Catholics and dissent, the Bush visit, designing downtown
downtown Rochester
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Looking for solutions at East and Main
Is downtown Rochester ready to pull out of its 30-year slump? A panel of real-estate and development experts is in town this week, trying to come up with a strategy for revitalizing MidtownPlaza, the Sibley’s Building, and the undeveloped land just north of the Renaissance Square and Sibley sites. They’ll be touring the sites and […]
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Taking downtown’s pulse
Too young to remember anything about the old downtown, most of Rochester’s 20-somethings grew up listening to their parents whimper about Sibley’s and Midtown Plaza. Now they’re more than ready to see Rochester resemble some of the country’s other wireless, espresso-sipping urban centers. Rochester’s young professionals — that cherished demographic local economists, business people, and […]
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Questioning casinos
A December 16 panel discussion about what a casino in downtown Rochester might be like showed at least one thing: The issue is still in the forefront of many people’s minds. A crowd of well over 100 gathered at the Rochester Riverside Convention Center for the session, which was convened by Rochester Mayor Bill Johnson. […]
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Vietnam reminders, Bush and science, downtown shopping
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Big gamble?
Plans to put a $500 million hotel and casino at MidtownPlaza and the SibleyBuilding are barreling ahead, with many local leaders unsure of their role in the proceedings. But word that nobody locally can have a say in the development may be inaccurate. Officials of Wilmorite (owner of the SibleyBuilding and several Rochester-area suburban […]
