UMNA

Upper Monroe Neighborhood Association

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The Upper Monroe Neighborhood Association (UMNA) is a not-for-profit advocacy group representing the 3,300 residents and property owners in the Upper Monroe Neighborhood. 

If you live in our neighborhood, please Join UMNA. Be sure to check our events Calendar and get all the news.  Also, City of Rochester | Monroe Branch Library 809 Monroe Avenue    Rochester, NY 14607.   Find out this month's library program at this month's programs.

Sign up to our E-mail List for the latest buzz on UMNA area happenings. Also, you can now pay your UMNA membership dues ONLINE by clicking here: Join UMNA And, if you've got something to say about the Upper Monroe Neighborhood, say it on our blog. UMNA Blog

"The Upper Monroe neighborhood exemplifies the best of the Monroe Urban Village. Residents can easily access the ingredients essential to comfortable city living - retail, restaurants and recreation resources - within walking distance of their homes. Its boundaries are marked at the north by Route 490, south at the city line with the Town of Brighton, east on Culver Road, and west to Field Street." - City of Rochester | Southeast Neighborhoods - Upper Monroe

This site will keep you informed about all the important resources and events in the Upper Monroe Neighborhood. 

Community Notes:

  • School Choice Meeting Tuesday, January 24 7:00-9:00pm The Artisan Church 1235 S. Clinton Ave.   I love our neighborhood...but what about the schools? What are the options for City schools, charter schools and private schools? Where do parents in my neighborhood send their kids to school and are they happy with their choice? What is the process and where do I start?   If you're asking yourself any of these questions, please join us for a conversation and informational meeting about school choice at both the elementary and secondary level. Meet students, parents, teachers, and administrators from a range of school options for families in the Highland Park and other southeast city neighborhoods. Our goal is to support families in navigating through the selection process, the opportunities and the choices! We encourage parents to come even if school is a few years down the road...   This meeting is sponsored by the Highland Park Neighborhood Association. For more information, contact HPNA Children & Families Coordinator Meghan Delehanty-Reddington at meghandelred@hotmail.com or 244-6072.

  • 2/8/2012 6:30pm Winter Garden Symposium Wide Water Gardens, The City of Rochester and the Monroe Library are teaming up to help you get ready for the 2012 gardening season. Come to swap seeds, pick up free plant materials, rent a community garden plot and get all kinds of great gardening tips. No experience required! Reservations appreciated, so adequate materials can be provided.

  • Save The Date:  Winter Cabin & Sledding Party -  Sunday March 4th  from 1:00 - 4:00

  • WINTER TOURS of Mount Hope Cemetery Offer Outdoor Cemetery Stroll!   Rochester, NY – The Friends of Mount Hope Cemetery offer an opportunity to experience the   beauty of Mount Hope Cemetery in winter with three Saturday guided tours, 60-90 minutes long,   depending on weather conditions. Tours are scheduled for Saturdays, Jan. 21, Feb. 18, and March   17 at 1:00 PM. Join us at the south cemetery entrance, 1133 Mount Hope Avenue, opposite the Distillery restaurant. Admission is $5/ person, free to members and children under 16 when   accompanied by an adult.   The tour route is entirely on flat, paved roads. In addition to general information on the Cemetery,   the tour will include, among others, stops at the grave of George Washington’s drummer boy, the   1912 chapel, the man who inspired “Billy Pilgrim” in Kurt Vonnegut’s Slaughterhouse Five, the   cemetery’s second tallest monument erected in memory of Hartwell Carver by the Union Pacific   Railroad, and James Vick, nureryman, who developed Vick Park A and B off East Avenue.   The Friends of Mount Hope Cemetery is a not-for-profit organization established in 1980, the purpose of which is to optimize the cemetery’s potential as a cultural resource through education, preservation and promotion of Mount Hope Cemetery’s unique heritage.
     

After School Program in the Park

At Cobbs Hill it’s summer all year long!

Fun, Food & Homework Help at a Great Low Price!

Sept. 6, 2011–June 22, 2012 (ages 6–13) Lake Riley Lodge at Cobbs Hill 100 Norris Drive • Weekdays 2–6:30 pm extended hours at no extra cost • School bus drop-off • Healthy Snacks & Meals • Homework Help • Fitness, Arts Activities & Field Trips • Friendly & Well Trained Staff • Only $65 per child (siblings $55) • Winter/Spring Breaks weekly, 9 am–5 pm, $125 To register call 428-6755 or visit www.cityofrochester.gov/afterschoolprogram  

Some useful documents for our area:

Arts Academy Newsletter Monroe Bus
Recycling List UMNA ByLaws Garden Draft
Library Programs Good Neighbor UMNA Blog

Some UMNA News:

Neighborhood Service CenterNeighborhood Service Center "NSC is based on the notion that the best way of responding to neighborhood issues is by teaming residents with city staff to devise and achieve effective solutions, supported by the full resources of “City Hall”. This approach brings City government closer to you and your neighborhood so quality of life issues can be addressed more quickly and effectively."  For the UMNA area go to: City of Rochester | Southeast Quadrant Service Center

  • Call or visit your Neighborhood Quadrant Service Center for assistance. Common Property Complaints Illegal property uses Abandoned/unlicensed vehicles Overgrown lots Trash & Debris Blighted properties Unsafe or vacant structures Front yard parking Excessive noise Public Safety Concerns Drug house locations Disorderly people, illegal activities & public disturbances Crime Prevention Information PAC-TAC and Neighborhood Watch Programs Other nuisance activities which occur chronically at a location If you would like to submit a complaint regarding a specific property online, please complete this form

 

Center For YouthThe Center for Youth Services 905 Monroe Ave Rochester, NY 14620 585-473-2464

 

 

Monroe Branch of the City LibraryMonroe Branch Library 809 Monroe Avenue Rochester, NY 14607

Find out about this month's library programs:  And also Check  This Month's Flyer - February's Flyer.

Meeting Times

UMNA will meet Tuesdays | 7:00 PM - first week of the month- at The Corner Place - 969 Monroe Avenue -(corner of Shepard Street) Hope to see you there.  "Wanted," The Upper Monroe Neighborhood Association Needs New Members

* You can now pay your yearly membership dues online: Go to JOIN UMNA and get the details. 

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Wide Water Gardens

Grow, Learn, Enjoy!

One of Rochester’s largest community gardens is poised tWide Water Gardenso debut this May and you are invited to be a part of it. Wide Water Gardens is a joint project between the Upper Monroe Neighborhood Association (UMNA), Third Rochester Enterprises Corporation(TREC) and the City of Rochester to bring a new urban agricultural, educational and recreational resource to the residents of the City of Rochester and surrounding communities.

Important links:

  • Monroe Village "Monroe Village is an eclectic urban village where diversity is celebrated and all people are welcome.  It is safe, healthy, sustainable and offers a high quality of life, in an authentic environment with walkable streets, a mix of land uses, and a variety of housing choices.  Monroe Village is located along Monroe Avenue in the city of Rochester, New York, from the inner loop to I-490, and the adjoining residential neighborhoods.  

  • The Corner Place - 969 Monroe Avenue - (corner of Shepard Street) Rochester, NY 14620

  • UMNA Design Charrette In addition to the many activities and advocacy efforts that the Upper Monroe Neighborhood Association conducts is our work on neighborhood revitalization. The Design Charrette is an exciting event in support of this effort.

  • Welcome To Monroe Avenue Monroe Avenue, one of Rochester's most diverse shopping strips, is the place to find the truly unique. Alive with people and places to go in an urban neighborhood which includes the Y, the library, churches, and schools as well as interesting small shops, restaurants, and pubs. "

  • Monroe Village Farmers' Market "The Monroe Village Farmers’ Market will open the 2011 season on June 15th. We will be open every Wednesday until October 12, 4-7 pm, in the parking lot of Blessed Sacrament Church on Monroe Ave. between Oxford and Rutgers. We are looking forward to another successful season. Each week we provide a table and tent to a local community group. If you would like to come to the market to promote your group’s work, please fill out the application below. Applications are accepted throughout the season, but spaces go fast, so apply soon. "

 

 

 

 

Welcoming a new business in our neighborhood

(If you are a new business in the Upper Monroe Neighborhood and would like an online intro, contact the UMNA Webmaster)

Culver Road Armory

 145 Culver Road, Rochester, NY 14620  

The innovative vision of the new Culver Road Armory creates a compelling and unique 100,000 sq. ft. product with cutting-edge design elements.

This well recognized and prominently located Rochester landmark will bring together a diverse and creative tenant base which when aligned, will make the new Armory and its iconic presence a destination for many years to come.

Our goal is to offer a modern, high-end design environment with an emphasis on creativity so distinctive, users feel an acute empathy toward the building.

The success of the design has been our ability to achieve the look and feel of a contemporary art museum within the original beauty of the monumental historic brick framework.