Dreamville artist, J.I.D is making one of his finals stops on the “Catch Me If You Can” tour in Tallahassee on Wednesday, March 13th and is set to perform at the Potbelly’s venue. Photo Courtesy of WRLD Entertainment Destin Choice Route better knowns as J.I.D. is an American rapper and […]
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Finding your roots with ASA
In Tallahassee, college students attending Florida A&M University and Florida State University can join the African Student Association. In this organization, international (and non-international) students from Africa can find a sense of home and belonging. ASA, also known as the FAMU-FSU ASA is a club that originated in October 2012. […]
Daylight Saving Time may be permanent
It is lighter later thanks to Daylight Saving Time. Photo Submitted by Sa'Vanna D. Smith. Sunday morning we set our clocks back one hour while our smart devices made the change on their own. This may be the last time Floridians are forced to do this. The phrase “spring forward, […]
Organization wants to spread kindness
Random Acts promotes kindness through funding service projects across the world Photo Courtesy of Random Acts. The global non-profit organization Random Acts is looking to spread kindness all across Tallahassee. Random Acts “was built on the belief that an act of kindness engenders further ones, no matter how big or […]
Stranger Comics creator in touch with his inner child
Sebastian A. Jones the creator of Stranger Comics Photo Courtesy of Tyler Shields “At some point, kids are taught ‘OK, now you’ve got to work … playtime is over’ — for me it never ended,” said Sebastian A. Jones, creator of Stranger Comics and keynote speaker at Florida A&M University’s […]
Tallahassee Future Leaders Academy a lifeline for teens
FAMU alumnus Willie Williams lead TFLA youth and parent meeting. Photo Submitted by Breyanna Holmes. The City of Tallahassee is giving more than 100 teens a job with different city departments. Tallahassee Future Leaders Academy (TFLA) held a meeting last week with teens and parents at Smith-Williams Service Center. The […]
Students react to Look Alive Campaign
The Dean of Students Office and the Student Government Association have teamed up with the launch of the “LOOK Alive" campaign. The purpose of this campaign is to urge students to pay attention to their surroundings and put down their distractions as they travel about campus. Photo Courtesy of The […]
Local entrepreneurs share their stories
The Hinson-Debose Family welcomes all breeds of animals to their family-oriented pet salon, Bloomingtails. The journey to get to this point was a long and, at times, difficult one. Photo Courtesy of Hinson – Debose family Childhood sweethearts Brandon Debose and Stephanie Hinson-Debose set out to start their own pet […]
UNIDOS makes room for everyone
Unidos stands for “Uniting Nations to Inspire Diverse Opportunity in Society”. For the Hispanic and Latino-based organization that means bringing together different communities together with happiness and diversity while creating unity in the process. Photo Courtesy of UNIDOS UNIDOS is a Latino based organization that has worked effortlessly to close […]
Students discuss search for internships
Florida A&M University students have had issues securing internships, which raised a question: Whose responsibility is it to secure an internship? Now, each school has a different process regarding internships. The School of Business and Industry requires two internships from their students to graduate. Dewell Huell, accounting major and vice […]