Culture
Comedian Kellye Howard to work it out at Geva
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Howard will launch a new comedy series at the theater next month with her latest material, “27 Hyenas.”
Government & Politics
Competing visions of Rochester housing
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Each candidate in the upcoming Democratic primary for mayor believes housing is one of the key issues in the race, but their plans to address it are different.
Letters
Speak Up for Palestine speaks out
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Many hundreds of days have now passed since the cycle of violence between the Israelis and Palestinians—nearly quotidian after so many decades of hostility—resumed with a brutality that has dwarfed all that came before. Collectively, America seems to be watching these events with more curiosity than concern, as though Israel, our nation’s pariah-client, were only a troubled child burning ants with a magnifying glass. Americans rarely rebuke a war sold to them under false pretenses even when they are the ones dying in it, and less so when they are only being asked to foot the cost. Then we are as indifferent as when we’re asked to round up our grocery bill for Foodlink. Against this cynicism stands a small but persistent national movement of Palestine sympathizers that began their mission shortly after October 7th, 2023.
Economy & Business
Why Ken Rogoff thinks Trump is wrong
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In his new book, the Rochester native, Harvard professor and former IMF chief economist argues that the dollar’s dominance globally gives the U.S. key competitive advantages and is not, as the president believes, a costly burden.
Justice & Public Safety
A nationwide injunction from Rochester … about cows
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The U.S. Supreme Court is examining the power of federal district court judges to issue nationwide injunctions—such as one issued in Rochester nearly four decades ago.
GUEST OPINION
The power of presence: how mentorship heals what the system breaks
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Individuals who “age out” of foster care often find themselves adrift, cut off from those connections that can make life manageable. Ashley Cross, founder of HOPE585, describes the power of mentorship to instill hope.
Culture
Three Eastman School students among national competition winners
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Saxophonist Zachary Costello, percussionist Kai Gray, and pianist Yanzuo Nicole Liu were among 11 winners in the 2025 Yamaha Young Performing Artists competition.
Education
A reshaped RCSD board race
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The field of candidates in the Democratic primary for seats on the Rochester City School District board has narrowed from seven to four, all but guaranteeing new faces among the commissioners next year.
Community
Jewish Federation CEO Dragon takes new post
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After nearly a decade as leader of the local organization, Meredith Dragon is stepping down to become chief executive of the Jewish Federation of Greater MetroWest NJ.
Development
Tichner and Jacobi project gets financing deal
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The $16 million renovation of the historic downtown building has received $10.8 million in construction financing from the Community Preservation Corp.