It’ll replace the city’s previous comprehensive plan, which was completed in 1999.
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Fate uncertain for South Wedge church
The future of Calvary St. Andrews Church in the South Wedge — if it has one — should become clearer in the coming months. On the table: closing the church and disbanding the congregation, moving the congregation somewhere else, or rebooting the church on its current site. Like many urban churches in recent years, Calvary […]
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Charlotte to give input on port design
Attempts to invigorate the port area have met with mixed success, and some believe that, given Rochester’s harsh winters, the port will always struggle to be a year-round destination.
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New programs, new look for the Public Market
The Rochester Public Market is much more than a place to buy tomatoes the size of softballs; it’s the social and cultural heart of the city. On a single Saturday in peak season, the market may get 25,000 to 35,000 visitors. New programs and an $8.2 million renovation project will guarantee that the Public Market […]
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Anti-poverty group leader: It’s time to act
Leonard Brock, director of the Rochester-Monroe County Anti-Poverty Initiative, says he knows there’s a risk that people will lose patience with the effort, even though he’s warned since the group’s 2015 beginning that it will be a long haul. “I hear all the time in the community, which is interesting, ‘Leonard, what are you doing […]
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Task force releases zombie properties report
The Monroe County task force on zombie properties issued its first round of recommendations for local, state, and federal governments and agencies today. Members of the Task Force on Vacant and Abandoned Properties laid out the recommendations during a press conference. The suggestions focus on three areas: Prevention of vacancies; Identification and maintenance of vacant […]
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Housing dispute prompts EMMA revolt
The East Main, Mustard, and Atlantic Avenue Neighborhood Association has pulled out of a major neighborhood revitalization program because of a disagreement over a planned $17 million housing project on East Main Street. Connected Communities, Inc. is a recently formed nonprofit whose primary mission is to steer revitalization of the EMMA and Beechwood neighborhoods; both […]
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Irondequoit gives neighborhoods a boost
Young families are moving into Irondequoit’s Winona Woods neighborhood, between St. Paul Boulevard and Titus Avenue. And when it became evident one year that quite a few of Winona Woods’s children were bound for kindergarten, the neighborhood association organized what has become an annual back-to-school meet and greet. The event helps residents get to know […]
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Eviction fight draws national attention
Elizabeth McGriff is back in her house on Cedarwood Terrace, though the law is not on her side. She was evicted from the property in April. McGriff says that she has no idea how long she’ll be able to stay in the house, which is in foreclosure by her mortgage lender, MidFirst Bank. The advocacy […]
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Soccer team HQ moves into Neighborhood of the Arts
The pro women’s soccer team, the Western New York Flash, has moved into a vacant storefront on University Avenue. The team’s HQ used to be in Erie County.
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Two city charter schools on the move
Growth is pushing two local charter schools out of their current buildings in the northwest quadrant of the city. Young Women’s College Prep, an all-girls public school, is moving from 311 Flower City Park to the Summer Sands Campus on Hoover Drive in Greece. And Vertus, an all-boys public high school, is moving from 2 […]
