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Macy Gray has decided to begin a non profit called My Good that is dedicated to helping families that have suffered at the hands of police brutality. In a statement to theGrio, Grey said: “My Good is a new charity, and what we do is we support the families of victims of police killings,” she […]

The Victor and Monroe Ave. YMCAs are now permanently closed. The announcement was made Friday when company CEO George Romell, cited finical implications due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The Greater Rochester area has 17 YMCA branches, with more than 2,00 employees furloughed since April. The Monroe Ave. YMCA has been a community landmark for almost […]

The Rochester Embayment is a section of the south shore of Lake Ontario at the mouth of the Genesee River. It’s about a 35 square mile portion of Lake Ontario between Nine Mile Point in the Town of Webster and Bogus Point in the Town of Parma. Back in 1987, it was designated an area […]

At last night’s meeting Rochester City School District Superintendent Lesli Myers-Small explained the proposed hybrid model plan for reopening schools. Grades five through twelve will be remote; pre-K through fouth grade will split into two groups and one group having in-person lessons on Mondays and Tuesday, and the second group having in-person lessons on Thursdays […]

President & CEO Dr. Janice Harbin from Anthony Jordan Health Center called into the WDKX Wake-Up Club to talk about COVID-19 testing at Jordan Health. How important it is for kids heading back to school to get their immunization shots and dental appointments are available. Call 585-423-5800 to set up an appointment. Click Here To […]

The Fairfax County School Board recently decided that it would be in their best interests to change the name of a school that was named after confederate general Robert E. Lee. After a virtual town hall meeting, school board member Tamara Derek Kaufax released a press statement, saying: “The name Robert E. Lee is forever […]

City of Rochester Cool Sweep is triggered when forecasts call for temps to rise over 85 degrees, to provide city residents with opportunities to cool down. Because of COVID-19 precautions have changed the hours of operation and capacity limitations. Here is a list of spray parks, open from 12-6 p.m., person capacity is in parenthesis: […]

Childcare providers are saying that enrollment is down due to the coronavirus. Times are tough for these types of establishments, as more parents have been working from home and not taking advantage of the services they provide. Hearing their plea, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul are now asking the federal government to […]

A family out in Henrietta got creative and built a classroom for their kids in their home. The parents took the kid’s playroom and creatively turned it into a classroom. Mom Erin Taylor and Dad Marcus Taylor decided to adapt to this new way of learning because of the pandemic. In the upcoming school year, […]

Mayor lovely Warren extended the emergency order on large overnight gatherings for another five days. Now the original reason the order was put in place was due to the violence that the city has been seeing with shootings and stabbings. The order prohibits outdoor Gatherings after 11 p.m. of five or more and indoor gatherings […]