A news conference will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, April 8, to announce a new performing arts venue in the City of Rochester. The event will be held at the First Church of Christ, Scientist, 440 East Avenue. Rochester Lyric Opera is reportedly buying the church for performance space. Constantino’s Market opens in […]
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Week Ahead: Events for the week of Monday, March 30
The Friends and Foundation of the Rochester Public Library will present a review of “Just Mercy” by Bryan Stevenson at 12:12 p.m. on Tuesday, March 31. Stevenson’s book is a coming-of-age story involving a young attorney’s reflection on the lives of the individuals he has defended in the pursuit of justice. Monroe County Public Defender […]
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Week Ahead: For the week of Monday, March 23, 2015
A report on the school-to-prison pipeline, and the next installment of the Reshaping Rochester series are happening this week.
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Week Ahead: Education events, foreclosure report; village elections, new United Way chief, Zoo master plan
This post has been corrected. The City of Rochester, the Rochester City School District, and the United Negro College Fund will hold three events on Friday, March 20. The first is the “Historically Black Colleges and Universities College Fair” for area students in 11th and 12th grades. The students must register with their high school’s […]
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WEEK AHEAD: Meeting on East Main-Market project; Coffee and Conversation with Vargas
The first of two public meetings on the East Main Street Arts and Market Initiative is from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, March 10, at School of the Arts, 45 Prince Street. The City of Rochester is developing a plan for multi-modal circulation, access, parking improvements, land use, streetscape improvements, and other initiatives […]
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WEEK AHEAD: Gillibrand at UR to talk sexual violence; forum on living wage
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand will visit the University of Rochester campus at 12:30 p.m. today to hold a roundtable discussion about sexual violence at colleges. Participants include University of Rochester students and officials; students and officials from other Rochester-area colleges; and advocates, law enforcement, and sexual assault survivors, according to a press release from Gillibrand’s office. […]
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Week Ahead: McFadden’s future; Henrietta rental registry; UR-East info session
There may be news this week about Rochester City Council member Adam McFadden’s political future. McFadden has told local media that he will decide this week whether or not to seek re-election. His term is up this year. McFadden represents the South District on Council. He was also interim head of the Rochester Housing Authority […]
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Week Ahead: Charlotte Strong meets; State of the City address; coffee and conversation with Superintendent Vargas
The Charlotte Strong activist group will meet at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, February 12, at the Roger Robach Community Center, 188 Beach Avenue. The group is opposed to the private development plan for the Port of Rochester, which includes a hotel and condominiums; the city is also building a marina. The group says that the […]
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WEEK AHEAD: Finger Lakes council meeting; Charlotte High School meeting; human trafficking talk
The Finger Lakes Regional Economic Development Council will hold its first meeting of 2015 at 10 a.m. on Thursday. It will be held at the Wegmans Corporate Conference Center at 200 Market Street in Gates. Each year, the council selects and advances economic development projects that are important to the community and that fit in […]
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WEEK AHEAD: Public forum on city schools’ budget gap; beyond the Inner Loop; food truck meeting
The Rochester City School District will hold an open house to discuss the current budget gap — estimated at more than $40 million for the 2015-2016 school year. The event is at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, January 28, at the Montessori Academy on the Freddie Thomas Campus, 625 Scio Street. The Friends and Foundation of […]
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WEEK AHEAD: Cuomo’s budget; school choice forum; coffee and conversation with Vargas; more
Governor Andrew Cuomo will deliver his State of the State address and introduce his 2015-2016 budget proposal.
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Week Ahead: Ginna deadline; arts meeting; fair housing forums
Thursday is the deadline for Rochester Gas and Electric and the owner of the Ginna nuclear plant to file an electricity purchase contract. RG&E and Ginna are negotiating an agreement for the utility to purchase electricity from the plant on an as-needed basis, but at prices likely above the market rate. In late November, the […]
