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Rochester Institute of Technology held its 2019 commencement ceremony at the Gordon Field House on Friday, May 10, 2019. This ceremony honored more than 4,200 students graduating at all degree levels – an all-time high!
Mayor Lovely A. Warren represented the great city of Rochester at this year’s Essence Festival! She was featured in the Mayor Round Table in which she, and several other women mayors of color, discussed the different ways in which they are enacting change within their communities. See the full Round Table below! **Mayor Warren begins […]
Written by Taylor Today the WDKX Jam Squad made an appearance at Skip’s Meat Market, located at 786 N. Goodman street in Rochester’s Marketview Heights neighborhood. Everyone who came out today had a great spirit and even showed off their best dance moves. My co-workers and I are apparently the next Diana Ross, Whitney Houston, […]
The Public Market Nutrition Education Center, located inside Shed B, is designed to host a variety of community nutrition and culinary programs. As part of today’s ribbon cutting, the Mayor was joined by City Council member and Foodlink’s Chief Programs Officer Mitch Gruber, Wegmans Community Relations Manager Linda Lovejoy and other friends and supporters of […]
Motorist Advisory Little Kids/Big Rigs and the Twilight Criterium bicycle races will affect traffic in Downtown Rochester on Saturday, May 11th from 9 AM to 10:45 PM. The following streets will be temporarily closed: Broad Street from Exchange Boulevard to S. Clinton Avenue – 6 a.m. Saturday to 2 a.m. Sunday Irving Place from West […]
Thanks to a GoFundMe campaign two brothers, Kwamaine and Deyshonee Much, are now able to start Rochester’s very first pro-am basketball tournament, which is set to take place this summer. “Our goal is to keep our athletes in tip top shape during their summer break, provide an energetic atmosphere for spectators to witness what NBA scouts […]
The city of Rochester will be hosting its annual 4th of July Celebration in downtown Rochester this Thursday at 7 PM on the Main Street Bridge. The celebration will begin with musical performances by Orquestra Antonetti, Paul Boutte & The Motown Revue featuring Jeames Graham, Minnie Earle, R. Jerome, Shawanda Owens and will also feature […]
Written by Gillz What’s up Rochester! It’s ya boy GILLZ with another community event update. This time the Jam Squad had the pleasure of attending the 2nd Annual Strong Families Extravaganza hosted by the Rochester Housing Authority. There was an amazing turn out this past Saturday at Baden Park. It brought me such joy seeing […]
Thank the Lord for Vacation Bible School! No, this isn’t one of those boring bible schools. The Church of Jesus Christ, Inc. made it their duty to present a place of worship where children are welcome to enjoy a great week of lessons, activities, crafts, and more! This year, Vacation Bible School will be doing […]