STILL PLANNING THE ‘ZONE’ It’s been almost a year since Rochester’s school superintendent, Manuel Rivera, unveiled his ambitious surround-care plan for the northeast quadrant of the city. Rivera’s concept, which he modeled after the Harlem Children’s Zone, targets the environmental conditions that produce generations of children who enter school unprepared to learn. The northeast area […]
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Cost of war – 5.10.06
The totals: 2418 US soldiers, 220 Coalition soldiers, and approximately 34,781 to 38,934 Iraqi civilians have been killed in Iraq from the beginning of the war and occupation to May 8. 3327 Iraqi police and guardsmen have been killed since January 2005, according to an estimate compiled from news reports. American soldiers killed between April […]
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Of food and felonies
Adam Durand’s palms were sweating. A few minutes before 2 p.m. last Thursday, a Wayne County court clerk addressed the 26-year-old packaging designer from Rochester as “the defendant” and asked him to rise. “When I was asked to stand to hear the verdict, it was an incredible moment,” he recalls. “My heart was racing.” Durand […]
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1920 Culver Road
A HOME DESIGNED BY THOMAS BOYDE As shown by 1920 Culver Road, architect Thomas Boyde designed houses that people and families could live in with grace and comfort. Designed for attorney Phillip B. Dattilo, Sr. and his wife Mary in 1948, the home is spacious, yet protective, with clean lines and careful details. It bears […]
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Cost of war – 5.3.06
The totals: 2395 US soldiers, 214 Coalition soldiers, and approximately 34,593 to 38,743 Iraqi civilians have been killed in Iraq from the beginning of the war and occupation to May 1. 3285 Iraqi police and guardsmen have been killed since January 2005, according to an estimate compiled from news reports. American soldiers killed between April […]
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Metro ink – 5.3.06
A FOCUS ON HEALING When the RochesterZenCenter opened its doors in 1966, it was one of only four places in the US devoted to the daily practice of Zen meditation. On Saturday, May 6, a symposium, “Healing & Buddhism” will mark the Center’s 40th anniversary. “Between the war in Iraq, the violent crime in Rochester, […]
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120 Crossman Terrace
“A Unique Opportunity in Upper Monroe” Enjoy the Upper Monroe neighborhood of Rochester on a deeper level as you walk along historic Crosman Terrace, a street filled with houses as beautiful as the old growth trees that surround them. The allure of this area comes from its diverse and influential past, when the street was […]
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Family valued – 5.3.06
Get hopping to a pre-school co-op If you’re considering nursery school for your pre-schooler, now’s the time to shop around if you want a range of options. Two years ago, we found ourselves behind the proverbial eight ball. It’s a common first-child mistake: who would have thought you have to plan for nursery school so […]
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Fiz – 5.3.06
Comic relief Thirty-five years ago at this very moment, you would find me on a bicycle peddling madly up Lancaster Drive to WedgewoodPlaza. The bike was metallic green, which was cool, but not as cool as the banana-seat bikes that were appearing in the neighborhood. Entering the outdoor plaza by the hidden bike-safe entrance, I […]
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Endangered places
Much of our region’s character can be found in its architecture: the homes, industrial buildings, schools, office buildings, and churches that were built when Rochester’s star was rising. Now many of these buildings are abandoned or are facing vacancy or bankruptcy, while new developments and building projects crop up all around. If these older structures […]
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Music Reviews 4.12.06
MADRIGALIA Music from the Emerald Isle MAD 00 Like a shot of Bailey’s, Irish folk songs can be cloying. In Music from the Emerald Isle, Rochester chamber choir Madrigalia serves them up sweetly, but not sickeningly so. If you’re used to the Cambridge Singers’ recordings of part songs by Charles Villiers Stanford, you may appreciate […]
