Social distancing has gobbled up our hoorays and swallowed our hurrahs. It’s hard for a performer when there’s no way to read an audience and get the reward of applause at the end.
COVID-19
Posted inMusic
Rochester music teachers go virtual with online lessons
With social distancing keeping Rochester music teachers and their students apart, online lessons on video conferencing apps have been an effective, if imperfect solution.
Posted inNews & Opinion
‘I was told I had COVID-19, but I didn’t’
Instances of people being told they’re sick with coronavirus when, in fact, they aren’t, appear to be rare. But they do happen.
Posted inNews & Opinion
More than half of COVID-19 deaths in Monroe County are people over 80
The Monroe County Health Department appears to be relaxing its policy of releasing age ranges of those who have died of COVID-19.
Posted inCulture
Breakfast, lunch, and dinner…in quarantine
In the spirit of D.I.Y. self-isolation cooking, here are three easy-to-make dishes made with common pantry items and ingredients that can be swapped out and substituted as needed.
Posted inNews & Opinion
Rochester runners launch the Virtual COVID-19 Miler this weekend
Organizers wanted to provide a social experience for runners and support local shops that have had to temporarily close.
Posted inNews & Opinion
Suspected COVID-19 patient in Brighton jail by order of Monroe County Health
Monroe County has turned the Brighton jail into a COVID-19 isolation center, and the Health Department has issued its first civil order to detain an individual with symptoms who refused to be tested.
Posted inNews & Opinion
Cuomo orders upstate hospitals to give spare ventilators to downstate health centers
The governor said the hospitals will get the ventilators back or will be reimbursed so they can buy new ones.
Posted inNews & Opinion
Monroe County deputies field fewer domestic violence, theft calls in March amid pandemic
Calls to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office for domestic violence, mental health, and thefts fell in March, countering a trend across the country.
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Monroe County COVID-19 death toll rises to 10
The COVID-19 death toll in Monroe County his 10 on Thursday.
Posted inNews & Opinion
Urban agriculture regroups as Rochester halts permits for community gardens
Advocates, activists, and policymakers are wrestling with what community gardening and growing looks like in a pandemic.
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Jazz Festival canceled; fall date being considered
Rochester’s heavy summer festival season has already taken many hits, including the cancellation of the Lilac Festival.
