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Monthly Archives: January 2026

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Culture

From ‘Emperor’ to ‘ET’: RPO sets its 2026-27 season

By DAVID RAYMOND | January 31, 2026

The Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra’s next season will bring back audience favorites while also offering a range of novelties.

Culture

Blues-coded DNA

By JACOB SCHERMERHORN | January 30, 2026

Guitarist, singer and songwriter Ronnie Baker Brooks brings his lifelong blues soul to Lima next week.

Culture

Winter Voice Festival begins Eastman Opera’s adventurous season

By DAVID RAYMOND | January 30, 2026

Over the next two weekends, the festival will feature a version of a Debussy classic and 17th and 18th century Italian arias.

Economy & Business

Genesee’s strategy in a sputtering beer market

By WILL CLEVELAND | January 29, 2026

With the core beer business under pressure, FIFCO USA’s contract-brewing muscle has quietly become one of its most important assets.

Justice & Public Safety

Loose rules let State Police hand out lax penalties for serious misconduct

By SAMMY SUSSMAN | January 28, 2026

New York State troopers used the badge to settle personal scores and elicit favors. Still, they remained on the job, an investigation found.

Entrepreneurship & Innovation

Turbett Surgical gets J.P. Morgan investment

By SMRITI JACOB | January 27, 2026

The Henrietta-based medical device equipment company focuses on increasing operating room efficiency, producing sterilization pods and consumable filters.

Justice & Public Safety

Evans doubles down as gun violence drops sharply

By JACOB SCHERMERHORN | January 27, 2026

At his first public safety update for 2026, the mayor reiterated his commitment to Rochester’s gun violence state of emergency

Beaconomics

Rochester’s streets can be efficient—and safe

By KENT GARDNER | January 27, 2026

The 2026  Vision Zero Progress Report details the city’s efforts so far to curb fatal accidents on the city’s streets.

Beacon Notes

Beacon Annual Community Meeting postponed

By ROCHESTER BEACON | January 26, 2026

The Rochester Beacon community gathering, slated for Tuesday, Jan. 27, will be rescheduled to a date this spring.

Education

Update brings RCSD’s preliminary budget into sharper focus

By JACOB SCHERMERHORN | January 26, 2026

As the school district’s projected funding gap remains wide, officials make changes to charter school funding a priority.

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