The Greater Rochester area is filled with talented, driven people working to make the region a better place to live, work, and play. But often it seems that the same names dominate headlines, while others who are working tirelessly within their own spheres go under the radar. This annual project — the Rochester 10 — […]
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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Marina may miss a season
A hiccup with the developer will likely set the marina project at the Port of Rochester back a season, says Mark Gregor, manager of the Environmental Quality Division for the City of Rochester. About half of the marina basin has been excavated, he says. The city and The Pike Company mutually agreed to close out […]
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Warren’s Facebook flap
It’s beginning to look a lot like a difficult holiday for Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren. Screenshots of Facebook messages between someone claiming to be Warren and an unidentified user began circulating on social media on Monday. The unknown user criticizes the city for emptying out a settlement that was being used by the homeless, calling […]
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McFadden to leave Housing Authority
McFadden’s brief tenure was marred by accusations of cronyism.
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RHA: This can’t be the way it was supposed to go
You know, Adam McFadden might’ve made a damn fine head of the Housing Authority.
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Right of refusal
Should renters be allowed to refuse entry to city inspectors?
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Remembering Philip Seymour Hoffman
A scholarship fund has been established in honor of the late Philip Seymour Hoffman, a Rochester native and Oscar-winning actor. The Philip Seymour Hoffman Scholarship Fund will support scholarships for Geva Theatre Center’s training programs. According to a press release, the goal is to raise $25,000 to provide two annual scholarships for Geva’s Summer Academy […]
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After Ferguson, calls for unity
Local activist groups and members of the community came together at the Liberty Pole on Sunday to rally and march against police brutality and systemic racism.
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Everything we have on the Ferguson grand jury decision
A grand jury has decided that Ferguson, Missouri, police officer Darren Wilson should not face any charges for shooting and killing Michael Brown, an unarmed black teenager.
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Bill Cosby, under fire, is scheduled for April show in Rochester
Bill Cosby, at least for the moment, is scheduled to appear in Rochester next April. Discuss. RBTL sent out an e-mail this morning announcing pre-sale tickets for Cosby’s April 25 appearance at the Auditorium Theatre. Cosby has been under fire from all directions in recent weeks for the alleged sexual assault of numerous women. The […]
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Stealing Susan B.?
The years can erode the complexity of historical figures. Their lives are reduced to two-dimensional images on currency and schoolroom walls, and then are further distilled into one-note symbols for the movements and mores of the day. But the facts are almost always more robust, frustrating, and fascinating. That’s certainly the case for Rochester suffragist […]
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Report says red-light cameras effective at reducing accidents, violations
Collisions at city intersections with red-light cameras have been reduced by 26 percent since the camera program began in 2010, says a report just released by the City of Rochester. Collisions involving disregard for traffic-control devices have dropped 78 percent, the report says. And red-light camera violations have dropped 30 percent since the time that […]
