A new step in the local arts and culture plan features an outreach program to identify barriers to funding.
City of Rochester
Posted inArts & Entertainment
City Hall proposes arts and cultural plan in alliance with Monroe County
In an unprecedented upward trend, local governments are making more resources available to artists and arts organizations.
Posted inCulture
Rochester has a winter storm playbook. Karen St. Aubin holds it
She leads the city fleet that keeps the streets clear all winter long.
Posted inCulture
Rochester’s Lilac Festival will return in 2022 with three-weekend format
The dates for the 2022 Rochester Lilac Festival have been announced: May 6-8, May 12-15, and May 19-22.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
‘Water is Life’ mural by Seneca artist installed on the Genesee
Artist Peter Jemison’s new mural depicts the Haudenosaunee creation story and acknowledges the original inhabitants of the region.
Posted inNews & Opinion
ESL grant funds HOPR bike and scooter stations
The bike sharing service added eight service stations in city neighborhoods to provide greater access to transportation for those without cars.
Posted inNews & Opinion
County and city partner with URMC for pop-up vaccine clinics in minority communities
The additional vaccination hubs — dubbed ‘equity pods’ — are designed to target city residents who can’t access larger vaccination sites.
Posted inNews & Opinion
Rochester City Hall evacuated after bomb threat
Rochester City Hall has been evacuated after a bomb threat was called in to 911.
Posted inNews & Opinion
Mother of pepper-sprayed 9-year-old files notice of claim against the City of Rochester
A Rochester woman has filed a notice of claim against the city after her 9-year-old daughter was handcuffed and pepper-sprayed by police last week.
Posted inNews & Opinion
‘Tough financial situation’ ahead for the City of Rochester
City Councilmember Malik Evans says that the COVID-19 pandemic has hurt the city’s budget, reducing how much the city receives through sales tax receipts and state aid.
Posted inNews & Opinion
City Council considers outside firm to ‘rethink policing’
Mayor Lovely Warren and city council met with WilmerHale, a law firm that specializes in guiding cities through a “Department of Justice style review” of the RPD.
Posted inNews & Opinion
City will allow community gardens to bloom after all
City Hall will extend any community garden permit that was issued in 2019 to last through the 2020 growing season.
