Despite a previous report, City Council may not conduct independent interviews with Parcel 5 developers.
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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Bold new proposal put forth for Midtown
Underwhelmed by the available options and, he says, determined to give Rochester a real choice, Fraser Smillie sat down at his computer to brainstorm a new concept for Parcel 5 at Midtown in downtown Rochester (see proposal below). What he and Bud DeWolff, owner of DeWolff Partnership Architects, came up with is a statement building: […]
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Rochester seeks new neighborhood strategy
The City of Rochester’s signature neighborhood investment program is in for some changes. Focused Investment, which began in 2009, targeted four borderline city neighborhoods for an intense outlay of time and money: Marketview Heights, Beechwood, Dewey-Driving Park, and Jefferson Avenue. The goal was to stabilize the neighborhoods and possibly help them turn the corner toward […]
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Students making progress, but big challenges remain
The state of Rochester’s children is…a little bit better, according to a report issued today (see below) by ROC the Future, an alliance of Rochester-area institutions and community partners working to improve student achievement in the city school district. The alliance issues a report card each year that takes a look at 45 indicators of […]
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Keep Bello, Slaughter
Louise Slaughter and Adam Bello have earned our endorsement in their races for Congress and Monroe County clerk, respectively.
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Future of Warren’s traffic court uncertain
People in poverty often live on the edge of a cliff. One misstep can set off a chain of events that makes it hard to stop the downward slide, much less better their lives. A prime example in the City of Rochester involves transportation and fines. Many residents can’t afford to pay their traffic fines, […]
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Midtown proposal includes 14-story tower and a park
Gallina Development unveiled its plan for the Parcel 5 site at Midtown in downtown Rochester this morning. Gallina and partner Patrick Dutton propose a 14-story, mixed-use tower with condos, restaurants, retail, and street-level entertainment space. Office space would take up floors two to four of the tower, while 31 market-rate condos would be located on […]
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Accusations traded over police altercation
A cell-phone video of a police altercation in northeast Rochester has many in the African-American community decrying what they say is another example of police using excessive force against people of color. But the way some members of City Council are trying to quell that outrage is irresponsible and is putting police officers at risk, […]
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EMMA leader vows to fight on
The leader of the East Main, Mustard, and Atlantic Avenue neighborhood association says that the group will take its fight against a controversial housing project to City Council. The City Planning Commission signed-off last week on a rezoning proposal which allows for the construction of the $17 million development between Mustard and Palmer streets in […]
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Poverty still growing in region
A new report from ACT Rochester and the Rochester Area Community Foundation calls poverty in the city “extraordinary.”
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Three projects chosen for Inner Loop land
One is an expansion of Strong museum and includes a hotel.
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Fight over schools project highlights divide
Questions over who got work on a hugely expensive project to overhaul Rochester’s aging school buildings have culminated in a lawsuit that some say threatens the whole deal. Politics, longstanding grudges, and racial tensions add fuel to the fire. The first phase of the $1.3 billion project surpassed hiring goals for women and people of […]
