Audience members at BOT meeting March 7th. Photo Submitted by Shardae Ray Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University has been approved for its Marijuana Education and Research Initiative. In the Board of Trustees meeting held on March 7th, Peter Harris, the director of the project disclosed the plans and framework for […]
Author: Shardae Ray I Staff Reporter
Update: Site of new police headquarters could still be placed on Tallahassee’s south side.
Headquarters will no longer be placed in Town South shopping plaza. Photo Submitted by Shardae Ray Members of the greater bond community openly expressed their disapproval of the relocation of the Tallahassee Police Department headquarters to the south side’s Town South Shopping Plaza during a town hall meeting in February. […]
Local entrepreneurs share their stories
The Hinson-Debose Family welcomes all breeds of animals to their family-oriented pet salon, Bloomingtails. The journey to get to this point was a long and, at times, difficult one. Photo Courtesy of Hinson – Debose family Childhood sweethearts Brandon Debose and Stephanie Hinson-Debose set out to start their own pet […]
Local food market aims to bring quality and affordable products to the community
For owner of Bryant’s Neighborhood Marketplace, Carter Wiggins, a affordability and quality has always been something he wanted to bring the south side of Tallahassee. Photo Submitted by Shardae Ray For Florida A&M University students and Southside residents, food markets are scarce. The nearest Winn-Dixie was torn down and reconstructed into a […]
ROTC students discuss how they balance life in the program
For a number of students on Florida A&M University’s Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) program, serving and protecting has always been a dream for them. Pictured (L-R) Zachery Allen, Javier Benabe, Morgan James, Jackson Foster. Photo Courtesy of Morgan James. For a number of students in Florida A&M University’s Reserve Officers’ […]