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Local college St John Fisher is getting a little bit of an ‘upgrade’ soon. Starting July 1st, the once college will now go by university. What’s the difference between the two? Colleges are often smaller, emphasizing undergraduate education in a broad range of academic areas, whereas universities are typically larger and offer a variety of […]
Last night, the Rochester City Council voted against Rochester City School District’s budget for 2022-2023, and passed the city’s budget at a public budget review. The city’s budget passed by a vote of 6-3, while every council member voted against the already-approved school budget. While being asked why they chose to vote against it, Councilman […]
Ohio’s governor Mike DeWine just signed a bill into law Monday allowing Ohio school district employees to be armed. The law will require school district employees to have up to 24 hours of training and 8 hours annual. The Ohio governor has also announced several other school safety measures and included a $100 million dollar […]
Sean “Diddy” Combs will be honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2022 BET Awards. Jesse Collins—BET Awards Executive Producer—declared, “Puff’s contributions to culture transcend Hip-Hop.” Earlier this year, Diddy launched a new R&B label, Love Records, and is slated to release a new album under Motown. Past winners including Whitney Houston, Prince, Queen […]
Megan Thee Stallion is bringing her brand of charisma and cool to the cast of P-Valley! According to EW, Meg will play a character based on her alter-ego named Tina Snow, who will show up later in the season. In the last episode, a unique easter egg was placed where fans can hear Megan’s voice […]
It’s not just you, items are getting harder to find by the day. Now? People who menstruate are having a hard to finding tampons on store shelves across the US, as supply chain upsets reach the feminine care aisle. According to various tampon companies, the shortage stems from a combination of factory staffing challenges, transportation […]
The 75th annual Tony Awards were held Sunday night, returning to Radio City Music Hall for the first time since the pandemic. While it was an exciting night to see the awards ‘return to normal,’ it was even extra cool to see a little bit of Rochester there. Kenita Miller, who grew up in Penfield, […]
During a storyteller conversation with Gayle King at Tribeca Film Festival, Tyler Perry spoke publicly for the first time about the moments after Will Smith infamously slapped Chris Rock at the Oscars. The actor-director-producer made it clear that he was “de-escalating” the situation, rather than comforting Smith. Perry said “I was there close up, I […]
Rochester’s own Kenita Miller was one of the nominees for the 2022 Tony Award “Best Featured Actress in a Play.” Miller who grew up in Penfield, was nominated for the production of “For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf.” The award went to Phylicia Rashad for her work in […]
There’s another shortage that’s happening during these tough times. The latest product is tampons. Retailers and manufacturers acknowledge the shortage and confirm they’ve been seeing complaints all over social media for the last few months. Reports say the price of tampons have gone up 10% since last year. Click Here To Read More. Source: CNN
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