Homeowners and businesses on Lake Ontario are facing the second round of destructive flooding in three years. The lake rose to record springtime peaks in 2017, but the levels this May and June have been even higher.
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Jazz Fest Guide: Three thoughts for the 2019 CGI Rochester International Jazz Festival
The 2019 CGI Rochester International Jazz Festival is here, and with it, a whirlwind of concerts by national, international, and local musicians. It can be overwhelming for even the most seasoned jazz fest fan. As you sort through your personal concert itinerary, I have three thoughts that we at CITY Newspaper hope will be helpful […]
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PRIMARY DAY IS JUNE 25
We help guide you through County Legislature and City School Board contests
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Don’t bug out
This year’s Summer Guide is packed with previews, including concerts and music festivals, out-of-town theatrical offerings, and a summer film lineup, plus one quirky story about a local man who made a niche water sport go viral.
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Growing Pains
Physically, Rochester’s bike network is still developing and expanding. Mentally, public attitudes toward bikes on roads, and as a viable means of transportation, are still maturing.
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Ate days a week
In each of our busy lives, we can all get a little bogged down in routine, forget to have fun with food culture, or forget to eat at all until we’re raging. Bearing that in mind, our approach to this year’s edition of DISH was to take it a day at a time — dividing the features, spotlights, and tips into the days of the week.
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Finding Funding
The Rochester City School District has spent millions on extra pay for teachers, administrators, and civil service workers. And much of the expense has been due to expanded learning.
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Festivals, and fancy-free
With spring officially here, all the best weather — and the best local festivals — are ahead of us. And as you plan out your celebration destinations heading into the summer, CITY has you covered with our annual Festival Preview Guide.
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Family and future
The house on Maltby Street was humming. A dozen children, cousins and siblings ages 4 to 14, filled the living room with the yelps of youth at play. The percussive sounds of food preparation — knife cutting into board, mortar mashing into pestle — consumed the kitchen where adults congregated and cooked. Christmas decorations covered […]
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Earth Day feature: Painting a picture of a planet in peril
Artists make the environment their work
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Rochester’s big decision on police oversight
Sometime this spring, City Council may vote on legislation that will dramatically change the way Rochester handles accusations of police misconduct. While activists have been pushing for reform for decades, for the past two years there’s been a particularly concerted effort, and city officials have now come up with two proposals. One, from Mayor Lovely […]
