By Ashley Jones, Arts & Entertainment Editor   On March 27, Valdosta’s Zaxby, located on North Ashley Street, celebrated the first anniversary of its grand opening with a ribbon-cutting ceremony, Deck of Dealz (a year full of free food) for the first 100 guests, free Birthday Cake milkshakes for everyone that purchased food and, lastly, a spinning wheel comprised of coupon and merch ...

By Ashley Jones, Arts & Entertainment Editor  Zaxby’s restaurant plans anniversary celebration of grand opening in Valdosta. On March 27, the Zaxby’s store located on North Ashley Street will celebrate the first anniversary of its grand opening.  The Valdosta restaurant will open the celebration with a ribbon-cutting ceremony taking place at 9:45 a.m.  Following the ribbon cutting ceremony, Zaxby’s will offer the first 100 guests Deck of Dealz (a year full of free food), free Birthday Cake milkshakes for everyone, swag, coupons, and other fun activities.  In addition, anyone from ...

by:  Ashley Jones, Art & Entertainment Editor  On Feb. 20, VSU celebrated the re-opening of Einstein Bro’s Bagel in the Dewar College of Education.  The space near the restaurant features an upgraded and revitalized look with digital menu boards, a donut display, upgraded coolers, and a grab-and-go case meant for conveniency.   The menu consists of Egg sandwiches, lunch meals, coffee ...

Written by Ashley Jones, Arts & Entertainment Editor  On Feb. 24 Dedo Marnville Fine Arts Gallery hosted an opening reception for their current exhibit titled “You Think You Know Me,” tailored specifically to showcase VSU faculty outside of the roles the VSU community is familiar with.   In the introduction for the opening of the reception, Mark Errol, the director of the gallery stated “Many of you know us by the areas we ...

Written by: Ashley Jones, Art & Entertainment Editor  On Tuesday, Feb. 10, Valdosta will witness the opening of its first Raising Cane’s.   Opening with an early morning celebration, the new Valdosta restaurant will start by celebrating the first customer in line with a gift basket and a greeting from the Valdosta Raising Cane’s employees.  The new Valdosta restaurant will continue the celebration with a “Lucky 20” drawing to award 20 customers with free ...

Written by Ashley Jones, Arts & Entertainment Editor  The moment you step into Gud Coffee Company, you’re transported into a tranquil and visually pleasing environment. This cafe is the perfect place for students or faculty members looking for a morning refresher or a quick lunch off campus but not too far from campus.   Located in Downtown Valdosta, the cafe rests ...

Written By: Ashley Jones, Arts & Entertainment Editor Dedo Maranville’s Fine Arts Gallery partnered with the Annette Howell Turner Center to host their annual fundraising event for scholarships benefiting VSU’s art students On Nov. 7.   The annual event is usually held at The Turner Center, but this year the event was held in Dedo Maranville.   During her opening speech, Interim ...

Written By: Ashley Jones, Arts & Entertainment Editor On Nov. 7, VSU’s Planetarium hosted their second public program of the semester ‘The Lions, Bears, and Bulls of November.’ This show focused on our Moon and its phases, the “Winter Hexagon,” the Big Dipper, and lastly footage of the planets and constellations visible throughout the week.  Initially finding the planetarium can ...

Campus Life Editor: Winter Dube VALDOSTA, Ga. — The Blazer’s flame burns brighter as their win streak against the Buccaneers extends to eight after a nail-biting back and forth play resulting in 28-26 in their second set at the VSU Complex on Thurs. Oct. 23, forwarding them to 9-12 overall and 8-4 in conference play.    The Blazers opened the ...

By: Arts & Entertainment Editor, Ashley Jones  VSU hosted their annual Homecoming Pep Rally in the Plex on Oct. 21. This year’s pep rally featured a special performance from the Hip-Hop duo The Ying Yang Twins, with additional performances from VSU’s Marching Band, VSU Cheer, VSU’s Red Hots, and MC Trizzy alongside DJ Smeezo.  Before the start of the pep ...