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Est. 2014
The city council on Monday approved a five-year franchise agreement with MetroNet that will allow the company to build a fiber optic cable system in Rochester.
The UAE-based developer missed a deadline last week to provide the city with a revised proposal for its riverfront project; now, nearly a week later the city still has not heard anything from Bloom.
The mayor said she wants to learn more about the city’s capacity for addressing homelessness.
Over the past decade, SocialICE has become known statewide for its custom-built ice bars, crafts cocktails and cabin-fever-seducing outdoor experience. Here’s what you can expect in 2019.
A used bookstore, along with a consortium of other independent businesses, opens this weekend on the second floor of Castle Community, 115 1/2 North Broadway in Rochester.
The show — scheduled for Saturday, February 9 at the Olmsted County Fairgrounds — will feature about 40 handmade vendors showcasing their best in woodworking, footwear, jewelry, printmaking and more.
Council Member Nick Campion called the situation “disappointing,” adding that there was no indication until recently that Abu Dhabi-based Bloom would not be able to move forward with the project as advertised.
Daytime highs could climb up to the mid 40s by this Sunday. That could mean, as the National Weather Service points out, a roughly 75 degree difference from the lows of -30 Thursday morning.
At the lowest point Wednesday morning, temperatures dropped down to -29 degrees. The cold air was made more extreme by the 20 mph winds.
The wind values are expected to be so low that frostbite could occur in as little as five minutes in the outside air. In an announcement from City Hall, Administrator Steve Rymer stressed the importance of putting safety first.
A Wind Chill Warning is in effect from Tuesday afternoon through Thursday morning. Wind chills of -40 to -60 are expected at times. Make sure to limit your time outside.
The student newspaper at Rochester Community and Technical College earned top honors at an awards event held last week in Bloomington.
Participants of the 2019 Cabin Fever Bean Bag Tournament will be shooting for a spot in the record books when they line up for action this March.
Government employees can now simply show their federal ID badges to board the bus without paying a fare, according to a transit spokesperson.
Rochester is drafting a new ordinance designed to curb what officials describe as “persistent issues” during the late-night hours downtown.
For the past couple years, García and Fricker have been making trips to various destinations — from Puerto Rico To Mexico — and producing blogs and videos for a language-learning service they launched called Spanish and Go.
Council President Randy Staver said he expects to hear more from Seneca about potential next steps. So far, the city has not made any decision on whether to take ownership of the tower or how to pay for a possible move.
The business, which got its start inside Forager Brewery, features its own in-house roastery, a state-of-the-art espresso machine, and a kitchen sourced with produce and protein from within a 200-mile radius of Rochester.
Shopko announced today that it is closing 105 stores across the country, including its south Rochester site. The store, located at 2820 Highway 63 South, is scheduled to go dark on April 15.
Jennifer Jones will marry her fiancé Rob Ronnenberg on live television on February 26 as part of a Lifetime series featuring “inspirational couples whose remarkable stories of love and survival redefine real love.”
