Culture
From ‘Emperor’ to ‘ET’: RPO sets its 2026-27 season
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The Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra’s next season will bring back audience favorites while also offering a range of novelties.
Culture
Blues-coded DNA
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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As the school district’s projected funding gap remains wide, officials make changes to charter school funding a priority.