I’m just gonna say it… we should be supporting local businesses. It keeps the money in the community and out of the hands of billionaires. And here in Rochester we have some of the best small local businesses!! But that’s a different blog post. Here’s a list of some of the retail chains that are […]

Lizzo is definitely one of the most exciting and joyful creatives in the music industry right now. I really can’t imagine this last year without her music. In a very exciting announcement, Lizzo and Jennifer Salke, head of Amazon Studios, shared their upcoming partnership. Stay tuned I bet this Lizzo created content is gonna be […]

New York State has gorgeous outdoor spaces, from woods to lakes to bogs, (like a bounce-house but made of moss, requires a wilderness escort for safety but Worth It!) and everyone should be able to enjoy them, especially because our nice-weather-season is a little short. The Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) put out some reminders […]

The long awaited Rochester City Skate Park is happening! New concrete was poured on the site today. Local businesses all over town have been looking forward to this for years, including Krudo Co. and the Rochester clothing brand GoldnRd. Along with the people at the Department of Environmental Services, they believe this space will benefit and […]

The long awaited Rochester City Skate Park is happening! New concrete was poured on the site today. Local businesses all over town have been looking forward to this for years, including Krudo Co. and the Rochester clothing brand GoldnRd. Along with the people at the Department of Environmental Services, they believe this space will benefit and […]

Can anyone remember when the Irondequoit mall–was actually an operating mall? Seems like a million years ago. Apparently the mall will now be home to senior living housing and a community center. Supposedly 160 affordable senior living apartments will be built in the old Sears and Seely spaces.  Citizens Bank announced this week that they […]

After violating the pandemic executive orders, Burkes Grill in Webster got its liquor license suspended. The investigators witnessed the bartender not wearing a face mask, they were served alcohol without ordering food, and counted 12 other people at the bar ignoring social distancing guidelines. Governor Cuomo has said that suspension orders will be served immediately […]

New York state recently passed legislation allowing for the use of electric bikes and scooters. Just in time for the Rochester City Counsel to look at and decide whether or not to authorize a bike share program. The program is called HOPR, and they have partnerships with cities around the country. The proposed plan starts […]

ROCHESTER — Members of the Leadership Rochester class of 2020 are organizing a diaper drive to benefit Healthy Baby Network. Diapers and wipes will be collected from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, July 25 at a drive-thru donation site at Healthy Baby Network, 693 East Ave. The drive-thru will be set up in the […]

Wear your mask, and bring your stethoscopes! The Rochester Black Nurses Association, a community organization sponsored by the UR School of Nursing that serves as a voice for Black nurses, invites nurses, nursing students, health care professionals, and the community at large to join them as they “call in” racism as a public health crisis, inequities […]

    

— Community Fighting COVID, a volunteer effort to disrupt COVID-19’s impact in communities of color in Rochester, is holding prescreening sessions at the following locations this week: Sunday, May 17: Emmanuel Missionary Baptist Church (1772 Clifford Avenue), 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Monday, May 18: Bulls Head Plaza (West Main Street), 3-6 p.m. Tuesday, May 19: Father Tracy Advocacy Center (821 N. […]