GUEST OPINION
A tribute to Gene DePrez
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The Rochester native, who died Jan. 24 at age 84, worked to address issues of social equity and justice here and helped transform U.S. and European cities that had experienced decades of economic decline.
Justice & Public Safety
Evans announces new community emergency responder plan
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The city will adopt an approach used by other cities based on recommendations from the Law Enforcement Action Partnership.
Beaconomics
A market in deep freeze: the forces keeping housing unaffordable
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The housing crisis here and around the country is a result of overwhelming demand confronting chronically insufficient supply.
Letters
Chappell Roan’s brutally honest influence
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Her unapologetic personality and raw perspectives are admired by fans and fellow musicians alike.
Education
Student attendance improving, RCSD officials say
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Attendance, absenteeism and suspensions in elementary schools have shown signs of improvement.
GUEST OPINION
Even one traffic fatality or serious injury is too many
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Speaking at the Rochester Beacon community forum on Vision Zero, Mayor Malik Evans said the initiative is “going to save lives and reduce the incredible amounts of suffering that comes from these crashes.”
Food & Agriculture
Ice Wine & Culinary Festival returns
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Traditionally produced ice wines will be featured at the annual festival hosted by Casa Larga Vineyards.
Culture
A community of singers offers a feast of song
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On Sunday, 15 local choral groups will present “A Taste of Song,” a prism-style concert that is a biannual presentation of the Greater Rochester Choral Consortium.
Health & Science
COVID after five years
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It’s now been a half-decade since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, which has claimed more than 3,350 lives in the Rochester area and 7 million worldwide. For many people who lived through the pandemic, the experience has had a profound and lasting impact.
Justice & Public Safety
DAs promised to help wrongfully convicted New Yorkers. In many cases, they made things worse.
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A New York Focus investigation identified dozens of cases in which the units denied a wrongful conviction application, only for a judge to later exonerate them.