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The city’s annual Puerto Rican Festival began Thursday evening at Innovative Field. Recognized as Monroe County’s longest-standing ethnic festival, the celebration is filled with live music, dance, an array of delicious food, and more! The festival schedule is set for Friday night from 5 to 11 pm, and Saturday from noon to 11 pm. Advance […]

The Rochester Fringe Festival revealed the lineup for this year’s event, consisting of almost 500 performances and more than 30 diverse venues. Featuring a rich mixture of local, regional, national, and international artists, the extensive array of entertainment is set to attract new visitors to the festival. It will offer attendees the chance to explore […]

Nurses at Rochester General Hospital are prepared to strike today, a move that is creating widespread concern over the possible impact. The recent round of negotiations between Rochester Regional Health and the Rochester Union of Nurses and Allied Professionals has recently concluded without significant progress. RRH has expressed dissatisfaction with the outcome, leading to a […]

The frustration continues and is real, I made a rant last month about the E-scooters being left behind all over the place in the city. As I was headed out for a coffee run this morning, I nearly hit one of the scooters left on the corner of Alexander and E. Main Street. Check out […]

The Rochester Puerto Rican Festival returns to Innovative Field on Thursday with three days of cultural events, live music, and authentic food. The 53rd annual festival runs from Thursday, Aug. 3 and Saturday, Aug. 5. The Puerto Rican Festival is the longest running cultural festival in Monroe County and about 7,000 people attend each day. […]

A multimillion-dollar enhancement is on the way for one of Rochester’s historical locations! Legislators from the state have revealed a $2 million grant that will be directed towards refurbishing the Auditorium Theatre. Earlier this year, the entire Auditorium Center complex was acquired by the Rochester Broadway Theatre League, who are now in the process of […]

Northeast NSC/Clinton Section   All Northeast Neighborhoods and block clubs: 5:30 to 8 p.m. International Plaza – 828 N. Clinton Avenue – Activities include: Meet your neighbors; Recreational Activities; Performances; Music; Free Food. Northwest NSC/Lake Section All Northwest Neighborhoods and Block Clubs:  5:30 – 7:30 p.m. Cameron Teen Center parking lot -48 Cameron St. Grilled hotdogs provided. Southwest […]

The University of Rochester announced it bought and now owns College Town in the Mt. Hope Avenue area. The University also said it created a new company called Meliora Development Company LLC to manage, and maintain the area. In 2015 the College Town area had officially opened. https://13wham.com/news/local/university-of-rochester-acquires-college-town

Starting in September, Monroe County is set to partner with Pittsford’s residents, the Monroe Community Hospital, and the Monroe County Jail in an initiative aimed at promoting sustainability. The goal is to collect food scraps such as meat trimmings, expired food items, and leftover food, from 500 households within the Pittsford community. These collected scraps […]

 The City has enacted a Cool Sweep for, Wednesday, July 26, as well as for Thursday, July 27 and Friday, July 28 in anticipation of forecasted high temperatures. Residents can beat the heat at Durand Eastman Beach, the City’s air-conditioned libraries and R-Centers and cool off at City pools and spray parks: R-Centers (8:30 a.m. […]