When you think about Black History Month, several figures likely come to mind, with Harriet Tubman and Frederick Douglass ...

Rochester, New York, is widely known as the gateway to the Finger Lakes region or the perfect stopover on a road trip to ...

She was like my little ray of sunshine,” one Rochester mother said. “My little light.” Loved ones of two slain women look for ...

There’s too much lore, too many feelings, too much to celebrate and far too much to complain about. Yet like “SNL” itself, ...

One criterion for being recognized as a protected class under the equal protection clause of the Constitution is that a group must have a demonstrated history of legal discrimination, so it is ...

This week on Voices of Disability Pride, we feature disability rights activist Julie Farrar. We discuss the importance of mentorship, confidence and connection in self-advocacy and activism.

Saturday Night Live” was built with a cast of young no-names performing countercultural comedy. Fifty years later, it is ...

From Slave to Millionaire Few people today may know the story of Cynthia Hesdra, a remarkable and successful former slave who resided in Rockland and died the equivalent of a millionaire in 1879. Her ...

Travie McCoy and Gym Class Heroes, the genre-blending band that got its start in Geneva, will be honored with induction into the Rochester Music Hall of Fame as part of the Class of 2025. The ceremony ...

The Rochester Music Hall of Fame has announced three more inductees for the class of 2025: ...

The big five on our list are Harry Houdini, Edna Ferber, Joseph McCarthy, Rocky Bleier and Willem Dafoe. Others in ...