Those who frequent the Water Street Music Hall know to make a beeline for the long bar’s left side for the coldest beer, swift service, and a slice of local history. There, beneath the neon and Rattlesnake Pete’s gaze, stands Chops, Rochester’s notoriously sharp-witted, longest-running bartender. “Chops is an institution,” says Water Street owner John […]
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News Briefs 7.10.02
Imagining ImageArt There’s more here than meets the eye. ImageArt, which is billed as the only annual juried exhibit of art by lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) artists in Western New York, isn’t just a bunch of pretty pictures. ImageArt “gives gay and lesbian artists a voice in the Rochester community,” says artist David […]
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Feeding the world Farm work is a demanding job, and without migrant workers, it’s difficult to imagine much of it getting done. To show its appreciation, the Brockport community has held “Bienvenida” for the last 20 years, a day to welcome migrant workers, the vast majority of whom now come from Mexico. “This is a […]
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Eight minute love affair
No smarmy come-ons, no nervous chatter, no suspicious ring-finger tan lines. Just eight minutes to make a love connection.
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No quick payback
Rochester was judged better than Buffalo the other day. But no honor was bestowed on either city. The Center for Community Change, a Washington, DC-based not-for-profit that jumpstarts grassroots development projects across the country, said Rochester and other Upstate cities rank above the national average in “subprime” loans made in African-American neighborhoods. The report, Risk […]
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Farmworkers fight for rights
No overtime pay. No regularly scheduled day off. No disability insurance. No right to collective bargaining. Welcome to the life of a migrant farmworker. At the beginning of the 21st century, they are still subjected to antiquated labor laws. About 200 people marched in Fairport in support of a bill under consideration in the state […]
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Speaking for Israel
Moshe Naimi suffered a horrible loss only weeks before he arrived in Rochester May 2 to speak at a fundraiser sponsored by the Jewish Community Federation. His mother, Furuk Naimi, was killed with 27 others March 27 when a Palestinian suicide bomber blew up a Passover Seder in Netanya, Israel. What’s more, Moshe’s father, Nusrat […]
