Wednesday, July 16, 2025
City officials, Tallahassee residents and local media outlets braved dreary skies Friday to witness the unveiling of the Soul Voices: Frenchtown Historical Markers and walking trail at the Renaissance Center. Frenchtown is one of the oldest African-American communities in the state of Florida. The Frenchtown Soul Voices Historical Markers highlight […]
Tallahassee Magazine hosted the Best of Tallahassee awards on Wednesday, showcasing the best businesses in Tallahassee for 2019. The top-shelf event was held at the University Center Club. For 21 years, the annual Best of Tallahassee event has celebrated the best of the best as voted by Tallahassee Magazine’s readers. […]
The Census Bureau has begun recruiting new hires as it prepares for the 2020 Census. The early recruitment efforts will play an essential role in the upcoming population count. The Census Bureau has stated that hiring is “tough when unemployment is low.” The U.S. unemployment rate hit a 50-year low […]
The Florida A&M University chapter of Sistuhs is in the most of “Sistuhs Trip,” a week-long “vacation” of events designed to encourage the student body to become more active on campus as well as to raise awareness for mental and physical health. The week started out with “Cupcakes on the […]
Earlier this year, students from Florida A&M University took to Twitter to express their frustrations about a trend they believe was spreading throughout the campus, one they referred to as a “rape culture.” Hundreds of students slammed the university for not doing enough to protect its students and assist those […]
President’ Trump’s administration is working to trim the cost of food assistance programs. Low-income families and many students are in jeopardy of losing access to free lunches and government aid if the administration is successful following through on its proposal. The objective is to limit the number of people receiving […]
The Teach for America team at FAMU held an event, “The history of educational inequality,” Tuesday in the Student Senate chambers. One of the inequalities in our educational systems is a drop-out rate of 1.3 million students leaving high school early every year. Half of those students are black and […]
Tallahassee City Manager Reese Goad has introduced two new departments. Goad announced the two additions at the city commission’s ethics workshop last week. The announcement also comes after Goad faced public scrutiny from Commissioner Jeremy Matlow. After 11 months in the position, Matlow gave Goad a 1.4 out of 5, […]
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said last month that he wants to increase the minimum salary for teachers. He plans to invest more than $600 million to raise the minimum salary to reach his goal of making the state of Florida second-best in the nation for starting teacher pay. Teachers in […]
As concerns for the environment rise the Florida A&M University Sustainability institute is actively working to make the campus more environmentally friendly. The goal of the Sustainability Institute is to create a more sustainable environment at Florida A&M University and the surrounding communities. Their vision is for FAMU to be […]