Even before the pandemic hit there was a bus driver shortage in Monroe county. Now with the necessity for bus attendants, as well as lower capacity limits, requiring more buses, the need is greater than ever. In other bus related news, due to the flammable nature of hand sanitizer, the product will not be allowed […]

I’ve seen “Fargo” the movie, but I have never seen “Fargo” the FX TV Show. Season 4, however, is now on my DVR list. The delayed FX’s TV Show crime drama, is based on the 1996 Coen Brothers film. This season starring, Chris Rock, was initially scheduled to premiere in April, will now start September […]

Apparently we have entered the season for harmful algal blooms or HABs, which is August 3rd until October 4th. The Canandaigua Lake Watershed Association has volunteers monitoring the waters. According to reports not all incidences have been cyanobacteria, which is known to be harmful to humans and pets. Places with public swimming usually test the […]

Temperatures are expected to reach or exceed 85 degrees. City of Rochester “Cool Sweep” will be in effect, today, Tuesday August 11th. Due to the Coronavirus pandemic, visitors are asked to observe posted capacity limits at each site. Cool Sweep Locations Spray Parks and Spray Features: Noon to 6 p.m. Carter Street R-Center, 500 Carter […]

Even before the pandemic hit there was a bus driver shortage in Monroe county. Now with the necessity for bus attendants, as well as lower capacity limits, requiring more buses, the need is greater than ever. In other bus related news, due to the flammable nature of hand sanitizer, the product will not be allowed […]

Temperatures are expected to reach or exceed 85 degrees. City of Rochester “Cool Sweep” will be in effect, today, Tuesday August 11th. Due to the Coronavirus pandemic, visitors are asked to observe posted capacity limits at each site. Cool Sweep Locations Spray Parks and Spray Features: Noon to 6 p.m. Carter Street R-Center, 500 Carter […]

President & CEO Dr. Janice Harbin from Anthony Jordan Health Center called into the WDKX Wake-Up Club to talk about COVID-19 testing at Jordan Health. How important it is for kids heading back to school to get their immunization shots and dental appointments are available. Call 585-423-5800 to set up an appointment. Click Here To […]

City of Rochester Cool Sweep is triggered when forecasts call for temps to rise over 85 degrees, to provide city residents with opportunities to cool down. Because of COVID-19 precautions have changed the hours of operation and capacity limitations. Here is a list of spray parks, open from 12-6 p.m., person capacity is in parenthesis: […]

ROCHESTER — Members of the Leadership Rochester class of 2020 are organizing a diaper drive to benefit Healthy Baby Network. Diapers and wipes will be collected from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, July 25 at a drive-thru donation site at Healthy Baby Network, 693 East Ave. The drive-thru will be set up in the […]

Wear your mask, and bring your stethoscopes! The Rochester Black Nurses Association, a community organization sponsored by the UR School of Nursing that serves as a voice for Black nurses, invites nurses, nursing students, health care professionals, and the community at large to join them as they “call in” racism as a public health crisis, inequities […]

    

— Community Fighting COVID, a volunteer effort to disrupt COVID-19’s impact in communities of color in Rochester, is holding prescreening sessions at the following locations this week: Sunday, May 17: Emmanuel Missionary Baptist Church (1772 Clifford Avenue), 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Monday, May 18: Bulls Head Plaza (West Main Street), 3-6 p.m. Tuesday, May 19: Father Tracy Advocacy Center (821 N. […]