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| Make Rochester an America’s Best Main Street Community |
Downtown Rochester Named Quarterfinalist for
“America’s Main Streets” Contest Downtown Rochester has been named a quarterfinalist for the America’s Best Main Street Contest. More than 156,000 votes were cast for 242 nominees during the nomination phase. The 25 communities with the highest number of votes were moved to the Quarterfinalist Round. Quarterfinalist voting begins May […] |
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| Jewelry Sale this Thursday and Friday at the OPC |
Bling, Glitz & Shine Jewelry Fundraiser at the Older Persons’
Commission (OPC) The community is invited to shop for gently used jewelry, purses, scarves and more. There will also be a huge selection of costume jewelry. The Unique Boutique features a great selection of vintage, retro and fine jewelry. The Jewelry Sale hours are Thursday, May 18, 9:00 […] |
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| The Rochester Community Runs and Walks for Meals on Wheels |
Dash down the Clinton River Trail to support Meals on Wheels on Saturday, June 3 All the proceeds will benefit
the Older Persons’ Commission (OPC) Meals on Wheels program, which provides daily meals for homebound senior seven days a week. Supporting the Meals on Wheels program in our community is important due to the overwhelming […] |
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| Detroit Race Riots Remembered at the Library May 18 |
Rochester Hills Public Library Remembers Detroit Race Riots for 50th Anniversary In July, Detroit will be
reflecting on the 50th anniversary of the four-day race riot that left 43 dead, 4,853 arrested, and 477 buildings burned. The Rochester Hills Public Library will be hosting a program called Press Coverage of the Race Riots on Thursday, […] |
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| Remembering the Rochester Explosion |
It was one of those events that had people asking, “Where were you when…?” Twenty-five years have passed, but
those who were in Rochester at the time can tell you – as if it happened yesterday – where they were and what they were doing when they heard the explosion on May 20, 1992. It […] |
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