With its 1921 decision to buy 110 acres of open field along Scottsville Road, Rochester became one of the first cities in the nation to own an airport.
Community
Finding refuge
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Fleeing pograms, my family started a new life in America.
Will others get the same chance?
Community
Making a place for community
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Kathryn Mariner, a cultural anthropologist, is researching placemaking in the city of Rochester, through Fertile Ground, a visual, large-scale, multi-year project.
Justice & Public Safety
Colgate Divinity site rezoning triggers lawsuit
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The legal action brought last week by neighbors of the former Colgate Rochester Crozier Divinity School campus followed City Council approval of rezoning for Angelo Ingrassia’s redevelopment plan.
Community
Catholic Diocese seeks Chapter 11 relief
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Facing sex-abuse claims, the Catholic Diocese of Rochester has asked court protection from creditors while it reorganizes. Still, much remains to be determined as to how the bankruptcy will play out.
Community
Remembering my sister Jane Glazer … as teacher
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After Jane and her husband, Larry Glazer, died in a plane crash five years ago today, they were remembered as successful business owners, boosters of downtown and philanthropists. But teaching, Jane’s brother writes, was her lifelong passion. And for those who knew her as teacher and mentor, she had a lasting impact.
Economy
How Rochester’s urban revival ranks
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In many U.S. regions, good-paying jobs and college-educated people are returning to cities, reversing suburban flight. New research by urban studies expert Richard Florida offers the opportunity to benchmark Rochester against the nation’s largest cities.
Justice & Public Safety
For La’Ron Singletary, trust comes first
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The new Rochester Police Department leader says he’s “chief for everyone,” but as an African American he understands why some in the community have little faith they will be treated fairly by law enforcement officers. He plans to earn their trust.
Community
Our city of immigrants
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The foreign born are inseparable from Rochester’s history and identity. And they could be key to revitalizing a city that has seen both people and jobs migrate elsewhere.
Community
The experience of war through a different lens
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“First Light,” an exhibit of photography and writing by women combat veterans in Rochester, explores their stories and gives voice to a largely unacknowledged segment of the community.
Culture
Imagining Rochester in 2034 and beyond
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For the last decade, the Rochester Speculative Literature Association has nurtured visions of the city’s future. Its members—whose works span fantasy, science fiction and horror fiction—write stories about Rochester that ask “what if?”