Megan Mack

6 days ago | wxxinews.org | Evan Dawson |Megan Mack |Leah Stacy |Julie Williams

America is in what some industry experts are referring to as a kind of alcohol recession. Beer and wine sales have been hit hardest, but even some premium spirit brands are seeing significant declines. An annual event seeks to breathe some light into the scene. With that in mind, this week's final episode feels like happy hour: it's all about the twelfth annual Rochester Cocktail Revival (RCR), which returns June 2-8.

6 days ago | wxxinews.org | Evan Dawson |Megan Mack |Leah Stacy |Julie Williams

The Trump administration has begun canceling grant funding for arts organizations across the country. As word of the funding cuts hit different communities — Oklahoma City; Pittsburgh; New Orleans; Rochester among the first — a group of senior officials at the National Endowment for the Arts announced their resignations. For some local organizations, the funding cuts are coming almost immediately, after they had planned for the money.

6 days ago | wxxinews.org | Evan Dawson |Leah Stacy |Megan Mack

12:00: Federal funding cuts hit the arts community1:00: The 2025 Rochester Cocktail RevivalThe Trump administration has begun canceling grant funding for arts organizations across the country. As word of the funding cuts hit different communities — Oklahoma City; Pittsburgh; New Orleans; Rochester among the first — a group of senior officials at the National Endowment for the Arts announced their resignations.

1 week ago | wxxinews.org | Evan Dawson |Megan Mack

Self-driving cars are now regularly showing up on the streets of San Francisco. The man who leads the team that developed them says technology is speeding up the pace of human life. He has his eyes on even bigger accomplishments, in the fields of climate change, health care, and more. Astro Teller is the “Captain of Moonshots” at X Google’s Factory and Innovation Lab.

1 week ago | wxxinews.org | Evan Dawson |Megan Mack

12:00: Mary Lupien, candidate for Rochester mayor1:00: “Captain of Moonshots” Astro Teller on technology's effects on the pace of human lifeWe continue our series of conversations with candidates running in the June Democratic primary. This hour, we sit down with Mary Lupien, candidate for Rochester Mayor.