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Biodance, a contemporary repertory dance company, combines life with dance through site-specific work that explores the human condition.
More than 1,000 people gathered at Temple B’rith Kodesh to stand in solidarity with Israel and the Jewish people of Rochester, following attacks by Hamas over the weekend.
The charter school, focused on career readiness for health services, added 100 additional spots in a new building.
Rochester Institute of Technology is the first university to get these funds. It aims to help the community develop a long-term cybersecurity defense.
The youth theater group’s first show is a musical based on a popular picture book.
The Rochester Union of Nurses and Allied Professionals, which formed 15 months ago, marks a year of largely unresolved contract negotiations with Rochester General Hospital. A recent union report highlights patient safety and staffing concerns.
The monies from the National Science Foundation will test a new model called Accelerator Ignition at Binghamton University’s Koffman Southern Tier Incubator.
A Sept. 27 complaint holds Rochester Regional Health accountable for sexual exploitation by a former Park Ridge Hospital Catholic chaplain.
From June 2022 to June 2023, the Police Accountability Board, found most of its cases fell outside its jurisdiction or were non-negotiable, due to lack of information. The agency’s first annual report outlines investigations, staffing, policy recommendations, and community engagement efforts.
Blues guitarist Coco Montoya returns to the area next week with music from his new album
After Lucy Gwin was injured in a car accident on Lake Avenue in 1989, she became a national figure in the disability rights movement.
The former Xerox Tower, repurposed by Gallina Development, has five floors of housing for students from six local universities and colleges and expects to add 10 more by next fall.
Delta-X Global has committed to investing $25 million and creating up to 102 jobs.
Many hoped that the arrival of vaccines signaled imminent victory over the virus. But 12 months later, as many people still refuse to get vaccinated, the pandemic rages on.
In his new memoir, Bill Wynne describes how he became a staunch advocate for racial and social justice.
Starting Monday, all businesses and venues statewide must implement a mask requirement or require proof of fully vaccinated status.
UR researchers used historical and modern data from the city of Rochester and Monroe County.
When AA meetings were shuttered due to COVID-19, a local rock musician and graphic artist came up with an alternative to Zoom sessions.
For storyteller Perry Ground, a member of the Onondaga Nation of the Haudenosaunee, the tales he tells are not half-forgotten myths of a disappearing people, but “an insight into who we are.”
Three experts who took part in a Rochester Beacon online event say the future of food will be shaped by efforts to solve health and climate crises.
State funding will pay for most of the $1.3 million project at the supportive housing complex run by the Volunteers of America.
In partnership with Foodlink, the initiative will operate the region’s first hospital-based food pantry.
The mayor-elect announced the appointment of Chief of Staff Tamara Mayberry and 12 others.
Collective action can start removing the barriers that contribute to economic inequality.