City of Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren

Yesterday, current Mayor Lovely Warren issued a state of emergency, calling on the state and other law enforcement agencies to help Rochester’s historic number of homicides. Mayor-elect Malik Evans believes Rochester’s state of emergency is a short-term solution. When Evans takes office on January 1st, he plans on making violence in the city one of […]

After Mayor Lovely Warren took the plea deal on Monday, resigning as Rochester mayor, Deputy Mayor James Smith is ready to take his place. James Smith has been an advisor for Warren since 2015 and now will serve as mayor for the remainder of the year. Smith was a former Republican, now Democrat who had […]

ROC the Riverway weekend kicked off with the Fall Salmon Run and tours of the Charlotte Genesee Lighthouse yesterday. To celebrate ROC the Riverway, city leaders announced plans for the North Star Commons, where the site offers a new gathering space and is named after The North Star, the anti-slavery newspaper first published by abolitionist […]

Yesterday, for the first time ever, the annual ‘Freedom Festival’ event was held at the memorial’s new site, at Frederick Douglass Plaza near the corner of South Avenue and Robinson Drive. Previously, the Frederick Douglass monument had been located closer to the Highland Bowl amphitheater. This festival takes place to honor the legacy of Fredrick […]

After winning 62% of the vote, Mayor Lovely Warren now has the full support of the City Democratic Committee, even though she was indicted by a grand jury in October for allegedly mishandling campaign funds. Warren is also under investigation for allegedly telling former police chief La’Ron Singletary to “withhold full and truthful information from […]