THE BIG TIME Some people tell big fish stories. Richard Cook tells big tree stories. A landscaper and self-described amateur naturalist, Cook says the Greater Rochester region is home to some of the state’s biggest trees. And he has spent hundreds of hours identifying them for New York’s Big Tree Register — more than anyone […]
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Metro ink – 4.5.06
LEFT RAIL Jumpin’ Joe McCarthy! The prospects for New York’s Republican Congressional candidates must be shakier than we thought. How else to explain the Republican press release on Monday headlined: “Reds Come to the Aid of NY Dems”? The fax says the Communist Party’s People’s Weekly World magazine has praised several Democrats who are running […]
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Designing a renaissance
“Brilliant.” That’s how Heidi Zimmer-Meyer, president of the Rochester Downtown Development Corporation, describes the preliminary design for the most controversial part of Renaissance Square: the bus terminal. Architect Moshe Safdie unveiled his concept for Ren Square at a public forum last week. And while this stage really is “concept,” not completed design, there was major […]
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Renaissance speak-out
Last month, members of the public could pay $20 to have lunch and hear visitors from other cities sing the praises of large projects they say have revitalized their downtowns. The event was hosted by the Renaissance Square Corporation, which is planning the $230 million complex that is to house a bus terminal, performing arts […]
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Reader Feedback 7.2.03
Brainy wrestlers, fighting spraying, downtown development
