Like elsewhere in the country, Monroe County is seeing an acceleration of confirmed coronavirus cases.
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Posted inMovies
Round-up: new to streaming
With movie theaters around the greater Rochester area shuttered due to the coronavirus pandemic, film lovers are having to look elsewhere for their viewing entertainment. Here are some of the best from the waves of new offerings arriving on digital platforms.
Posted inCulture
Sanitizer showdown
Scent, stickiness, and slick packaging: we rate hand sanitizers from the big companies to the local upstarts.
Posted inCulture
Local fashion designer puts needle and thread to surgical masks
Sarah Jane McPike is a wizard with needle and thread. But when the local fashion designer heard that surgical masks were in short supply, she put her own clothing line on hold and got to work.
Posted inMusic
Local performers unite for Rochester Livestream Music Festival
This weekend more than four dozen musicians are gathering under one digital cloud: The Rochester Livestream Music Festival.
Posted inNews & Opinion
Volunteers 3D-print face shields for Rochester hospitals
Face shields, which can extend the life of vital face masks, have become a high-demand item among hospitals.
Posted inNews & Opinion
How to ethically use your coronavirus check
What should you do with your coronavirus ‘stimulus’ money? We didn’t ask a personal finance expert. We asked an ethicist.
Posted inCulture
Romantic distancing: Dating apps in the age of COVID
In the age of coronavirus, a screen-to-screen connection is all apps like Tinder and Bumble have to offer.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Pandemic-era portraits
Rochester photographers are taking “porch portraits” to document life during the COVID-19 pandemic — from a safe but social distance.
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City closes playgrounds and basketball hoops, but not parks
Mayor Lovely Warren encouraged residents to go on walks, ride bikes, or engage in other forms of solitary exercise.
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Monroe County hospitals prepare for coronavirus ‘surge’
Officials have developed plans that would add 2,000 more hospital beds in Monroe County, if they are needed.
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Rerouting of Rochester bus routes will be delayed
The coronavirus pandemic caused the bus service to pump the brakes on its Reimagine RTS plans.
