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Our elected leaders need to understand that charters are part of the educational fabric of this state.
Responding to Councilmember Willie Lightfoot’s call to halt reassessments for a period of two years, Rochester Mayor Malik Evans said “it is critical that we remain transparent and current” on actual property valuations in the city.
Initial video released of Todd Novick’s Dec. 24 death at the hands of Rochester police was missing 20 seconds included in a version released by the state attorney general’s office. At the latest Public Safety Committee meeting, RPD Chief David Smith explained why.
Monroe County has New York’s fourth-highest levels of carbon dioxide and fine particulate emissions from lawn and garden equipment. For the sake of public health, it’s time to stop using these gas-powered tools.
The production at OFC Creations Theatre Center stars disabled actor Nicholas Japaul Bernard, a Rochester native, and features a high level of accessibility.
An extensive regional network of organizations is working to limit the threat of invasive plants and insects.
It’s time to stop abusing the Earth for profit. Please help your neighbors, the Tonawanda Seneca Nation, who have fought for thirteen years to stop construction of the Science, Technology, and Advanced Manufacturing Park adjacent to their territory.
When businesses move to a cashless environment, the poor in Rochester and elsewhere are hurt.
The medical center and Five Star are working together on a pilot effort to offer telemedicine-equipped health stations at bank branches in three rural communities.
Bloom ROC, a coalition of legacy voices in the cannabis industry, offers support and education to aspiring entrepreneurs, emerging businesses and groups.
The Levine Center to End Hate has slated a two-part panel discussion aimed at building education and dialogue, and spurring positive action.
The CGI Rochester International Jazz Festival begins its 19th edition this week. The Rochester Beacon has a list of must-see artists.
For three years, a lender has sought to foreclose on the Hiram Sibley building and two adjacent sites formerly owned by developer Thomas Masaschi. The buildings’ owner is hoping to reverse a recent Bankruptcy Court ruling.
Michael and Kevin Bacon have been performing together since 1995. The duo will perform at the Jazz Fest on June 24.
Roughly 200 fans and volunteers cheered musicians as they rocked the stage.
ACT Rochester’s 2022 Regional Report Card shows the region is as well or better than New York State in only one area–housing. It is performing slightly worse than the state in other areas, including community vitality and economic security.
High costs, a declining industry and pandemic-driven losses at providers make it tough for many Monroe County residents to find services they can access and afford.
Rochester Institute of Technology has launched RIT Certified, a new unit that offers a portfolio of workforce development and professional courses and programs.
The Rochester Museum and Science Center will premiere a documentary on the female entrepreneur’s life on June 21.
The Rochester Police Department and the Monroe County District Attorney’s Office, Sheriff’s Office and Probation Department, which participate in the state’s Gun Involved Violence Elimination initiative, will share the dollars.
The county is surveying residents in low-income and rural areas to glean information on broadband access.
Kevin Casey leaves the post after a tumultuous two years in which the coronavirus pandemic stressed hospitals’ staffs and management here and nationwide.
Ravi Mangla, communications manager for the New York Working Families Party, recently published a work of fiction which critiques authoritarianism in all its forms.
Through the Downtown Revitalization Initiative, Rochester has $10 million in funds for 14 proposals that have the potential to transform the area. What do these projects offer the Center City?