Winter is just beginning, but the organizers of Rochester’s Lilac Festival are releasing the dates for 2018: May 11-through-20. It will be the 120th anniversary of the Lilac Festival in Rochester, and producer Jeff Springut says they have big plans so they’re putting the dates out early. More than 50,000 people from around […]
As the 100th Anniversary of the 19th Amendment approaches, United States Senator Kirsten Gillibrand is calling on the National Park Service to put Rochester’s Mount Hope Cemetery on the National Register of Historic Places. It’s the final resting place of Susan B. Anthony, who helped bring women the right to vote, and of Abolitionist […]
The Rochester area is under a high wind advisory until 7:00 p.m. Strong southwest winds will be steady at 20 to 30 miles per hour with gusts up to 50 or more. That’s enough to bring down some tree limbs and cause isolated power outages. The National Weather Service says it’s a good time to […]