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Yesterday, Wegmans announced that it would be able to begin distributing vaccinations to two groups: those 65 and older and its own pharmacy employees. Until the infrastructure is tested, the company will only be administering the vaccine to these groups until told otherwise. If you are over 65, you an use this link here to […]
Yesterday, New York State Attorney General Letitia James told the public that a grand jury would not be charging any of the officers involved in the death of Daniel Prude. Activists organized a march in response to this decision that began where Daniel Prude was killed by Rochester Police on Jefferson Ave. The march continued […]
Assemblymember Demond Meeks was on the WDKX Wake-Up Club Monday Morning talking about the new COVID vaccination site that will open in Rochester, on March 3rd at the former Kodak Hawkeye Parking Lot 1345 St. Paul St. Appointment scheduling begin on Wednesday February 24th. Please call 1-833-697-4829 or online at covid19vaccine.health.ny.gov The first week of […]
According to Irondequoit Town Supervisor Dave Seely, the renovations on the old mall are coming along nicely and he barely recognizes it anymore. “That’s what we said all along is we want to take your perception of what something was and what you think it might’ve still been and reimagine it.” The mall is being […]
There’s a new pop-up COVID-19 vaccination spot in Rochester, located in the Pamela Jackson R Center. Officials reported that hundreds of people were lining up to receive their inoculations. Dr. Robert Mayo, Chief Medical officer for Rochester Regional Health gave a statement, saying: “It’s really heartwarming to talk to the patients they are expressing a […]
Criminal charges have been dropped against Amy Cooper AKA ‘Central Park Karen’ after she completed racial bias training. She is the woman who attempted to weaponize the police against a Black bird watcher in Central Park just hours before George Floyd was murdered by Minneapolis Police on May 25 2020. “There’s an African American man threatening […]
Jennifer Hudson has formed a partnership with MasterCard in an endeavor that’s primary focus is to strengthen and push Black-owned businesses forward. The partnership seeks to use a $500 million commitment to build up Black-owned small businesses that have suffered in the past year due to the pandemic, while giving financial opportunities to entrepreneurs affected […]
Lollypop Farm has let everyone know that their adoption rates have skyrocketed have announced that they have hit a record rate of a 91% save rate. Ashley Zeh, the director of communications from Lollypop Farm gave a statement, saying: “We’ve seen people come to adopt, we’ve seen increases in foster care, really just increases in […]
Join Join trusted doctors and local leaders Thursday Feb. 18th at 6pm for Fatherhood Engagement; a discussion about the health and wellness for boys of color. Real talk with Black and Latino doctors discussing steps to heal and improve our community. WDKX is proud to support this virtual event, along with RSCD and New […]
During the Super Bowl, there was a Mountain Dew Commercial that asked viewers to guess how many bottles of Mountain Dew Major Melon were in the ad. Each viewer had 3 chances to win a million dollars by tweeting the correct number to Mountain Dew’s twitter account. Rochester’s very own Ryan DePaul guessed right on […]