Primarily personalities?
Too many Monroe County residents may view the town of Hamlin as an appendage to popular Hamlin Beach State Park. True, the park and the Lake Ontario shoreline in general are vital to this west-side community, as to the whole region. But Hamlin has its own special character — still largely rural — and…
Penfield: two for super
The town of Penfield is used to challenges. In recent years, for example, there have been floods in the Panorama Valley that made a temporary mess of some homes and businesses — and, some say, highlighted the problems of inappropriate development in a floodplain. (Federal, state, and local officials are on the case.) …
Buffy who? Give us more JC!
The makers of Slamdance victors Harry Knuckles and the Treasure of the Aztec Mummy are back with a cautionary tale involving Jesus, lesbians, vampires, Mexican wrestling, Kung Fu, and God knows what else I missed because the smile on my face was so huge, I couldn’t see over my cheekbones. We’re talking about a film…
In love and war, from Ontario to ancient Greece
The Stratford Festival brought out big guns for its last salvo. I’d only heard about Anne Chislett’s Quiet in the Land.In1981 it was commissioned by, and premiered at, the Blyth Summer Festival, whose plays typically deal with rural Canadian settings and history. Quiet in the Land is about the pacifist Amish in southwestern Ontario.…
Remembrance of screams past
Many students and fans of the horror film, I am sure, will welcome the new movie Freddy vs. Jason with expressions of gratitude and relief, and possibly even a few resounding cheers. Surely, after so many years of shock and fright, so many buckets of gore and gobbets of flesh, so many scores of dead…
Playing with dolls
So I’m standing on the corner of walk and don’t walk, minding my own affair, when I get a phone call. My ears were immediately treated to squeaks and shrieks of feedback, noise, and a faint voice in the background menacingly chanting; “I stick it deep inside, I stick it deep inside… ” It was…
‘Don’t rely on suburbs’
Mary Anna Towler is furious about tactics Republican leaders are using in Maggie Brooks’ campaign against Bill Johnson for county executive (“Campaigning on Fear,” August 6). Republicans are perpetuating the idea that Johnson plans to consolidate Monroe County’s towns and villages into a single metropolitan government, and merge the city and suburban school districts into…
News briefs 8.27.03
A winged ambassador When a tiny bird lights upon your shoulder, you’re inclined to slow down, to move with a bit more care. When this happens in a shop, you find yourself downshifting to browse a few minutes longer. Leave it to the animals to keep it interesting on Monroe Avenue. And we’re not…
Reader feedback 8.27.03
Transit center problems, golf pollution, Republican budgets
Judge twice for yourself
The old quiz show What’s My Line might speak to this year’s race for two City Court judgeships. In the run-up to the September 9 primary, the official candidates list has eight lines; after the primary (which is only for registered Democrats to choose their party’s two candidates) there will be seven lines for…
