Government & Politics
Evans names Rochester’s first chief data officer
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By hiring Dhimant Master for the new role, Rochester joins a select group of municipalities nationwide.
Community
ACT Rochester puts data, rigorous research at the forefront
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Its goal is to improve the culture of decision making in Greater Rochester.
Economy & Business
A startup focused on medicinal cannabis quality control
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CannaMetrix aims to provide medically relevant, biological endpoint metrics for validating the quality and potency of cannabis products.
Community
Seeing Rochester signs through Chuck Bigelow’s eyes
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On a driving tour of the city, award-winning, internationally-known digital type designer Charles Bigelow answers the question: What makes a good font?
Letters
Kudos for music coverage
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The Beacon provides much-needed reporting on the real breadth of musical offerings in Rochester.
Culture
Sunny sounds meet sacred texts at the Finger Lakes Choral Festival
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The FLCF returns to Hochstein Performance Hall Sunday afternoon for its annual free summer performance, reveling in colorful Latin rhythms and percussion and catchy melodies.
Education
The Golisano Institute’s first-year lessons
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The leaders of the Golisano Institute for Business and Entrepreneurship, which currently has 60 enrolled students, are confident they will achieve the promise of their educational startup.
Education
MCC continues work to ‘rightsize’ budget
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From 2012 to 2023, the college’s enrollment dropped more than 50 percent. Last month, voluntary retirement and separation opportunities for eligible full-time teaching faculty were announced.
Culture
Fringe binge: The Rochester Fringe Festival returns
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The Rochester Fringe Festival, in its 13th year, runs Sept.10-21, with a total of 650 performances.
Justice & Public Safety
Abuse survivors approve diocese’s reorganization plan
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The claimants also overwhelmingly rejected an insurer’s rival plan, but prospects for a final settlement remain unclear.