection
Couresy of Lewis Museum The national award-winning Kinsey Collection has come to Florida A&M. FAMU hosted the “African American Treasure” exhibit reception, presented by Toyota in FAMU’s Grand Ballroom Saturday. The Kinsey Collection is one of the largest private collections of African-American art spanning back 400 years. The reception was […]
Tallahassee Awarded Grant for Youth Summer Jobs Program
The United States Conference of Mayors announced that Tallahassee is one of five recipients of a $4,000 grant for the Tallahassee Future Leaders academy. The grant is coming from the DollarWise Summer Youth Campaign. They support communities and Mayors who are implementing innovative youth programs like the TFLA. “After only […]
Godby and Rickards face off in highly anticipated “Battle of the City” rivalry basketball game
Courtesy of Leon Schools It was a sea of blue in the gym of James S. Rickards High school Friday night as all of Tallahassee came out to witness the Godby High Cougars and Rickards High Raiders battle it out for the second time this year. In what many call the […]
Activists Rally to Stop Fracking in Florida
Activists that stuck around until the end of the rally pose for the press Photo courtesy of Khadijah Johnson Dozens of anti-fracking activists rallied outside the Capitol Wednesday afternoon to protest fracking in Florida, the disputable drilling practice, and contest GOP-backed bills to regulate it. Some stood roadside with signs […]
Board of Governors Recommends New BOT Appointees
Courtesy of Khadijah Johnson The Board of Governors Nomination and Governance Committee voted unanimously yesterday to recommend two appointments to the Florida A&M University Board of Trustees: Thomas Dortch and Craig Reed. Committee Chairman Moretza “Mori” Hosseini assigned members to subcommittees, where each member independently vetted applicants. Selected applicants were […]
The Pop-up Proposal
Aaron Hayden and his fiancé Jocelyn Hayes after the proposal. As the minutes tick down to half time, Aaron Hayden is getting nervous. The 34 year-old had been planning this surprise proposal for a month, while struggling to keep his girlfriend, Jocelyn Hayes, unaware. "At first I was poised, but […]