Minds changed One of the most common images Westerners have of Buddhists is an Asian monk in flowing robes, sitting full lotus in meditation. Change Your Mind Day, a nationwide event presented by Tricycle Magazine and co-sponsored locally by the Rochester Zen Center and the Amitabha Foundation, set out, at least in part, to disabuse […]
Renaissance Square
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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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It’s (Republican) party time!
The Monroe County Republican convention was held last week, with hundreds of the faithful gathering to celebrate achievements, nominate candidates, and generally schmooze with other operatives and playmakers. Held at Logan’s Party House on Scottsville Road, everyone who is anyone among the county GOP machinery was in attendance. The stars of the evening however, […]
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Whose Renaissance?
After nearly 10 years of costly studies and deliberations, the Performing Arts Center project is no longer a city-county venture. Since it’s now being discussed as part of the whole Renaissance Square concept, the PAC falls under the oversight of the Renaissance Square Corp., a subsidiary of the Rochester-Genesee Regional Transit Authority. RGRTA Director Mark […]
