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A band of psychedelic Aussies and a Rochester supergroup from 20 years back are headed to town.
Foodlink’s proposal is one of roughly 40 projects in Bring Monroe Back, Monroe County’s plan for funds received through the American Rescue Plan Act.
Tomorrow, Martin Mucci will step down as CEO of Paychex, handing the reins to John Gibson. In an interview with the Beacon, he reflects on his dozen years leading one of Rochester’s top employers and most successful homegrown businesses.
The financial institution’s community impact team is sharing ideas on the American Rescue Plan Act with government partners and examining ways to offer complementary funding.
As the county executive’s office prepares a new proposal, supporters of the Crescent Map want their plan passed now.
The media company is pursuing an aggressive strategy to parry litigation filed by former Democrat and Chronicle newspaper carriers who claimed they were molested decades ago by a D&C route supervisor.
Mayor Malik Evans said continuing to litigate the wrongful death claim “would have placed a painful toll on our community.”
For a full spectrum of sounds, check out Susanna Rose at the Little Theatre Cafe, Tuesday Pipes at Christ Church and the new Danger Zone.
Redistricting has brought an extra dose of unpredictability to some key Rochester-area elections this year.
PlayROCs, released this week by the Healthi Kids Coalition, says children and parents view play as an essential form of learning and part of a well-rounded education.
During the pandemic, you can enjoy healthy grab-and-go breakfasts from your living room or new home office.
Child care is primarily funded through private payments from families to those who provide care. Amid the COVID-19 crisis, many providers will need government help to stay afloat.
With the economy on lockdown, unemployment in April jumped to 15 percent, up from 3.7 percent a year earlier.
The Rochester Beacon and Upstate Venture Connect are presenting a June 4 online discussion with the county executives from Monroe, Onondaga and Oneida counties.
Museums and other cultural nonprofits have been hit hard by the pandemic. Their strategies for surviving it focus on prudent financial management and programming innovation.
The initiative launched by United Way, the Community Foundation and other partners already has disbursed nearly $1.7 million.
The pandemic has forced nonprofits that provide free or low-cost medical care to low-income residents to make dramatic changes.
Rochester was as ready as possible for COVID-19. But the risk of a secondary surge means we must not relax precautions without adequate controls.
In first full month of the statewide coronavirus lockdown, the Rochester area lost roughly 20 percent of total jobs.
After five years as leader of the Rochester Monroe Anti-Poverty Initiative, he has chosen a different path to combat racial and economic inequities.
A new paper co-written by a UR professor contends it’s unlikely the pandemic’s economic damage can be reversed simply by lifting stay-at-home orders.
How the challenges and limitations she faced shaped one parent’s journey across the Rochester City School District, charter schools and homeschooling.
Way back when, allowing staff to work from home was not a necessity. It just made sense.
Owners Todd and Laura Cook cited the COVID-19 crisis in disclosing their plan to cease operations at the facility overlooking Canandaigua Lake.