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MLK Day celebration at Eastman Theatre (8:30 a.m. to noon) The community will celebrate Dr. King with a free event on Monday at Kodak Hall inside Eastman Theatre. Doors open at 8:30 a.m. The keynote speaker will be former U.S. Ambassador Suzan Johnson Cook, the goddaughter of the late Coretta Scott King, the wife of […]

RIT held a tournament this past weekend. It wasn’t a sports event, but it did have to do with technology. The Rochester Institute of Technology held a cyber security hacking tournament with some of the top hacking teams. The teams weren’t breaking any laws with the competition, this is what they call ethical hacking. The […]

The first day the Internal Revenue Service will accept and process federal returns for the 2022 tax year will be Monday, Jan. 23rd. Taxpayers have until April 18 this year to file their return without requesting an extension. (Victims of California’s severe winter storms have until May 15, 2023.) The IRS expects to receive more than 168 million […]

I don’t know about you, but I can’t wait for the Super Bowl LVII Halftime show. While we know that Rihanna’s forthcoming performance will definitely be one of the biggest events in music in 2023, will a set of her hits be all that comes from it or will we get something new? On Friday, […]

In response to what happened to Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin during the Bills versus the Bengals, the importance of CPR/AED has been brought to light. Anyone who is looking to receive a CPR certificate can now attend a free CPR/AED demonstration from the Gates Volunteer Ambulance every Saturday until the Super Bowl. Check out […]

SZA’s “Kill Bill” has been ‘killing it’ lately, and now she has released a Quentin Tarantino-like music video for the song. “Kill Bill” is the third SOS track to get a music video, following “Shirt” and “Nobody Gets Me.” Starting on February 21, SZA will hit the road for a North American tour as well. […]

This Wednesday, January 18th from 10 am to 6 pm, Wegmans Food Markets is hosting a virtual hiring event to fill hundreds of hourly entry-level management positions, both part-time and full-time. Kevin Stickles, Wegmans senior vice president of human resources, stated: “We’re proud to offer meaningful opportunities at Wegmans at a time when job seekers […]

This Wednesday, January 18th from 10 am to 6 pm, Wegmans Food Markets is hosting a virtual hiring event to fill hundreds of hourly entry-level management positions, both part-time and full-time. Kevin Stickles, Wegmans senior vice president of human resources, stated: “We’re proud to offer meaningful opportunities at Wegmans at a time when job seekers […]

The Roc City Skatepark was just awarded a $3 million dollar grant from New York State. The City of Rochester made the announcement about the $3 million dollar grant Wednesday. The skatepark was open to the public back in 2020. ROC City skatepark awarded $3 million in state funding | RochesterFirst

Imagine being on an Amtrak train and being stuck for 37 hours, that’s what happened to some passengers that were traveling by train from Virginia to Florida. The trip was delayed due to another train that derailed. Some customers got frustrated and called 911 telling dispatchers that they’re being held hostage. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.businessinsider.com/amtrak-train-delay-passengers-stuck-for-hours-2023-1%3famp