Community
A community space rooted in clay
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Laurentide Clay, which recently celebrated its grand opening, aims to be an accessible, affordable studio focused on the art of ceramics.
GUEST OPINION
A new, grassroots approach to nurturing small farms
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Fresh Farmers Together, a collaborative launched in June, aims to increase the number of new farms, especially ones owned and managed by BIPOC farmers
GUEST OPINION
Caregiving: navigating the shifting sands
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Caregiving research has long focused on burden. It’s time to focus on something else: preserving the person doing the caring.
Education
Expansion of SUNY Reconnect has local impact
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The program’s successes were highlighted during a visit to Monroe Community College by SUNY chancellor John King
Community
Readers reflect on 9/11 after 25 years
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More than half of those who took part in a Rochester Beacon survey say 9/11 has had an enduring impact on the way they live and their outlook on life.
Culture
Eastman presents great American songs ‘In Plain Sight’
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A Kilbourn Hall recital inspired by the release of Joshua Conyers’ recording project, “In Plain Sight: The Black Anthology,” will spotlight a collection of art songs by Black American composers.
Culture
Bahama Mama to reunite for 50th anniversary show
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The band’s embrace of reggae in the 1970s marks them as part of the earliest wave of American reggae.
Environment
From crypto to AI
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Greenidge Generation’s name change to Vulcan Infrastructure and Power reflects a major shift in business strategy for the operator of the embattled bitcoin mining plant on the shore of Seneca Lake.
Community
Groups launch campaign to resist immigration crackdown
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The Protect Our Neighbors campaign aims to expand protections for immigrants in Monroe County and limit cooperation with ICE.
Health & Science
Union, URochester agree to continue negotiations
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Health care and campus workers at the university are seeking a new labor agreement. Their current three-year pact has been extended to Sept. 26.