MAG’s Clothesline Festival goes virtual
The Memorial Art Gallery’s Clothesline Festival will be online-only, but has expanded from a weekend to a week
After 97 years, Monroe Family YMCA closes
The Monroe Family YMCA branch is closing after 97 years. The organization has donated the building to the Center for Youth.
Why not use Rochester’s vacant offices for schools?
Schools need space to re-open. Downtown Rochester has more than 2 million square feet of move-in ready office space sitting vacant.
RCSD proposes hybrid schools reopening plan
Rochester Superintendent Lesli Myers-Small has introduced a plan for reopening schools that calls for a mix of in-school and distance learning.
Album review: ‘Popular Songs That Will Live Forever’
On his latest solo release, Rochester’s Alex Northrup churns out whimsical chamber pop with a timeless mystique.
Film review: ‘The Fight’
The powerful new doc “The Fight” spotlights the critical work of ACLU lawyers on the front lines of the org’s many legal battles against the Trump administration.
Lost theater season leads to Geva layoffs
With its upcoming season in doubt because of the coronavirus pandemic, Geva Theatre Center laid off a handful of employees on Thursday.
RPD expands officer use of PepperBall guns
Previously, only the force’s specially trained tactical unit had access to the weapons. Now, trained patrol officers can also use them.
Rochester airport could be named for Frederick Douglass
The move was spurred by an online petition that received more than 2.500 signatures the weekend it was posted.
School boards say more money needed to safely reopen schools
While school board members want children back in the classroom — at least part time – they’re concerned there isn’t enough money to do it safely.
Monroe County COVID-19 hospitalizations drop to lowest number since March
The NYS health department has credited widespread acceptance of masks, distancing, and robust testing and tracing programs for the state’s success in reining in the virus.
Baobab Cultural Center to close
The African history and Black cultural hub in NOTA has provided valued community programming for decades, but will not be reopening post-COVID.
Calendar preview: Power on
This week presents ways to participate in the power of social justice movements, and activate our own, with protest poetry and film screenings, youth performances, history lessons, and more.
ACOUSTIC | The Archive Ravens
The Archive Ravens’ Ava Sauer and Tom Andolsek will bring their tender acoustic ballads and exacting vocal harmonies to a Facebook Live performance on August 1.
VSW mirrors the moment with ‘The Power of Protest’
On July 30, Visual Studies Workshop draws from its rich archive of documentary films to address evergreen issues of race, alongside performances by local poets.
RIT will test dorm, apartment sewage to monitor COVID-19 spread on campus
The approach is meant to serve as an early warning system against campus outbreaks of the virus.
Morelle says he contacted RIT about LaMar, but denies seeking her firing
Representative Joe Morelle acknowledged Tuesday that he contacted RIT to inquire about Sabrina LaMar, but denied seeking to have her fired.
Waiting game awaits Rep. Joe Morelle after ethics complaint
Whether Morelle will be investigated for an alleged ethics violation is far from certain, but history suggests any probe would be thorough and aggressive.
Monroe County legislator alleges Rep. Joe Morelle tried to get her fired
Monroe County Legislator Sabrina LaMar alleged in a complaint to Congress that Rep. Joe Morelle tried to have her fired. Mayor Lovely Warren backs LaMar’s complaint.
Jackie Ortiz to be next Monroe County Democratic elections commissioner
Jackie Ortiz will be the first Latinx commissioner of elections in Monroe County.
Warren, city of Rochester sued over curfew
Activist Stanley Martin and a local lawyers group argue that the curfew runs afoul of constitutional protections on free speech and assembly.
