The Orquesta Antonetti founder was a beloved figure in the Rochester Latin music community.
Randy Gorbman
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Rochester magazine publisher and activist James Blount has died
Blount and his wife Carolyne published About…Time magazine for more than 50 years, one of the oldest African American publications in the nation.
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Rochester police officers shot, one killed
Rochester Police have confirmed that one of the two officers shot on Bauman Street on the northeast side Thursday night died of his injuries.
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New state budget includes $100M for Inner Loop-north project
The budget was approved and signed over the weekend.
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Two Rochester area Starbucks become the first local stores in that chain to unionize
Workers at two Starbucks stores in Rochester have voted to unionize, becoming the latest stores in upstate New York to join a union.
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Daniel Prude remembered in vigil in downtown Rochester on the 2nd anniversary of his death
Roughly 100 people gathered to mark the date two years after Daniel Prude’s death.
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Growing list of festivals returning this summer
The Corn Hill Arts Festival joins the Gateways Music Festival, Lilac Festival, CGI Rochester International Jazz Festival, Clothesline Festival and Finger Lakes Grassroots Festival in returning this summer.
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Family members of Frederick Douglass to receive new memorials
Abolitionists Anna Murray Douglass and her daughter Annie will receive individual graves marking their burials at Mount Hope Cemetery.
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Veterans Outreach Center to expand housing for homeless vets
The Veterans Outreach Center is expanding the Richards House on South Avenue.
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Peter Jemison, longtime site manager at Ganondagon, retires
Peter Jemison, the first Ganondagon State Historic Site manager in Victor, has retired after 35 years.
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Donation center set up to aid victims of Pines of Perinton fire
At least 65 people were displaced by the fire. Since then, the town of Perinton has received a flood of donated items.
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Evans takes office as Rochester’s mayor
At his inauguration, Mayor Malik Evans said like many cities, Rochester has its challenges. But he wants to focus on potential solutions.
