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Filling a need

October 6, 2020

By St. Clair MurraineOutlook staff writer Not quite sure which of the many resource agencies for the homeless in Tallahassee that the National Association of Health Services Executives should help in coping with the coronavirus pandemic, two FAMU professors were called to help. Marisa A. Lewis, an associate professor in

Talon’s Market helps TCC students facing food insecurity

October 6, 2020

By St. Clair MurraineOutlook staff writer When Gerald Jones became the dean of student services at Tallahassee Community College, he inherited plans for setting up a food pantry to feed students who faced food insecurity. A $10,000 donation from Wal-Mart helped to turn the idea into reality as Talon’s Market.

AD plans to move quickly on FAMU’s Bragg Stadium renovation

October 1, 2020

By St. Clair MurraineOutlook staff writer Since the Blueprint Intergovernmental Agency Board approved $10 million for the renovation of Bragg Memorial Stadium at FAMU, the big question athletic director Kortne Gosha now faces is when work will begin. There are some logistical things to be done and protocol to be

Rallying for a cause

October 1, 2020

By St. Clair MurraineOutlook staff writer Injustice and inequality were clearly among the concerns that brought protestors to the entrance of City Hall, a place they’d been many times before last Saturday. The rally was advertised as being a day of action to stop repression of Black Lives Matter, talk

Citizens don’t mind bringing concerns to virtual city commission meetings

October 1, 2020

By St. Clair MurraineOutlook staff writer When Tallahassee residents get to talking and it takes up the first four hours of a City Commission meeting, board members will surely hear a lot. The topics were vast and at times some who plugged into the virtual meeting seemed confrontational. Perhaps more

Williams-Cox calls for calm amidst protests

September 23, 2020

By St. Clair MurraineOutlook staff writer When City Commissioner Dianne Williams-Cox finally spoke during last Wednesday’s marathon meeting, she pleaded with her peers to help ensure that Tallahassee doesn’t become the next hotspot for fatal protests. Williams-Cox’s comments came four days after law enforcement officers showed up in riot gear

Searching for a cure

September 23, 2020

By Cilicia AndersonOutlook writer When Kristen Ellington severely injured her ankle eight years ago, she was determined to find an alternative to surgery that would have left her unable to walk for months. Injuries such as the one she had, are all too common among athletes such as footballers and

Census-takers rushing to complete house calls by end of month

September 23, 2020

By St. Clair MurraineOutlook staff writer With the end of September quickly approaching for wrapping up a once-a-decade count of households, the Census Bureau is stepping up its door-knocking effort. A large portion of the Big Bend, including Tallahassee, is among the areas where thousands of census-takers have been calling

Governor quickly signs bill to remove racially restrictive covenants

September 16, 2020

By St. Clair MurraineOutlook staff writer Wrapped in a bill that gives potential home buyers more leeway to contest discriminatory housing practices, a local effort to removed racially restrictive covenants from purchasing document has gotten a major boost. Gov. Ron DeSantis signed SB 374 last Friday, extinguishing discriminatory restrictions found

Leon CARES funds help fight against hunger, homelessness

September 16, 2020

By St. Clair MurraineOutlook staff writer Housing and food are two of the areas hit hardest in the fallout from the COVID -19 pandemic in a non-discriminating fashion. Take for example the single mother who is a frontline worker in the fight against the coronavirus. Then, there is an unusually