2020
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When art imitates life and is almost as crazy as life. Yes, you read that right. I’ve been waiting for Saturday Night Live to come back and do a skit with Kate McKinnon as Rudy Guiliani. It FINALLY happened. SNL did a skit about the Michigan hearings where Rudy Guiliani tries to make an argument […]
People magazine has named Regina King as one of the four 2020 “People of the Year”. King, who won an Emmy in September, used her voice to encourage people to vote. She also called for support of marginalized communities during the pandemic and an end to police brutality of unarmed Black people. Her directorial debut “One […]
Billboard has just announced the top charting artists of the 2010’s! It should be no surprise that Drake is the #1 Hip Hop / R&B artist of the past 10 years. The mixed kid from Canada had 18 #1 songs from 2010 – 2020. He’s since upped his count to 21, passing Aretha Franklin and […]
Yesterday, the American Meteor Society announce that it had received over 40 reports of a giant fireball in the sky. Reports of a fireball in the sky came in from Washington D.C. to Canada, but in upstate NY, they included a giant “boom” as well. The boom was so loud that Syracuse Police thought there […]
On Saturday, the Monroe County Department of Public Health confirmed over 500 new cases of COVID-19. This number marks the highest rate of recorded daily infections and beats the old record by 100. Health officials are saying that the 7 day average of cases is at 4.88%. There are a reported 314 people in the […]
While holiday shoppers traditionally get the majority of their shopping done on Black Friday, Small Business Saturday sometimes gets overlooked. This year, more than ever, small businesses across the nation need support from shoppers in their communities. Brighton’s Cooks World is a great example of one of these local retailers that are depending on the […]
Wegmans has announced that they will be taking the safety of their customers very seriously this holiday season. The local grocery chain released a statement on its website that lists new holiday hours, a holiday freshness guide and tips for customers to follow as they plan their holiday shopping. The increase in safety is especially […]
The first day of early voting in Monroe County was almost five times the first day turnout for early voting in the 2019 general election. Around 9,500 people showed up to cast their ballot at the 12 polling sites where early voting is permitted. The polling sites are: David F. Gantt Community Center, 700 North […]
The director of the NIH is now saying that the COVID-19 vaccine may not be ready until 2021. During a press conference, Dr. Francis Collins of the National Institute of Health said: “I’m cautiously optimistic that by the end of 2020, there will be at least one vaccine that has reached that stage of an […]
In response to the deaths of George Floyd in Minneapolis and Ahmaud Arbery in Georgia, the Urban League of Rochester decided that it was time to make its voice heard on a larger scale. The group has spent many long hours organizing its first Interrupt Racism Summit, which will begin at 9 a.m. to 4 […]