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Are you registered and ready to vote? Early voting kicks off Saturday October 29th, 2022. If you need to find your information because you moved or to double check your polling site click here. Here is the list of dates, times, and locations for the November 2022 General Election early voting for Monroe County. Election […]
Are you a fan of NASCAR and Kodak? An Oldsmobile Delta 88 featuring yellow No. 4 Kodak livery is up for sale on the auction website BringATrailer.com. While this isn’t the same car, it is a rebuilt version of the car Rick Wilson drove for Morgan-McClure Motorsports from 1986-1989. Kodak sponsored the team, with several […]
In remembrance of Daniel Prude, the City of Rochester has renamed the amphitheater at MLK Park: Daniel Prude Square. There is already a large mural at the site in honor of Prude. A permanent sign has also been installed. Prude would have turned 44 today, Sept. 20, 2022. Mayor Malik Evans stated: “The City of […]
Yesterday, the Purple Foot Festival returned to the Casa Larga in Fairport. The festival highlights the Colaruotolo family’s Italian Heritage with authentic, old-world grape stomping, earning the name ‘Purple Foot’. This year’s festival looked a bit different, with the Grand Tasting in the event rooms that were overlooking the vineyards. This fun-filled festival also included […]
Looking for a fun activity to kick off fall? Stokoe Farms has returned the Harvest Fest and the Stokoe Farms Pumpkin Patch this weekend for its 22nd year. Harvest Fest will be going on every weekend until October 23. Stokoe Farm owner, Suzanne Stokoe, stated: “It’s a great way for our farm to diversify from […]
It’s the start of a new school year and with that comes the annual policy handbook, which caused backlash from parents at a local private Christian school, the Charles Finney School. The new policy says the school “reserves the right to discontinue enrollment of LGBTQIA+ students.” Many parents are taking action against this new homophobic […]
Today is the opening of the 11th annual Fringe Festival. The festival features more than 500 performances across 34 different venues through Sept. 24. In preparation for the event, the City of Rochester has announced several street closures that will begin Friday. Here’s the list of street closures: Cortland Street and Andrew Langston Way closed […]
There might be some changes to your grocery shopping. If you were a fan of the SCAN App brought to you by Wegmans, unfortunately, it is coming to an end on Sunday, September 18th. If you are unfamiliar with the SCAN app, this app allowed shoppers to scan their items while they shopped, and then […]
Over this past weekend, Rochester Hearing and Speech Center celebrated its 100th anniversary in style with a Roaring Twenties Centennial Gala. Festivities included cocktails and a silent auction followed by dinner. The Gala kicked off with 100th-anniversary proclamations with Congressman Joe Morelle and Monroe County Executive Adam Bello. Source: 13 WHAM
Today marks the 21 years since the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. On Friday, the Veterans Outreach Center hosted a remembrance ceremony. It was held at the Gary Beikirch Memorial Park at Highland Park. The Veterans Outreach Center, “Operation We Remember” honors the lives that were lost and the lives forever changed that day, […]