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Chris Hastings, who became WXXI’s top executive last November, has a plan to help the public media nonprofit weather the shock of lost federal funding.
The $30,000 funding loss for SummerWrite, a storytelling program for children, represents a quarter of the program’s total budget.
New York is moving certain elections to even-numbered years in a bid to increase democratic engagement. It’s a good step, but more can be done.
Excell Technology Ventures’ recently released 2024 report shows a post-pandemic rebound, with an increase in follow-on capital and robust investment in life sciences ventures.
The Tonawanda Seneca Nation and the Sierra Club have filed a lawsuit challenging the Genesee County Economic Development Center’s approval of a $6.3 billion data center at the Science and Technology Advanced Manufacturing Park.
The dumbing down of superlatives like “perfect” and “awesome” threatens to rob us of the ability to describe the most wonderful aspects of life.
Rebecca Bryant Novak, a doctoral student at the Eastman School of Music who complained about alleged harassment by a faculty member, is now fighting her dismissal from the school. The case involves questions of due process and First Amendment rights.
Monroe County District Attorney Sandra Doorley plans to vacate her position after the state Commission on Prosecutorial Conduct determined that she should be publicly censured following the investigation of her failure to comply with a routine traffic stop.
The city of Rochester has entered into a partnership with Recovery Houses of Rochester, providing $30,000 for addiction recovery resources.
The ExpressVoteXL electronic voting machine, which has been the focus of concerns about security and functionality, was used here in June’s elections.
Opponents contend New York’s largest landfill is degrading air and water quality, while its operator says Seneca Meadows is a guardian of the environment.
Reconnect Rochester’s latest film screening and panel discussion will tackle auto-centric land use and strategies to build more walkable communities.
At its Sept. 29 season opener for the 2024-25 series, the ensemble’s sounds approached the stratospheric, as three outstanding female voices blended in divine harmony.
Plans to replace the outdoor Brighton Town Hall Pool with splash pad were met with a big backlash. New funding now has saved the pool but failed to silence critics of town officials.
Should grocery stores discard, donate, or offer price discounts on unsold food that is near the expiration date?
Neighbors in Action is based on former Rochester Mayor Bill Johnson’s nationally recognized 1996 initiative Neighbors Building Neighborhoods, which inspired hundreds of projects around the city.
The university will get $9.9 million to lead USSF University Consortium/Space Strategic Technology Institute 3 work on advanced space power and propulsion.
Through the summer months that typically are the most violent each year, the city hit its lowest rate in years.
At last weekend’s opening concerts of the orchestra’s 101st season, the virtuoso string trio dazzled the crowd in a performance of “Contact,” a Grammy Award-winning composition by Eastman alumnus Kevin Puts.
The latest filings for Monroe County show the vice president has raised nearly twice as much as Donald Trump, her Republican rival in this year’s presidential race.
In a deal that ESL Federal Credit Union said will allow it to grow its footprint and offerings in the Finger Lakes region, the company is acquiring Generations Bank and its parent company.
The legislation, which would create a statewide framework for mental health and substance use crisis response, was introduced after the 2020 death of Daniel Prude.
After raising around $15 million in capital combined, four local startups targeting diverse markets graduated from the RIT Venture Creations Incubator last week.
Syl Labrot’s work will be displayed in conjunction with Visual Studies Workshop.