Brighton’s Empire
Brighton’s Empire The county’s plan to award Empire Zone status to more office buildings in Brighton will be discussed by town officials next week. The county wants to include in its Empire Zone the following properties: 200 Canal View Boulevard; a portion of The Park at Allens Creek on Allens Creek Road; 100, 200,…
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Behind the genocide: the roots of Rwanda
The roots of Rwanda
Family valued
Bird of Prey Week at Braddock Bay Park Don’t let the suburban sprawl of West Ridge Road fool you. North Greece is the perfect place to observe raptors like hawks and owls. Bird of Prey Week, hosted by Braddock Bay Raptor Research, celebrates the raptors’ annual migration. Held at the lodge at BraddockBayPark, it offers…
Genius never sleeps
Whether it’s gangly arms, gawky lips, thick middles, or thin limbs, it’s not a certain type of body that makes a successful comic. It’s what the comic is willing to do with that body. Usually you’re not aware of it when it’s happening. It’s only later, when you’re trying to describe the hilarity of…
The state of Main
It was an odd question, and I took a long moment to react. There I was at the corner of Main and Gibbs, right under the Eastman Theatre marquee. A young woman came up and pointed to the Central YMCA across the street. How do you get into that building? she asked. Where’s the…
Taking one for the team
People rip Barry Bonds, Jason Giambi, and Gary Sheffield for allegedly cheating by using performance-enhancing drugs. But I think they’ve got it all wrong. If that’s what they did, then those guys are warriors. They’re doing whatever it takes to go out there and compete. We should be grateful. They’re no different than Buffalo…
The Tarantino touch once again
Like him or not — and most of the time I don’t — Quentin Tarantino really deserves a measure of credit for his cinematic version of a bold, clever con game. Like the Coen brothers, he introduces a strain of irony into his pictures with the equivalent of a wink and a nudge that…
Also playing… The films of Chris Marker
“He wrote me…” This is the mantra of Chris Marker’s Sans Soleil(Sunless). A woman reads in voiceover what a friend has written her, as footage he has shot plays out underneath in rapid, random succession. The film is a sort of travelogue, mostly of Japan and Africa, and the words are a travelogue of…
Also playing… Local boy makes good (film)
Rochester native and screenwriter-director Steve Anderson returns Thursday, April 15, for a special local showing of his first film, The Big Empty, at the Little Theater. Anderson will answer questions following the 7 p.m. screening. The 42-year-old Anderson grew up in Pittsford and graduated from NazarethCollege. He moved to Los Angeles in 1989 and…
Body count
To honor the war dead and fill an information gap in US mass media, City Newspaper will run weekly lists of American/”Coalition” soldiers and Iraqi citizens killed during the ongoing occupation of Iraq. The totals: 674 American soldiers, 103 “Coalition” soldiers, and approximately 9,000 Iraqi soldiers and 10,750 Iraqi civilians have been killed in Iraq…
After Amo
The hottest ticket in town is the congressional seat occupied by Amo Houghton. A cavalcade of Republican candidates is courting the 29th district seat, held by Houghton since 1987. Houghton, 77, is stepping down when his term ends this year. In the chase are MonroeCounty legislator Mark Assini; Rochester businessman Geoffrey Rosenberger; Bill…
Of bonds, bridges, and bravado
It hasn’t gotten as much play as the school nurses story, but the county’s 2004 capital budget could be the next big thing. Twice the county legislature has rejected the capital budget, which is essentially a list of projects the county wants to tackle each year. They include road and bridge work, construction projects,…
Jack Spula
We’re sorry to notify readers that longtime City writer Jack BradiganSpula is no longer on our staff. As readers know, Jack has great strengths, and he has made important contributions to this newspaper. His broad breadth and depth of knowledge and his coverage of such issues as the environment, human rights, and national and…
Bush’s war
The 9/11 Commission’s hearings are providing great drama. And yes, we need to find out whether the Bush administration — or the Clinton administration — could have prevented that tragedy. But that investigation must not distract us from another key issue: the shoddy evidence and dreadful decision-making that led us into our war against…
