For more on this topic: See Mary Anna Towler’s “City should turn down University Ave. project” in this week’s Urban Journal. This is a corrected version of this story. If you’ve been trying to track down Rochester Mayor Tom Richards, odds are good you can catch him at a ribbon cutting. Voters Block, Bridge Square, […]
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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East End S O S
The East End garage needs millions of dollars in repairs or it will have to be shut down within two to three years, said Laura Miller, the City of Rochester’s new parking director, at a City Council work session last week. The garage needs approximately $5 million in high-priority maintenance, Miller said, including repairs to […]
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East End garage needs millions in repairs, quickly
The East End garage needs millions of dollars in repairs or it will have to be shut down within two to three years, said Laura Miller, the City of Rochester’s new parking director, at a City Council work session yesterday. The garage needs approximately $5 million in high-priority maintenance, Miller said, including repairs to the […]
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NOTA opposes apartment plan for University Ave.
The neighborhood association for the Neighborhood of the Arts has released the results of a survey conducted on a proposed apartment building on University Avenue. NOTA has also come out against the Morgan Management proposal, but says in the survey report that the association would be open to working with Morgan to find a more […]
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‘Spider-Man’ forces changes to city bus routes
Regional Transit Service will change bus routes during the filming of the Amazing Spider-Man 2 in Rochester from April 30 through May 9. RTS buses will bypass all stops and service on Main Street between Chestnut Street and Plymouth Avenue. Bus transfer points at the intersections of Main Street and Clinton Avenue and Main Street […]
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[UPDATED] Democrats endorse Tom Richards
UPDATE#2, Wednesday, April 24, 9:30 a.m.: Monroe County Democratic Committee chair Joe Morelle sent out a press release last night, responding to the statement from Warren’s camp. His statement follows Warren’s at the end of this blog. UPDATE, Tuesday, April 23, 4:15 p.m.: Lovely Warren’s campaign has responded to the MCDC’s endorsement of Tom Richards. […]
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Democratic committees make endorsements for Rochester school board
Four Democratic committees in the City of Rochester met earlier this week to endorse candidates for Rochester school board. The terms of incumbents Van White, Jose Cruz, and Cynthia Elliott are up, and all three are running again. The top vote-getters overall were Jose Cruz, newcomer Candice Lucas, and Van White. Here’s how it breaks […]
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Marketview Heights residents talk about neighborhood’s decline
You can throw around all the statistics you want about crime rates being at historic lows, but if you live in a crime-ridden neighborhood, to you, the city is a violent place. I’ve heard Rochester officials say that more than once, and I experienced it myself last night at a campaign event for City Council […]
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[UPDATED] RPO challengers lose legal battle
Both sides in the legal case respond to Justice Kenneth Fisher’s ruling.
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More ‘Spider-Man’ news
The City of Rochester sent over the following press release this morning with more details on the upcoming movie shoot in Rochester: Mayor Thomas S. Richards met with the producer of The Amazing Spider-Man 2 movie this week to discuss the logistics of the production that will take place Downtown. The major motion picture shoot […]
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Improving neighborhoods
Rochester Mayor Tom Richards wants to keep the city’s Focused Investment program operating in the same four neighborhoods for at least two more years, saying the program needs more time to work. The city started Focused Investment about four years ago, singling out four challenged neighborhoods for intense investment of time and resources: Marketview Heights […]
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Port work should begin this fall
City of Rochester officials learned the hard way that Rochesterians don’t care to go to the lake in the off-season. Pier 45, the city-subsidized restaurant at the terminal building, had to stop operating in the winter because of steep financial losses. So what makes officials believe that they can transform the port from a summer […]
