Bill Pearce, key figure in the development of WXXI, dies at 95
Bill Pearce, the longest-serving president of WXXI Public Media, the parent company of CITY, has died at the age of 95.
RPD could get iPhone cracking tool
GrayKey enables its users to unlock passcodes in iOS devices, giving police access to personal files as part of an investigation.
Darick Campbell of Rochester’s The Campbell Brothers dies
Darick Campbell, one of the trio of brothers who made up the scintillating Rochester sacred-steel band The Campbell Brothers, has died.
Cuomo: Rochester area is ready to slowly start reopening
Monroe County and its neighboring eight counties have met seven key metrics indicating they’ve slowed the spread of COVID-19.
Cuomo: Some regions of New York will reopen by Friday
Select regions in New York state will start to reopen certain businesses by the weekend, Governor Andrew Cuomo said Sunday.
URMC to furlough 3,500 workers
Nearly 700 of the URMC staffers will be out of work entirely with no guarantee of returning to their jobs when furloughs end.
Call (and send brunch over to) your mother
A pandemic is no reason not to treat mom sweetly. Many restaurants are offering to-go versions of Mother’s Day brunches.
Album review: ‘Magnolia/Wrecking Ball’
Rochester’s Dangerbyrd has just unleashed a new single, “Magnolia” — with “Wrecking Ball” as the B-side — which gives a good, albeit short look under the band’s hood.
Monroe County Democratic legislators to appoint elections commissioner, solicit applications
Legislators are accepting applications for an elections commissioner until Monday, May 11. The job pays $103,000 a year.
Streaming: Miniseries reimagines “Hollywood” as more inclusive, earlier on
The Netflix miniseries explores what it might have looked like if the gatekeepers of the movie industry made an effort to diverge from the sexism, racism, and homophobia of the time and forged a new path.
Special delivery: Rochester to mail 480,000 masks, census info to residents
Five masks will be mailed to 96,000 city homes along with information about the health crisis and the 2020 census.
School board passes RCSD budget that cuts 300 positions
The 2020-21 Rochester City School District spending plan was designed to bridge an $87 million budget gap.
Rochester has $7.5 million in CARES cash — and hears lots of ideas on how to spend it
Nearly two dozen people voiced their ideas on how Rochester should spend $7.5 million in federal coronavirus relief funds at a City Council committee meeting Thursday.
Relief for renters: Ban on evictions extended through August 20
Tenants struggling to pay the rent can breathe a little easier — for a while. A state ban on evictions has been extended through Aug. 20.
The F Word: There are no shows, but Alison Coté’s rock ‘n’ roll art goes on
Before the pandemic, artist Alison Coté was designing 10 to 15 posters a month for local and traveling concerts. Now, most of her work is coming from quarantined musicians who are suddenly recording more.
State judge strips Police Accountability Board of disciplinary powers
A state judge has stripped the newly-created Rochester Police Accountability Board of its power to discipline officers.
In the age of COVID-19, farmers markets are all business
As organizers prepare to open Rochester-area farmer’s markets for the season, they’re making changes to keep vendors and customers safe.
Being Asian American in the time of COVID-19
A group of Korean adoptees will shed light on the current anti-Asian bigotry in the context of ongoing anti-Asian experiences.
Rochester-area colleges begin planning for a fall reopening
Exactly what protocols will be put in place at the schools, and how they will change campus life, aren’t yet clear.
Monroe County elections officials react to coronavirus curveballs
Erratic shifts in an already unusual election season has kept Monroe County elections officials hopping.
Presidential primary voters to receive absentee ballot forms by mail
New York’s Democratic presidential primary is back on after a judge threw out a state Board of Elections decision to cancel the election.
Monroe County offers free non-medical masks for residents
The first distributions events will be held Saturday in towns across the county.
Virtual museums link the broken arts chain
COVID-19 has disrupted in-person visits to the MAG and other museums, but you can experience some exhibitions and other highlights online.
Cephas Archie, discarded by SUNY Brockport, finds work with the city of Rochester
Cephas Archie, whose firing from SUNY Brockport was harshly criticized by Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren, has been hired by the city.
Mayor Warren announces layoffs, furloughs for city workers
Some 403 workers, most of them library staff, are expected to be laid off, furloughed, or relegated to job-sharing.
Pick a pack of peppered cream ale
Jalapeño beers don’t pack enough punch? K2 Brothers Brewing’s expanded spicy cream ale line features the Trinidad Scorpion pepper.
URMC and Rochester Regional to test COVID-19 vaccine
Rochester is one of four sites in the U.S. conducting early-stage clinical trials of the vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech.
Album review: ‘First Week Here’
Seven-piece pop outfit Nancy’s debut EP “First Week Here” is an excellent calling card for a band that seems tailor-made for a spot in future Rochester jazz festivals.
