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Fresh foliage, fresh mulch, fresh art in the NOTA

POV: It’s your first Clean Sweep 🧹 The morning kicked off at @eslballpark where we grabbed our shirts, fueled up with coffee and pastries, got hyped with music and Spikes, and heard from @mayormalikevans and Dan Mason of the @rocredwings 🎉 We were joined by an amazing group of volunteers and the NOTA Neighborhood Association, tackling every corner of the neighborhood—removing litter and beautifying flower beds.🪏🌱🌷 Come visit soon and enjoy our spruced-up neighborhood 💛 * * * * * #CleanSweepROC #NOTA #RochesterNY #CommunityCleanUp #NeighborhoodBeautification

May 2 is Clean Sweep Saturday. Meet us at ESL Ballpark at 8:15 a.m. to join the NOTA gardening and reverse littering crew - project 41 at the South East Quad table. Volunteers get a free ticket to the 1:05 game and earn 4 hours of community service credit.

Yet another cool, creative place to sit and enjoy the NOTA. Thank you @eastmanmuseum

Hang in there NOTA flowers

Look out, worms of NOTA! The robins are back-- lots and lots of them!

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We're joining the litter revolution! Visit our table at the event for neighborhood beautification opportunities. Feb. 25th @ Three Heads Brewing from 6-8 pm /2026-litter-seminar/

It’s 20 degrees, sunny and gorgeous in the NOTA. Abundant phabulous photos await you out there! Go get some, post them and tag notagraphs, and we’ll share ‘em out! Cabin fever cure is as close as your door!

CIVIC ENGAGEMENT OPPORTUNITY! On Wednesday, February 4 at 6 p.m. the City of Rochester Preservation Board will hear the George Eastman Museum's proposal for the replacement of its University Avenue frontage fence. The Board meets in City Council Chambers, City Hall, 30 Church Street. The Museum is proposing to demolish the badly degraded replica fence that was built in 2002 and build shorter length fence/gate sections at the University Avenue entrances that are true to George Eastman's original fences; importantly, the Museum will leave the majority of the University Avenue frontage open to NOTA and the community. The Museum is also proposing several fruit tree plantings on the lawn section close to the University Avenue frontage. Comments may be provided in person at the public hearing or submitted in writing by email or mail. Written comments must be received by 4:00 p.m. on February 3, 2026, at [email protected] or to Rochester Preservation Board, 30 Church St. Rm. 125-B, Rochester, NY 14614 For more information and link to full proposal, visit: www.cityofrochester.gov/presboard

The shortest day of the year has passed and days now are getting longer. May your NOTA solstice be filled with light amidst the long dark day.