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From 12 noon to 4 PM on Thanksgiving day street Life Riders are doing their annual feast with the neighborhood. Everything will be free. We will have free clothes free food free drinks. The event will take place at 700 North St. at the David Gantt center. This is a Projects Street life has been […]

Yesterday, a group of Black pastors in Rochester came together for a press conference to call out Monroe County Executive Adam Bello for policies that are bad for the Black Community. The three main points they made were Bello’s recent veto of five Black majority county legislative districts, the decision to appoint Julia Cianca as […]

If you celebrate Christmas, it’s officially Christmas tree-cutting season in New York State. Yesterday, New York State Agriculture and Markets Commissioner Richard Ball visited Stokoe Farms to help cut down a 9-foot-tall Fraser fir, which will be displayed at the Finger Lakes Welcome Center in Geneva. Ball stated: “For all of us in New York […]

Please be careful during this time of year! According to recent data, a third person in Monroe County has died from respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). Health leaders are reminding everyone about the triple threat posed by RSV, the flu, and COVID-19 this holiday season. All three people who have died from RSV in Monroe County […]

It is the time of year for college bound seniors to apply for financial aid for college! If you need assistance applying or have questions the next FAFSA Fest (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) will help. You can get free help with your financial aid applications with the next FAFSA Fest Saturday, December 10th, […]

While it’s not gone (yet?), many have started tweeting trending hashtags, like #RIPTwitter and #TwitterDown, which have signaled a virtual wake for the social media site as if it were already dead. The start of this trend all began with Elon Musk’s purchase/takeover. With the firings of multiple employees, ultimatums, and the return of Trump’s […]

Yesterday, the Next Generation Men of Transition, Blaque/Out Magazine, and W.A.V.E Woman Inc. partnered up with the City of Rochester to host a free community brunch to commemorate Transgender Day of Remembrance. Transgender Day of Remembrance began in 1998 after the murder of Rita Hester, a transgender woman from just outside of Boston. This day […]

Governor Kathy Hochul has submitted a request to President Biden for a federal Emergency Declaration for Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee, Jefferson, Lewis, Niagara, Oneida, Oswego, St. Lawrence, and Wyoming Counties, as snow continues to fall at an average of two to three inches per hour, with some locations seeing peaks as high as six inches […]