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News Briefs 12.24.02
The bells, THE BELLS! Mistletoe, bells, the scent of pine, bells, snow, bells, lists of who’s been naughty and nice, and the ringing of bells all around as you shop this holiday season. And these bells have been ringing in front of red kettles in Rochester since 1900. “The whole red kettle concept started […]
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News Briefs 12.18.02
Buried Treasures Pass the leberkäse Eating at the Swan Market (231 Parsells Avenue) is always like walking into another world, but this past Saturday was something else. Founder Gunther Schwahn and owner Barry Fischer threw a 100th birthday party for Joseph Gosert, who came to Rochester in 1927 from Idar-Oberstein, Germany. A diamond-cutter, Gosert had […]
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News Briefs 12.11.02
Buried Treasures Collaborators Richard Reisem and Frank Gillespie felt sympathy whenever they saw people trying to use their oversized picture book, Mount Hope: America’s First Municipal Victorian Cemetery, as a walking guide. To help visitors enjoy and understand the cemetery better, the author and photographer have teamed up again to produce Buried Treasures, a brand-new […]
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Reader Feedback 12.11.02
Fairport efforts The article “War, Peace at Fairport High School” (Metro Ink, November 20) was misleading. While there was initial controversy about the issue, the administrators, and especially Dave Paddock, have been working with us; Dave Paddock said he had no problem with our plans as long as we didn’t hurt anybody. The article […]
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News Briefs 12.4.02
Bridge to this century The US Army Corps of Engineers considers the Hojack Swing Bridge a “hazard to navigation” and wants it removed. But the bridge, which once carried trains across the Genesee River near Lake Ontario, has defenders who rightly view it as a work of art. On Wednesday, December 11, at 7 […]
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Reader Feedback 12.4.02
Preventing the war, Cobbs Hill views, the US and violence
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Blood and cheesesteak
I’ve discovered that the later you stay up, the smarter you get. There’s a lot of wisdom to be found in a state of sleep deprivation. Those who complain that there aren’t enough hours in the day are clearly wasting their lives away in bed. The Purrs don’t need no stinkin’ sleep. Their CD […]
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Record Review
Pavement Slanted & Enchanted: Luxe & Redux Matador Records (ole-557) The ’90s were a sorry time for rock. Rap-metal hybrids, hordes of Nirvana clones, and many other no-talent morons pummeled the music into a tuneless, soulless, angry slab of crap. The only bright light in this dark decade was Pavement, a band of relentless […]
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News Briefs 11.27.02
Rochester, rolled It was my attraction to bright colors that led me to Rochester’s Cigar Factory at 467 State Street. Its brightly painted exterior has made it a local landmark — the bright spot on State Street just past “The Big Yellow Box,” Kodak. When I checked it out recently, the customers I saw were […]
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While you were out
The painstaking effort to launch a fast ferry between Rochester and Toronto got a big push on November 20, when the municipal Rochester Urban Renewal Agency agreed to be the “conduit” for state funds earmarked for the project. The Rochester-Genesee Regional Transportation Authority was originally selected to transfer a $6.6 million state loan to Canadian […]
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Reader Feedback 11.27.02
Cynics’ view? Over the course of the past few months, I have found the cynicism and tone of your political commentary to be discouraging. As a long-time reader, I urge you to find a renewed sense of optimism and to be less quick to judge. Mitch Rowe, Monroe County Legislator, District 26 Old-news Dems […]
