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A New York State Amber Alert issued Saturday morning for a four-year-old boy and his mother has been canceled after the two were found safe. According to the Rochester Police Department, the two were “forcefully abducted” from a home on Fulton Avenue around 1:30a am, and with the help of tips from community members, they […]
A quick check in now that we are entering spring and you may be doing some spring cleaning around the house. Have you checked or tested your smoke and carbon monoxide alarms to make sure they are working properly? If not, now is the time. Also, if you live in the City of Rochester and […]
This past week, the city hosted a conference to call on kids to get involved in programs focused on building leadership skills and collaboration. Heaven Vega, spokesperson for Youth Voice One I learned when to step up and when to step down, stated: “I acquired new skills, as well as improving on ones I already […]
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 […]
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