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A weekly pop-up menu at Noble Shepherd Craft Brewery in Bristol featuring Pad Thai Catering’s traditional Thai-Lao dishes has roots in a serendipitous crossing of paths three years ago.
Stimulating the economy despite historically low unemployment may open the door for discouraged and marginalized workers to get back into the game. This would be good for Rochester, and for the nation.
An infant, faith-based organization in the city hopes to become a sustainable lifeline for grandmothers who are now or have been primary caregivers for their own grandchildren.
The planned vote was only a means to an end. The real goal—to determine if there is public support for a state takeover of the Rochester City School District—can be achieved by other means.
One goal of the new draft comprehensive plan is to make neighborhoods more vibrant by increased residential density. But unless parking requirements are maintained, this would drive out higher-income residents who can afford the oversize 19th century homes that lend character to center city.
A new exhibit featuring a diverse collection of craft art, from pieces knitted and crocheted by hand to quilts, explores themes such as reform, indignation against gender and racial injustices, women’s rights and voting.
A court decision scratching the city’s plans to place a non-binding referendum before voters and the state education commissioner’s somewhat positive response have given the school board reason to be optimistic. Still, challenges remain.
Recent calls for improving graduation rates by eliminating state-run exit exams are misguided. A high school diploma is meaningless if it doesn’t prepare students for what comes next.
Many female employees of technology firms nationwide have encountered discrimination or abuse. At a number of Rochester firms, however, women today account for a larger percentage of the staff and are rising in the leadership ranks.
A highly educated workforce and other assets have helped our region in its transition to a knowledge-based economy. But at the same time, are Rochester and other midsize metropolitan areas falling farther behind tech powerhouses like Boston, New York City and San Francisco?
A new exhibit featuring a diverse collection of craft art, from pieces knitted and crocheted by hand to quilts, explores themes such as reform, indignation against gender and racial injustices, women’s rights and voting.
A court decision scratching the city’s plans to place a non-binding referendum before voters and the state education commissioner’s somewhat positive response have given the school board reason to be optimistic. Still, challenges remain.
Recent calls for improving graduation rates by eliminating state-run exit exams are misguided. A high school diploma is meaningless if it doesn’t prepare students for what comes next.
Many female employees of technology firms nationwide have encountered discrimination or abuse. At a number of Rochester firms, however, women today account for a larger percentage of the staff and are rising in the leadership ranks.
A highly educated workforce and other assets have helped our region in its transition to a knowledge-based economy. But at the same time, are Rochester and other midsize metropolitan areas falling farther behind tech powerhouses like Boston, New York City and San Francisco?
If a bank employee helped fraudsters run a Ponzi scheme, should the bank be held responsible and forced to repay defrauded investors? A local court case may provide an answer to that question.
It would lead to one company owning nearly all the newspapers in the Rochester region. The combined operations still would face the relentless financial pressures that have caused newspaper employment to plummet nationwide.
A growing number of progressive politicians have embraced a line of economic thinking that says debt and deficits don’t matter. But is “just print money” the right way to build a strong economy?
Former drug addict and prison inmate Halbert Sullivan turned his life around. Sullivan, who grew up in Rochester, founded the Fathers’ Support Center in St. Louis to help break the cycle of poverty. Could his successful program work here?
Deindustrialization left our region with a rich and storied history, but no clear path to the future. Now, the founders of globally competitive local companies are showing how to leverage the research and talent that sets upstate apart.
A class-action lawsuit filed this month could provide a path to bringing the city school district’s out-of-compliance special education program into line with federal and state requirements.
Economist Richard Rothstein’s talk in Rochester last week drew a crowd of 500 people. Is that show of numbers evidence Rochester is ready to finally tackle the racial divide in our community?
At a recent RocGrowth event, Marnie LaVigne of LaunchNY and Nasir Ali of Upstate Venture Connect described what their nonprofit organizations are doing to help entrepreneurs be successful in Upstate New York. (video)
Board members and a referendum calling for state intervention are on the November ballot. Meanwhile, the district’s distinguished educator has quit and the state education commissioner who appointed him plans to leave. What’s next?