Friday, July 18, 2025
At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, several Tallahassee businesses shut down because of low demand, instruction from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and employment health concerns. Businesses across the city have been reopening for service. However, the new COVID-19 variants are making local business owners anxious about […]
Gamble Street will be renamed after FAMU graduates and civil rights activists Robert and Trudie Perkins. The official ceremony is scheduled for Friday morning. Robert and Trudie Perkins were trailblazers in the Tallahassee community, advocating for the betterment of African Americans and FAMU students. After years of fighting for equality, […]
Lauren Rodgers, a second-year graduate student in FAMU’s School of Architecture and Engineering Technology, was one of two students in the country to receive a notable $5,000 national scholarship. Founded in 1942, Zimmer Gunsul Frasca is regarded as one of the most prominent architecture firms in the country. A committee […]
Jennifer Young, wife, mother of five and owner of TC Bakery, nearly lost her 9-year-old son Joseph to COVID-19 and pneumonia. On Aug. 12, Young’s son constantly complained about being fatigued, having a headache and being hot. Young noticed his irregular and heavy breathing pattern, so she decided to give […]
Technology refers to equipment developed as a result of applied scientific knowledge. Its goal since the invention was to reduce manual work and make work easier. It has resolved many problems and caused other ones at the same time. For many of us, it has created a dependency. Onryll Lewis, […]
At any Florida A&M University function you are sure to hear students repping where they are from: “404.” “850.” “478.” “DUUUVALL.” However, then- freshman political science student Nykia Onubogu felt like a space for African students was missing, and she wanted to fill that void. After a little research Onubogu, […]
MIAMI — Labor Day weekend is here and for Florida A&M students this means two things: football season is back and a four-day weekend. In May, FAMU President Larry Robison announced at a press conference the revival of the Orange Blossom Classic in Miami Gardens. During the press conference Robinson […]
Florida A&M University’s COVID-19 testing site was temporarily returned to Bragg-Memorial Stadium on Wednesday. The COVID testing site at the university’s football stadium has been open since April 2020 and the beginning of the pandemic. The site was moved on Monday, Aug. 30, to 2507 Wahnish Way, a field just […]
After suspending their signature events for over a year, The Fuzzy Pineapple hosted the TFP Food Festival Saturday in the shared lot between TFP and Center Point Church on South Adams Street. The Fuzzy Pineapple, a Tallahassee-based Black woman-owned custom art, apparel and accessory company, reinvests proceeds from its sales […]
Kaia Wright, a first-year psychology major from Atlanta, is new to the area and is still trying to get used to her new surroundings after more than two weeks in Florida’s capital city. This is her first semester on campus. “My first two weeks have definitely been an adjustment especially […]