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According to officials over at the University of Rochester Medical Center and Rochester Regional Health, hospital visitation will resume next week in a limited capacity. The announcement came from URMC Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Michael Apostolakos and RRH Chief Medical Officer Dr. Robert Mayo. “I’m so pleased to see this change and I hope everyone […]
Some cities in the pacific Northwest are projected to receive more than a years worth of snow in the next day or so, thanks to a series of blizzards that are expected to roll through. Cities like Portland have already gotten almost an inch of snow yesterday, which may not sound like a lot to […]
TripAdvisor recently published an article titled “10 Black Owned Spas to Bliss Out In” and the Groom Room is first on the list. The Groom Room Men’s Spa Lounge is located right here in Rochester. According to customer reviews, it is the best spot in town for a man to be be pampered. Services include […]
On Wednesday, United Airlines announced that they would begin acquiring around 200 electric air taxis to shuttle people in big cities to the airport quicker. They’ve partnered up with a small, private company that produces electric helicopter style aircraft that are capable of vertical takeoff and landings. The company is called Archer and hopes to […]
The global makeup corporation Sephora is pushing a new program that is dedicated to bring more BIOPC – owned brands into development. Last June, the company became the first retailer to sign the Aurora James’ 15% pledge. Instead of just filling the shelves with as many Black owned brands as quickly as possible, they are […]
After teaming up with Greenlight Networks, the Greater Rochester International Airport has one of the fastest Wi-Fi network in the country. Before the upgrade, travelers were only able to reach upload and download speeds of 5 Mbps, but now they have access to speeds of 500Mbps. After launching the service last Thursday, Greenlight CEO Mark […]
Mary Wilson, the longest-reigning original Supreme, has died at 76 years old. Wilson, Diana Ross and Florence Ballard made up the first successful configuration of The Supremes. Wilson stayed with the group until it was officially disbanded by Motown in 1977. The group’s first No. 1, million-selling song, “Where Did Our Love Go,” was released […]
The department of homeland security and the FBI are investigating a vicious malware hack directed at the Victor School District. According to limited reports that don’t compromise the investigation, Victor School Superintendent Tim Terranova said that the hack has closed the district for the time being, but hopes to bring students back in as soon […]
Educators and lawmakers have been throwing around ideas about how to make up for the educational gap that occurred during the first few months of lockdown. Even though everyone quickly adapted to the online learning platform, there were growing pains that students and teachers felt regularly during the semesters that followed the pandemic. By June, […]
According to a government fact sheet about the distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine, a federal program is now in place that is trying to expedite the distribution process and get more American’s vaccinated. The fact sheet describes twenty-one “national pharmacy partners and networks of independent pharmacies representing over 40,000 pharmacy locations nationwide” that are taking […]
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