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A remastered version of the Rochester-based band’s first album, “Sundown on Venus,” drops this week.
Is it a matter of free will or vice? The Beacon’s Counterpoint columnists debate gambling on sports contests.
The acclaimed writer’s drawings of people impacted by the Gaza war are on view at Hinterland Studio.
The county Legislature should pass the pilot Add-On to the Shelter Allowance proposed by Citizen Action.
The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, which intentionally increases the cost of producing electricity from fossil fuels, is largely hidden from public view.
The Rochester chapter of Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library has a new home at the United Way of Greater Rochester and the Finger Lakes, and a goal of expanding from the city to all of Monroe County and possibly beyond.
A federal judge granted David Streever’s request for a preliminary injunction against the Department of Homeland Security, which had warned him that his criticism of ICE could lead to prosecution.
The Miyawaki Forest Project is an urban forestry initiative that will transform an old parking lot over a few decades.
For a city with a high-tech reputation, Rochester has surprisingly few fast DC charging stations.
Laurentide Clay, which recently celebrated its grand opening, aims to be an accessible, affordable studio focused on the art of ceramics.
Health care and campus workers at the university are seeking a new labor agreement. Their current three-year pact has been extended to Sept. 26.
Recovery All Ways is part of a network of community-based organizations dedicated to promoting harm reduction and assisting those suffering from addiction.
Students who take part in the Harley School’s year-long hospice elective experience something that has become increasingly rare in American life: sustained, meaningful relationships between people at opposite ends of the age spectrum.
The Bloomberg Youth Climate Action Fund is providing a total of $50,000 for grants to support environmental projects led by youth groups across the city.
Can the nearly 150-year-old brewery prosper under private-equity ownership? It’s happened before.
The funds, delivered through the Rural Health Transformation Program, will support coordinated care and technology modernization.
Thornton Wilder’s play was an instant classic—and perhaps one of the most misunderstood American plays.
FIFCO USA has been acquired by Saothair Capital Partners, a private equity firm co-founded by a former CEO of the Rochester brewery. FIFCO USA will revert to its previous name, North American Breweries.
T-Mobile’s decision to invest $2 billion in a new joint venture with Oak Hill Capital, owner of locally based Greenlight Networks, could supercharge the homegrown fiber ISP’s already robust growth. But what will it mean for the Rochester region?
A federal judge dismissed the Trump administration’s lawsuit against the city, which first adopted a sanctuary city policy four decades ago.
Documents provide an inside look at the Downtown Revitalization Initiative process that made Peacemaker Brewing one of 10 projects to share $9.7 million in state funds.
The new state grant will support the Telesca Center for Justice, which brought legal services to over 50,000 Rochester residents last year.
A town resident’s attempts to erect a Christmas Nativity scene in Twelve Corners town square, similar to Jewish and Muslim holiday displays, were met with silence from Town Hall. Now, he has sued the town, alleging violation of his rights to free speech, free exercise of religion, and equal protection of the law.
The task force—whose investigation of a drug ring led to more than 20 arrests announced last week—is a partnership between the Rochester Police Department and federal law enforcement.