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The Rochester Police Department is asking for help in identifying a person who was at someone’s home with a gun. The man was seen on video via a Ring camera on the front porch of a home in Rochester. He had a gun and was wearing a mask and gloves. In the video it appears […]

POP ROC Cereal Bar & Comic Shop announced that it has decided close its doors permanently on Monday. According to the Facebook post, POP ROC will be holding a raffle to help its employees this Saturday, July 11. The full facebook post reads: “If you haven’t heard, POP ROC is closing. There is a lot […]

Issa Rae, star of “Insecure” went on Instagram recently and shared a group of organizations that she is endorsing in response to the demonstrations and protests on police brutality to her 2.8 million followers. She included Black Lives Matter. Regional Bail Funds, Defund the LAPD, BLD PWR, National Police Accountability Project, ACLU and Black Table […]

The ban on evictions is coming to an end, and rent is due August 1st. Need money for the landlord? Today is the last day to apply for the New York State Covid Rent Relief subsidy. It helps fill the gap for families who’ve lost income during the shutdown. Apply right now! https://hcr.ny.gov/RRP   This […]

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 […]