re-opening

In an effort to push the reopening of in-person education, the CDC has deemed it safe enough update the social distancing area from 6 ft to 3 ft for elementary schools and some high schools, as long as they wear a mask. Before they made this adjustment, the rule was that students had to be […]

New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo recently adjusted the business curfew, letting bars and restaurants stay open until 11 pm instead of 10. The change went into effect on Valentines Day and local restaurants are getting optimistic about the future. Shelby Griswold, a server at Lemoncello, said: “People are so excited to get out and […]

Organizers for the Rochester International Jazz Festival have decided they can better meet COVID-19 guidelines this year by pushing back to date and relocating the 9-day festival to RIT. This news comes as a shock to local businesses in Rochester’s East end, many who have closed their doors until the outdoor festival season begins. In […]

Officials from the University of Rochester sent out a mass email on Tuesday that let everyone know they might have to pause the spring semester if COVID-19 cases continue to grow. Over the past couple of weeks, the number of positive cases has hit the same number as it was from the first two months […]

The Supreme Court just ruled in favor of the restaurants that are involved with the lawsuit against the state that would let them re-open if they fall inside a yellow zone. New York State Supreme Court Justice Henry Nowak heard the case from attorneys that represented the establishments involved. The restaurants claim that the micro […]

During a live stream interview between Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and top infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci, Zuckerberg voiced his concern in how the federal government has handled the coronavirus pandemic. Zuckerberg is quoted, saying: “I just think that it was avoidable and it it’s really disappointing that we still don’t have adequate testing, […]

During a conference call to the media to address updates on the state of the coronavirus pandemic in New York, Governor Andrew Cuomo mentioned that there would be a new regulation concerning dining out. Bars are now only allowed to serve patrons alcohol if they ordered food at the same time and there would be […]

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo still hasn’t decided if schools will be allowed to open this fall. Officials predict that a decision will be made by early August, but there’s no guarantee that it will happen at all. In the meantime, school districts are trying to get ahead of the decision by upgrading their infrastructure […]

On Wednesday, Best Buy announced to the nation that it would begin requiring all customers to wear masks if they want to shop there. In a press release on Tuesday, Best Buy said: “This new requirement, which starts July 15, will help protect not only our shoppers and communities, but also the tens of thousands […]