It’s important to know what Rochester stands to gain from a possible downtown casino, as well as what it stands to lose, says former mayor Bill Johnson. A big downside is the loss of any kind of say-so in the fate of a prime downtown property, forever, if the land becomes sovereign territory belonging to […]
Performing Arts Center
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Feedback 7/15
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PAC fever
Just what role Monroe County would play in terms of a downtown performing arts center is unclear. Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren says she has spoken to Monroe County Executive Maggie Brooks about helping fund a downtown arts center, and that Brooks is open to the possibility. But a Brooks spokesperson says that without an actual […]
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Reader feedback – 12-27-06
The mail THE NEXT STEP Approximately three weeks ago, my wife was a victim of a stray bullet as she was leaving a church service. The bullet struck her. However, even though she was hit, she expressed concern for everyone outside the church, urging them to go inside. She did everything within her power to […]
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Shiny happy person
After making the move from North Carolina back to his hometown of Rochester, sales coach Tom Beal was shocked by the negativity branding the Rochester media and affecting its residents. “I was on the phone with my friend Jeffrey Gitomer — he’s in 90 business journals across the country, number one bestselling author of The […]
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Renaissance Square’s a pig in a poke
Well, maybe Governor Pataki will save us from ourselves. Late last week, Pataki said he would veto the budget approved by the state legislature earlier this month. There’s a move afoot to override his veto, but that’s iffy. And among the things at risk now: $18 million for Renaissance Square in downtown Rochester. […]
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And then there were five
Since talk of a large performing arts center began nearly 15 years ago, there’s been no shortage of public-private committees organized around the effort. At one time, there seemed to be a firm plan for a three-theater complex located at Midtown Plaza. (See the Erica Curtis article, “Looking for a room of their own,” in […]
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Looking for a room of their own
It’s a Goldilocks-style dilemma. Of all of the performing arts spaces being proposed — all the various sizes, locations, and configurations — for every arts group there is one that would fit just right. But who gets into which round of discussions, and how much weight those discussions actually carry, are questions some small- […]
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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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Renaissance man
The idea of a Performing Arts Center in downtown Rochester is not new. And Rochester Broadway Theatre League Board Chairman Arnie Rothschild has been a key player in arts-center discussions since the beginning. The initial idea — developed in 1997 by a broadly based task force — was to build a complex with several […]
