Bill Johnson: CATS’ plan is ‘too risky’
In Mayor Bill Johnson’s ferry plan, city council would approve establishing a public authority to take ownership of the ferry in December, and the state legislature would approve it in early February. The authority might handle the operation itself, or it might hire a company to do it. The authority would be appointed immediately so…
Madden. Michaels. Edie?
Last week, there were two disgusting events that occurred in US professional sports. There was the Pacers-Pistons fan-player brawl on Friday, November 19, which I’ll get to later. And there was the Terrell Owens-Edie Britt encounter that occurred before the November 15 Monday Night Football game between the Eagles and Cowboys. Owens was leaving the…
This thriller has car chases and history lessons
The search for a special object that combines in itself history, legend, and enormous monetary value energizes innumerable adventures in both literature and the cinema. Quests for some precious and numinous treasure — the Holy Grail, the Ark of the Covenant, the Maltese Falcon, for example — inspires heroes as different as the Knights of…
Blood of the Democrat
Every style of music you hear today gets a little splash of yesterday. Whether it’s soul, garage rock, blues, jazz, hard rock, swing, old-school hip-hop, metal, or whatever, artists — either out of reverence or because they need a crutch — rely to some extent on music’s ghosts. Hell, I’m doing it myself right now.…
After Johnson: a job description
You don’t see lawn signs up, and the election’s not until next fall, but Rochester’s campaign for mayor has already started. Candidates have begun raising money and lobbying political-party committee members. Before we start thinking about who we want, though, we ought to talk about what we want. What are the city’s challenges? What…
Shiny happy person
After making the move from North Carolina back to his hometown of Rochester, sales coach Tom Beal was shocked by the negativity branding the Rochester media and affecting its residents. “I was on the phone with my friend Jeffrey Gitomer — he’s in 90 business journals across the country, number one bestselling author of The…
Reader feedback 11.24.04
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City school district eyes a downtown landmark
The historic Bevier Building could be the new home for some of the staff at the Rochester school district’s central office. Krestia DeGeorge In 1910, when the Mechanics Institute was looking for more space, there were no statutes protecting historic buildings. That’s how the Rochester Institute of Technology’s predecessor was able to tear down the…
Body count 11.24.04
To honor the war dead and fill an information gap in US mass media, City Newspaper will run weekly lists of American soldiers and Iraqi civilians killed during the occupation of Iraq. The totals: 1,226 American soldiers, 146 Coalition soldiers, and approximately 14,505 to 16,662 Iraqi civilians have been killed in Iraq (a recent survey…
Family values 11.24.04
‘Persian Treasures: The Best of Iranian Animation’ fter consecutive weekends seeing what $150 million can achieve in animation, our family just watched a group of shorts that represent the other end of the spectrum. We were enthralled. “Polar Express and The Incredibles are just there to laugh at and have fun with,” Lila explained. “These…
A topper and a last chance
Some holiday traditions reassuringly retain their values: in Rochester The Nutcracker remains a pleasure and an artistic highlight and keeps getting better. Artistic director Jamey Leverett reports that the 18-year-old Rochester City Ballet is dancing at its best to date, and the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra reportedly sounds splendid in its 82nd season, playing in the…
Ferry, ferry quite contrary
Ferry update, November 24: Rochester’s ferry crisis kicked into high gear on Wednesday, when two companies that financed the boat began foreclosure proceedings. A very possible outcome: A court will permit the lenders — ABN AMRO Bank and EFIC (the Export Finance and Insurance Corp.) to take the boat and sell it to recoup…
Dominick Delucia: CATS wants to stay in
“We have been at this thing for five very long, grueling years. We haven’t quit on this project or this community, and we’re not about to quit now.” CATS founder Dominick Delucia is determined to find a recovery plan for the ferry that CATS and the city can approve. In his mind, ferry service should…
