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Rochester Area Community Foundation received state funds to distribute arts grants in the region. A portion of those dollars will go toward a comprehensive study of the creative economy outside New York City.
The community continues decades-long relationship with people of Novgorod, Russia, and Irondequoit residents send support to partners in Poltava, Ukraine.
Singer-songwriter Jill Sobule is known to take audiences on emotional journeys through her music. She plays at the Little next week.
After two years, festival goers will have a chance to watch musical performances.
The history of a house is the history of a community. A writer explores the story of a family long forgotten.
Operating as a Serendipity Labs location, coworking and flexible offices will be available to Rochester remote and hybrid workers in June.
The financial institution has entered an exclusive naming rights partnership with Rochester Institute of Technology to educate and train students and professionals.
Hillside Children’s Center marked 185 years of service last month. As it looks ahead, the organization identifies mental health services as a growing need.
The funds are part of a $172.5 million commitment for area projects announced by Gov. Kathy Hochul today.
The pandemic has stressed health care systems but some good has come out of it, says Rochester Regional Health Chief Medical Officer Robert Mayo M.D.
Economist Jonathan Gruber believes Rochester has what it takes to become a next-generation technology hub. To do so, he says, our city “needs to demonstrate an enormous commitment to scientific advance.”
On WXXI’s talk show, time did not allow a full rebuttal to another guest’s assertion that wealth is “immoral” and “obscene.” What’s really wrong in New York is how the government aggregates power by taking money out of the economy and creating criteria by which we might get it back.
Led by Sujatha Ramanujan, Luminate has the potential to further Rochester’s position at the forefront of cutting-edge technologies related to the manipulation of photons. If successful, it could silence skeptics who view the program as a passing fancy or believe the optics industry in Rochester is yesterday’s news.
The challenge of Rochester’s public schools has been the “elephant in the room” in every discussion of poverty and economic development for decades. On May 13, the Rochester Beacon Solutions Forum will explore possible solutions to the problem of Rochester’s underperforming schools.
Entrepreneur Martin Babinec offered advice as the Spring Lecture speaker at the University of Rochester’s Ain Center for Entrepreneurship. His tips don’t include having a big idea but underscore the need to learn, give and deliver.
An artifact of the Lincoln assassination illustrates the powerful way real objects can connect us to the history that shapes our lives.
ROCitizen co-director Ravi Mangla believes problems such as systemic racism and economic inequality must be addressed head-on. He answers four questions from the Beacon about ROCitizen’s efforts to build community wealth and stronger, more connected neighborhoods.
In the context of workforce development, liberal arts programs and courses are often overlooked except for their capacity to instill students with the “soft skills.” And yet, the modern tech boom is replete with stories of startup founders, presidents and CEOs who studied the liberal arts.
New York should fix the problematic effects stemming from current laws—including the disparate effects of arrests on minority communities—by effectively decriminalizing the possession of small amounts of pot and expunging old convictions.
Implementation of the Finger Lakes Forward URI regional strategic plan is ahead of schedule, with its $500 million investment virtually fully committed.
The Susan B. Anthony Center at the University of Rochester is advocating for equal pay with the theme #EXTRA80. The center marks Equal Pay Day today.
Monument Academy Public Charter School in northeast D.C., one of just a tiny handful of urban charter boarding schools in the country, is still relatively new. The results are impressive, however.
Women of color in the arts and culture sector are leaders. Just because the mainstream arts community has not recognized this reality with jobs, funding, awards and other forms of professional recognition does not mean it isn’t so.
The state report on the death of Trevyan Rowe is the most recent but hardly the first description of the RCSD’s special education shortcomings. Is the district finally up to the challenge of fixing these problems?