Rochester Mayor-elect Lovely Warren has appointed a local lawyer and an RIT professor to lead her transition. Christopher Thomas and Dr. dt ogilvie are serving on a volunteer basis. The transition team will also hire Strategic Community Intervention LLC, founded by former Rochester Mayor Bill Johnson, to consult. Current mayor Tom Richards will be a […]
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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[UPDATED] Senior housing slated for the Eastman Dental Dispensary
UPDATE, November 14, 2013, 9:20 a.m.: Nelson Leenhouts, chair of Home Leasing LLC, says that the “very preliminary” plan is to renovate the Dental Dispensary for 57 senior apartments. The apartments would be for high- and medium-income senior citizens, he says. Financing has not yet been secured for the project, he says. “We have a […]
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[UPDATED] Brooks’ husband nabbed in LDC probe
Charges were lodged today against four individuals with connections to local development corporations linked to Monroe County.
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Highland Market’s new life
Owner Danny Stefanou says that he intends to reinvent the Highland Market in the South Wedge as the go-to place for quick and easy access to fresh, healthy foods. Stefanou has owned the market at the corner of Linden and South avenues for more than 30 years, leasing it out for the last 21 years. […]
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Richards clarifies his intentions, sort of
UPDATE: 4:50 p.m. on Monday, November 4. Richards has released a statement about the Lonsberry appearance. It follows the blog below. On today’s Bob Lonsberry show, Rochester Mayor Tom Richards said that if he is re-elected tomorrow, he will be sworn in and he will serve, for a least a bit. It was the clearest […]
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College Town announces tenants
Fairmount Properties and Gilbane Development Company have announced the first batch of eateries, shops, and services to be a part of the College Town mixed-use development at Mt. Hope and Elmwood avenues. The tenants include The Creator’s Hands; Corner Bakery Cafe; Saxby’s Coffee; Panini’s Bar and Grill; Insomnia Cookies; Constantino’s Market, which is a 20,000-square-foot […]
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Brooks endorses Lovely Warren for mayor
At first blush I didn’t see how Maggie Brooks’ endorsement could help Lovely Warren in her campaign for Rochester mayor. Many people believe that the county has turned its back on the city, so why would they listen to anything that the Republican county executive has to say? And Brooks’ administration has had some issues […]
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Richards asks for state review of city’s finances, operations
Mayor Tom Richards is asking City Council to approve legislation requesting a comprehensive review of the city’s finances and operations. Council members could vote on the legislation at November’s Council meeting. The review would be done by the state Financial Restructuring Board for Local Governments. Cuomo created the 10-member panel earlier this year to “offer […]
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University Ave. apartment plan gets Planning Commission nod
Morgan Management has only one final bureaucratic hurdle to clear in its quest to build a 99-unit apartment complex at 933 University Avenue, in the East Avenue Preservation District. The city’s Planning Commission approved the project yesterday. Morgan now goes back to the Preservation Board — which has already given the project its unofficial support […]
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D and C finds new home
The Democrat and Chronicle will move into a new building at Main Street and Clinton Avenue on the Midtown site in downtown Rochester. Michael Kane, president and publisher of the Democrat and Chronicle Media Group, made the announcement today. “We are excited to start this new chapter in our growth and transformation as a local […]
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Richards’ press conference probably won’t end speculation
Nuanced positions don’t lend themselves to Twitter or Facebook status updates, so Mayor Tom Richards’ “I’m out, but…” press conference this afternoon will inevitably lead to more speculation and salivation around the November 5 general election. It came out yesterday that two city employees, Molly Clifford, director of fire administration; and Gary Walker, communications chief, […]
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South Wedge crime fighters
Some residents of Rochester’s South Wedge are forming an anti-crime group to address what they say is poor police response and follow-through, as well as a failure by the local media to report the truth about crime in their neighborhood. “The people of the South Wedge are left with little recourse or remedy except to […]
