Downtown Rochester bar owners say they hope the festival returns to the city limits next year, if not sooner.
James Brown
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Rochester jazz festival heads to the suburbs
The 2021 CGI Rochester International Jazz Festival is scheduled to be held at RIT from July 30 to Aug. 7.
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Morelle pushes for $80 billion plan to jump-start investment in places like Monroe County
A bill sponsored by House Rep. Joe Morelle would invest $80 billion in federal money in nine yet-to-be-determined “Innovation Centers” over nine years. The Irondequoit Democrat co-authored the legislation, called the Innovation Centers Acceleration Act, with House Rep. Terri Sewell of Alabama. The bill has support in the U.S. Senate, and is sponsored by Illinois Sen. Dick […]
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More kids are going to charter schools, but are they better?
Test scores are one metric that show charter schools’ success. But some advocacy groups argue there shouldn’t be ‘bad’ school choices.
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Pop-up clinic vaccinates hundreds in Corn Hill
Mount Olivet Baptist Church on Adams Street is a location for the state’s plan for “fairness and equity” in vaccine distribution.
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House of Mercy homeless shelter reopens with limited capacity
The facility is slowly reopening after a spate of COVID-19 infections among volunteers, staff, and residents at the end of last year.
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Rochester City School District teachers balk at hybrid plan
The Rochester Teachers Association is calling for in-person instruction to be paused until teachers’ resources and COVID-19 vaccines increase.
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Shot Rochester police officer is in stable condition
A Rochester police officer was in stable condition and talking to doctors and family after being shot on Hague Street around 8 a.m.
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Rochester’s long-time love affair with the Liberty Pole
Rochester’s Liberty Pole was built in the 1960’s, but it has roots dating back to well before the New World was colonized.
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Rochester school board – the highest paid in NY – eyes a pay cut
Board Commissioner Amy Maloy said during a meeting last week that while the cuts won’t add up to much, “the gesture would be important.”
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Salons, barber shops, and gyms get ready to reopen
Gov. Andrew Cuomo said that the businesses, which have been closed since the day before Thanksgiving, can reopen Monday.
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Barbers, salons in orange zones petition New York state to reopen
Rochester salon and barber shop owners say COVID-19 spread isn’t originating with their businesses, so they shouldn’t be shut down.
