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Lollypop Farm awarded custody of most of 120 dogs rescued from Rochester home
Victor, N.Y. (WHAM) — The Humane Society of Rochester has custody of most of the 120 dogs rescued in Rochester's Maplewood neighborhood last month. The animals were taken from a hoarding situation at a home on Leopard Street back on April 16. An investigation is ongoing and it's unknown...
Little creature causes a big commotion in Rochester neighborhood
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — A raccoon stuck in a tree for more than a week is causing tensions to run high in a Rochester neighborhood. Neighbors claim a man’s dogs are preventing the animal from coming down, but the man says he’s been doing exactly what’s needed to help the raccoon.
NY man turns his garage into raging nightclub, fights city to keep it open in ‘high crime’ neighborhood
When the door goes up, people get down! A Rochester man turned his garage into a bumping nightclub complete with DJs and security — but now he’s fighting to keep the party going after the city pulled the plug. “I think we’re pretty onto something,” said Frederick “Pee Dee” Poole, who “by accident” turned his three-car garage in north Rochester into “Da Garage” — a club hosting about 1,200 revelers at its peak. “The vibe was phenomenal. You wouldn’t believe the people who were showing up,” he boasted to The Post, claiming the parties in the “high crime” neighborhood” regularly drew 500 people. Upstate...
New eatery in Fairport brings gluten-free focus, international flavors. Take a peek
Kayla Sandoval bakes with flours and starches like oat, sorghum, white rice, brown rice, tapioca and potato. She called her new bakery and café in the Village of Fairport Alter Ego Eatery because while none of her breads and baked goods contain gluten, they could pass for conventional products made with wheat.
Grand opening at Perinton Skatepark
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — Perinton Skatepark held a ribbon cutting and grand opening celebration on Saturday. Town officials and Assemblymember Jen Lunsford held the ceremony with the Perinton/Fairport Skatepark Campaign and community stakeholders. The event included a DJ, a bounce house, children’s crafts, food vendors, skate clinics, and demos. The $2.7 million project includes a […]
Rochester’s own country star Claudia Hoyser performs on final day of Lilac Festival
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — It’s the final day of the Lilac Festival and festivities are ending with performances by Rochester’s own country star Claudia Hoyser, and Trousdale. News10NBC’s Bret Vetter was live from Highland Park and said you couldn’t have asked for better weather. “Absolutely. Picture...
Southwest to launch non-stop flights from Upstate NY city to Las Vegas
Southwest Airlines is launching a new non-stop service from Las Vegas to Rochester, New York. The service, which will begin Oct. 3, will be offered four times per week to start, according to an announcement from the county executive of Monroe County, New York. The service will be the first non-stop air service from Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport to Harry Reid International Airport since 2008.
Quintessentially Rochester: The secrets of hometown creation Chicken French
There's a kind of alchemy that happens in Rochester's second-most-famous dish, right in the pan, when a familiar protein lets in a happy burst of flavor. A similar pop of joy occurs when a typical Rochesterian thinks about Chicken French, sees it on a menu or finds it on their plate. But is the popularity of the quintessential hometown dish waning in the age of Instagram and 1,000 dinner flavor options? It's not a showy recipe. It...
Celebrate Rochester's lilacs, they're beautiful and official thanks to this man
Arch Merrill was upset, or at least pretending to be. In May 1948, the Democrat and Chronicle columnist described how he had been upstaged by the Rochester City Council. Just as he about to launch a “crusade” to make the lilac the city’s official flower, the council made the designation official.
Opening weekend at Seabreeze Amusement Park
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — It’s opening weekend for Seabreeze! The park opens Saturday for the first time this year. Oran Spitzer got a preview of what’s to come this summer. That Carousel is from 1996 and was built by the fifth generation of this family-run business. The JackRabbit, on the other hand, was built over […]
Ostrich races were once so popular, even a famous Rochester news anchor tried it
Summer is less than a month away and we want to remember one of the crazier summertime antics that used to be held in the Rochester area — ostrich racing. The races were held annually at the Monroe County Fairgrounds and occasionally at other local sites. The large birds were harnessed and pulled carriages (known as sulkies) with riders who had no “brakes” or ways to steer except brooms placed beside the ostrich’s head.
Tina – The Tina Turner Musical in Rochester
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — Coming soon to Rochester, it’s the story of a woman who broke barriers and became the queen of rock n’ roll. Tina – The Tina Turner Musical is on June 4 through the 9 at RBTL. Roz white was a guest on Sunrise, She’s been with the tour the whole run […]
Danielle Ponder, Rochester’s own singing sensation, draws huge crowd at Lilac Festival
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Thousands of people came out to see Rochester’s own Danielle Ponder headline Rochester’s Lilac Festival on a picture-perfect night Thursday. Ponder, a lawyer turned singing sensation, drew a huge crowd at Highland Park. Ponder left a career at the Monroe County Public Defender’s Office...
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