Admittedly, there are a few snow flakes floating outside this morning, but spring is coming to Rochester, it always does.  Eventually.

On April 21st at 10:00 AM, you can join the Pocket neighbors in celebrating spring and helping to clean up the gardens.  Coffee and donuts have been promised.  Meet at the Linear Garden (between Mayfield and Main).  Work will be done there and at the Emmighausen Garden on Heinrich St.

What do you like about your neighborhood?

What would you like to see changed?

The City of Rochester is building a new Comprehensive Plan dubbed “Rochester 2034”.  The significance of 2034 is that it will be Rochester’s 200th birthday.  “Rochester 2034 will serve as the fundamental basis for making public and private decisions on land use regulation and development, future investment, and the allocation of critical resources.”  The plan is intended to promote the general welfare of the people and provide guidance for the future development of the city.

You can provide input by participating in the survey or attending one of the many public meetings around the city.

The Pocket Neighbors will be meeting on the second Tuesday of the month at the Humboldt Rec Center.  On Atlantic.  We’re also changing the time to 6:30 to make it easier for the safety officers to join us.  The March 13th meeting will focus on strategy and plans for 2018.

Here’s a flyer you may see around the neighborhood about our March events;

The Pocket Neighbors will be meeting at the Humboldt Rec Center on Tuesday, February 13, from 7:00 to 8:00 PM.

The Pocket Neighbors will be meeting at the Humboldt Rec Center on Monday, January 8, from 7:00 to 8:00 PM.

Flower City Habitat For Humanity helps put people in affordable housing.  Qualified Habitat families go through rigorous orientations and provide sweat equity by helping to build or working in other capacities for Habitat.  Habitat has been helping to build and renovate affordable housing in Rochester since 1984.  Click the link below to learn more about Flower City Habitat.

http://www.rochesterhabitat.org/AboutUs.aspx

Join the Pocket Neighbors at the Humboldt Recreation Center on Monday, November 13th for a Sweet and Savory potluck dinner between 6:30 and 8:30.

Bring a canned good or new winter clothing donation as the price of admission.  Bring a dish to pass or a batch of cookies.

Save the Date: November 13th.

Many hands make light work.  If you are interested in, have participated with the gardens or just like being outside, come help clean up to get them ready for next season.  Meet at the Heinrich Street garden at 11:00 AM and Linear Garden on Mayfield Street at 12:00 noon.

e-mail slsheehan2012@gmail.com with questions

Need another interesting stop to make on Halloween?  Check out Cobbleween, a fund raiser outside the cobblestone house on Culver Road.

https://nextdoor.com/events/ny/rochester/triangle-neighborhood-cobbleween-planning-event-1522147

Don’t come to the Pocket meeting on Monday, instead we’ll meet on Tuesday, October 10th because the Rec center will be closed for Columbus Day.  Join us at 7:00 to hear the latest in the Pocket.