Connections With Evan Dawson

Rochester is seeing a 20 to 25 percent increase in homelessness since this time last year. That's according to leaders at the local non-profit, Person Centered Housing Options.

The uptick in violence in Rochester has community leaders brainstorming ways to help young people stay safe. Some of their ideas include job training initiatives.

Post-Election Day, we talk with some of the winners of last night's races. We've reached out to winners from both major political parties.

New York Times restaurant critic Pete Wells wrote a scathing review of Eleven Madison Park's new vegan menu. The restaurant announced an animal-free policy in May. Wells writes, "Almost none of the main ingredients taste quite like themselves in the 10-course, $335 menu the restaurant unwrapped this June after a 15-month pandemic hiatus. Some are so obviously standing in for meat or fish that you almost feel sorry for them."

According to a survey by Statista, video game playing time has increased nearly 20 percent since the start of the pandemic. And a new category of “aspiring professional gamers” say that they would quit their jobs if they could support themselves via gaming.

The Landmark Society of Western New York announces its 2021 "Five to Revive" today. The list includes five places or spaces selected for historic preservation and revitalization.

An uptick in violence in and outside Rochester City Schools has prompted some people in the school community to push for Rochester Police Department officers to be stationed in buildings again. This comes more than a year and a half after officers were removed from schools.

Ghost stories and spiritualism in Western New York! We end the week with a pre-Halloween conversation about folklore and legends in Rochester.

We have a conversation with Rochester City Council candidate Ann Lewis. We talk with her about her platform and priorities.

We continue our conversations with candidates for judicial seats. This hour, we hear from candidates for Monroe County Court. There are five candidates running for three seats.

The Harley School recently introduced a new program designed to bring more students from disadvantaged backgrounds into their school community. Harley says inclusion is at the core of its mission.

We talk with candidates running for New York State Supreme Court. There are four candidates running for two seats.

David Shor has been right on just about everything when it comes to politics over the past ten years. At the age of 30, he's a data scientist whose word has become respected -- or, perhaps, feared among Democrats. That's because, as a Democrat himself, Shor says his own party has been hijacked by white college-educated liberals whose views are far to the left of most Americans. The American political map already favors Republicans, given the advantages the GOP has with the US Senate. As a result, Shor says Democrats are facing devastating political losses over the next decade. He has ideas on how to stem the losses.

We continue our efforts to bring you long form conversations with candidates running for office. Today, we talk with the candidates for Rochester City School Board. There are four candidates running for three seats.

Denis Villeneuve's adaptation of the novel "Dune" was released on Friday. The sci-fi space opera tells the story of a resource-deprived galaxy 8,000 years in the future.

Where are all the workers? Millions of American workers who left the workforce in early 2021 have yet to return. That is causing a slow down in the supply chain, and it is leaving many companies short staffed.

Research shows the rates of mental illness and suicide are up among physicians. Dr. Ronald Epstein and colleagues are exploring how mental illness affects health care practitioners and the barriers to getting treatment.

Election Day is a little more than a week away, and voters across the City of Rochester are considering the candidates for Rochester City Council. There are 12 candidates running for five at-large seats. This is our final discussion with the candidates.

According to new research, the number of people struggling with depression is up due to the pandemic. A study published in The Lancet Regional Health-Americas shows that the rise in rates due to COVID is worse than those associated with other large-scale traumatic events like severe weather or terrorist attacks.

Las Vegas Raiders football coach Jon Gruden resigned last week after the New York Times reported on emails he sent in which he made homophobic and misogynistic comments. This came after racist statements Gruden made about a union leader. Some of the emails were sent from his private account.