Culture
Bringing the funk
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The Aquaducks will entertain audiences with high energy.
Culture
A very blue midterm
The Democrats’ nationwide election surge was apparent locally but limited in its impact on Rochester-area races.
Recent Stories
Culture
Live in London and now Rochester
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Christone “Kingfish” Ingram brings his Grammy winning live album to the Jazz Fest.
Culture
Day 2 brings Lee Ritenour to Kodak Hall
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The Lee Ritenour Band, led by the renowned guitarist, headlines the second day of the 2024 Rochester International Jazz Festival.
Culture
A new venue debuts on the Jazz Fest’s first day
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With a performance by Allison, Cardenas and Nash, the Inn on Broadway helps kick off the Rochester International Jazz Festival.
Letters
Message to Washington: Conservation is Conservative
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Climate change can be solved not by expanding the government, but rather by harnessing the forces of capitalism.
Education
A tale of two community schools
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By 2028, all city schools are expected to adopt the community schools model. At Edison and School No. 19, that transition already has taken root.
Economy & Business
Guild, Gannett agree on two-year contract
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The new deal for unionized journalists at the Democrat and Chronicle and the Daily Messenger in Canandaigua comes after two and a half years of bargaining and a 19-day strike in April.
Community
Parcel 5 declared a permanent greenspace
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The move is another step in efforts to revitalize downtown Rochester, Mayor Malik Evans says.
Justice & Public Safety
PAB report scrutinizes RPD’s discipline system
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The latest report from the Police Accountability Board outlines areas for improvement in the Rochester Police Department’s disciplinary policies and procedures.
Beacon Notes
The importance of understanding and supporting ethical journalism
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For the sake our community and democracy, we need to be media literate and to understand the difference between factual information and misinformation—and to foster the next generation of journalists skilled in ethical reporting.
Community
A new building with an empowering name
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Teen Empowerment Rochester’s plans for expansion include a new headquarters named for Barack and Michelle Obama.
Community
Another violent year
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In a year-end poll, Beacon readers pick Rochester’s continuing homicide surge as the top local news story of 2022 and the community’s No.1 issue.
Beacon Notes
The best of the Beacon in 2022
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Beacon readers and writers continue to be drawn to a wide range of topics, from public safety and health care to education and cultural polarization.
Education
The gaps in teaching U.S. racial history
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Americans’ views of the nation’s racial history are deeply divided. In many ways, this division shapes what students learn—or don’t learn—in the classroom.
Community
A journey toward ending extreme poverty
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Barry Childs grew up in Tanzania. For the last two decades, the Fairport resident has worked to build Africa Bridge, a nonprofit dedicated to transforming the lives of that nation’s most impoverished children and families.
Justice & Public Safety
City of Rochester takes aim at gun manufacturers
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The city plans file a lawsuit seeking to recover damages from firearms companies over crimes and violence linked to illegal guns.
GUEST OPINION
NYCC still wants to sterilize Erie Canal embankments
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Instead of listening to the public outcry, the Canal Corporation’s final plan calls for removing natural vegetation from the embankment, replacing it with a manicured industrial landscape.
Community
The changing perceptions of BLM
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Nearly a decade after the Black Lives Matter movement emerged, it still has broad support, but for some the number of questions has grown.
Justice & Public Safety
CVA cases against Gannett sent to workers’ comp board
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The ruling by a state Supreme Court justice delays a decision on whether the court will rule on eight ex-new carriers’ complaints of sexual abuse by a former D&C route supervisor.
Letter from Washington
Exit through the gift shop
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The holiday season is a good time to start taking inventory of what life has given us and for which we’re most grateful.
Development
Anthony Costello’s unsettled legacy
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The anticipated $71.5 million sale of the Clinton Crossings medical complex has fallen through, marking another unexpected turn in the contentious struggle to settle the late developer’s estate.
Economy & Business
Cheese venture’s founder named Ignite recipient
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Janessa Steenberg, who is launching Panacheeza, a startup that plans to offer a plant-based Parmesan-style cheese, is the first recipient chosen by the RIT Venture Creation initiative.
Justice & Public Safety
Gannett hit with copyright infringement suit
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A Missouri photographer is seeking more than $30 million in damages, claiming that Gannett news outlets including the Democrat and Chronicle and Daily Messenger used a photo she took without permission.
Justice & Public Safety
Work on Rochester crime gun trace report continues
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Anti-gun violence organization Brady is partnering with the city and RPD to create a comprehensive report, which is likely to be out in early 2023.