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A section of the Urban League of Rochester called the Rochester Black Young Professionals has declared this week as Black Restaurant Week. The event will be held from July 6-12 and is meant to showcase Black owned restaurants. Each day, one restaurant will be promoted and on the last day, participants should go to a […]
On Sunday, July 5th the Frederick Douglas statue that was on display at the Maplewood Rose Garden was torn down and vandalized. Officers from the Rochester Police Department reported they found the statue and its pedestal damaged and removed from their base. The statue was found about 50 feet from its pedestal, leaning on the […]
In anticipation of forecasted temperatures exceeding 90 degrees, Mayor Lovely Warren today announced that the City of Rochester’s Cool Sweep Heat Emergency operations will be in effect on Monday thur Thursday, July 6 -10, to provide city residents with opportunities to get additional relief from the heat. Cool Sweep — presented by Avangrid Foundation and […]
Frederick Douglass statue vandalized on anniversary of his famous Fourth of July Rochester speech According to Rochester police, the Maplewood statue was left about 50 feet from its pedestal damaged on the base and lower portion of the statue. Reports say the statue is damaged beyond repair and will have to be replaced. The location […]
Many New Yorkers across the state have been itching to get back into the gym, me being one of them. We all thought that gyms would’ve been a part of the Finger Lakes region phase 4 reopening. Gym owners in New York State are now filing a class action case against the state of New […]
Kodak is slated to receive a $765 million federal loan as a part of the Defense Production Act so it can start producing drugs to help treat the coronavirus. This will create over 300 Kodak jobs in Rochester and another 50 at its plant in Minnesota. The Wall Street Journal says that this loan is […]
Police accountability has been at the top of the list of demands from protestors and demonstrators all over the country. In New York, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed a bill designed to repeal section 50a of the state Civil Rights Law, which keeps police disciplinary records from the public. The bill added a ban on chokeholds […]
2020 Cool Sweep season take place on Monday through Saturday from June 29 to Aug. 29, 2020. (Cool Sweeps do not take place on Sundays or on July 4). A Cool Sweep operation is triggered when the National Weather Service forecast calls for temperatures to reach or exceed 85 degrees. Spray Parks and Spray Features: […]
Schools are expected to have their reopening plans submitted to Albany by the end of this week. The state has outlined its own recommendations for students who are medically vulnerable or live with adults with underlying health conditions and says that they should continue learning remotely. This list describes what it means by underlying health […]
Governor Andrew Cuomo gave his COVID-19 briefing in New York City on Wednesday. I have to say I almost thought he was the President for a moment while he was addressing the rise in cases across the country. So how is the Governor of New York explaining what’s happening across the country with the coronavirus […]