Good morning, Tallahassee.

BLND celebrates one year of its sandwich and smoothie shop at 815 W Madison St, serving college students with favorites like Birthday Cake smoothie — owners are renovating a vacant space at 1122 Thomasville Road for a new bakery called From Jane slated to open before year-end.

Local muralist Kenny Maguire presents his farewell gallery show, Reverberations, Friday, Sept.

11 at 8 p.m. at The Req Room on N. Monroe St.—he merges art and sound to celebrate community ties before moving back to South Florida.

FSU Law held open forums in August with three finalists for the new dean role; the candidates answered questions and shared visions.

Administrators said the search is ongoing + updates will be posted on the law website when available.

Trinity United Methodist Church is hosting free Civics 101 classes with experts from FSU Institute of Governance, Tallahassee State College and the Florida League of Cities to explain government structure from Aug.

26 to Sept. 30 (plus an extra session on Oct. 7). Classes meet Wednesdays at 6:15 p.m. in Room 305 at the church on Park Ave and Duval St.

On Aug. 28 near FAMU, candidate David Jolly defended DEI programs at a breakfast event + called for $2 billion in funding to elevate the university to flagship status at Earley's Kitchen.

FSU hosted New Mexico State at Doak Campbell Stadium on Aug.

29 for their season opener. Coach Mike Norvell introduced 62 new players and several new coaches after two challenging seasons (live updates were provided by local outlets).

The Chiles Timberwolves won the Leon County fall golf tournament on Aug.

27 with a nine‐hole team score of 154 +10, finishing four strokes ahead of Leon and five ahead of Florida High as junior Rhys Cochran’s strong 35 set the tone.

FOX 49 is airing the new online special Gearing Up with Garnet & Gold, which gives fans a behind-the-scenes look at FSU football and tailgating traditions in Tallahassee.

The special is available now on FOX 49 & CW.

FAMU welcomed fans back at Bragg Memorial Stadium after 301 days with a season opener that gave freshmen their first taste of game day traditions such as live performances by the Marching 100 — local vendors like D and I’s Seafood Plus also drew loyal customers with their signature offerings.

Florida State began its season with a 7 p.m. opener against New Mexico State at Doak Campbell Stadium Saturday, Aug.

29. The game aired on The CW and was available via Fubo and ESPN Unlimited with local announcers reporting live.

Florida High defeated Chiles 24-14 on Friday, Aug.

28 in a hard-fought game; the Seminoles built an early lead and sealed the win with key turnovers & a late field goal that put the game out of reach.

FAMU Beat Reporter Gerald Thomas III previews the season opener as the Rattlers will meet Albany State soon + he predicts that Quinn Gray’s debut will be pivotal, sparking excitement for the game.