Politics
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On Thursday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced fully vaccinated Americans will be allowed to travel into Canada beginning mid-August. This is exciting news for Rochester businesses that benefit from Canadian tourism. Don Jeffries, the President and CEO of Travel Rochester, gives some background on how the closed border effected businesses and stated: “I am guessing […]
Did you know there was law on the books making it a misdemeanor to cut hair or provide a shave to another person on Sunday? Neither did I! Governor Andrew M. Cuomo signed legislation Tuesday that repeals provisions of law prohibiting the practice of barbering on Sunday. Cuomo said “This is the very definition of […]
After about 6 months into his presidency, President Joe Biden is in a standoff with senators within his own party about who should head the FDA. Right now, there is no sign of the spot being filled permantly anytime soon. CNN reported: “Dr. Janet Woodcock, a career official since 1986, has been serving as acting […]
The City of Rochester announced Monday that Mayor Lovely Warren is back in the office after spending a week in the hospital. Between her 44th birthday on July 1st and the 4th of July Celebrations, the Mayor must have come across some bad food because on July 5th, she was admitted to the hospital for […]
For this Fourth of July, Vanessa Williams (the first Black woman to be crowned Miss America) faced backlash from conservatives after she performed “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” at the televised Capitol Fourth celebration. Critics were fuming at PBS’s holiday broadcast event. According to the New York Post, critics were calling it divisive and un-American. […]
After four terms and serving since 2005, Mayor Byron Brown, former state senator, was defeated Tuesday night in the primaries. The candidate to defeat the mayor is India Walton, the first woman and first socialist to lead New York’s second-largest city. Walton defeated Brown by 1,507 votes with all in-person votes counted, and only a […]
City Councilman Malik Evans won the Democratic Party primary election for Rochester mayor. Evans won by approximately 6,000 votes over Mayor Lovely Warren. He addressed supporters declaring his plan to put Rochester into the top echelon of American cities where it belongs. And, right out of the gate, he talked about the urgent need to address […]
About a year ago, the nation paused during “Blackout Tuesday,” a protest organized by the music industry to acknowledge racism and police brutality. After about a year, the music industry is still not where they should be. Variety reported: “According to both last week’s USC-Annenberg ‘Inclusion in the Music Business’ study and a ‘report card’ […]
On Monday, the Senate voted to confirm Judge Kenaji Brown Jackon’s position in a powerful DC-based appellate court; a position that is closely watched by the president. This vote was in favor of Biden as Jackson was his pick. The vote was 53-44. Three Republican women, Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, Susan Collins of Maine […]
The second drawing for New York State’s “Get a Shot to Make Your Future” raffle were announced on Thursday. Each week 10 students are randomly selected from a digital submission pool of 12-17 year old New Yorkers who have received at least one dose of the Covid19 vaccine. This week’s winners are Ella Campbell, Erie […]