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Leon County and City of Tallahassee celebrates Arbor Day

Courtesy of Diamond Jones Leon County Government and the City of Tallahassee celebrated Arbor Day by planting trees in Appalachee Regional Park Saturday morning. Arbor Day comes to town every year and finds a new location to plant trees. This event is held throughout the nation and moves north to […]

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FAMU welcomes the “African American Treasures” Kinsey Collection

Couresy of Lewis Museum The national award-winning Kinsey Collection has come to Florida A&M. FAMU hosted the “African American Treasure” exhibit reception, presented by Toyota in FAMU’s Grand Ballroom Saturday. The Kinsey Collection is one of the largest private collections of African-American art spanning back 400 years. The reception was […]

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StarMetro begins Stuff the Bus food drive

Courtesy of WCTV StarMetro began their annual Stuff the Bus food drive benefit this Thursday, Jan. 21. The benefit is in conjunction with Second Harvest of the Big Bend. The event launched that morning at the C.K. Steele Plaza and featured community leaders, live music by the Shelter band and […]

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Moe’s Southwest Grill Opens at a New Location

Courtesy of Moe's A new Moe's Southwest Grill opened near Tallahassee Community College, making it the fifth Moe’s in Tallahassee. The new place opened Thursday, Jan. 21 located at the intersection of W. Pensacola Street and Appleyard Drive, in the same plaza as Which Wich. Moe's gave out free shirts […]

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Stuff the Bus returns

The City of Tallahassee is partnering with America’s Second Harvest of the Big Bend for its fourth-annual “Stuff the Bus” food drive. Star Metro, the city’s transit system, kicked off the drive with a community event at C.K. Steele Plaza Thursday, which featured food and live music.   The month-long […]

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Tallahassee Awarded Grant for Youth Summer Jobs Program

The United States Conference of Mayors announced that Tallahassee is one of five recipients of a $4,000 grant for the Tallahassee Future Leaders academy. The grant is coming from the DollarWise Summer Youth Campaign. They support communities and Mayors who are implementing innovative youth programs like the TFLA. “After only […]

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Cabernet Thursdays adds flair to Tallahassee nightlife

Light jazz, great atmosphere and great conversations are the main ingredients for Raymond Smith and Fred Harris’ Cabernet Thursdays, held at Aloft Hotel on North Monroe Street on Jan. 21.  Courtesy of Kiana Montgomery The jazz group Primetime were the star performers. The audience swayed and softly sang along to […]

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Essential Theatre presents ‘A Piece of Mine’

Courtesy of Maya Souverin Florida A&M University’s Essential Theatre opened its doors for the first time this year to present “A Piece of Mine,” a collection of short stories. Many gathered in the Ronald O. Davis Acting Studio Tuesday night to see the works of the late J. California Cooper […]