Published Feb. 12, 2017 with Open Mic Rochester. I will never forget August 9, 2015. I won’t ever forget the way… Read more Look out for motorcyclists, it could save a life
Author: Alyssa Pressler
Eating disorders during the holidays: Be mindful
Published on Dec. 6, 2016 with Open Mic Rochester. I am currently the heaviest I have ever weighed. If you’d told… Read more Eating disorders during the holidays: Be mindful
A letter to my younger self
Published Sept. 13, 2016 with Open Mic Rochester. In eighth grade I wrote a letter to my older self as… Read more A letter to my younger self
Investigating diversity and inclusion at RIT
Published July 5, 2016 with Open Mic Rochester. Diversity may be an ideal that the Rochester Institute of Technology strives… Read more Investigating diversity and inclusion at RIT

Lovers reunite, marry after seven decades
Published July 12, 2017. Stefanie Helsel remembers hearing about her grandmother’s first love as she was growing up, leaving her… Read more Lovers reunite, marry after seven decades
Alleged killer and kidnapper faces survivors in court
Published Aug. 28, 2017. Brian Thad Carver spent his time in court on Monday staring down at his lap, making… Read more Alleged killer and kidnapper faces survivors in court
New support group for missing and murder victims form
Published April 4, 2017. When someone has a family member killed or go missing, survivors say they have trouble explaining… Read more New support group for missing and murder victims form
Video: Women escorted out of Rep. Patrick McHenry’s office
Published May 11, 2017. A Facebook Live video a woman made while being escorted out the U.S. Rep. Patrick McHenry’s… Read more Video: Women escorted out of Rep. Patrick McHenry’s office
Sheriff: County Jail overcrowded
Published May 16, 2017. Gaston County Jail is overcrowded, according to the sheriff, and it has been consistently for several… Read more Sheriff: County Jail overcrowded

Locals feel hopeful after march in D.C.
Published Jan. 22, 2017. For some people who attended both the Women’s March on Washington, D.C., on Saturday and President Donald Trump’s… Read more Locals feel hopeful after march in D.C.