Six years ago, Christine Walker had never met a person like her romantic and business partner, Lore McSpadden. Not just in the lovestruck sense, but also in the literal sense. McSpadden is transgender and non-binary, a person whose gender cannot be described simply as “male” or “female.” Walker, 39, said she knew “that trans folks […]
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Students plead: Don’t take our teachers
The Rochester Teachers Association said a third of city school student body could lose at least one teacher from the district’s proposed layoffs.
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U of R becomes battleground in China, Hong Kong conflict
Student unrest over China policies simmers on campus
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Leaving the stage
It’s a reasonable question to ask: What the hell were Bat McGrath and Tricia Cast doing in Nashville? True, the city is exploding, and fantabulous architecture can be found on many downtown street corners. When the hotel doorman asks, “Looking for the honky-tonks?” he needs to point only a couple of blocks up the street, […]
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Bah! Humbug!
We’re embracing our “grim and depressing” city during the darkest and gloomiest holiday months with what we think is a realistic amount of glee, seasoned with plenty of snark.
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He won. What does Adam Bello do now?
Answer: He tries to do what no Democrat has done in over 30 years – form a county government in less than two months
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Kings of the mountain
Rochester rock trio King Buffalo plays the heavy and finds success abroad.
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Photographing Rochester one pay phone at a time
For most people, pay phones are obsolete. But they remain a lifeline for the poor, and photographer Eric Kunsman is documenting what’s left of them in Rochester.
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Explore the Best of Rochester
The results for our annual scavenger hunt are in. We asked you to respond to our 2019 Best of Rochester readers’ poll with your favorite people, places, and things as you’ve explored our fine region, and you delivered.
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A former paperboy’s story of sexual abuse
Rick Bates claims in a lawsuit against Gannett Co. that he was sexually abused as a paperboy in 1983
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The vinyl word
Once upon a time, from around 1975 to 1995, the Rochester music scene was stuck in analog limbo, with a dubious digital solution waiting in the wings. It was a growing scene that fed off itself: Local musicians put out records, which would inspire their peers to issue their own records to supplement their income and further express their art.
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DA’s race draws on big issues
Justice is a malleable term, but fundamentally and conceptually it is about fairness, both for people accused of crimes and people who are victims of them. The Monroe County district attorney’s race illustrates just how subjective justice is, as a concept and as a practice. The two candidates converge on some issues and diverge on […]
