Halloween Symphony Spooktacular is an annual event hosted by the Tallahassee Symphony Orchestra free to the public at Cascades Park Photo Courtesy of the Tallahassee Symphony Orchestra. Now that the Halloween season has arrived, Tallahassee residents are ready to embrace the celebrations. The Tallahassee Symphony Orchestra (TSO) hosted its annual “Halloween […]
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Bethune-Cookman crisis prompts social media campaigns
Bethune- Cookman students peacefully protest despite university crisis. Photo submitted by Alashundrea Cashe. Bethune-Cookman University students have been protesting on campus for the past few weeks to have their voices heard. Today, however, the campus mood at B-CU has died down as the university’s Board of Trustees come to a […]
Tallahassee music label, ‘E3 Da Label’, is on the rise
MoneyManLo, JahThePoet, Don P, Prezi, Willie Beema and Sakway Sauce of "Everybody Eats Entertainment." Photo Courtesy of Everybody Eats Entertainment. There is a new local music label in Tallahassee that has several artists on the rise. Everybody Eats Entertainment (E3 Da Label) is a group of men that came together with the same […]
Hazly making impact at linebacker for Rattlers
Jibreel Hazly preparing for the first home game. Photo submitted by Angel Miller. When a boy is introduced to sports at a young age, and if he stays consistent with it, he develops this desire to turn this hobby into a dream of eventually becoming a professional athlete. That’s the […]
Hurricane Michael clean-up groups say they haven’t received payment
A group from Milton and Mobile hired to clean up Panama City after Hurricane Michael have claimed the company has been slow to pay them. Photo Courtesy of Konnect Africa. Hurricane Michael caused severe damage to neighborhoods and businesses in the panhandle area, and reinforcements were sent to help the […]
Big bend ghost trackers explore ghostly neighborhood
The Big Bend Ghost Trackers are a group of paranormal researchers and investigators that connect with ghosts in the Tallahassee area Photo Courtesy of Big Bend Ghost Trackers. As many have survived most of the month of October, many are preparing to experience many more thrill and adventures on Halloween. […]
Celebrities encouraging people to vote
Screenshot of Levi's commercial encouraging everyone to vote. Courtesy of the Levi Channel on Youtube. The midterm election is just days away, and now more than ever celebrities urging Americans to get out and make their voices heard. Celebrities like Rise Against, Taylor Swift, Leonardo DiCaprio, Pearl Jam, Common, […]
Frenchtown Farmers Market working with the community
The Frenchtown Farmers Market is open on Saturdays. Photo submitted by Rikki Bell The Frenchtown Farmers Market is open every Saturday from 9 a.a. until 1 p.m. The market is located at 524 North Martin Luther King Blvd. “We come every Saturday because we want to give good, healthy […]
Stress often mounts as finals week nears
Photo submitted by Erica Inalien With the end of the semester coming quickly, the pressure for success can sometimes be a heavy burden. For college students these feelings of stress and anxiety can come from multiple places and have long lasting effects. In a study conducted by the University College […]
Is not voting the new age of voter suppression in America?
The 1965 Voting Rights Act helped dismantle generations of rules and regulations that disenfranchised minority voters, specifically African Americans. According to C.K., a writer for the Economist, “In 1965, when the act was passed, the black-white enrollment gap in Mississippi, for example, was 7% to 70%.” Then, in 2013, the […]