Red Wings groundskeeper dreams of revealing his field of green
Rochester Red Wings groundskeeper Gene Buonomo tends a brand a new field at Frontier Field just waiting for a ball game.
Monroe County builds an ‘army’ of COVID-19 contact tracers
More than 600 people have signed up to be contact tracers in Monroe County, according to the official responsible for training them
Lesli Myers-Small named new Rochester superintendent
Lesli Myers-Small becomes the RCSD’s seventh superintendent in 10 years amid a financial mess and a state-appointed monitor.
COVID-19 presents new challenges for people with hearing loss
Masks with clear windows allow the deaf and hard of hearing to lip-read. But other blocks to communication have cropped up with coronavirus.
Rochester restaurants re-imagine sit-down service
Will there be capacity restrictions? Will there be street dining? Will we be able to belly up to a bar? They are all on the table.
Cuomo gets COVID-19 test on live TV, asks more NYers to get tested
Cuomo announced that New York will expand the eligibility requirements for a test to all workers who qualify to go back to work.
COVID-19 early detection sites set up in Rochester communities of color
The screenings are not coronavirus tests. Rather they test for early signs of COVID-19 in populations in which the disease is most rampant.
Beach beer
Three Heads has collaborated with Marge’s Lakeside Inn to create a beerified version of the Rum Runner cocktail, dubbed the Tiki Blonde Ale.
Warren outlines lean budget that ‘reflects our new reality’
City officials had to close a $64.4 million gap due in large part by expected losses in state aid and sales tax revenue.
Erie Canal water level rising, should be filled in coming days
The Erie Canal in the Rochester region is now being watered and should be full and ready for limited recreational use next week.
Track review: ‘Favorite Things’
On their sixth digital single, “Favorite Things,” The False Positives engage in multi-genre hijinx, centered around classic rock ‘n’ roll done right.
George Moses, accused of fraud, runs for Democratic party post in Rochester
George Moses, former Rochester Housing Authority chair, is facing a litany of fraud charges — but will be on the June 23 primary ballot.
Local drive-in theaters set to reopen
With New York poised to begin reopening and physical distancing rules still in place, theater-goers can enjoy films on the big screen at the drive-ins.
Monroe County COVID-19 hospitalizations reach new high on eve of reopening
As of Thursday, 109 people were hospitalized for COVID-19 in Monroe County. That number marks the highest since the outbreak and caps five straight days of increases.
Local Democratic party infighting over elections commissioner post intensifies
The latest: some Monroe County Democratic Committee officials plan to conduct a mail-in vote for the party’s next elections commissioner.
Album review: ‘Under the Spell’
In a splash of atmospheric vocals, Roses & Revolutions arrives with its new six-song, digital EP, “Under the Spell.”
City Council votes to end THC testing for many prospective employees
The city will continue testing for other drugs, such as heroin, cocaine, and methamphetamines.
Four Monroe County Jail inmates sickened by unknown source, drug-laced mail suspected
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office is looking for the source that sickened four jail inmates.
Monroe County records largest daily increase in coronavirus cases as testing grows
Monroe County reported 83 news coronavirus cases on Wednesday — the largest single-day jump of the outbreak.
Warren to unveil her budget proposal Friday
The mayor’s proposal will provide Rochester residents with their first glimpse of how the COVID-19 pandemic has battered city finances.
The F Word: Iron Smoke Distillery chases coronavirus with whiskey
During the pandemic, Tommy Brunett’s Iron Smoke Distillery has shifted its focus to producing hand sanitizer and supporting underemployed bartenders and musicians.
Colgate Divinity neighbors lose court battle to stop development
A state judge rejected the group’s argument that the city performed an inadequate review of the project and made an arbitrary zoning change.
The Fox Sisters, Greg Townson, and love in the time of coronavirus
Due to the coronavirus, new albums by both The Fox Sisters and Greg Townson are internet-only releases, for the time being.
City Council greenlights GrayKey iPhone hacking tool for police
Rochester City Council authorized the Police Department to subscribe to an iPhone hacking tool over objections from some residents.
Physical distancing: it works, URMC research shows
A study shows that social distancing effectively stabilized COVID-19 infection rates, but it likely won’t reduce infection rates on its own.
Morton’s closes; Hyatt and Strathallan reopening
Both hotels were temporarily closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The latest coronavirus update shows four more dead in Monroe County
Four deaths were reported Monday, raising the total number of people to succumb to the illness to 152.
Calendar preview: Spring screening
While we wait for spring, check out this week’s virtual cultural offerings includes gardens tours to theater, poetry readings, and concerts.
HomeStage: Kearstin Piper Brown
Before the shutdown, soprano Kearstin Piper Brown was scheduled to sing in a new opera at Lincoln Center. So now, she’s performing on HomeStage.
HomeStage: Benton Sillick of The Heavy Love Trust
Benton Sillick of the alt-country project The Heavy Love Trust plays the only song he’s written during the quarantine for HomeStage.
HomeStage: Yellow Kite
Rochester indie rock band Yellow Kite shares its song “Shrine,” about being married to someone with anger issues.
HomeStage: Grace Browning
RPO principal harpist Grace Browning depicts the journey of a water molecule in a movement from Caroline Lizotte’s “Suite Galactique.”
HomeStage: John Dady
Jeff Spevak presents Rochester Music Hall of Famer John Dady in the first of WXXI’s HomeStage performances.
