ESL will pay Monroe County $550,000 in the first year of the contract, with a 2% increase each year.
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Black Button Distilling’s new owner fires all staff and founder, moves to liquidate its spirits
A few weeks after promising a new life for Rochester’s first distillery since Prohibition, Blackstar fired all staff and founder Jason Barrett. It is now moving to sell off its remaining product.
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A reporter leaves the country — and comes back hungry for more
During my recent travels between Athens, Santorini and Paros, I was often greeted in Greek before the host realized they’d mistaken me for a local. I like to refer to myself as “ethnically ambiguous,” as my identity is often assumed based on the environment. The assumption even comes with perks — one host informed me […]
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The Little Theatre awarded $201,000
Senator Cooney secured the New York State capital funding, which will finance renovations.
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A preview of fall dance offerings in the region
From clowns to classical ballet, the first half of the 2025-26 cultural season offers something for every movement enthusiast in Rochester. Families with young children and audiences looking for lighter fare can mark their calendars for RocHaha and The Nutcracker. For those craving innovative modern dance, Garth Fagan Dance and Nazareth University alumni take the […]
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Hungerford Building nears foreclosure
Once an artist’s hub in Rochester, the building has since fallen into a state of decay — and its owner has defaulted on payments to his lender.
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Movie Review | ‘Twinless’
James Sweeney wrote, directed and stars in a quirky-yet-deep film about loss.
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Album Review | ‘Gardens’ by New Math
The 1984 album from Rochester New Wave heroes New Math gets a remaster and, finally, a proper release.
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Black Lives Matter protest and march February 1, 2021
Protesters converged on the Rochester Police Department’s Clinton Section Patrol Office after a 9-year-old girl was pepper-sprayed by a Rochester Police officer last month.
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Other Half Brewing
Some sights at the newly opened Other Half Brewing in Bloomfield.
