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Christine Carrie Fien
I'm City's news editor, which means I oversee all aspects of our news-gathering operation. I also sneak in to an occasional City Council meeting and cover Rochester's intriguing and eclectic neighbors. My family has a long legacy here, and I'm proud to continue to represent.
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Hetsko’s heart
Scott Hetsko had to nearly die twice before he could really live again. One of those times — what he calls the lowest point of his whole, nearly 10-year ordeal — his heart was in arrest for over two minutes until medical staff in the cardiac unit at the University of Rochester Medical Center could […]
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Squeezing starts at GateHouse-owned Daily Record and RBJ
Eight employees were affected by an ongoing restructuring and consolidation of The Daily Record and the Rochester Business Journal, according to a statement by Suzanne Fischer-Huettner, publisher of both media companies. It’s not clear what “affected” means, exactly: if the employees were laid off, offered buyouts, or something else. Fischer-Huettner did not respond to follow-up questions. […]
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New purpose for controversial carousel panel
A controversial panel that was once part of the historic Dentzel carousel at Ontario Beach Park is now part of a travelling multimedia exhibit. The exhibit was unveiled by Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren, the Rochester Museum and Science Center, the Central Church of Christ, and the Take it Down group on Monday. (Take it Down fought […]
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Forum Wednesday on housing discrimination in the city
WCity Council member Adam McFadden will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, February 22, on housing discrimination. McFadden introduced legislation last summer that would prohibit landlords and property managers from discriminating against potential renters based on their actual or perceived source of income. The discrimination locks people into poor neighborhoods, McFadden has said, preventing them […]
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[UPDATED] This week in the mayor’s race: Friday, February 17
Let’s talk for a second. Are you feeling spent? I am. But like a junkie, I can’t stop paying attention to every soundbite, every Tweet, every minute of Melissa McCarthy on SNL. I’m infected with politics. It’s affecting us locally, too. This year’s hotly contested mayor’s race has wound people so tight that even a […]
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Should the city sell its water?
Mayoral candidate Rachel Barnhart has raised the possibility of selling the city’s water system to the Monroe County Water Authority to help fund her proposed 50 percent tax cut for Rochester residents and business. Barnhart, a Democrat, didn’t say she’d definitely pursue a sale if elected; she merely mentioned it as an example of a […]
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Mark IV plans apartment complex for Karges Place in Swillburg
Mark IV Enterprises wants to build a 101-unit, four-story apartment complex on Karges Place, next to 490 at the Goodman exit. The project site is in the Swillburg neighborhood on vacant land that once held a shoe factory. Mark IV bought the land from the state. The complex, which is temporarily being called 601 South […]
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This week in the mayor’s race: What will Warren do?
I’m sitting here marveling over the pithy brilliance that was Team Lovely Warren’s reaction to Rachel Barnhart’s candidacy. Shortly after Barnhart announced her mayoral bid earlier this week, the Friends of Lovely Warren Committee sent over this brief rejoinder: “Last year, Miss Barnhart ran for the State Assembly. This year she has announced her candidacy […]
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Rochester recommits to sanctuary city status
Rochester City Council is poised to reaffirm Rochester’s status as a sanctuary city. A proposal put forth by Mayor Lovely Warren was unanimously approved by a committee yesterday and will be voted on by City Council on Tuesday night. It’s expected to pass. The move comes after President Donald Trump’s executive order to block federal […]
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Fate uncertain for South Wedge church
The future of Calvary St. Andrews Church in the South Wedge — if it has one — should become clearer in the coming months. On the table: closing the church and disbanding the congregation, moving the congregation somewhere else, or rebooting the church on its current site. Like many urban churches in recent years, Calvary […]
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Barnhart says big tax cut will lead to more prosperous city
If elected mayor of the City of Rochester, Rachel Barnhart says that she will cut property taxes by 50 percent, provide childcare funding for an additional 1,000 families, and make fiber Internet free for every home. Barnhart, a former reporter and anchor for WROC-TV8, announced her candidacy on Monday. She’ll square off in a Democratic […]
