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United Way Day of Caring: THIS Thursday, May 8.

This Thursday at 9:30am in Otto Henderberg Park (off Field St. between Avon and Sycamore), Swillburg neighbors and employees from Kodak Alaris will team up to beautify our park: we’ll be staining, painting, repairing, and raking. Won’t you join us? We can always use a few extra hands (and rollers, and trays). RSVP and getContinue reading “United Way Day of Caring: THIS Thursday, May 8.”

The Theater Around the Block

Through thick and thin, our beloved Cinema Theater on the corner of Clinton and Goodman has kept its lights on. More than a place to catch a film, it’s been a place to gather, to reconnect, to laugh. More than a few engagement rings have been hidden in the bottoms of popcorn bags. More thanContinue reading “The Theater Around the Block”

Mark your calendars!

Upcoming dates to remember (don’t worry, we’ll remind you when we get closer): 1. Sat, May 3: City of Rochester 2014 Clean Sweep 2. Thurs, May 8: United Way Day of Caring 3. Sun, June 8: Swillburg Neighborhood Annual Potluck As always, details are on Nextdoor.com. We don’t know about you, but we’re looking forwardContinue reading “Mark your calendars!”

Historic Swillburg

Here’s a glimpse of Swillburg, circa 1918: traffic of a different sort crossed our paths. A portion of the original lock sits quietly on 490 as you enter our neighborhood from the East. http://www.eriecanal.org/gone.html#Lock66