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Daily Choices: What to do on Monday, December 24
SPECIAL EVENT: Enjoy classic holiday tunes from favorites like the Mannheim Steamrollers, Vivaldi, and the Trans-Siberian Orchestra while watching exciting light displays at RMSC’s Holiday Laser Show. 11 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. $6-$7. 657 East Ave. 271-4320. rmsc.org. MUSIC: Looking for a place to enjoy a Christmas Eve meal and some music to wash it […]
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Daily Choices: What to do on Saturday, December 22 and Sunday, December 23
KIDS: With no homework to do, take advantage of the National Museum of Play’s Let’s Move! School Break Week. Mountaineering, dancing, shopping for colorful veggies and more. Presented in conjunction with the Let’s Move! Museums and Gardens Initiative launched by First Lady Michelle Obama and the Institute of Museum and Library Services to fight childhood […]
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Holiday Guide 2012
The holidays have a quiet way of sneaking up on us. One moment it’s October, and seemingly the next it’s Christmas Eve, and you’re wondering how you’ll manage to get your cat to sit quiet for the car ride to your parent’s house. (It’s not going to be easy). As much as it isn’t entirely […]
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New owner for power plant
The utility system at Eastman Business Park has a buyer, and that buyer will make upgrades to the park’s dedicated power plant.
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Tax deal for Sibley building approved
The board of the Monroe County Industrial Development Agency
unanimously approved a tax deal this afternoon for the developer of the Sibley
building downtown.
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MOVIE REVIEW: “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey”
“The Hobbit,” the shortest of J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth works, is a simple story. In it, a group of 13 dwarves drag the titular hobbit, Bilbo Baggins, on a quest to reclaim their mountain home of Erebor from the dastardly dragon Smaug. Director and producer Peter Jackson, after his great success adapting “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy into films a decade ago, returns with a new vision, although one that is both limited by — and fails to measure up to — his previous efforts.
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Protestors decry racial incident
A group of about 20 area parents, residents, and students held a rally at Barnard Park in Greece yesterday to bring attention to racism and bullying.
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ARTS: RPO musicians release statement supporting RPO Board
Late Thursday night a committee of musicians from the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra released a statement in support of the RPO Board in light of recent developments. The full statement appears below. In light of recent developments, the musicians of the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra would like to stress our commitment to bringing the highest level of […]
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A pre-session push for campaign finance reform
Ted O’Brien isn’t seated in the State Senate yet, but he’s
already joining fellow Democrats calling for campaign finance reform.
Specifically, he’s backing Governor Andrew Cuomo’s proposal, which is essentially a conceptual plan that includes public financing of campaigns.
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RCSD budget talks begin
The Rochester school board will hear a presentation from Superintendent Bolgen Vargas’s financial team tomorrow night concerning amendments to the district’s 2012 to 2013 budget. The district approved a $705 million budget last spring. But the district’s revenue increased by about $21 million, mostly from grants. Some expenses increased, too, including a $2 million increase […]
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Dodging the digital bullet
If you see a new movie in a big-screen chain theater today, what you’re seeing is likely being projected digitally, the information embedded in a hard drive. In Rochester, our local independent cinemas are ready for this major shift, and area film professionals debate digital’s impact on artistry, archiving, and business.
