In the front of Railroad Square, Really Knit Stuff is back home. Located at 565 Industrial Drive, the eight-year-old store shows signs of gaining strength as time passes. In the center of the main room is a long table with seats for 10 knitters to sit and chat while working […]
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Financial Aid Department is a Smooth Operator
The Financial Aid department is increasing its effort to deliver better customer service to the student body. Michelle Williams, Office of Financial Aid Interim Director, says the office is working hard to improve its processing and customer services. “We’ve maximized the staff in our office by assigning different groups of […]
Harry T. Moore: An Activist of Valor
To kick off the new year, the Lewis and Lucretia Taylor House Museum of African-American History, Culture and Civil Rights has opened a new exhibit in honor of civil-rights activist Harry T. Moore. Called “Moses in his day: Harry T. Moore and Florida’s Struggle for Civil Rights,” the museum opened […]
‘One in Five Don’t Know’: Do You?
Shoppers got a taste of reality as the Florida Department of Health launched “Faces of HIV” this past Saturday at Governor’s Square Mall. “Faces of HIV,” a mobile art exhibit that was open to the public from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., depicted the lives of Florida residents living with […]
Malcolm X’s Daughter Speaks at Florida State MLK Day Event
Ambassador Attallah Shabazz spoke Thursday at the Florida State University’s commemorative celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Robert Bryant, chair of the Martin Luther King Committee, said the university reached out to Ambassador Shabazz because it wanted to “take a step towards rallying the community to come together and […]
Black Archives Hosts Special Month-long MLK Exhibit
The doors of the Union Bank Building on Apalachee Parkway are open again to celebrate the memory of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The Meek-Eaton Black Archives Museum is hosting the “Honoring a King Exhibit” from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. starting on Tuesday. The event will feature a variety […]
FAMU baseball saves the day
Florida A&M baseball coaches and players hope renovations to their field can help lift school spirit in light of negative press that has recently plagued the university. Since September, on a $4,000 budget, FAMU baseball head coach Willie Brown and his players have been working alongside the maintenance department […]
How ‘Organic’ is Your Life?
People talk about it. They argue about it. They eat it. It’s organic food, but really what is it? Why does it matter? Organics is a technique used by farmers to cultivate, and raise crops and animals. “Organic refers to any product that is not chemically treated or cross pollinated […]
Adult Comedy Comes to Tallahassee Feb. 13
Throw out your superstitions and join the Tallahassee Little Theatre for a presentation of love, laughter and lust on Friday the 13. For two weeks, the Tallahassee Little Theatre will present The Little Dog Laughed, written by Douglas Carter Beane and directed by Randi Atwood. Nominated for a Tony in […]
His Mission through Music
World-renowned trumpet player Longineu Parsons says out of all the awards he’s received for his talents, teaching at Florida A&M has been the most rewarding. He has performed all over the world, receiving awards of high musical achievement in jazz music, but they fail by comparison. Parsons has been a […]