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The director of the NIH is now saying that the COVID-19 vaccine may not be ready until 2021. During a press conference, Dr. Francis Collins of the National Institute of Health said: “I’m cautiously optimistic that by the end of 2020, there will be at least one vaccine that has reached that stage of an […]

Rochester’s Steven James Media has been shooting their third feature film in their hometown through October. ‘The Mystery of Her’ tells the story of a young woman who loses her memory after a car crash only to realize she doesn’t like who she was before the crash. Producer Jim Pavone gives details on shooting a […]

According to the Democrat and Chronicle, a backlog of evictions placed on hold during the pandemic, have begun moving forward. The first orders for tenants to vacate will be taking effect this week. This is the early stages of what housing advocates fear will be a wave of evictions. In the city, where 60% of […]

A worker at the Genesee Brew House has tested positive for COVID-19, so the establishment has opted to close its doors for the time being. They will remain closed for a deep cleaning, but have released information that can help anyone who may have come into contact with the infected individual. The employee was working […]

Basketball legend Michael Jordan just opened up his second medical clinic in North Carolina earlier this week. It all started 3 years ago when Jordan committed $7 million to Novant Health, with the intention of providing medical care to those who needed it most. Jordan released a statement that read: “To see how this has […]

Local officials, including Monroe County Executive Adam Bello and Congressman Joe Morelle announced on Wednesday that there is a new grant program in the works for small business owners in Monroe County. “It is no secret that COVID-19 has changed nearly every aspect of our lives, but it has especially impacted the economic vitality of […]

When the government lays the rules down for equal opportunity in order for a large non minority company to be rewarded a government contract, a lot of times they bend those rules to get around them. A Rochester contractor will have to pay  $200,000 after falsely claiming they have met diversity requirements in order to […]