Wednesday, July 23, 2025
Located on West Georgia Street, Southern Velvet Cafe joined Casanas Village as one of the buildings introduced through Frenchtown’s ongoing development. The restaurant is the brainchild of Stephanie Waldo. As part owner and head baker at the café, she came up with an idea to open a bakery while […]
Most 21 year olds aren’t spending their free time developing policies and ordinances, deciding on local tax rates for businesses, identifying local issues, balancing budgets or setting pay rates for county employees. But 21-year-old Jasmine Ali-Mohammed wants to be the exception. The FSU senior is running for Leon County […]
Cancun’s Sports Bar and Grill is located on West Tennessee Street, directly across from West 10 apartments. It is a small Mexican sports bar that serves burritos and other Mexican bites along with daily drink specials. Each night there is a live DJ and great food and drinks. […]
A dropout prevention class in the fifth grade at an elementary school is what caught Monique Richardson's attention while working as a teacher's aide during her years in college. She was exposed to families with situations that steered her in a different career path. Richardson followed in he footsteps […]
Helping to create a better place to live for not only his family, but also every family that calls this area home, is what drives Kyle Frost’s passion for local government seat. Frost grew up in Tallahassee and grew up enjoying everything Leon County has to offer. After his […]
This past Saturday, Florida A&M grad student Shakira Abney-Wisdom competed in the annual Miss Black US Ambassador scholarship pageant in Atlanta. Though preparing for the pageant was a tedious task, Abney-Wisdom made it look easy. The Miss Black US Ambassador program is designed to help young African American women […]
Working Class Wednesday, an event that aims to bridge the gaps between local businesses, leadership and the community, held its ultimate networking experience last week at Prive Lounge. Terrance L. Barber, founder and CEO of Working Class Wednesday, believes that this event was necessary for the local community. “My […]
After much anticipation, CMX Cinemas Fallschase, Tallahassee’s newest theater in decades, held its grand opening on Friday. Guy Austin, vice president of operations, called the grand opening “fantastic.” “Seeing people smile is why we love what we do,” he said. The grand opening brought in a wide variety of […]
Cast members of The Mississippi Delta running lines a couple hours before opening night. Before the audience took their seats, Essential Theatre members were busy preparing last Thursday for the opening night of their benefit performance in Tucker Hall. In addition to opening night jitters, the cast and crew prepared to […]
Sadly, the end of the summer is rapidly approaching. For students, this means it is time to get back in the mindset of multiple classes, early mornings, school supplies and trendy clothing. Even if you are not a student, it is a great time to catch great deals and […]