The city’s teen pregnancy rate’s dropping
In 1990, Rochester made a “top-city” list. But it wasn’t for best restaurants, quality of life, or employment opportunities. Out of 7,730 teenage girls ages 15 to 19, nearly 1,000 had babies. That distinguished Rochester as having the highest teen-pregnancy rate in the state and one of the highest in the country. Most of the…
Music reviews – 8.23.06
This week: Jas. Mathus Knockdown South, Jurassic 5, Nina Assimakopoulos, Marc Cary.
STUDENT SURVIVAL GUIDE ’06
STUDENT SURVIVAL GUIDE ’06 Welcome to college. You’re about to start a whole new life. Exciting, huh? And honestly, Rochester’s a pretty cool place to live that life in. We’ve got countless restaurants, coffee shops, music venues, art galleries, theater companies, and movie theaters to entertain you when you need to step away from your…
Old mom and the sea
When I hit my early 40’s, I lost my nerve. Suddenly, breaking into Rochester’s blocked-off tunnels seemed dangerous, skitching seemed a sure way to crack open my skull, and interviewing unsavory characters for articles no longer appealed. Even sailing, which I’ve done on and off since I was a teenager but have never mastered, has…
Encyclopedia Rochesterica
A tongue-in-cheek guide to your new home
Metro ink – 08.23.06
18 and Counting When Sandra and Carl Bank first moved into their country home on Rte. 31 just outside the town of Clarendon, they had to get used to one thing: the annoying sound of squealing tires. When the DOT repaved the road near the Banks’ home it made the curve a bit sharper, and…
Living on the Cheap
Living on the margins of an income is a skill. And why go to college if not to learn new skills? Within the first few weeks of arriving on campus, the initial euphoria of being away from home will wear off when you spend your last $10 on a late-night pizza. A large percentage of…
The toasters of tomorrow?
Put that old PC to use with this computer outreach org
Dress for success
Dear out-of-town students: time for a reality check. Rochester winters are cold, snowy, and infinite. According to USA Today, the average yearly snowfall for Rochester is 92″, with the mean February temperature hovering at 23 degrees Fahrenheit. It’s the 12th snowiest city in the lower 48 states, and it might seem warm now, it might…
New daddy diary
Daddy gets a case of the worryworts
Card sharks
When students talk about the high cost of education today, they’re likely to be talking about a lot more than tuition, room and board. The average college student now also carries more than four credit cards with balances totaling $2,327. In upstate New York alone, college students have racked up nearly $775 million in credit…
Scandal at the Emmys
“Lost” loses out; the 14-second Emmy-worthy performances
Man on the street
Transcript of 7/21 On-Campus interviews
Playing politics
Where to go when video games and politics collide
Student Directory
Businesses and services of interest to college students
110 Pelham Road
An English Cottage at a Grand Scale Built in 1924 for Elizabeth Oviatt, this charming residence is one of seven houses on Pelham Road in Brighton designed by architect Ward Wellington Ward. The house is typical of many Ward dwellings in its English styling and Arts & Crafts detailing. According to Ward, the ideal house…
Growing the Little
Bob Russell is enthusiastic and persuasive, two traits he’ll need in his new position as executive director of the Little Theatre Film Society. He faces the challenge of expanding the fledgling nonprofit’s role in the community without interrupting the steady supply of eye candy and brain food that local moviegoers have come to expect. In…
Thank Heaven for grown-up women
A fine cast and gorgeous costumes bring the somewhat troubling play to life
An usher and a gentleman
Meet Nick Christakis, one of the Red Wings’ biggest fans; plus, a Red Wings update
“Snakes on a Plane”
Our critic finds surprising humanity in a bunch of motherf**king snakes on a motherf**ing plane
Reader feedback – 08.23.16
ABOUT THOSE PROTESTS… Rob Pokalsky’s letter regarding abortion protesters (The Mail, July 5) sounded so rational that it would probably never occur to anyone that it might not be true, especially since the protesters call themselves Christian. I would invite anyone with doubt or curiosity to come watch their tactics some Saturday morning. Had you…
“Gabrielle”
French films dissects the difference between love and obsession; plus, “The Hole Story”
Cost of war – 8.23.06
The totals: 2604 US soldiers, 230 Coalition soldiers, and approximately 40,592 to 45,144 Iraqi civilians have been killed in Iraq from the beginning of the war and occupation to August 21. 3917 Iraqi police and guardsmen have been killed since January 2005, according to an estimate compiled from news reports. American soldiers killed between August…
HEAVY TRASH
Jon Spencer’s voice slithers halfway between howl and croon; like the King baying at the moon. “They call me the loveless/I’m a mean sonofabitch,” he sings on “The Loveless,” a cut from his new colab with Matt Verta Ray (Speedball Baby, Madder Rose), Heavy Trash. Spencer’s a suave sonofabitch as well. He comes on greasy…
Reforming from the governor’s mansion
Politics The Democratic primary for governor, as predicted, has become at least partly a contest to see who can talk a better game on reform. Both of the Democratic candidates have said plenty about reform. (Republican John Faso has raised the topic too, but he seems more interested in discussing taxes, at least up to…
No stunts, no whining
This week Frank checks out Gil Mantera’s Party Dream Boulder Fest, Watermelon Slim, Buckcherry, and more.
