This post has been corrected and clarified. Developers Anthony and Brett Costello are rebooting their proposed CityGate project in Rochester, revealing at a press conference this morning that Costco will be CityGate’s anchor tenant. CityGate would be located at the former Iola Campus at the intersection of East Henrietta and Westfall roads. A previous CityGate […]
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Breathe easier, Rochester
Each year, the American Lung Association ranks the air quality of the country’s largest metro areas. And this year’s State of the Air report has good news for Monroe County. The Lung Association gave the county high marks on its air quality. The county received an A grade for ground level ozone, and a B […]
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Ren Square buildings likely headed to auction
Monroe County officials are planning to put three buildings up for auction, including two buildings that were once part of the Renaissance Square project. The county plans to sell Gateway Centre, 150 East Main Street; the Edwards building, 34 St. Paul Street; and 37 South Fitzhugh Street. All three were donated to the county by […]
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RIT spins cooking oil into gold
The campus dining services at Rochester Institute of Technology will use approximately 4,000 gallons of cooking oil this year. And every time a fryer is emptied or a skillet is drained, that goop has to go somewhere. How about into a gas tank? Over the past two years, RIT researchers, through a partnership with Monroe […]
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Week Ahead: Midtown public-space hearing, another Slaughter-Brooks debate
The City of Rochester will hold a public hearing to present designs for the open space and public realm portion of the Midtown Redevelopment Project. The designs include plans for new streets, sidewalks, and open spaces. Some people have also talked about using a portion of the property for a permanent downtown festival site. The […]
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Siena poll has Slaughter up by 10 points
The first poll in the 25th Congressional race is out, putting Democratic incumbent Louise Slaughter ahead of her Republican challenger Maggie Brooks by 10 points, 52 percent to 42 percent. The Siena Research Institute released the poll results this afternoon. Likely voters say Slaughter is better on health care, education, and war, the poll says. […]
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Once again, it’s Monroe County vs. the state comptroller
County officials are on the offensive over the latest state Comptroller’s Office audit report criticizing the county’s use of local development corporations (LDC’s). Late Friday, the county released a draft of the audit report, which specifically targets the county’s use of Monroe Security and Safety Systems LDC to contract out upgrades to public-safety communications systems. […]
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County sees fewer child lead poisoning cases in 2011
This is a corrected version of this story. Last year, Monroe County had fewer reports of children younger than age 6 with elevated levels of lead in their blood. Sort of. The numbers and trends depend on which threshold is used. The key statistic, however, is the number of children with blood-lead levels of 10 […]
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NEWS BLOG: Monroe County’s other Congressional contest
The Congressional primary between Republicans Christopher Collins and David Bellavia hasn’t received as much local attention as Monroe County’s main House race: the general election matchup between Democrat Louise Slaughter and Republican Maggie Brooks. And yet the primary election will be held next week. Collins and Bellavia are running for their party’s nomination for Congress […]
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ANNUAL MANUAL ’11: Welcome to the Neighborhoods
MonroeCounty is about as diverse a community as you can find: a mid-size city, rural areas with orchards and farm markets, suburbs with 20th-century tract houses and shopping malls, and quaint, Victorian villages. The GeneseeRiver and the Erie Canal bisect the county, more or less vertically and diagonally, so geology and history are a constant […]
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ANNUAL MANUAL ’08: Tour of Monroe County
The villages and towns that make up Monroe County distinguish themselves from their counterparts in many ways. With enough points of interest to warrant an entire day in each town, traveling from one suburb to the next can be a trip in itself. Starting in the north, in Irondequoit, travel clockwise around Rochester’s suburbs and […]
