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Since the pandemic and prior to there has been a lot of discussion on housing in the city of Rochester. With rising rent, evictions, housing quality, affordable home options, and foreclosures people are left with more questions than answers. Rochester City Councils Kim Smith will be holding input sessions to address housing in the city. […]

While many are hyped for the latter half of the year to view Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, many have used this time as reflection. One star in particular, Lupita Nyong’o, spoke after the announcement of the teaser trailer at Comicon and expressed her pride that they managed to make the film. Nyong’o stated: “It’s been […]

A bill that has been proposed for several weeks now is now in the hands of Governor Kathy Hochul, who must make the executive decision if she’s going to sign or veto on selling cats, dogs, and rabbits in stores. Those in favor say the measure will prevent puppy mills or kitten factories that treat […]

In there recent announcement, the New York State Education Department is accepting public comments on its proposed plan to restart the federally required accountability system for the 2022-23 school year based on results from the previous year. NYS Education Department Chancellor Lester Young stated: “Throughout the pandemic, the Department paused the federally mandated accountability system […]

Over the weekend, Marvel released the next phases of the franchise at Comicon. Included in their huge announcement was nonother than the ending of Phase 4, the highly anticipated Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. The two-minute teaser is packed with peeks at what awaits us in the sequel without star Chadwick Boseman, who died after a […]

Joey David George, 37, of Lynnwood, Washington, was arrested late last week after calling a Tops store in Buffalo and threatening racially motivated violence. According to the criminal complaint, George allegedly called the Tops on Elmwood Avenue in Buffalo on July 19 and 20 and threatened to shoot Black people in the store. George was […]

Over the weekend, University of Rochester students joined Flower City Habitat for Humanity for their sixth annual “Framing Frenzy”. Over 100 students from the Simon Business School helped build five new Habitat homes in the Beechwood Neighborhood. The “Framing Frenzy” will help FCHH progress on the seven new homes being built in the Beechwood Neighborhood […]

Just a few days before the Rolling Loud Miami festival, Kid Cudi replaced Kanye West as the headline act after he pulled out last second. Kid Cudi then cut his act short after he was continuously pelted with water bottles and other debris. According to various online footage, Cudi warned the audience to stop throwing […]

Interested in brunch while looking at 100 million-year-old dinosaur footprints? Earlier this month, an observant at a restaurant in southwest China spotted a set of footprints on the stone floor of the courtyard where they were dining. After spotting the footprints, paleontologists were called in to observe and identify them and discovered a new set […]

Yesterday, the Rochester community came together to help in the fight against violence in Rochester and surrounding areas with the 13th annual Roc the Peace Fest. To show their support of non-violence, many musicians, artists, dance groups, and vendors supported this event. Roc the Peace is an organization dedicated to intervening in young people’s lives […]