Former U.S. Department of Agriculture official Shirley Sherrod used her background in rural Georgia to underscore the importance of farming and healthy living. She was the keynote speaker at this year’s SoGreen Summit, which was held at Florida A&M. “Growing up on the farm was a good life but all […]

Florida lawmakers may repeal a mandate passed last year intended to make the state a safer, cleaner place. The law called for mandatory septic tank inspections. These inspections are to take place every five years to ensure that property owners are maintaining septic systems. Just weeks ago, Senate Bill 2A […]

With technology constantly evolving, The Florida A&M University bookstore now offers electronic books. Manager for Corporate Communications at Barnes & Noble Karen Gonsor DiScala, said that earlier eTextbooks were not very popular as they came with limitations. They often could not present images on screen and they were not very […]

An affirmative action bake sale at Florida State has caused controversy and is now setting the tone for an upcoming debate between the Florida A&M debate team and the sale’s organizers on Thursday, Feb. 24. According to a Facebook event page, FSU’s College Republicans held the affirmative action bake sale […]

The Fair Housing Act and other federal initiatives evoking racial integration are a little 40 years in our past.  However, the analysis of new 5-year data from the American Community Survey, an entity within the U.S. Census Bureau, suggests that residential segregation is alive and well; especially in neighborhoods in […]

Students have received financial aid checks, but rather than rushing to the mall they are flooding local tire shops. Tallahassee’s unpaved roads and massive potholes are damaging vehicles and students wallets. “Whenever I drive over a pothole, I feel a major discomfort thinking that maybe I had just damage a […]

The City of Tallahassee Utilities finds itself making accommodations for residents unable to pay their high utility bills this winter.   The Winter Relief Assistance Program, or WRAP, has been extended until Feb. 28. The program is designed to ease the financial burden resulting from higher than normal energy-use during […]

As winter trudges along, most Tallahassee residents simply turn on their heaters to escape the cold. But for those that do not have a home, The Shelter, located on West Tennessee Street, provides sanctuary. The Shelter, funded through the United Way, is run by volunteers and helps in keeping people […]

Florida’s red-light violators may have something to celebrate if a proposed senate bill is passed. An act related to uniform traffic control has been filed, and if passed would remove traffic cameras from the state of Florida. Newly acquired state Sen. Rene Garcia, R-Hialeah, and Rep. Richard Corcoran, R-New Port […]

In a small, 10,000-square-foot facility, just off Woodville Highway in Tallahassee, workers are destroying data, disassembling parts and recycling unwanted PCs, flat-screen TVs and other electronics. This process continues daily at Veolia Environmental Services, while most consumers remain unaware of one of the fastest growing waste streams globally – electronic […]