The proposed redevelopment of the former Rochester Psychiatric Center, 1201 Elmwood Avenue, is the topic of a public meeting today (Monday, May 9) from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Brickstone (Winter Garden), 1325 Elmwood Avenue. The presentation begins at 6:30 p.m. and will be followed by comments and questions. The site includes about […]
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Week ahead: Events for the week of Monday, April 25
The Rochester-Monroe Anti-Poverty Initiative at United Way will hold a town hall meeting at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, April 26, at the Adams Street Recreation Center, 85 Adams Street. The initiative aims to reduce poverty in the Rochester-Monroe County region by 50 percent over the next 15 years. The initiative will update the community on […]
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Week ahead: Events for the week of Monday, April 18
The Sierra Club’s annual environmental forum is this week.
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Week Ahead: Events for the week of April 11, 2016
Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren’s annual State of the City address is at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, April 13, at Genesee Brewery, 445 St. Paul Street. Rochester taxi drivers will rally at 12:30 p.m. on Monday, April 11, to protest the possibility of ride-sharing services such as Uber and Lyft operating in Upstate New York. The […]
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[UPDATED] Week Ahead: Events for the week of Monday, April 4
Former President Bill Clinton will headline a Rochester rally for his wife, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 5, ahead of New York’s April 19 primary. The event will be held at the Laborers Union Local 435, 20 Fourth Street. Clinton will lead several rallies across New York on Tuesday, […]
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Week Ahead: Events for the week of Monday, March 21
The American Association of University Women and the League of Women Voters will hold a discussion on the issues and impacts of paid family leave
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Week ahead: Events for the week of Monday, March 7
The Monroe County Legislature will hold a public hearing on County Executive Cheryl Dinolfo’s proposal to create a county Office of Public Integrity when it meets at 6 p.m. Tuesday, March 8. Legislators will likely vote on the matter at the same meeting. Under Dinolfo’s proposal, the public integrity office would examine county operations, including […]
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Week ahead: Events for the week of Monday, February 29
Peace Islands Institute, Nazareth College, and SUNY Geneseo will present two events examining Islamic extremism on Wednesday, March 2. The first, “Combatting Extremism Cancer,” is a talk given by Hakan Yesilova, chief editor of Fountain Magazine. Yesilova speak at SUNY Geneseo’s MacVittie College Union at 12:30 p.m. Later that day, Nazareth College’s Hickey Center for […]
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Week ahead: Another LDC plea deal in the works?
Two other defendants have already taken plea deals. If Nelson Rivera takes a plea, then only Daniel Lynch would remain.
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Week ahead: For the week of Monday, January 25
The city’s board of ethics meets at 6:30 p.m. today to decide whether former mayor Bill Johnson’s company can study a city program created during his administration. Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren wants to hire Strategic Community Intervention to review the city’s nuisance points system, which gives businesses points for bad behavior. The points can lead […]
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Week Ahead: Watch Obama’s last State of the Union with local Dems
Monroe County Dems are holding a State of the Union watch party at Merchants Grill.
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Week Ahead: For the week of Monday, December 14
Governor Andrew Cuomo will stop in Rochester this afternoon (Monday, December 14) to present the Finger Lakes Regional Economic Development Council with its Upstate Revitalization award. The council learned it would receive one of the three $500 million awards during a ceremony last week. Cuomo’s visit today is more or less a publicity stop. In […]
