Bonds Health Community Center (BHCC) encourages its residents to be aware and seek testing on National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NBHAAD) on Saturday Feb. 7. In observance of the month of black liberation, the Bonds staff collaborated to celebrated with the community. This week, BHCC had a series of events […]
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First Come First Serve for a Fresh Mouth
Before the sun rose on Saturday, there were people sleepily joining a line for free dental care. To bring more awareness to February as Gum Disease month, Periodontal of North Florida hosted its second annual free dental care day. According to the Center for Advanced Health, close to 130 million […]
Sidewalk construction projects begin
Photo: Rayne Rudder Monday construction began on Bradford and Centerville Road. This is the first of many sidewalk projects that will be occurring throughout the city. South Side, Midtown, and Northeast areas are expected to be next on the list to get sidewalks. Partial lane closures and traffic maintained by […]
Tallahassee bridge construction plans near completion
Photo by: JhaRonte James Leon County Blueprint 2000 will cast a rebid for the construction of a connector bridge over South Monroe St. After the success of the College Town, Cascades Park and the Gaines St. advancement, the Downtown Improvement Authority is anticipating the inception of this pedestrian bridge. Allen […]
Omega Psi Phi Celebrate Langston Hughes
The Upsilon Psi Chapter of the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc. celebrated Langston Hughes and the Harlem Renaissance Thursday night at the Leroy Collins Leon County Public Library. This event kicked off the fifth day of their tenth-annual “28 Days of Black History” celebration. The celebration was filled with open […]
Annual marathon to kick off at FSU
The Tallahassee Marathon and Half Marathon will be held Feb. 8, and will start on Florida State University's campus. The race will begin at 7:30 a.m. at FSU on Chieftan Way in front of the FSU Circus. This is Tallahassee's 41st annual marathon and has been held since 1975. The […]
Recycling Center opens with ribbon cutting ceremony
The Florida A&M University Environmental Health and Safety Department and Sustainability Institute held a ribbon cutting ceremony for the grand opening of the Recycling Center on campus Feb. 5. During the 2014 football season, students organized to recycle at the games and collected 1,140 aluminum cans and plastic bottles. As […]
Whole food promotes vegan diet for Valentines Day
Whole Foods Market presented a Vegan Valentine’s Store Tour on Feb. 5 to share vegan products and talk about veganism. The tour at the store, located on 1817 Thomasville road, included samples of food such as vegan spinach and mushroom pizza, pad Thai, kale salad and Kite Hill almond milk […]
Florida A&M University hosts Career Exploration and Major Change fair
Florida A&M University students got the opportunity to explore possible career choices, change their majors and more at FAMU’s annual Career Exploration and Major Change Fair Wednesday, Feb. 4, in Gaither Gym. The fair was held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and had representatives from the Financial Aid office, […]
Students with Undecided Majors Seek Help at Career Fair
Florida A&M University’s Office of University Retention held its Spring 2015 major and career exploration fair Wednesday in Gaither gym. Primarily for freshman and undecided students, the expo initiated when the School of General Studies closed. The fair was implemented to help students who were in general studies to venture […]