Monroe County’s Early Intervention services are in crisis, just as they are in counties across the state.
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Building a better Rochester
Rochester’s a city in transition, with changes taking place everywhere: in its population, its employment base, its neighborhoods, its politics, its downtown. But this is nothing new. Change is woven throughout the city’s history, brought about by individuals – famous and not famous – who helped build it from its early days as a mill […]
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Power peers
The new WOC•Art collaborative is a multi-generational, multi-racial, multi-discipline collective of creative women of color who are pooling their power to create a stronger, more visible platform for their projects and address inequity in the arts.
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Whirling hurling
When Jessica Frey stumbled upon this game four years ago, she was captivated. Yes, its name sounded like slang for “vomiting,” but it seemed so all-encompassing, so many athletic elements thrown into one rich sports stew.
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Yarms: a profile in musical curiosity
If you’ve frequented the folk and singer-songwriter circuits in Rochester in the last 10 years, you’ve probably heard Ryan Yarmel play. Every Wednesday this month at Abilene Bar and Lounge, Yarmel is hosting a stylistically diverse concert series called the “Yarms February Frolic.”
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Education… means emancipation
What would Frederick Douglass think now of the state of education in the city he loved? Seven Rochesterians – community leaders, students, and parents – offer their assessment and their advice.
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Winter Guide
Winter, with its bitter-cold bite, is an inevitable reality in Rochester. But that doesn’t mean you have to retreat into hibernation. Our 2019 Winter Guide is a curated compilation of cold-weather ideas and activities to warm the soul and coax you out of the winter blues.
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Dems are taking a crack at frozen legislation
A slew of bottled-up legislation now has the chance to make it to the Governor’s desk.
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Perspectives: Jerome Underwood
The Action for a Better Community President & CEO on racism, poverty, and education
