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The Rochester Police Department is currently investigating a fentanyl overdose which took place at the Integrated Arts and Technology school, part of the Franklin High School campus, last Wednesday. According to police officials, 35-year-old special education teacher Tracy Lewis was found unresponsive near a second floor stairwell by the school nurse. After regaining consciousness, Lewis […]
Your route may be effected if you plan on traveling through downtown Rochester this Saturday due to the Annual 5k Reindeer Run. The race will begin at 8:30 a.m. and end around 10:30 a.m. in front of the Blue Cross Arena. Roads effected by this race are as follows: Exchange Blvd South bound from Broad […]
Students, teachers and staff within the Rochester City School District have organized another round of protests this week regarding the massive budget cuts and layoffs within the district. Let’s recap… RCSD and the Board of Education have been battling an ongoing budget crisis for some months now. With the deficit growing to $30 million, city […]
Written by Jasmine This past Thursday, September 26th, the WDKX Jam Squad had the pleasure of attending a picnic in Genesee Valley Park hosted by the wonderful staff of Dr. Charles T. Lunsford School No. 19. This was their annual Family Picnic in the Park in which everyone celebrates the beginning of the new school […]
*Sigh* the moon ❤. Across many traditions it has been associated with feminine energy, intuition and the deep inner psyche. It pushes and pulls the tides and can have an intense effect on our behaviors and emotions. Most importantly however, it’s beautiful to look at. ?? The December moon has many names. To Algonquin tribes […]
According to a study conducted by Realtor.com, Rochester, NY is rated as one of the top six housing markets in the United States. The study was based on several key housing factors such as mortgage rates, existing home sales, existing home sales price appreciation, homeownership rate and more. National market activity also played a role […]
New York State Police are trying out something new with the lights on top of their police cruisers. In an effort to make police cruisers more visible, New York State Police are testing the use of vertical and horizontal light bars. The idea was inspired by the “Move Over” law. Vertical bars will allow police […]
If you’re like me, then you love, love, LOVE you some Caribbean/Jamaican food! Mmmm mmmm mmmm… ??? Well, thanks to Evangela “Van” Stanley, you can now “pay what you can afford” until January 1, 2020 at People’s Choice Kitchen. Conveniently located in Rochester’s 19th ward at 575 Brooks Avenue, this restaurant offers all of your […]
“Manhattan street was a short, two-block street,” says historian Emily Morry. “The neighborhood was working class, low-income, and racially diverse. It was just two months later, in September 1964, that the city announced that whole area would be part of an urban renewal initiative and completely razed.”