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Rochester, New York's source for arts, music, events listings and culture, on the web and in print every month. Offering alternative news since 1971.
This country may have eradicated slavery, but racism and
racial tension are still very much with us.
People For A Better Bus System and the RGRTA have different definitions of “citizen input.” “I think their idea of citizen input is like, ‘OK, we’ll help you pick out the flower boxes when this thing’s all done,’” says PFABBS member Luke Lorenzo. PFABBS started in November 2003, when a group of concerned citizens met […]
DissingLonsberry, loving Tom, endorsing Johnson, critiquing the transit center
Our president continued to thumb his nose at the world, his attorney general continued to flex his muscles, and Kodak unleashed another round of bad news. But the really big story in Rochester this past week was Bob Lonsberry. Being outrageous is nothing new for Lonsberry. He and WHAM, which has been airing his […]
Kodak breaks eggs for omelet Eastman Kodak’s big news broke too late for us to outline the company’s “Digitally Oriented Strategy to Accelerate Growth” last week. But we’d already carried the story in essence. (See City Newspaper, September 24-30, “Hocus Focus: Will the Company Town Lose Its Magic?”) Now we all wait for Kodak to […]
Marshall James by Dan Bindert I was saddened to hear the news last weekend of Nightstalkers singer Marshall James‘ passing. I remember the first time I heard him sing. It was at the Runway Lounge by the airport, back in the late ’80s. He had the type of voice that sliced through the cigarette smoke […]
