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Ice Spice couldn’t handle the spice that came with the wings on Hot Ones. The Bronx native boasted about “always eating” spicy food, but called it quits with a pair of wings left during her Hot Ones appearance on March 28th. “This is so bad,” she said minutes before throwing in the towel. “It looks like I’m […]
13WHAM News anchor Don Alhart has announced his retirement effective later this year. He will anchor his last official broadcast on June 6, which marks the 58th anniversary of beginning his record-breaking career at 13WHAM ABC. Alhart’s longevity as a broadcast journalist at one TV station is unprecedented. After working as a news reporter for […]
After a 4-3 vote, the Rochester City School District Board of Education has ended the nearly decade-long partnership between East High School and the University of Rochester. The district says the “Educational Partnership Organization” (EPO) cost up to $3 million a year and it needs to cut costs due to a declining enrollment. “We have […]
After accepted the job in 2022, Rochester City School District’s superintendent Dr. Carmine Peluso is leaving the district to lead the Churchville-Chili Central School District. “The Superintendent made the decision to go to another school district. We are saddened. We adore Dr. Peluso,” said Cynthia Elliott, president of the RCSD Board of Education. She added: […]
Maxwell is back and with a new tour. The Serenade Tour will be joined by special guest, Jazmine Sullivan, and, October London. The 26-city run will touch down in most major cities starting on Sept. 14 in Hollywood, Fl., before making stops in Brooklyn, Las Vegas, Atlanta, Detroit, Chicago, Houston, Dallas, and more before its […]
Kevin Hart got emotional when accepting one of comedy’s highest honors: the Mark Twain Prize for humor. The 44-year-old comedian and actor accepted the award from the Kennedy Center with friends and peers in attendance, including Chris Rock — who teamed up with Hart on the 2022 co-headlining tour Rock Hart: Only Headliners Allowed — […]
Statewide efforts to prevent tragedies involving those suffering a mental health crisis are continuing nearly four years after the death of Daniel Prude on March 23, 2020, after he was taken into custody by Rochester police during a mental hygiene arrest. At a public meeting in Rochester City Council chambers Thursday, attendees pushed for reforms outlined […]
Jeffrey Wright has been cast in Spike Lee‘s new film, High And Low. Deadline reports that the acclaimed actor will join Denzel Washington and Ilfenesh Hadera in the crime thriller. The movie will be created for Apple and A24 and is an English-language reimagining of Akira Kurosawa’s movie of the same name. Kurosawa’s original film was based on Evan Hunter’s (Ed McBain) 1959 […]
Quavo is looking to give back to his local Atlanta community through The Rocket Foundation. Huncho announced the launch of the Spark Grants initiative on Wednesday (March 20), which will award 10 different organizations with $10,000 to help minimize gun violence and spread awareness around the ATL. The grants will be handed out to recipients on June 18, […]
The 9 days of music, fun and culture event is happening June 21-29 at venues throughout Rochester. more than 1,750 performers (both solo and members of bands) — many of them fan favorites and back by popular demand — to name a few, Grammy winner Samara Joy, John Oates, Taj Mahal and Sheila E and […]