Good morning, Rochester.

Local McDonald's franchise owners donated nearly 6,000 backpacks to students on Friday as part of the Golden Arches Pack Giveback program (its second year) to support the back-to-school season.

Over 48 restaurants statewide took part.

Residents at the Ontario Center in Hopewell joined a statewide effort to break the Guinness World Record for the largest seated dance on Aug.

21. Administrator Aaron Schwarcz led the group through warm-up stretches before a five-minute routine that could earn them record holder status.

A Rochester hiker slipped on a wet rock near the summit of Mount Marcy on Aug.

10 and had their ankle splinted by a passing podiatrist before being airlifted to a hospital.

Chill, a locally owned walk-up ice cream shop, opened today at 10 Franklin Street downtown offering dairy and non-dairy treats with health-conscious options.

The shop serves customers with set weekly hours.

Sublime returns to CMAC today at the Finger Lakes Community College campus (3355 Marvin Sands Drive, Hopewell) with special guests The Ataris and Bedouin Soundclash; doors open at 5:30 p.m. and the show begins at 7 p.m.

The Egyptian Festival kicked off Friday at St. Mark's Coptic Orthodox Church with traditional foods like falafel and baklava and fun for kids such as face painting and a bounce house.

Church tours are offered daily at (1, 3, 5, 7 pm) until the festival ends Sunday at 8 pm.

Rochester will host the inaugural Culture Broker Summit this weekend, where business leaders + professionals gather for all-day strategy sessions to spark change + share insights from expert speakers, with founder Krystle Ellis promising personal coaching to help breakthrough ideas.

Thirty young people completed the Boys and Girls Clubs summer youth employment program on Friday, Aug.

21. The six-week program provided paid work experience and skill-building opportunities and each participant was given a laptop.

Yesterday, the 22nd Attinasi Memorial Golf Tournament took place at Durand Golf Course, honoring Irondequoit grad Andrew G.

Attinasi — a victim of violence — as it raised over $250K for student athletic scholarships and gathered a core group from West Irondequoit.

Seventeen local high school students finished a six-week paid medical internship at the University of Rochester Department of Surgery on Friday after being chosen from 60 applicants.

The program runs in July and August and offers work experience and potential entry-level roles at the medical center.

The city announced that all recreation centers in Rochester will close starting Saturday through Sept.

5 for staff training ahead of the fall recreation season; outdoor spray parks remain open (centers are also closed on Sundays and Labor Day).

The Department of Health approved a plan to relocate over 160 residents from Waterview Heights Nursing and Rehabilitation Center after unsafe conditions forced its closure.

The plan will aim to find new nursing homes within 10 miles by Sept. 24, though local beds remain limited.

Evergreen East, formerly Pines of Perinton, completed an $86M renovation on 500+ apartments in Perinton Thursday.

Led by WinnCompanies — the project upgraded plumbing, electrical, and HVAC systems to offer affordable housing to households earning at or below 80% of Area Median Income.