School 16 will transform from a small, wood-frame building to one of the most impressive in the Rochester City School District if all goes according to plans. The architectural planning phase for the school’s remodel is mostly complete, says district Chief of Operations Michael Schmidt. Parents, teachers, and neighbors can now better imagine what the […]
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Five reasons to check out the 19th Ward
The historic neighborhood boasts plenty in the way of parks and community events Nestled alongside the Genesee River and I-390 in the city’s southwestern sector is the 19th Ward, a largely residential neighborhood that’s been home to Rochesterians since the late 1800’s. And yet, you could easily spend a lifetime in Rochester and not make […]
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Rochester’s bike boulevard experiment
Some roads in the City of Rochester, due to their design or the amount of traffic they get, are just not accommodating to cyclists. Cyclists tend to avoid them, even though the routes often connect important destinations, such as neighborhoods, workplaces, schools, and parks. To get around that problem, city planners have turned to bicycle […]
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Neighbors rally to save School 10
Parents, residents, and members of several southwest city neighborhoods are waiting to hear schools Superintendent Bolgen Vargas’s latest recommendation to the school board regarding Schools 10 and 1. They held a rally last night at School 10, also known as Dr. Walter Cooper Academy, to protest Vargas’s proposal to close the school. Vargas proposed combining […]
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School 16 spurs neighborhood action
The situation at School 16 has many residents in the city’s southwest neighborhoods re-thinking their relationship with the Rochester school district, neighborhood leaders say. Residents are holding a meeting tonight — Wednesday, August 29 — to discuss the situation. The Rochester school board approved closing School 16 for this school year for much-needed repairs — […]
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Metro ink – 6.14.06
BUGS AND BLOOMS Mary and Stuart McCarty haven’t used pesticides in their flower and vegetable gardens for years. Nonetheless, the gardens are lush and colorful: with rhododendron, dogwoods, iris, rhubarb, tomatoes, and beans. “We don’t use any chemicals, because they harm the birds,” says Stuart McCarty. “We love watching the wildlife and we want to […]
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Sticking it to the 19th Ward
The long-awaited transformation of the city’s 19th Ward could be right around the corner. But Adam McFadden has heard that before. “There are a lot of us pissed off about this; the fact that the state keeps throwing obstacles in our way,” he says. “There seems to be somebody playing political games, to be […]
