The towns of Brighton and Pittsford have relaxed restrictions on allowing RVs and campers in driveways during the health crisis.
COVID-19
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Complaints about non-essential businesses operating tops 7,000
Offending non-essential businesses could face a $2,000 fine, but most just get saber-rattling phone calls from state or county officials.
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‘Trolls’ is a test case for Hollywood
‘Trolls World Tour’ is the first major studio movie that will bypass theaters entirely to go directly to digital video. The fate of the entire industry is in the hands of the sequel to a children’s jukebox-musical inspired by a line of wildly popular, poofy-haired plastic dolls.
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Cuomo extends stay-at-home order until May 15
The governor said the stay-at-home orders are keeping transmission rates of the virus down, which helps hospitals.
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The internet fills the void
WXXI’s Jeff Spevak shares what he’s been finding while surfing web streams lately and previews the upcoming new album from Rochester surf band Harmonica Lewinski.
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The F Word: Abilene’s Danny Deutsch believes
Rochester-area club owners such as Abilene’s Danny Deutsch have been caught in a kind of COVID-19 limbo. As a business owner who relies on live audiences, how is he coping?
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Monroe County likely to cut election polling sites amid poll worker shortage, pandemic
A shortage of poll workers is pushing Monroe County to reduce the number of polling sites and urge voters to use absentee ballots.
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Grassroots grants: WOC Art Collaborative hosts 24-hour live fundraiser for BIPOC creatives
A multi-generational group of performers will present ‘COVID-19 LIVE ROC,’ a 24-hour streaming event to fund emergency grants for creatives of color.
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The F Word: What’s your side hustle?
Working musicians have always had to supplement their incomes to make ends meet. But those side gigs — bartenders, servers, Uber drivers — are no longer an option.
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Rochester City Council member eviscerated for post about black people and coronavirus
City Council member Jose Peo implored “Black Leaders” to get African Americans in line on physical distancing conventions.
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Cuomo directs employers to provide face masks to ‘essential’ employees
The end of New York’s deadliest week offered glimmers of hope as Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed an order directing employers to provide face masks to “essential” employees.
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Hydroxychloroquine used to treat Rochester COVID-19 patients, but doctors urge caution
The head of infectious diseases at Rochester General Hospital called the efficacy of hydroxychloroquine on COVID-19 “clear as mud.”
