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Rochester Street Films… Coming 11/19

Sunday, October 18th, 2015

I am SUPER excited to be working with the volunteers at Reconnect Rochester to organize Rochester’s first ever Street Films event at The Little Theatre on November 19. If you follow this blog, you clearly have a passion for Rochester and the infrastructure that makes our city run. And I think you’ll enjoy the thought-provoking film clips and live discussion that will take place at this event. Don’t wait to reserve your seat. Here are the details…

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Sunday, October 18th, 2015
Tags: Alex and Ander, Elizabeth Murphy, Erik Frisch, event, fundraiser, Heidi Zimmer-Meyer, Karen Elam, Kerry Ivers, Maxwell Motorbikes, Miguel Velázquez, Reconnect Rochester, Street Films, Streetfilms, Sweet Beez honey bike, The Little Theatre
Posted in Rochester News, Train/Railroad Stuff, Transit + Infrastructure, Urban Development | 1 Comment »

Join Us for a FUNraiser at Ox and Stone

Thursday, December 4th, 2014

By Mike Governale

It’s usually all business down here in the subway. But when we party, we party with purpose. I’d like to invite you to join me at Ox and Stone on Tuesday, December 16 for a FUNraiser to benefit Reconnect Rochester .

There’ll be great food & drink, music, raffle prizes, and some awesome Rochesterians to rub elbows with.

Minimum donation $50 / suggested $75.
Click here to reserve your spot
before midnight, Tuesday (12/9).

Thursday, December 4th, 2014
Tags: event, fundraiser, Ox and Stone, party, Reconnect Rochester
Posted in Events | 1 Comment »

Help Launch a New Independent Radio Station: WAYO 104.3 FM

Wednesday, August 20th, 2014

The following is a guest post submitted by Katherine Stathis.
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Rochester’s airwaves are on the brink of some exciting changes. WAYO 104.3 FM is a new non-commercial, low-power community radio station with expansive musical and cultural programming, emphasizing creative freedom, diversity, and community engagement…

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Wednesday, August 20th, 2014
Tags: fundraiser, Good Luck Restaurant, independent radio, Indiegogo, Kate Stathis, Katherine Stathis, Multi-use Community Cultural Center (MuCCC), radio, Rochester, Rochester NY, WAYO, WAYO 104.3 FM, WAYO radio
Posted in Reader Submitted Stories, Rochester News | 3 Comments »

Campaign to Restore Rochester Subway Car 60 Kicks Off Sunday

Saturday, June 28th, 2014

You may recall last year when Otto Vondrak told us the story of how the sole survivor of the Rochester subway fleet, Car 60, found its way home to Rochester. Since 1998 the car has been at the Rochester & Genesee Valley Railroad Museum awaiting restoration. To be perfectly honest, most of the volunteers who were involved in its return to Rochester passed on, putting restoration efforts on the back burner. But now, finally, this Sunday the museum will kick off a fundraising (and awareness building) campaign to restore Rochester Subway Car 60 for the public to enjoy once again…

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Saturday, June 28th, 2014
Tags: donate, fundraiser, history of Rochester, Otto M. Vondrak, Rochester, Rochester & Genesee Valley Railroad Museum, Rochester history, Rochester NY, Rochester Subway, Rochester subway car 60, Rochester Subway photos
Posted in Events, Rochester Destinations, Rochester History, Rochester News, Rochester Subway | 1 Comment »

21 Stories for Scouts

Friday, May 21st, 2010

If you happened to pass by Main Street on Friday afternoon you would have seen crowds of downtown workers staring up at the sky. That’s because more than 70 members of the local business community were dangling from the First Federal Building as part of a fundraiser organized by the Seneca Waterways Council of the Boy Scouts of America.

Participants each raised $1,000 to earn themselves the opportunity to rappel down the exterior of the 21-story, “flying saucer” capped building at 28 East Main Street. Proceeds will be used to support urban programs of the Boy Scouts.

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