GUEST OPINION
What Parkinson’s rapid rise means for Rochester
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Parkinson’s is becoming one of the defining neurological challenges of our time. Meeting that challenge will require a community commitment.
Community
Gates ambulance service upgrades equipment
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Gates Volunteer Ambulance Service’s new emergency service technology includes a utility terrain vehicle, a pediatric training model, and a new standby generator.
Education
University workers form UR Labor Coalition
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The coalition brings together SEIU Local 200United, Teamsters Local 118, and the Graduate Labor Union in their push for unionization and collective bargaining on campus.
Economy & Business
It’s tough to be an independent beer store in 2026
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For James Hilbert of One Stop Brew Shop, running a top bottle shop in Rochester means absorbing blows that most consumers never see coming.
Culture
Innocent merriment: Off-Monroe Players bring back ‘The Mikado’
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The group’s eighth production of Gilbert and Sullivan’s greatest hit promises timeless fun.
Economy & Business
The highs and lows of legal cannabis
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New York’s adult-use cannabis market is now five years old. Here and statewide, it continues to grow—and wrestle with challenges.
GUEST OPINION
A ‘crash course’ in why your auto insurance rates are so high
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Without Gov. Kathy Hochul’s proposed reforms, New York will continue to punish honest drivers and incentivize fraudulent behavior.
Letters
Aviation’s intersection – a defense of your local hometown airport
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As the Frederick Douglass – Greater Rochester International Airport approaches the celebration of 100 years of commercial operation, we should appreciate the first-class aviation experience it provides.
Education
RIT tapped to lead Army STEM initiative
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The university will establish and lead the Army STEM Education Consortium, playing a central role in developing and expanding the nation’s STEM talent pipeline to achieve national security priorities.
Justice & Public Safety
Putting ‘practical optimism’ to work for criminal justice reform
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Michael Smith, Measures for Justice’s new CEO, brings over 20 years as a technologist to the Rochester-based criminal justice transparency nonprofit.