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Two contemporary operas will be staged at Kilbourn Hall next weekend, including the world premiere of “Click!”
Organizers of the local No Kings protests see Saturday’s turnout as a sign of growing civic engagement in opposition to Trump administration policies. But will this momentum produce change in public opinion or voter behavior?
The business and entrepreneurship school, launched here in 2023, is expected to welcome students to its second location in fall 2026.
A motion about the school board’s monthly newsletter spiraled into a heated debate about payroll issues.
Our city is following Trump’s playbook on homelessness: Being unhoused with substance-use disorder is treated as a criminal act instead of the public health issue it is.
Launched on Oct. 18, 2018, the Rochester Beacon continues to grow, with total website pageviews nearing 3 million.
The program, which aims to support economic mobility and equity for children and their families, will provide each city kindergartner with a $50 seed deposit into a savings account.
The orchestra will perform a dozen masterpieces by the world’s most popular composer in four different concerts.
The George Eastman Museum exhibit “American, born Hungary” celebrates the tremendous impact of Hungarian immigrants on American photography.
A split among candidates on the right and a shifting enrollment trend inject unpredictability into a once-solid Republican county legislative district.
The new initiative, led by Reconnect Rochester, aims to reduce crashes in the center city.
How would New York be affected if Ontario Premier Doug Ford were to really impose a 25 percent surcharge on electricity exports?
Rochester Gas and Electric only controls the delivery line item on customer bills, not supply costs—the driver of higher costs this winter.
Harbor House of Rochester, a health care hospitality home, will present an event this weekend in honor of Women’s History Month.
As numbers climb, advocates say Rochester and Monroe County aren’t doing enough.
Wilmot joins an elite group of cancer centers designated by the National Cancer Institute.
Educational reform nonprofit Rochester Education and Development for Youth helped a group of educators and nonprofit leaders design and launch new education models.
Car insurance rates have never been transparent and often seem to discriminate against the poor and people of color. Will AI tools improve fairness or make inequity even harder to detect?
Students from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology recently partnered with Clarissa Uprooted to quantify lost generational wealth. Their analysis provides an opportunity for others to build on their work.
Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra’s 2025-26 season aims to please various audiences.
In the Rochester area, most people who apply for jobs as teachers or administrators in public schools are asked before hiring to explain their commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, a practice that has come under scrutiny. But under the new administration in Washington, school districts that require DEI statements now could risk the loss of federal funding.
A New York Focus investigation found that half of CIU exonerations in the state involve prosecutorial misconduct, but DAs rarely acknowledge who got it wrong.
Coffee Connection’s March fundraiser features Garrison Keillor, creator and host of “A Prairie Home Companion.”
Kenneth MacInTyre-Beiter received a notice last month alleging that his participation violated the University of Rochester’s code of conduct.