Each year, the Fringe Festival gets bigger. And so have the ladies of the “Bushwhacked” series. First it was a tiny, cramped tent. Then a larger pop-up tent. Now they’ve graduated to a full-on backyard. And still, the show feels intimate. With only 10 tickets per performance, there’s no room to be shy at this […]
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Feedback 8/29
Send comments to themail@rochester-citynews.com, or post them on our website, rochestercitynewspaper.com, our Facebook page, or our Twitter feed, @roccitynews. We edit selections for publication in print, and we don’t publish comments sent to other media. A Pride divide? I read the article on Black Pride (“Pride Divide”) with much sorrow. I have been an LGBTQ […]
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Feedback 8/15
Send comments to themail@rochester-citynews.com, or post them on our website, rochestercitynewspaper.com, our Facebook page, or our Twitter feed, @roccitynews. For our print edition, we select comments from all three sources; We do edit selections for publication in print, and we don’t publish comments sent to other media. Riverway pros and cons The city is embarking […]
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Feedback 8/8
Send comments to themail@rochester-citynews.com, or post them on our website, rochestercitynewspaper.com, our Facebook page, or our Twitter feed, @roccitynews. Comments of fewer than 450 words have a greater chance of being published, we edit selections for print, and we don’t publish comments sent to other media. Voting ‘barriers’? What ‘barriers’? In the latest in our […]
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To our CITY readers: changes, and an invitation
We’re reducing our page size – but not our journalism. Now readers need to join us as we cover key issues.
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Creating a fair city: lessons for Rochester
Making sure that cities are inclusive is critical, says Richard Florida. And that will require the involvement of universities, developers, everybody.
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Smaller venues have jitters about proposed RBTL theater
A consultant studying the potential impact of a new theater on Parcel 5 was in town yesterday, giving a brief update and taking questions from City Council members. And it was clear from his discussion that many of the city’s arts organizations are still very concerned about the proposed new venue for the Rochester Broadway Theater […]
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Bob Morgan, housing, and downtown’s future
The news about a prominent developer provides one more reason for city officials to assess the housing underway downtown.
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Is Rochester’s development meeting everybody’s needs?
Rochester has a serious shortage of quality housing for low-income residents and for the homeless. What’s our plan to deal with that?
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Groups want a shift in city development
More than 30 neighborhood, community, and activist organizations have formed the Our Land Roc coalition. They’re urging the city to change its approach to development so that it’s more collaborative and gives the public a greater voice.
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Our Land Roc Earth Day celebration
Our Land Roc, a coalition of more than 30 neighborhood, community, and activist groups, organized an Earth Day celebration at Parcel 5. The event included music from Claude Bennington’s Fever Dream, some informational tables from coalition members, and a couple of hands-on gardening demonstrations. The coalition started the event with a press conference calling on the […]
