April 2018 – Capital Outlook

Expo puts sisters’ passion for natural hair on display

April 26, 2018

By Chambria Gordon Outlook Writer When Valenica Jones first tried her hands at cosmetology 1990, she didn’t expect it to take her as far as she has gotten in the business. Her drive is the passion she’s developed for working with natural hair that still drives her today, she

Housing director: Redevelopment won’t displace Southside residents

April 26, 2018

By St. Clair Murraine Outlook staff writer While skeptics of plans to redevelop the Orange Avenue Apartments have expressed concern that current residents will be displaced, the Tallahassee Housing Authority director said there is a plan in place to make sure that gentrification doesn’t occur. Making sure every

U.S. Rep. Lawson’s Military Academy nominee Carina Richardson appointed to United States Naval Academy

April 26, 2018

Special to the Outlook U.S. Rep Al Lawson is proud to announce that Rickards High School senior Carina Richardson received an offer of appointment to the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md. Richardson was one of Lawson’s nominees for the military academy. “Carina is a bright young woman with

Leon County Chapter of The Charmettes, Incorporated present 17 young ladies to society

April 26, 2018

47th Annual Debutante Presentation and Ball By Taylore N. Maxey Special to the Outlook The Leon County Chapter of The Charmettes, Incorporated continued its tradition recently by formally presenting 17 local high school students to the Tallahassee community at the FSU University Center Club. “The Leon County Chapter has hosted

Man who rescued boy gets Police Service Award

April 26, 2018

By St. Clair Murraine Outlook staff writer What started out to be a routine day for Jaffry Brown turned out to be an adventure with a wandering child and investigators from the Tallahassee Police Department. Brown, an ex-felon, was on his way to the Ready4Work re-entry program when he

Barnes driven to prevent loss of historic landmarks

April 26, 2018

RESTORING HISTORY By St. Clair Murraine Outlook staff writer Some of the graves were eroded by time, thick vines hung from overgrown trees and weeds ran wild over the landscape in one of the few places where Blacks were once buried. As disturbing as the site was to Althemese

New director has big plans to grow Domi Station

April 25, 2018

By Kathryn Lewis Outlook writer As business start-ups go, Antonio Montoya knows that money and location usually are two hurdles for entrepreneurs. Montoya has the location – Domi Station — where he recently became the new director. Now one of his major goals is to help clients of the

A #hashtag with a meaning

April 25, 2018

By Tiffany Bowers Special to the Outlook Twelve individuals of diverse backgrounds were selected to erect a 30-foot art structure on the South Side of Tallahassee. This ambitious, #iHeartTally project, of the 2017 Knight Creative Communities Institute, was the latest feat toward catalyzing and place making in the Capital

Commitment to public safety yields results

April 25, 2018

By Cynthia S. Barber Special to the Outlook Commitment – that’s what it takes to both fight crime and support our law enforcement officers. Our community’s commitment to a new, collaborative approach is working. Crime in Tallahassee is down 14 percent since last year and is the lowest it’s been

Teachers deserve respect, support and fair pay

April 25, 2018

By Dorothy Inman-Johnson Special to the Outlook Teachers have finally had enough and are staging strikes and protests in Arizona, Kentucky, Oklahoma, Colorado, and Washington DC demanding better funding for public schools and teacher salaries. Today, teachers are paid less than other professions requiring a college degree in all 50