25 Bengal Terrace
Set against the backdrop of Cobbs Hill on the city’s east side, Bengal Terrace is a quiet street where residents enjoy the surroundings of one of Rochester’s many parks. Here, historic street lamps line the street and mature trees grace many lots. The houses of Bengal Terrace are largely from the early 1900s and showcase…
Slaughter House Rules
A Rochester politician leads the charge to clean up the House of Representatives
RCT’s “Cinderella”
Lessons learned from a pumpkin coach
Beyond the rules
The focus of our recent interview with Representative Louise Slaughter was her work as the incoming chair of the House Rules Committee. But the conversation touched on everything from the war in Iraq to Renaissance Square (which she has fought, vigorously). Among her comments: On this fall’s elections: I think it means that we’re going…
Walking the dogma
Let your kids discuss their spirituality
Blackfriars’ “Little Women”
An enchanting staging of an American classic.
Holidays in clay
The good, bad, and ugly of Claymation Christmas specials
Bad blood with Binghamton
Rochester’s hockey rivals return Saturday
Cracking the Agatha Christie case
Where did the legendary mystery writer disappear to in 1926?
The new Oxford’s
What a difference a makeover makes
“Candy”; “Climates”
Two new art house flicks explore the dissolution of troubled relationships
“Apocalytpo”
Mel Gibson’s Mayan epic is a bloody waste
Third Estate
Up-and-coming pop-punkers ready for a revolution
I SCENE IT 12-13-06
This week, Frank checks out Cheetah Whores, The Demon Seeds, and more.
Music reviews – 12-13-06
This week: Christmas CDs from Vince Guaraldi, Watkins and the Rapiers, RPO, Aimee Mann, and more.
Limiting the pain
Urban journal For many of us, this is traditionally a season of hope. I’m having trouble finding any, though, given the escalating tragedy in Iraq. There certainly isn’t much hope to be found in the report by the Iraq Study Group. The report calls for diplomacy, and James Baker, the group’s co-chair, says we must…
Metro ink – 12-13-06
PLAYING BY THE BOOK The inner vault of the Sibley Library at the EastmanSchool is a cool, arid room housing rare books and manuscripts. When visitors walk in, they often ask to see the oldest thing in the collection. Archivist David Peter Coppen is happy to oblige. He pulls down the Rochester Codex, a book…
Reader feedback – 12-13-06
The mail ANOTHER WAR STORY I found the article on FaridFerdows (“War Stories,” November 29) intriguing for its contrast to other immigrant stories. Only two years ago, a Pakistani young man, about the same age as Ferdows, was deported from New York. Technically it was on a slight infraction of immigration law, but truthfully it…
Cost of war – 12-13-06
The totals: 2888 US soldiers, 247 Coalition soldiers, and approximately 49,615 to 55,021 Iraqi civilians have been killed in Iraq from the beginning of the war and occupation to November 30. 4526 Iraqi police and guardsmen have been killed since January 2005, according to an estimate compiled from news reports. American soldiers killed between November…
O’Leary sells Milestones
As of December 18, Milestones, the longstanding downtown live-music club at 170 East Avenue, will be operating under a new owner: local musician and club manager Joe Gizzie. Michael O’Leary has run the club for 13 years. But, he says, it was time for a change. “I’ve known for a while that Milestones needs a…
