City of Rochester
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It’s been years in the making and now it’s finally here! Rochester’s International Plaza opened in hopes that it would uplift the community. The International Plaza, located at 828 N. Clinton Ave., will be open every Sunday from noon to 4 pm through October 16th. Mayor Malik Evans commented on the event, stating: “It is […]
New to the Seneca Park Zoo is a baby giraffe! Over the weekend, Iggy, one of the zoo’s female Masai giraffes, gave birth to her first calf. Due to the exciting addition added, the zoo’s Animals of the Savanna building will remain closed for the next few days, to ensure Iggy and her calf are […]
Yesterday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced that Monroe County, among other counties, has been put back into a high-risk zone for COVID transmission. Other counties joining Monroe is Livingston, Ontario, Orleans, Seneca, Steuben, Wayne, and Yates. Monroe County Executive Adam Bello stated: “In some ways, I’m not surprised. We’ve seen these high […]
Yesterday afternoon, Rochester Mayor Malik Evans met with city officials at the Central Library of Rochester to reveal the completed renovations of the library’s “secret room.” The renovations of the ‘secret room’ is a famous hidden Rochester landmark, located on the second floor of the Bausch & Lomb Building of the Central Library, that is […]
If you were planning on taking the Inner loop today, you better act fast. The New York State Department of Transportation partnered with the City of Rochester to clean the expressway. It’s planned to be closed from 9:30 am to 2:30 pm. The spring cleaning includes each department bringing crews in to remove litter and […]
Yesterday, Wegmans announced that they plan to eliminate plastic bags throughout the company by the end of 2022. As we all know, New York State stopped using plastic bags two years ago because of state law, but that is not the case everywhere else in the world. Wegman’s goal is to shift all customers to […]
We are starting to see a spike in COVID-19 cases across the county from the highly contagious omicron subvariant BA.2. Earlier this week there were 695 new COVID cases, 169 people are hospitalized, and 16 of them in the ICU. Robert Mayo, Rochester Regional Health’s chief medical officer, recently spoke out on the surge, stating: […]
The ‘Vengeance’ is sweeping the streets of Rochester, New York and he is here to help save the day. ”Batman of San Jose” is here to drop off items like a blanket to an area where he’s seen people sleeping, as well as other needs. The man behind the cape said: “Hopefully, seeing some dude […]
Finally, the Monroe County DVMs are returning back to normal hours, aka pre covid. This means an extended night every week at each branch, and weekend hours on the last Saturday of each month. However, some DMV transactions still require residents to schedule an appointment, including permit testing and Real ID transactions. All appointments can […]
Have you noticed any discrepancies in your recent RG&E bills? Well, the company has finally acknowledged several reasons why customers may be seeing higher gas and electric bills. According to RG&E, the company is catching up on meter readings they missed during COVID and it led to some customers going months without getting a bill. […]