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City Council will vote on the proposed 2025-26 school district budget next month.
Following a recent court decision, the executive director of Rochester’s Police Accountability Board says its tools have changed, but not its mission.
It’s easier to point fingers at the opposition than it is to focus on solving the underlying problems. But it doesn’t have to be this way.
The non-alcoholic bar in North Winton Village will celebrate the mural’s completion this weekend.
The Rochester City Council president says he welcomes a competitive race as he seeks re-election. Over the last couple of weeks, he spoke with the Beacon on what he sees as Rochester’s chief challenges and opportunities.
Legislation to create an office of pretrial services is an uncontroversial way to enhance public safety.
The city’s appeal comes only days after Judge Joseph Waldorf’s decision in favor of a complaint filed by the RPD officers union.
As head of creative development for North America for Audible, Kate Navin oversees Audible Theater, which each year produces dozens of original audio-based plays. She credits her roots in Rochester, an “arts-rich” city that’s a “wonderful place to be introduced to a craft.”
Local events for National Small Business Week kick off amid a volatile economic environment.
The international singing contest at Eastman’s Kilbourn Hall spans opera, operetta, and musical theater, honoring composer Kurt Weill.
The regional prize competition, which aims to strengthen the entrepreneurial ecosystem in Rochester, Buffalo and the Southern Tier, will hand out $600,000 in total awards this year.
From April 1, 2020, to July 1, 2023, Rochester’s population dropped by 4,040, or 1.9 percent, and Monroe County lost 1.4 percent of its residents.
Starting next month, books and services will be available at a temporary location in the neighborhood.
Should the County of Monroe Industrial Development Agency approve a more than $3 million tax break for a proposed golf-themed entertainment venue?
The Big Oak Driving Range and Golf Shop in Penfield has installed nine Topracer bays, each equipped with Topracer technology.
Blackfriars, one of the longest-running theater companies in Rochester, plans an anniversary season that will honor its history and engage with the community.
An educational model that’s growing in popularity, community schools can serve as a service connector for students and families in need.
Most of the state funds, for new technology and equipment to improve public safety, will go to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office and Rochester Police Department.
An updated plan is expected to expand this vital resource and address tree-coverage disparity in the city.
The scholarship will offer financial aid to students pursuing studies in STEM.
In honor of Pride Month, TGW Studio is hosting its third annual art exhibit celebrating artistic talent of LGBTQ+ youth in Rochester
Monroe County District Attorney Sandra Doorley is facing multiple investigations into her conduct during an April 22 traffic-stop incident—with a number of possible outcomes.
The current influx of asylum seekers in New York is a major opportunity to inject new energy into regional economies.
A new analysis by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s Research and Statistics Group offers an explanation why Rochester and most of the upstate region have not regained all of the jobs lost in the pandemic downturn.