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The local brothers of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc are coming together to help feed people in the community during the pandemic. You are invited to donate non-perishable food items at the drive-thru food drive. When: May 9th 12pm – 5pm Where: Aenon Missionary Baptist Church 175 Genesee St. Rochester NY Why: To support the […]
Many artists and promoters have cancelled concerts and events due to the Covid19, but not every ticket holder has received a refund. During this time we all need to keep as much money in our pockets as possible so I present to you three things you need to know in order to get your money […]
On Friday, April 17, the president of the board that organizes Rochester’s Puerto Rican Festival, Orlando Ortiz, announced that the June 14, 2020 event has been canceled. It won’t return until some time next year. The Puerto Rican Festival is well-known as the city’s longest-running multicultural festival. The decision to cancel was made in coordination […]
As of this week, the Fairport Canal Days, Corn Hill Arts Festival, and Park Ave Summer Art Fest have all been canceled until 2021. The Fairport Canal Days, which were to take place from June 5 to 7, 2020, were canceled with no new date yet scheduled for 2021. Organizers for the 2020 Corn Hill […]
A lot of people are searching for silver linings during the SARS-CoV-2 crisis. This earth day, one silver lining that everyone can appreciate is the air and sky quality changes. With fewer cars on the road and fewer factories pumping out the byproducts of fossil fuels and other pollutants, people in many areas of the […]
On Tuesday, April 14, organizers of the San Francisco Pride announced that the COVID-19 pandemic and associated social distancing forced them to cancel the 50th Anniversary SF Pride that had the theme Generations of Hope. Although organizers initially hoped to merely suspend the event until later this year, there is still so much unknown about […]
Breaking news: Tyra Banks’ new theme park in Santa Monica, California, ModelLand, won’t open as planned on May 1. Per a press release, the 21,000-square-foot beauty and fashion theme park was supposed to merge a “fantasy version of the modeling world with state-of-the-art interactive entertainment, creative collaborations, curated retail, dining and special events.” Now, an […]
The Rochester Music Hall of Fame (RMHF) announces its “Class of 2020” to be honored at an induction ceremony. Originally slated for April 26 at the Eastman Theater, the RMHF ceremony has been postponed to the Fall because of health concerns. Born in Rochester, Roy McCurdy is one of the RMHF honorees. He started playing […]
Christian Smalls, a black Amazon warehouse worker, was fired after he led a walkout of many employees at Amazon’s distribution warehouse in Staten Island. Amazon insists that Smalls was not fired because he led the protest, but because he violated a company policy that imposes a 14-day quarantine on employees who come in contact with […]
For days now, 49-year-old Derrick Jones, known popularly as the deejay and rapper D-Nice, has been hosting a free live quarantine dance party via his Instagram account @dnice in the afternoon and evening each day around 2 or 3 p.m. PST. The party typically runs for six to nine hours and features not only a […]
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