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After announcing their intention to do so next month, the Rochester Broadway Theatre League has now officially acquired all of the Auditorium Center on East Main Street. This move allows the RBTL, which has opened a portion of the building since 2004, to operate the full venue and expand. Renovations are hoped to be finished […]
When it comes to allergies Rochester, New York made the list for the worst places to live for allergies. If you have a tough time with allergies during certain seasons or year round it’s not necessarily you it’s partly where you live. The City of Rochester came in eighth on the list for worst city […]
Many local shoppers are saddened by the news of Hegedorn’s closure. About 120 employees will lose their jobs when they close at the end of June. The store has been a pillar in the Webster community since Bruce Hegedorn opened it in 1953. Store manager Jon Gonzalez, the grandson of the store’s founder, said competition […]
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 […]
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 […]
A new website launched by Cornell University Buffalo ILR Co-Lab reveals data that ranks Monroe County 4th in the state for the number of evictions. A number of factors contribute to the high number of evictions Monroe County, not the least of which is the poverty rate in the county’s largest city, Rochester. This data […]
The deadline for enrollment in Rochester Charter Schools is coming up this week. Rochester charter school lottery is midnight on April 1. Those interested can learn about and apply to all 15 Rochester charter schools through a single online application. It’s free and the application comes in both English and Spanish. To access the application, click here. Source: WHEC-TV
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 […]
Gearing up for 2024 Rochester, NY will be the center of a Total Solar Eclipse. The Total Solar Eclipse will take place on April 8th, 2024 and Rochester sits right in the center of the path totality. If you miss this one the next total solar eclipse won’t happen until 2045. The last Solar Eclipse […]
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 […]
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