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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?
The Rochester mayor participated in a statewide event that kicked off Gun Violence Awareness month. He was joined by leaders of other cities.
The upcoming exhibition, a collaborative project by Rochester Institute of Technology, the Center for Teen Empowerment and the Clarissa Street Reunion Committee, runs June 3-24.
The Hub 585 addresses issues including the problem of children aging out of the system with a lack of support and guidance following years of highly programmed structure.
A fundraiser concert at Photo Music City Hall will help with humanitarian aid for Ukrainians.
The flow of contrast dye, an iodine-based compound vital for certain medical scans, has dried up. The cause: a COVID-related lockdown in Shanghai, location of a GE Healthcare plant that produces much of the world’s supply.
The campaign, which runs June 1-17, will raise funds with an aim to building a small core staff of full-time journalists, starting with a reporter.
The code amendment would allow for farm tours, outdoor music, and private and public events, which businesses say are needed to remain competitive.
The June 15 event at Butler/Till’s new headquarters will provide an update on downtown redevelopment and explore what a hybrid work future might mean for Rochester’s center city.
Ann Johnson has led the organization for 12 years, helping to focus attention on complex issues such as racial disparities, health and poverty.
After Jane and her husband, Larry Glazer, died in a plane crash five years ago today, they were remembered as successful business owners, boosters of downtown and philanthropists. But teaching, Jane’s brother writes, was her lifelong passion. And for those who knew her as teacher and mentor, she had a lasting impact.
The daylong event in November will focus on the impact of DNP-prepared nurses on clinical practice, care delivery and health policy.
In many U.S. regions, good-paying jobs and college-educated people are returning to cities, reversing suburban flight. New research by urban studies expert Richard Florida offers the opportunity to benchmark Rochester against the nation’s largest cities.
Rochester Institute of Technology is once again enmeshed in a dispute with film critic Stanley Kauffman’s estate. A recent circuit court reversal leaves RIT with virtually no options other than settling the suit or taking its chances in a jury trial.
The new Rochester Police Department leader says he’s “chief for everyone,” but as an African American he understands why some in the community have little faith they will be treated fairly by law enforcement officers. He plans to earn their trust.
Based in suburban Rochester since 2001, the maker of web and mobile software products considered other locations including Portland, Ore., before deciding to move into the center city.
Frederick Law Olmsted, who designed a number of Rochester’s parks, understood the role that public space could play in nurturing a more democratic society that is based on freedom and equality. We need a transparent and inclusive approach to deciding the future of the former Midtown parcel.
Within upstate urban school districts, there are relatively large differences between the best- and worst-performing schools. In Rochester, some charter schools—but not all—outperform those operated by school districts.
Endowed executive director Steve Hoover says the university’s Global Cybersecurity Institute, slated to open next year, will boost the Rochester brand in technology and help draw businesses and talent to the region.
The foreign born are inseparable from Rochester’s history and identity. And they could be key to revitalizing a city that has seen both people and jobs migrate elsewhere.
Starting next week, we will require commenters to use their full, real names. Our goal is to keep the Beacon open to as many voices as possible, while removing anonymity, which generally does not promote thoughtful, responsible comment.
“First Light,” an exhibit of photography and writing by women combat veterans in Rochester, explores their stories and gives voice to a largely unacknowledged segment of the community.
A lawsuit filed by SEIU Local 200United in the Western District of New York takes aim at what unions see as Trump administration union-busting executive orders.
For the last decade, the Rochester Speculative Literature Association has nurtured visions of the city’s future. Its members—whose works span fantasy, science fiction and horror fiction—write stories about Rochester that ask “what if?”