Caption A Carolina favorite has made it’s way back to Tallahassee. Bojangels’, famous for their chicken and biscuits, opened their doors for business Monday located at 1350 East Park Avenue. Doors opened at 5 a.m. and there were a number of opening day activities and giveaways, one of which included […]
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FAMU student senate meeting focused on special allocations and Spring election
Monday evening’s Student Government Association senate meeting was nothing less than informal this time around. Senate President Derek Keaton, began the meeting, held in the Grand Ballroom, at 6:03 p.m., on Feb. 22, 2016. 22 senators were present at the first roll call. The usual executive branch and judicial branch […]
Tallahassee Mall is now Centre of Tallahassee
Courtesy of Kim Gabbard Tallahassee Mall on North Monroe Street will be the new and improved Centre of Tallahassee with better shopping, eating and family fun activities coming soon. Renovations have begun and expects to be completed by the end of 2016. Centre of Tallahassee plans to bring the area […]
Youth outreach group comes to Tallahassee
Courtesy of MY LIFE A pop youth outreach group, Magellan Youth Leaders Inspiring Future Empowerment (MY LIFE) is making its way to Tallahassee. MY LIFE is targeted for at-risk youth between the ages of 13 and 23. The event will kick off Feb. 24 at the Palmer Munroe Teen Center […]
Florida Legislature Revises Maximum Class Size Bill
The Florida House of Representatives has added House Bill 149 to its calendar. Florida-voter imposed law, HB 149, is an alternate revision to the state’s current class size laws. According to the 2010 Florida House of Representatives Staff Analysis, the original Class Size Reduction Amendment required that classes did not […]
Florida Chief Justice elected to second term
Courtesy of Daily Business Review Florida Supreme Court Chief Justice Jorge Labarga was chosen to serve a second two-year term Friday, making him the first chief justice to succeed himself in over 150 years. The tradition of the Supreme Court of Florida is to appoint the next senior member who […]
FAMU’s Office of New Student Orientation Holds Annual Spring Preview
The Office of New Student Orientation (NSO) will be hosting the 2016 Spring Preview on Saturday for prospective Florida A&M University students and their families to learn about what FAMU has to offer and be able to experience life at FAMU for a day. According to Stephen Nance, NSO program […]
Car crashes through Mellow Mushroom
Courtesy of Adrienne Robinson A White Nissan Xterra truck crashes into the side of Mellow Mushroom Pizza Bakery early Thursday morning around 1:20 a.m. Co-owner Scott Reese received a phone call around 1:30 a.m., saying that a truck had crashed straight through to the other side of the front of […]
Destiny Center hosts dialogue on race
Courtesy of Destiny Center Tallahassee The Destiny Center will be hosting its second annual Dialogue on Race Saturday at Tallahassee Community College Turner Auditorium, located at 444 Appleyard Drive, from 1-3 p.m. The panel was inspired by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. ideology on generating positivity within communities. The event […]
Florida Legislature introduces increase in minimum wage bill
Florida Sen. Dwight Bullard is one of 11 representatives sponsoring Senate Bill 6 which, if made effective, will increase state minimum wage. For the third year in a row, Bullard has participated in the Minimum Wage Challenge, in which officials attempt to live on the state’s rate of minimum wage. […]