Good morning, Rochester.

The city reported 100,000 summer visits at its R-Centers where teens join sports clinics, coding lessons, and a week-long Biz Kids program.

Free for city residents, the centers also offer seasonal employment to help build job-readiness skills.

On Friday morning in July, families lined up outside Lift Bridge Book Shop and Dan's Crafts and Things to buy viral NeeDoh sensory toys that sold out quickly.

Retailers posted restock alerts via social media + phone calls to help Rochester shoppers find the hot toys.

Reveille Management and Top Line Restaurants in western New York will pay $440,000 to 1,900 Denny’s workers after a wage investigation found they missed extra pay for long shifts.

A claims administrator will distribute payments and the companies will change wage practices to prevent future errors.

Downtown Rochester is hosting the 56th annual Puerto Rican Festival today after its kickoff on Thursday.

The festival features live music, authentic food, and family-friendly activities at Parcel 5 + a parade starting at 11 a.m. from East and Alexander.

Actor Ted Neeley, who starred as Jesus in the 1973 classic, will attend a special screening of 'Jesus Christ Superstar' at the Dryden Theatre + George Eastman Museum on Tuesday, Aug.

4. This marks the region's last-ever screening and offers fans a rare chance to see theater history.

A newly discovered 1872 letter by Susan B.

Anthony, sold to a private collector, was spotlighted by the Susan B. Anthony Museum in Rochester. Allison Hinman, museum president, said the find is exciting + reflective of Anthony’s lifelong fight for women’s voting rights.

Spider-Man: Brand New Day popcorn buckets launched on July 31 at AMC, Regal and Cinemark, with a glove-shaped version available at Cinemark Tinseltown Rochester and themed cups and merchandise offered online.

Country singer Ella Langley performed a sold-out concert with Kameron Marlowe and Laci Kaye Booth at CMAC on Friday, July 31 at 7 p.m. on the Finger Lakes Community College campus in Hopewell, where parking opened at 3:30 p.m. (a fee applied and the sheriff warned of heavy traffic).

School Number 25 held a water day on Friday for summer learning students.

The event featured eight water-themed stations — including an inflatable slide, water balloons, and a dunk tank — said principal Carrie Varno, who noted that fun activities help students stay engaged in their required program.

Genesee Land Trust has protected over 10,000 acres in Monroe and Wayne Counties with new acquisitions including Mud Creek Nature Preserve, Black Creek Wetlands, and a plot near Island Cottage Woods Preserve.

It plans a new trail + aims to double its protected land to 20,000 acres.

West Henrietta Road between Crittenden and East River Roads will have one lane in each direction on Monday from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. for paving work; state DOT expects work to finish by next week + drivers are advised to use alternate routes.

Gardner Lofts will replace the burned Tent City building on Lyell Ave with 88 affordable apartments—half reserved for veterans—and 6,000 sqft of retail and community space, with WinnCompanies set to finish construction in the first half of 2028.