The State Supreme Court will hear arguments in a lawsuit against the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra. Attorney Eileen Buholtz is suing to invalidate the RPO board’s annual meeting, which was held on January 23, including the results of board member elections. Buholtz ran for a board seat as a write-in candidate, and in her lawsuit she […]
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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How the mayor’s and City Council races are stacking up, so far
Some of you have asked, so I thought I’d fill you in on how the candidate designation process is playing out for city Democrats. It’s a bit “inside baseball,” but some people like keeping box scores. The committees of the various legislative districts in the City of Rochester have been meeting over the last few […]
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Warren supports DOMA repeal
Incumbent Mayor Tom Richards won the endorsement of the city’s 24th Legislative District committee over the weekend on the march to the Democratic primary in September. He defeated challenger Lovely Warren, who is president of City Council, 35 to 9. The 24th LD is centered in the area around Highland Park. | The biggest news […]
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RPO court hearing postponed, again
A planned court hearing in a lawsuit against the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra has been postponed until Thursday, April 11. This is the second postponement for the hearing, which was originally scheduled for March 28. Attorney Eileen Buholtz is suing to invalidate the RPO board’s January 23 annual meeting, including the results of board member elections. […]
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[UPDATED] Mayoral challenger Lovely Warren changes course on marriage equality
This blog has been updated to clarify that incumbent City Council member Dana Miller did not get the designation of the 24th District. He’s the only incumbent Council member to fall short. Incumbent Mayor Tom Richards won the endorsement of the city’s 24th Legislative District committee this afternoon on the march to the Democratic primary […]
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Is the Rochester mayor’s race lacking ‘real’ Democrats?
I noticed something I thought was strange at last week’s meeting of three east-side Democratic committees. The committees were making their endorsements for mayor, City Council, and City Court. A couple of the ballots in the mayor’s race between incumbent Tom Richards and challenger Lovely Warren came in blank. Why bother to turn them in […]
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RPO legal hearing postponed
A planned court hearing in a lawsuit against the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra has been postponed until Friday, April 5. The hearing in state Supreme Court was originally scheduled for Thursday, March 28. Attorney Eileen Buholtz is suing to invalidate the RPO board’s January 23 annual meeting, including the results of board member elections. Buholtz ran […]
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Deciding DOMA
The US Supreme Court is hearing legal challenges this week to two major pieces of LGBT-related legislation: California’s Prop 8 and the federal Defense of Marriage Act. Voters in California narrowly approved a ban on same-sex marriage, known as Proposition 8, in November 2008. The ban was upheld by the California Supreme Court in May […]
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Warren sets tone for her campaign
Lovely Warren officially launched her bid for mayor today. WATCH VIDEO
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West Main Street church keeps ‘historic’ label
Rochester developer Marvin Maye lost his bid today to have a West Main Street church taken off the city’s list of historic properties. Maye owns the church but wants to tear it down so he can build a Dollar General. The historic designation adds another hurdle for Maye to clear in his push to demolish […]
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Local events coincide with DOMA hearing
The US Supreme Court will hear a legal challenge to the federal Defense of Marriage Act beginning on March 27. In anticipation, a local collaborative group that includes representatives of the LGBT, religious, and labor communities will hold a couple of events next week. Under DOMA, marriage is limited to one man and one woman […]
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[UPDATED] Lovely Warren will run for mayor
The City Council president will make her official announcement at a press conference on Friday morning.
