June 2021 – Page 7 – Capital Outlook

Entrepreneurial opportunity could blossom from City Farm TLH program

June 11, 2021

A lush patch of greens grow in a community garden on Kissimmee Street.Photos by Cilicia Anderson Vegetables planted by the City Farm TLH program participants are in bloom.Photo by Cilicia Anderson By Cilicia AndersonOutlook writer After seeing the success from its first group of participants, backers of City Farm TLH

Men get COVID-19 vaccinations at festive event

June 11, 2021

Cory Fuller (left) and pastor Rudy Ferguson were two of the men who got a COVID-19 shot last Saturday at the Enrichment Center.Photos by St. Clair Murraine Men who showed up last Saturday at the Enrichment Center had plenty of choices for taking the COVID-19 vaccination.Photo by St. Clair Murraine

FSU soccer staff takes national award

June 4, 2021

Mark Krikorian Seminoles.com KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Led by head coach Mark Krikorian, the Florida State Soccer staff was named the Division I Women’s National Coaching Staff of the year. The United Soccer Coaches made the announcement last Friday, when it named the 2020-21 National Staff of the Year winners

FAMU’s Mulbe Dillard IV finishes tops in final APGA collegiate ranking

June 4, 2021

With a top spot in the final Advocates Pro Golf Association collegiate ranking, Mulbe Dillard IV received an exemption into the Korn Ferry Tour’s REX Hospital Open, which begins Thursday.Photo submitted by FAMU By Brian Howard FAMU Office of Communications FAMU senior Mulbe Dillard IV wrapped up his collegiate career

Rattler Boosters hold virtual spring fundraiser

June 4, 2021

FAMU fans are eagerly waiting for the start of the football season in the fall when the Rattlers will be playing in the SWAC.Photo by St. Clair Murraine By Brian Howard FAMU Office of Communications The FAMU Rattler Boosters recently held a virtual spring fundraiser to help the athletic department.

Commission report determines it’s time for a racial reckoning in college sports

June 4, 2021

A report by the Knight Commission focused on racial equity and included the experiences of over 80,000 African American athletes who compete in the NCAA.Photo submitted by NNPA By Stacy M. BrownNNPA Newswire SeniorNational Correspondent@StacyBrownMedia At its best, sports can be an arena where everyone’s differences and skills are respected

Justices reject challenge to medical marijuana law

June 4, 2021

Medical marijuana has exploded in the few short years since its legalization in Florida.Photo special to the Outlook By Dara KamNews Service of Florida Siding with the state in a closely watched case that has kept the cannabis industry in limbo, the Florida Supreme Court upheld a 2017 law designed

Valenstein stepping down as environmental secretary

June 4, 2021

Noah Valenstein By Jim TurnerNews Service of Florida Florida Department of Environmental Protection Secretary Noah Valenstein is exiting this week after running the agency for four years under two governors. Shawn Hamilton, currently the state agency’s deputy secretary for land and recreation, will become Florida’s interim environmental secretary on Friday,

TaxWatch takes aim at 116 budget ‘turkeys’

June 4, 2021

TaxWatch President Dominic Calabro (right) says state lawmakers have done a “good” job with billions in federal relief.Photo special to the Outlook By Jim TurnerNews Service of Florida In a sign of how Florida’s economic outlook has changed over the past year, Florida TaxWatch isn’t emphatically calling for Gov. Ron

Drug importation program a priority for DeSantis

June 4, 2021

Gov. Ron DeSantis contends that Florida could save between $80 and $150 million by participating in a prescription drug plan.Photo special to the Outlook NSF Staff Report Gov. Ron DeSantis said that the state is ready to begin importing drugs from Canada and pushed President Joe Biden’s administration to give