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The Red Wings are gearing up for opening day at Innovative Field on April 2. The first 1,500 fans through the gates will receive winter mittens, and the first 5,000 attendees will get a 2024 magnet schedule. The ceremonial first pitch will be thrown by Red Wings legend Don Fazio and the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra […]

At Rochester’s Edison Tech High School, Scott Moore is pioneering a carpentry class with a vision far beyond conventional skills training. His students, including those with intellectual and physical disabilities, engage in community service projects while honing their job skills. This season, they’re constructing eight food cupboards for city-wide distribution, offering free food to those […]

The Corn Hill Neighbors Association has officially announced the dates for this year’s Corn Hill Arts Festival, taking place on July 13 and 14 in Rochester, N.Y. The festival is set to feature over 300 local artists, a rich musical lineup, a Fairy Houses showcase, a 5k run, and a cornhole tournament, ensuring entertainment for […]

OlaRose Ndubuisi, a young artist dealing with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis, has turned her pain into a source of beauty and outreach through her art. Diagnosed after a growth spurt as she entered high school, OlaRose experienced constant pain and the challenge of wearing a back brace for 22 hours daily. Finding solace and expression in […]

Rochester native Danielle Ponder, a remarkable singer/songwriter with a unique blend of blues, R&B, soul, and “trip-hop,” talks to BET about leaving her law practice, growing up in a musically inclined, spiritual family, and being shaped by her brother’s incarceration, leading her to pick up the guitar and eventually pursue law to fight for justice […]

A boil water advisory was issued for parts of the city following the discovery of a body in the Highland Park Reservoir on the morning of March 19, 2024. The water was promptly shut off and rerouted, with police and water bureau officials responding to the scene. Initial tests indicated the water was clear of […]

As much of the U.S. gears up for the April 8th solar eclipse, many wonder if instead of clear skies, we’re greeted with clouds, rain, or even snow? For Rochester, NY, and similarly unpredictable weather locales, cloudy skies might spell disappointment for the highly anticipated eclipse. If the weather forecast predicts overcast skies, locals might […]

On March 15th, 2024, local students from Ogden, N.Y., united at the ROC2Change Summit, an event dedicated to dismantling racial barriers. The summit, gathering students from over 30 schools across the county, served as a platform for open discussions on race, privilege, racism, and colorism. Janae, a 10th-grade student from Eastridge High School, emphasized the […]

Katherine Mott, a well-known Rochester restaurateur owning establishments such as Monroe’s and the Wintergarden, faces accusations of orchestrating a $18.9 million check-kiting scheme. It’s alleged that since February 2024, Mott engaged in fraudulent financial activities by “kiting” checks between multiple accounts at First Star Bank and other institutions to falsely inflate the balances. The lawsuit […]

The Inner Loop North transformation project will host its inaugural public meeting for the design phase on Tuesday night. This initiative follows the completion of the Inner Loop East project in 2017, which aimed at revitalizing downtown Rochester by converting portions of the old Inner Loop. The new project seeks to reconnect Downtown Rochester with […]