Does downtown need (or want) a business improvement district? Opponents and supporters dig in.
David Andreatta
Posted inArts & Entertainment
County invites ‘mid-sized’ arts groups to apply for $20,000 in funding
Monroe County has set aside $500,000 for “mid-sized” arts groups after facing scrutiny about its lack of funding for the arts.
Posted inCulture
Rochester’s last three downtown hot dog vendors make a stand
Hot dog vendors used to be everywhere downtown. Now, there are three. These are their stories.
Posted inCulture
CITY Visits…The Harborfest Classic Car Show
We caught up with gearheads showing their sweet rides at Harborfest’s “Wheels in Motion” classic car show at Ontario Beach Park.
Posted inNews & Opinion
Police Accountability Board chair resigns
Shani Wilson stepped down as the chair of the Police Accountability Board on Friday effective immediately.
Posted inCulture
CITY Visits…The ROC City Skatepark
CITY visits…The ROC City Skatepark. We chatted with skateboarders, roller skaters, and BMXers at Rochester’s sweatiest hotspot.
Posted inNews & Opinion
Fairport installs new historic marker with a nod to the Senecas
The new historic marker replaces one that commemorated the “first white child” born in what is now the village of Fairport.
Posted inCulture
The ‘Queen’ of State Street
Mary Hallford’s Queen J’s Diner on State Street is an honest-to-goodness greasy spoon with outsized portions and undersized prices.
Posted inNews & Opinion
Police: FBI investigating whether Buffalo gunman had targeted Rochester
Online posts thought to be authored by the alleged Buffalo shooter show how he might have attacked spots in Rochester.
Posted inCulture
They call him ‘The Daffodil Man’ of Mount Hope Cemetery
Bill Whitney has planted 15,000 daffodil bulbs in a corner of Mount Hope Cemetery where he and his husband plan to be buried.
Posted inNews & Opinion
City makes sweeping changes to how police respond to protests
Rochester police have been barred from using dogs, tear gas, and “flash bangs” in response to mass gatherings.
Posted inNews & Opinion
Estranged husband of Lovely Warren pleads guilty to drug charge
Timothy Granison has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute cocaine and faces at least five years in prison.
