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On Monday, a new release date for Kanye West’s new album, “Donda” was confirmed by a rep for the artist. “Donda” was first announced in 2019, but after the announcement no one heard much about the album. However, the album has resurfaced this month when West held a listen on July 17th in Las Vegas. […]

A now-former Irondequoit Police Officer has turned in his badge after an incident at a bar on East Ave. Jason Hughes resigned from the IPD last week after he allegedly used a racial slur. The incident took place at Temple Bar on East Ave. Hughes was not on duty at the time. The Irondequoit Town […]

Before you head out to the beach to enjoy this great summer weather you need to know there will be no swimming. Due to E. coli, the beach will not be open for swimmers. Because of the rain we recently had and the sediment in the water flowing through the Genesee River there is a […]

Over the weekend, Whitney Houston’s estate announced that a Las Vegas tour featuring the late icon Whitney Houston’s hologram is scheduled to hit the stage on Tuesday, October 26, more than a year after its European debut. “An Evening With Whitney: The Whitney Houston Hologram Concert” will feature a holographic recreation of the singer performing […]

Civil Rights activist Robert Parris Moses has died at age 86. Moses was shot, beaten, and in jail while leading Black voter registration drives in the American South during the 1960s. Later on, Moses helped improve minority education in math. Bob worked to dismantle segregation as the Mississippi field director of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating […]

Across the country, mask mandates are making a comeback in places like Los Angeles and Massachusetts in an effort to keep the COVID-19 Delta Variant surge at bay. According to Governor Cuomo’s office, nearly 60 percent of New York State has had at least one dose of the vaccine. Over at Rochester’s R-Center on Flint […]

In preparation for his upcoming album, Kayne West held his Donda Listening Event in Atlanta. Kanye also received an honor from the city. According to TMZ, on the same day as his listening event, the City of Atlanta presented Atlanta-born rapper West with a plaque backstage at Mercedes-Benz Stadium and officially proclaimed July 22 Kanye […]

12-year- old Hend Zaza from Syria made her debut in the Toyko Olympics this year. Zaza is a table tennis player and in order to make it into the Olympics, Zaza played a woman more than three times her age at the women’s singles preliminary round. She beat a 42-year-old Lebanese player when she was […]

Over the weekend, Fashion Week returned to Midtown Athletics club. This was the 12th fashion week to date. They held two shows on Friday and Saturday at 6:30. The ‘Hot Summer Nights’ runway show was held at an outdoor pop-up event space this year due to social distancing guidelines. At the show, patrons enjoyed a […]

After a team member tested positive for COVID-19, the U.S. Women’s Gymnastics Team decided to not stay in Tokyo’s Olympic Village for safety reasons. According to NBC News, USA Gymnastics stated that the squad had always intended to stay at a hotel instead of the sealed-off, a waterfront section of Tokyo reserved for the 11,000 […]