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Returning home

April 23, 2024

Columbia Gardens at South Citywelcomes residents to new apartments Columbia Residential has set up its office at the entrance of the new apartments.Photo by St. Clair Murraine By St. Clair MurraineOutlook Staff Writer Not too far away from where construction workers are putting the finishing touches on some apartments, residents

TCC receives two awards from Achieving the Dream

April 23, 2024

Jim Murdaugh Special to the Outlook Tallahassee Community College has received two awards from Achieving the Dream. The college received the Network Legend Award and the Leah Meyer Austin Alumni Award. The special 20th-anniversary awards were presented last Wednesday at the Recognitions Luncheon during the DREAM 2024 in Orlando, Fla.

Lucas named Delta Kappa Omega Chapter’s AKA Soror of the Year

April 23, 2024

Adrienne Lucas By Sharon G BerrianSpecial to the Outlook Adrienne Lucas was recently recognized as the Soror of the Year for the Delta Kappa Omega Graduate Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority , Incorporated. Each year the chapter recognizes one of its members for her active participation, leadership and exemplary

Walton turns side hustle into a thriving business

April 23, 2024

About 115 businesses were set up inside The Moon for the Black Business Expo.Photo by St. Clair Murraine By St. Clair Murraine Outlook Staff Writer Reka Walton found herself with a bit of a conundrum after COVID-19 started to let up – go back to her job as an administrative

Accuracy matters

April 23, 2024

Task force members deliver ‘Teaching Our Own History’ curriculum to governor, DOE Dana Thompson Dorsey, Ph.D. delivers a copy of the “Teaching Our Own History” curriculum to Peggy Aune, Vice Chancellor of Strategic Improvement for the Department of Education.Photo by St. Clair Murraine Gov. Ron DeSantis’ deputy chief of staff

What brings me hope

April 23, 2024

Spreading and receiving infinite hope Words spoken by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. have been inspiring.Shutterstock photo By Rosalind TompkinsSpecial to the Outlook “We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.” Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. I was thinking about that quote the other day and the part

FAMU closes on $97.5M loan for 700-bed student residence

April 23, 2024

President Larry Robinson, seated with VP/CFO Rebecca Brown, Associate General Counsel David Self II, and COO/EVP Donald Palm, and other members of the team attending the loan closing.Photo by Glenn Beil By Andrew J. SkerrittFAMU Office of Communications Florida A&M University signed a $97.5 million 30-year federal loan to finance

Accurate account of Black history is necessary to establishing curriculum

April 23, 2024

Johnny Turner, Ph.D. EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the fifth in a series about the work of the Remembering our Past … Redefining Our Present… Reaffirming Our Future: “The Teaching our History” Task Force. This article focuses on “Reviewing Our Past.” By Johnny TurnerSpecial to the Outlook The President of the

Independence Landing gives intellectually and developmentally disabled adults a home of their own

April 23, 2024

State Rep. Allison Tant (right) and her son Jeremy greeted the crowd at Independence Landing.Photo by Michael Cork Residents at Independence Landing have a gym for workouts.Photo by St. Clair Murraine A computer area is one of the most popular spots in the clubhouse at Independence Landing.Photo by St. Clair

Bills of consequence

April 23, 2024

Legislators propose measures thatcould affect city, county governments Bill Proctor began his tenure on the County Commission in 1996.Photo by St. Clair Murraine By St. Clair MurraineOutlook Staff Writer While communities across the state are fighting back against legislation that affects education and voting rights, there are several bills that