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Written by Jasmine Students at Edison Career and Technology High School are mourning the loss of a fellow student who’s life was cut suddenly short on Tuesday. According to Rochester City School District officials, the 16-year-old student, whose name has not yet been released, collapsed during a physical education class and was taken to Strong […]

Written by DJ Sight A mom was unhappy with NFL superstar Marshawn Lynch because of the way he talked to her son on the field. Clearly the mom doesn’t understand the aggressive nature of football, especially when it comes to coaching kids.  A video that circulated on the internet shows Lynch and a mom having […]

Week three of the City of Rochester’s annual summer music series, Bands on the Bricks, continues on Friday, July 26 at the Public Market, 280 N. Union St. This week’s concert features headliners Into the Now, performing one of the Northeast region’s greatest Grateful Dead tributes, and Dinner and a Movie, with their outstanding tribute […]

Written by Jasmine George Moses, the former chairman of the Rochester Housing Authority and alleged co-conspirator of former Rochester City Councilman Adam McFadden, is currently being charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, and aggravated identity theft. Moses allegedly conspired with McFadden to defraud the after school program, Quad A For Kids, as […]

Written by Jasmine Rochester Educational Opportunity Center (REOC) has been providing tuition free educational classes, certification programs, workforce preparation and college placement support to the greater Rochester community for over 50 years. REOC’s mission is to “deliver comprehensive, community-based academic and workforce development programs and provide support services leading to enhanced employment opportunities, access to […]

Written by DJ Sight Rochester native and Aquinas High School graduate Jerron Jones will be playing professional football close to home in Buffalo, NY with the Bills. Signed: T Jarron Jones Placed on IR: T LaAdrian Waddle (quad) pic.twitter.com/8NqIFzihyb — Buffalo Bills PR (@BuffaloBillsPR) August 6, 2019 Read more about this story here.

Mayor Lovely A. Warren officially renamed the Campbell Street R-Center on Tuesday, July 23, 2019 in memory of ten-year-old Tyshaun Cauldwell whose life was taken by a stray bullet on June 29, 2001 near his Kondolf Street home. The facility, located at 524 Campbell St., will now be known as the Tyshaun Cauldwell R-Center for […]

Written by Jasmine The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation’s Environmental Excellence Award is “the nation’s premier recognition program for environmental performance in the health care sector.” Today’s lucky recipient of this accolade is Rochester’s very own I-Square in Irondequoit. Irondequoit’s I-Square is a mixed use development which features a market, eco gym, a […]

The Strong National Museum of Play was featured on The Today Show this morning to announce their 2019 National Toy Hall of Fame inductees. “The Strong welcomes Matchbox Cars, Magic: The Gathering, and the coloring book to the 2019 class of the National Toy Hall of Fame!” To learn more about the National Toy Hall […]

Written by Atu This is what “Great Again” looks like to some people.  Soaring percentages of mental illness and a president who provokes them. Weapons of war readily available  Continuous hate crimes Situational awareness is an absolute must. The climate is clear and extremely dangerous. The primary face of Domestic Terrorism is white and male.