A good book that a college student can relate to can be hard to find. But thanks to a Florida A&M graduate, that search may be over. Jasmine Sheffield recently released “Freshmen Fifteen,” a fiction novel based loosely off her college experience. The former military brat who calls Fort Walton […]

A pair of young entrepreneurs opened a new storefront for their sneaker repair business blocks away from Florida A&M. Aaron Goodwin, a senior architecture student from Cocoa, Fla., and his business partner, Reenard Smith, who is from Miami, have taken their sneaker restoration business, A Good 1 Retro Repair LLC, […]

Saturday’s fair had plenty of parents saying, “Oh baby.” Pampers and pamphlets were aplenty at the Baby & Family Fair at Florida State University’s Turnbull Conference Center. The Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare-sponsored event granted the opportunity to learn about the resources, products and services for families making decisions about pregnancy, childbirth […]

All were aboard the “Princess Express” as it headed to The Moon for the ninth annual Daddy Daughter Dance on Saturday. Patricia Griffin, president of the Tallahassee Northside Rotary Club, which sponsors the annual event, said the dance gets bigger every year. “The Daddy Daughter Dance is the primary fundraiser […]

Tallahassee’s City Hall will be celebrating the 50th anniversary of the LeMoyne Center for the Visual Arts with its “Golden Anniversary” exhibit. The Council on Culture and Arts is helping to kick off this celebration by partnering with the LeMoyne Center to mark the occasion. Amanda Thompson, interim executive director […]

How to preserve resources through community collaboration was the focus of conversation at the Sustainable You two-day conference. Local political leaders, business professionals and students collaborated on ways to minimize the community’s waste at Florida State University’s Turnbull Conference Center. Tim Fadiora, Tallahassee’s Regional Airport facilities manager and Sustainable You […]

The Foster-Tanner Fine Arts Gallery is now displaying an exhibition that showcases Florida A&M faculty’s various works of art. The Faculty Art Exhibition is open Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Foster-Tanner Fine Arts Gallery until Feb. 21. Liu Nan, a fine arts professor who has […]

Women of the Big Bend area can get ready for a safe haven when it comes to their health. The Jasmine Women’s Center is open now for appointments and walk-ins, but it will have its official open house Feb. 21.  Since opening Nov. 1, the women’s center has been averaging five or […]

Many Florida A&M alumni seem to be making their mark in Hollywood. There’s Will Packer, producer of the movie “Ride Along;” Kelsey Scott, the leading lady in the Golden Globe-winning film “12 Years a Slave;” and Anika Noni Rose, the voice of Disney’s first black princess in “The Princess and […]

The city of Tallahassee and its community partners are hosting Sustainable You on Monday and Tuesday at the Florida State University Turnbull Conference Center. The theme of the conference is “Sustainability: The Power of Collaboration.” “We are excited to show our guests unique sustainability practices and also allow them to […]