Education
‘About Eating’ aims to promote nutrition education
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Barbara Lohse, a researcher at Rochester Institute of Technology, hopes to reach underserved communities through a free online program.
Justice & Public Safety
Singletary drops suit, reaches settlement with city
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The former Rochester Police Department chief will receive $75,000 and health coverage in the settlement.
Economy & Business
New York’s unionization rate is second-highest nationwide
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The state had 1.7 million union members in 2021, or 22.2 percent of all wage and salary workers, according to a report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. In Rochester, however, economists find union membership lags behind other New York metros.
Community
Revitalizing from the ground up
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Connected Communities, a public/private partnership focused on building up the EMMA and Beechwood neighborhoods, offers a new community-based approach to break the cycle of poverty. Can it be replicated?
Culture
Renowned cellist inspires through storytelling
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German-born Claudio Bohórquez brought Don Quixote to life for Rochester audiences.
Justice & Public Safety
New York voters worry about crime
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Sixty-six percent of respondents in a new Siena College poll call crime a very serious problem. A majority would like the bail reform law to be amended.
Letter from Washington
Dry cleaning and all that jazz
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Rochester native Jon Simon, a former Eastman Community Music School student, excels in business and music. The Washington D.C. resident has toured widely, performing music from his nine recordings.
Health & Science
Wastewater serves as reliable surveillance tool for COVID-19
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The technique has been adopted by area universities and counties statewide.
Culture
The ghost of Mr. Green Jeans
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A roundup of things seen and heard, from the flippy to the heavy, in the Rochester music scene.