“This is just terrible,” said an editor friend from Vermont Friday morning at our alt-media association’s annual convention. “I’m really worried about what’s happening in this country.” A black man killed by police in Baton Rouge, another killed by police in St. Anthony, Minnesota, and then the carnage in Dallas during a peaceful Black Lives […]
Mary Anna Towler
Mary Anna Towler is a transplant from the Southern Appalachians and is editor, co-publisher, and co-founder of City. She is happy to have converted a shy but opinionated childhood into an adult job. She credits a grandfather for instilling in her a love of politics. And she makes no apology for her liberal views.
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Art, ads, and the image we show to the world
Rochester wants to attract tech firms that will hire bright, creative people. The impression we give them is important.
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Brexit, Trump, and us
It doesn’t seem a stretch to think that Brexit hints at what we can expect in our presidential election in November.
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Mayor halts Cobbs Hill project
On the heels of growing protests against a proposed apartment complex at the edge of Cobbs Hill Park, Mayor Lovely Warren is asking the developer to submit a new design. Rochester Management had wanted to replace six one-story senior housing apartment buildings at 645 Norris Drive with two four-story buildings, each having 52 units. Neighbors […]
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The Orlando tragedy and our struggle against hate
Yes, we need to talk about gun control and ISIS-inspired terrorism. But we also have to talk about hate.
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Barack Obama, Donald Trump, and America’s principles
I’ve tried to resist the feeling that doom is staring this country in the face. But that’s becoming more and more difficult.
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The presidential race and the hatred within us
We elected Barack Obama as president, but the hatred erupting now is a reflection of who we are, too.
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Politics and COMIDA
Reilich’s partisan meddling taints his party, COMIDA and its board, and every business that receives benefits from COMIDA.
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Young professionals are finding plenty to like here
It’s a relief to find hope and possibility, not in the presidential race, not in politics at all, actually, but here at home, in the substantial number of young professionals who are ready to change the community and seem determined to do it.
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Trump heads the GOP? What is this country coming to?
Trump is a dangerous man, not only unfit to serve as president but a complete disgrace, to his party and the nation.
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Looking for hope from a Midtown casino
Is a free performing arts center enough to overcome the negatives a downtown casino could bring with it?
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The state of our city
Rochester’s Anti-Poverty Initiative has gotten the buy-in of many community leaders and residents. But the obstacles are simply massive.
