Business

Students at Howard University are now entering their second week of sit-ins, as they protest the school’s poor housing conditions and continue to fight for answers from the campus administration. Since the beginning of this fall semester, students say they’ve raised multiple concerns regarding mold in the walls of their dorms, the lack of COVID-19 […]

It’s time to say goodbye to foam peanuts as New York State will soon ban some products made of expanded polystyrene, what most of us call Styrofoam. Some restaurants will be changing their take-out containers due to this new ban. Not all are ready for the shift as while the ban will help the environment, […]

Yesterday, Wegmans announced that all of its Wegmans Pharmacy locations are now offering the Moderna and J&J/Janssen vaccine booster doses to eligible individuals by appointment only. Those who are eligible may choose which vaccine they receive as a booster dose. If you are seeking the booster shot and received Moderna or Pfizer-BioNTech as your primary […]

Yesterday, a virtual conference offered insight and advice for Rochester business owners looking to grow their businesses. At this conference, Venture Jobs Foundation aims to launch a new program, called Anchor Jobs. Anchor jobs are set to launch in 2022 and are designed to invest in businesses that agree to locate in an underserved area […]

The Lucky Flea Market took Rochester by storm when launching in late May on Anderson and Carlton. The market was originally going to end in late June, but will all the success and hype, they expanded to the Village Gate area, with over 100 vendors. As colder weather approaches, the Lucky Flea plans to continue […]

Do you love Halloween? If so, how much? Americans will spend more than $10 billion on Halloween this year, according to the National Retail Federation (NRF). While costumes tend to be where people shell out the most, 10% of people will spend more than $100 on candy alone this year, according to a poll by […]

Bob Malley, who owned and operated Donuts Delite for nearly 50 years has passed away over the weekend at age 86. Nick Semeraro, who currently owns and operates the business for this past decade is the one who has confirmed that Bob Malley died suddenly on Sunday morning. Semeraro stated: “Bob was like a dad […]

According to a letter from yesterday to Andy Jassy, who succeeded Bezos as CEO back in July, five members of a congressional committee say Jeff Bezos and other Amazon executives misled lawmakers and may have lied under oath. House lawmakers are asking Amazon for evidence in light of news reports about the company’s special treatment […]

Have you seen the price for groceries in the last few months? Food prices overall rose 4.6% since September 2020, according to data released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs had the highest increased with a combined 10.5% increase. The Consumer Price Index, which measures the average change paid […]

On Friday night, a popular local restaurant was forced to pause dinner service after a kitchen fire. At around 10 pm, firefighters were called out to the Char Steak & Lounge, located at the Strathallan Hotel. Fortunately, the fire was contained fairly quickly. However, the restaurant director Jason Fulton says the kitchen will need some […]