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Entertainment mogul Mathew Knowles will teach a course called “Music Industry and the Digital Age” in January. Photo courtesy: Keer Orr / Veronica Hill For Point & Click Photography  

Zweigle’s just announced that its celebrating a new 15,000 square foot addition to its manufacturing plant in Rochester. State and local officials joined the ribbon cutting ceremony that marked the end of phase 1 of the expansion project on Plymouth Avenue. The new space will add almost 35 new jobs to the company, 12 of […]

“Legendary style architect” June Ambrose is famous for combining hip hop, R&B and streetwear that is sought after by celebrities the world over. She has just announced that she will be collaborating with Puma on a new line of sportswear. Global Director of Brand an Marketing at PUMA, Adam Petrick commented on the collab, saying: […]

The downtown Hyatt Regency Rochester Hotel has announced that it will be closing its doors for the remainder of 2020, but plans to open back up in early 2021. According to Hyatt Regency General manager Jason Fulton: “Hyatt Regency Rochester hotel chiefly operates in conjunction with large city-wide conventions, conferences, galas, grand weddings and sizable […]

You may know Jody Watley from her career as a Grammy award winning musician but did you know she is also a successful businesswoman? The Jody Watley signature brand line has just launched the coveted ‘Sanctuary’ luxury soy candle and room fragrance, which has lovely notes of green tea, lemon and vanilla. The brand is […]

There is about $4 billion left over from the Coronavirus Relief Fund that Albany lawmakers have yet to spend. Assemblyman Harry Bronson, along with plenty of other state officials, are urging Governor Cuomo to give the surplus to struggling non-profit organizations. Local non-profits like the Open Door Mission have been able to stay afloat because […]

A U.S. government order banning TikTok from app stores was temporarily stopped by a federal judge. The Trump administration put the ban in place to take affect Sunday, but Judge Carl Nichols of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia issued the ruling Sunday night, granting TikTok’s motion for a preliminary injunction. The […]

A bitcoin mining company called Founder is planning on investing $100 million into a new operation in Rochester as it expands from New York. CEO Mike Colyer says that bitcoin is here to stay and the company wants to take advantage of the bright minds that gather in Rochester. “So Bitcoin mining is basically the […]

School is not entirely in session, but they’re trying to make sure basketball still is for college students. The success of the NBA Bubble could be duplicated for College Basketball. ESPN is planning to move at least eight of its men’s college basketball events to the ESPN Wide World of Sports property at Walt Disney […]

You will never forget the Stay-Cation Summer of 2020. 72% of Americans did not take a summer vacation this year. If you did leave town, it was by car. 71% opted for a road trip rather than flying. That’s according to Valuepenguin.com.  COVID-19 infections ran rampant across the country for much of the summer, some […]