The 2nd annual Women Who Mean Business Community  Luncheon  was hosted by the Tallahassee Woman Magazine at the Four Points by Sheraton Jan. 28. The intimate two hour networking banquet allowed for guests to work the entire event. The scaled down event help benefit the women of the community by […]

It’s a bittersweet moment for Tallahassee residents as they wave goodbye to the dark-brown-wooden park signs that once stood in Tallahassee city parks. For more than 40 years, the signs with yellow writing identified the city parks of Tallahassee.  City officials have decided to replace these familiar signs with new […]

The City’s biggest effort to combat homelessness is almost complete. On Wednesday, three Tallahassee commissioners toured the nearly finished Comprehensive Emergency Services Center. The center can house up to 390 people at a time, but they are only expecting about 240 in the beginning. The center also includes living room […]

President Elmira Mangum, Ph.D. announced Friday that the United States Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Agency has awarded Florida A&M University two grants worth $6 million over three years.   According to the press release released Friday, the grants will support the Consortium on Materials and Energy Studies and […]

Police Chief Michael DeLeo announced in a press conference Monday that the the two Tallahassee Police Department officers involved in the September tasing of 62-year-old Viola Young have been suspended without pay. The case involving Officers Terry Mahan and Christopher Woods is now officially closed. Mahan, who tased Viola Young, […]

The School of Graduate Studies and Research office lobbied for $50,000 in special allocations at the weekly Student Senate meeting, Monday. The funds would be allocated toward preparatory classes for students seeking admission to graduate programs. Julian Coakley, a graduate public administration student from Nassau, Fla., spoke on behalf of […]

Leon County unemployment rate statistics for December 2014, released Jan. 23, showed an overall decrease in unemployment since November. The unemployment rate in Leon County is 4.7 percent, which is 0.4 percentage points lower than the November 2014 rate.    Stacy Sheffield, an economics professor at Tallahassee Community College, said […]

The release of a new documentary has revealed the alleged victim in the sexual assault case involving Florida State University quarterback Jameis Winston. The alleged victim, Erica Kinsman, spoke publicly for the first time in the “The Hunting Ground,” which was showcased at the Sundance Film Festival last Friday. The […]

Florida A&M University’s Army ROTC “Rattler Battalion” participated in the 2015 Ranger Challenge in Camp Blanding, Fla. Jan. 22. The Ranger Challenge was a two-day event, with several ROTC teams from Florida, Georgia and Puerto Rico to complete military-related tasks, such as knot tying, obstacle course completing and cross country-like […]

Governor Rick Scott asked Legislators last Thursday to exempt all college textbooks from state and local sales tax and to expand the Florida Bright Futures Scholarship program so that it covers summer classes. According to a news release, the average Florida college student would be able to save $60 per […]