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Three experts who took part in a Rochester Beacon online event say the future of food will be shaped by efforts to solve health and climate crises.
State funding will pay for most of the $1.3 million project at the supportive housing complex run by the Volunteers of America.
In partnership with Foodlink, the initiative will operate the region’s first hospital-based food pantry.
The mayor-elect announced the appointment of Chief of Staff Tamara Mayberry and 12 others.
Collective action can start removing the barriers that contribute to economic inequality.
Hanna PK’s new album is straight-ahead boogie with splashes woogie and soul.
As the city’s first openly gay mayor, he paid tribute to “the achievements and sacrifice of Rochester’s LGBTQ+ community who have made this historic moment both possible and poignant.”
Community gardening has seen a growth spurt during the pandemic, helping to ease food insecurity and build neighborhood connections.
Rochester’s mayor leaves office under terms of a plea agreement with “no regrets,” pointing to progress made during her administration.
Citing rising hospitalizations and deaths, Monroe County Executive Adam Bello called on county residents to wear masks outside the home and at public gatherings—and for the unvaccinated to get their shots.
The Current Population Survey conducted by the Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Labor shows unionization at 29 percent nationally and 36 percent in New York State as of 1964. By 2017, the national average had fallen to 11 percent and New York State to 24 percent.
All of punditry has been caught off-guard by the neck-snapping acceleration of autonomous vehicle adoption. The level of investment in AVs across a number of firms is very significant. The question is no longer “if autonomous vehicles?” but “when?”
The Janus decision concludes that requiring an agency fee that supports collective bargaining is compelled speech and a violation of the First Amendment. What now?
While few would dispute the importance of creating and attracting STEM graduates, some argue that solely measuring STEM degrees represents an incomplete way to take the measure of the growth and vibrancy of a city.
Faced with rising costs and declining payments, a growing number of doctors in private practice are quitting the fight. Remaining private practitioners increasingly are driven by economics to form or join large group practices.
A world-class open space would help transform downtown Rochester, and Parcel 5 by far is the best location for it. Many people support the idea, but it’s extremely unlikely to happen, in part due to a number of misconceptions.
In the wake of 9/11, the Pakistan-born activist filmmaker left a job in corporate finance to unflinchingly explore issues like racism, Islamophobia and geopolitical upheaval at a human level.
We stand watch at Obamacare’s bedside today, filled with uncertainty about the timing of its demise and what will follow. This is likely to be a bad death, filled with misery and leaving behind discord.
In 1990, there were 13 private, independent hospitals in Monroe County and the five counties that surround it. Today, nearly all these local hospitals have become part of either Rochester Regional Health or the University of Rochester system.
A pedestrian or cyclist is involved in a crash 1.3 times a day in Rochester. It’s time for a major, community-wide effort to reduce pedestrian and bicycle injuries and deaths caused by driver error.
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