RHINOS REPEAT? In 1999, the Rochester Rhinos did the unthinkable: they beat four straight Major League Soccer teams en route to claiming the US Open Cup title. In doing so, they became the first lower-level team to claim the Cup in the MLS era. That put Rochester on the national soccer map, but did it […]
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Metro ink – 7.12.06
KEEPING VINTAGE VOODOO VIABLE To some music aficionados, the digital age’s onset seems more like an onslaught. And it’s completely unacceptable. Sure, music is more accessible — mouse clicks are quicker than trips to the record store — but there’s less tangibility, nothing to hold on to or read while you listen. “That whole approach, […]
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Metro ink – 3.15.06
SPRING CLEANING Paul Noto knows all about big cleaning jobs. He’s the operations manager for the city’s environmental-services department. And this week, his department begins working on one of its more unusual assignments: cleaning the Genesee River. Each spring, environmental workers begin removing debris that collects in what the department calls “the river pool” — […]
