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You like jazz? Free jazz concerts at Ontario Beach have just begun! Last night, Jazz 90.1, a radio station owned by the Greece School District, joined the Ontario Beach Park Program for a jazz concert in the Arbor at the Port. These free concerts will take place on the second Tuesday of every month through […]
Are you a Veteran in Monroe County looking to play golf? Well, we got just the thing for you! Veterans who live in Monroe County are eligible for a free round of golf and cart rental in recognition of their service at three different locations. In order to claim this, Veterans can pick up their […]
Over the weekend, the Lilac Festival kicked off at Highland park! Now, locals can enjoy music, food, and much more as events will resume the next two weekends on the dates May 12-15 and May 19-22. The festival will be open from 10:30 am to 8:30 pm. Rochester’s Lilac Festival dates back to 1898. The […]
The New York State Department of Motor Vehicles has announced that they are trying a new tactic to fight catalytic converter thefts. Across the state, the DMV stated that over the past three years, some areas of the state have seen catalytic converter thefts increase up to 200 percent per year and one of the […]
Yesterday was the celebration of Cinco de Mayo and to celebrate in Rochester, La Casa in the South Wedge hosted a fiesta with live music, plus traditional and Mexican fusion food and drinks. Joe Giro, assistant general manager of La Casa, stated: “A lot of people have been stuck inside for well over a year, […]
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 […]