James Johnson, an innovative architect who gave the Rochester region some of its most distinctive structures, died last week at the age of 83. For many Rochesterians, Johnson’s isn’t a household name. But unless you’ve never been downtown, you’ve seen his work. You’ve seen it if you’ve entered Powder Mills Park from the east, driven […]
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Genesee Valley market plans expansion in Chili
The Genesee Valley Regional Market Authority plans to expand its footprint in the Town of Chili. The authority is perhaps best known as the owner and operator of the Genesee Valley Regional Market at Jefferson Avenue and Clay Road in Henrietta. But it also owns an 80-acre site at 1861 Scottsville Road in Chili, and […]
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Anti-poverty group zeros-in on city neighborhoods
The Rochester Monroe Anti-Poverty Initiative at United Way will start pilot programs in adult mentoring and early childhood support in two city neighborhoods this year.
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Business grows in the center city
Downtown Rochester could again be the business heart of the region – under the right circumstances.
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Clerk appointment is up to Cuomo
Monroe County doesn’t have a county clerk and the only person who can do anything about it is Governor Andrew Cuomo. The former clerk, Republican Cheryl Dinolfo, had to give up the seat when she became county executive in January. And under state law, the governor is responsible for appointing a temporary clerk to serve […]
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More places to live, eat in the neighborhoods
More entertainment and housing options are coming to Rochester’s neighborhoods if current proposals go through. Neighborhood of the Arts may get a Mexican restaurant and there’s a proposal to convert the Cobblestone School in NOTA to housing. And there’s a plan for student housing on Mt. Hope Avenue. Developer Duncan Frame plans to build a […]
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Guns on campus
Rochester Institute of Technology’s announcement late last year that some of its security officers will have access to firearms raised a few eyebrows. Maybe that’s because college campuses, despite some recent eruptions of violence, still conjure up tranquil images of students hunkered down in libraries. The thought of guns on campuses makes many people shudder. […]
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The monarchs of mushroom forest
Brothers Noah and Abram Johnson stood on a perch overlooking their small farm last month, radiating such pride that you’d think they ruled a vast, mighty kingdom. It was an unusually warm day that beckoned insects out of their winter hiding spots to circle in lazy formations over the Johnsons’ field. Noah, 28, and Abe, […]
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Calamity in Puerto Rico has families worried here
Puerto Rico is teetering on the edge of a Greece-style financial calamity. The US territory defaulted on its debt payment earlier this month, failing to pay $174 million on the roughly $72 billion it owes lenders. And Rochester’s large Puerto Rican community is extremely concerned; many have family members living on the island. Thousands of […]
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Cuomo restarts the fight for $15
Governor Andrew Cuomo will set the tone for this year’s legislative session in Albany when he gives his combined State of the State and budget address on Wednesday, January 13. At the top of his list: a true, statewide, cross-industry $15 an hour minimum wage. Approximately 2.4 million New Yorkers — a quarter of the […]
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City of Rochester poised to study nuisance points system
Beechwood neighborhood president Kyle Crandall says that the city should use the system to close problem mini markets.
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NY’s nuclear power fight continues, while Ginna limps along
The Ginna nuclear power plant will most likely continue pumping power through the Rochester region and other parts of the state until at least March 2017. Sometime early this year, state and federal regulators are expected to approve a temporary arrangement between Rochester Gas & Electric and the aging nuclear generator. Under the deal, RG&E […]
