City of Rochester
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The City of Rochester held a press conference Wednesday for young people in the community to get them more involved in programs. The press conference was about the opportunities available for youth in the community that are meaningful and help build skills in leadership. The city is asking young people to get more involved in […]
Yesterday, Foodlink hosted a pop-up food pantry at the Rochester Public Market. The elimination of emergency benefits for SNAP has created an increased demand for local food banks. Elisha VanNorman, Rural Programs Coordinator at Foodlink, stated: “It’s definitely going to help those families and people that have been impacted by those SNAP benefit cuts, I […]
The warm weather has got us excited for the 20th installment of the CGI Rochester International Jazz Festival. This week, the full lineup has been announced! The festival runs June 23-July 1 at venues throughout the city. Headliners performing ticketed shows at Eastman Theatre’s Kodak Hall include Pat Metheny (June 23 at 8 p.m.), Keb’ […]
This weekend, a local band was given the opportunity to sing and perform with Jimmy Fallon on St. Patrick’s Day. 1916 was performing at the Iron Smoke Distillery in Fairport when Jimmy Fallon walked in. Their lead singer, Billy Herring, said that he heard Jimmy Fallon would be in town last minute from a friend […]
From the warm weather to the new announcements, can you believe it’s almost baseball season? Yesterday, the Rochester Red Wings announced a new bag policy for its upcoming season that kicks off on March 31 at 4:05 pm. Bags must be transparent and not exceed dimensions of 16-by-16-by-8 inches. Backpacks, briefcases, non-transparent or oversized fanny […]
It’s official! Rochester’s first Whole Foods Market is slated to open on April 12 on Monroe Avenue in Brighton. This date comes just one week after a judge ruled in favor of the project’s developers in a lawsuit filed by Wegmans-backed community groups. Festivities will start at 7 am where the first 500 shoppers in […]
The City of Rochester responded to the owner of the Main St. Armory Scott Donaldson. Scott Donaldson and his legal team said the city ‘unreasonably denied’ them their request to reschedule a meeting. The City of Rochester said the agreed to move the first requested meeting from March 6th to March 8th. The second time […]
Over the weekend, the Gallo & Iacovangelo, LLP law firm released its first statement on behalf of the Main Street Armory, following the deadly surge at a concert held at the venue. This statement comes days after the City of Rochester prohibited the Armory from holding any public events in the aftermath of the tragedy. […]
After the fatal crowd surge that took the lives of three women and injured others at the Main Street Armory on Sunday concertgoers and their friends and families have a way to start the healing process with Ubuntu Healing Circles. The City of Rochester has partnered with licensed mental health professionals to offer this free […]
Anthony Rouse, a security guard who worked Sunday’s concert at the Main Street Armory Sunday night has spoken out, stating people started running for the doors as soon as the confetti cannon went off, possibly confusing the noise for gunshots. Rouse wasn’t planning on assisting with the GloRilla and Finesse2tymes concert, but changed his mind […]