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Samaria Turner, daughter of the late photographer Bob Burris, returns weekly to the Westside Farmers Market with images taken by her father since the 1970s.
Canadian rock band Rose Cora Perry and The Truth Untold will perform at the Irondequoit Arts & Music Festival on Aug. 30.
With enactment of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, sweeping changes to eligibility and funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and Medicaid are coming.
With its first two-year class graduated, the Golisano Institute for Business and Entrepreneurship sees its future in continuing effective educational practices and embracing AI technology.
Aiming to counter housing instability, Hart Homes blends business goals with a mission for community-centered property investment.
A historic landmark, School No. 29 is near the city’s Bull’s Head Revitalization Project.
The federal Department of Education froze, then unfroze, billions of dollars in grant funding.
Expulsion after a declaration or threat to file a formal complaint with the appropriate government agency is an utterly unjustifiable action.
As gerrymandering and mid-decade redistricting attempts flare up across the country, Indivisible Rochester plans another protest this weekend.
Roxy Hernandez operates Roxy Mis Panitas at the International Plaza, bringing a taste of her native Venezuela to Rochester
The County Infrastructure Grant Program, administered by Empire State Development, will help communities address the housing crisis.
With the release of her latest album, the folk-pop musician is returning for a show in Rochester.
Gloria Winston Al-Sarag, who died Nov.11, was best known as a journalist and commentator in the city’s Black press.
Kate Sheeran, the eighth dean in the Eastman School of Music’s storied century-old history, is “an educator with a very high artistic threshold.”
The University of Rochester students face charges of felony criminal mischief for distributing the posters, which the university has described as antisemitic.
German-based Pfisterer Group, which last week opened its first official manufacturing site in North America at Rochester Technology Park, expects the local facility to play a significant role in its global expansion.
In a court filing, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rochester said it “reserves the right to object” to fees paid to lawyers, consultants, and other professionals in the drawn-out case.
After nearly half a century in the Neighborhood of the Arts, Visual Studies Workshop will move to the former Frederick Douglass Resource Center building on King Street.
The Nov. 20-21 event is a Global Entrepreneurship Week official activity, bringing together entrepreneurs, business owners, nonprofits, community organizations, and industry leaders.
Board members will have to give advance notice and direct concerns to the superintendent, rather than a school principal.
With increasing demand, Goodwill of the Finger Lakes wants to expand the number of staffers dedicated to its 211/LIFE LINE service.
The George Eastman Museum’s “Life with Photographs: 75 Years of the Eastman Museum” marks three-quarters of a century since its founding, and highlights the evolution and impact of photography.
The judge ruled, however, that the Department of Environmental Conservation has the authority to deny the renewal application for the power plant used for bitcoin mining and sent the matter back to the agency for further proceedings.
Nearly 15 percent of the Rochester Police Department slots for sworn personnel are unfilled, boosting overtime costs and straining morale. Along with recruitment challenges, retirements have outpaced new hires.