Milestones

1+ mon, 2+ day ago   (571+ words) Former President Bill Clinton is coming to Rochester to deliver the commencement address for one of the area's newest colleges. Clinton, the 42nd president of the United States, will speak Friday, Aug. 14, at the Golisano Institute for Business & Entrepreneurship's second-ever graduation…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (246+ words) Rochester held its annual Pride celebration on Saturday, July 18, 2026. The celebration, which included a parade and festival, was cut short due to intense rain. This year's Pride theme was Enchanted Pride, voted on by community members earlier this year. Pride…...

3+ mon, 2+ day ago   (148+ words) (ABC 6 News) – Safe City Nights returned to Rochester for its seventh year Tuesday, bringing community members and first responders together at Gibbs Elementary School. The event aims to connect the public with first responders as a Minnesota State Patrol helicopter…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (154+ words) Forbes named Rochester, Minnesota, Fargo, North Dakota, and Sioux Falls, South Dakota, as top retirement cities. All three cities were noted for having cold winters but a low risk of natural disasters... Rochester, Minnesota, makes Forbes' list of best places…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (333+ words) One city in Minnesota was voted by Forbes as one of the top 25 locations in the U.S. to retire. Two cities in the Dakotas were chosen as well. Forbes named Rochester, Minnesota as a top retirement city. Fargo, North Dakota, and…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (630+ words) ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — Spring is here, and graduating students from colleges and universities are gearing up to walk across the stage. Below is a list of the graduation dates and information for Rochester-area colleges and universities: Nazareth’s graduate ceremony will be…...

5+ mon, 2+ day ago   (299+ words) If the latest report holds true, Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce may be bringing one of the most anticipated celebrity weddings straight to New York City. According to a Page Six report, save-the-dates have already been sent, with July 3 locked…...

8+ mon, 1+ week ago   (230+ words) ROCHESTER — At 11:11 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026, Liz Raimann, of Plainview, gave birth to Xaden Lee Heeder. He was the first infant born in Rochester in the new year. Raimann said she and her fiancé Xavier Heeder knew that could happen;…...

9+ mon, 6+ day ago   (341+ words) (ABC 6 News) — 20 years in the making, the Rochester community marked a major milestone on Saturday, December 6, as their new cultural center finally welcomed people through its doors. It is designed to be a hub for arts, culture and community connection,…...

10+ mon, 3+ day ago   (178+ words) GATES, N.Y. — The Italian American Community Center hosted a 250th birthday celebration for the United States Marine Corps on Saturday. The event honored the history of the Marines, with a special tribute to one of Rochester’s oldest Marines, Bill Lisi, a World…...