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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.
In an unusual step, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has taken on the role of plaintiff in the case against the Fairport restaurant.
In her book “Bridging Silos: Collaborating for Environmental Health and Justice in Urban Communities,” Katrina Korfmacher argues that coordinated efforts toward a well-defined goal—including those of the local Coalition to Prevent Lead Poisoning—are vital for lasting, positive environmental change.
Science, technology, engineering and math students should actively pursue non-STEM coursework just as much as non-STEM students should engage deeply in the STEM disciplines. Incorporating synthesis and analysis is key to a well-rounded college education.
An internal audit discovered some overspending, the Rochester City School District Board of Education says. The impact of these preliminary findings is not clear.
James Moore, who murdered teenager Pamela Moss in 1962, is New York State’s longest-serving prisoner. Each time Moore’s case comes up for parole, the Monroe County district attorney circulates a petition opposing his release. Should these petitions continue?
Kathryn Mariner, a cultural anthropologist, is researching placemaking in the city of Rochester, through Fertile Ground, a visual, large-scale, multi-year project.
A recent Business Roundtable statement broke with decades of corporate doctrine whose roots, in part, extend to Rochester. But is it really a departure from how most companies actually are run?
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.
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.
The Empire Discovery Institute aims to boost Western New York’s reputation as a hub for life science research and innovation. To do so, however, it must raise more money and clear other hurdles.
Outside the nation’s 10 largest metro areas, the decrease in the ranks of reporters has been dramatic.
In the space Remington’s occupied for three decades, Lucca Kitchen & Cocktails aims to be a place for people who love food, family and Rochester.
RIT has joined a national partnership of universities focused on combining engineering skills with the mindset of entrepreneurs.
Mark IV Enterprises affiliate Highland Grove contends the city should help pay for environmental remediation at the site of its Goodman Street apartment project.