Artist Peter Jemison’s new mural depicts the Haudenosaunee creation story and acknowledges the original inhabitants of the region.
Roc the Riverway
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Constellation moving downtown, city aqueduct project inches forward
The state will aid Constellation’s move with $4 million in tax incentives and provide the city with a $5 million grant toward the aqueduct project.
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Calendar preview: Riding It Out
This week’s events keep things moving — down the river and through the woods — with leaf-peeping, sign-making, axe-throwing, and more.
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ROC the Riverway projects advancing
The Roc City Skatepark, the Rundel building’s new terrace, and an expansion of the Rochester Riverside Convention Center’s terrace are among the projects moving forward through ROC the Riverway.
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Former RG&E plant could become falls overlook
Rochester City Council is set to vote on a study that would look at repurposing the long-empty RG&E Station Four as a viewing platform for High Falls.
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History, nostalgia, andthe Broad Street bridge
In its 177-year history, the Broad Street bridge in downtown Rochester has carried canal boats, light-rail trains, cars, and trucks across the Genesee River. Now, city officials plan to remove its top layer, exposing the canal aqueduct and converting it into a pedestrian walkway. The bridge is a key part of the city’s ROC the […]
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Historians discuss the Broad Street Bridge
City Council member Mitch Gruber, a historian himself, will be joined by City Historian Christine Ridarsky, and Michael Brown, assistant professor of history at Rochester Institute of Technology, for a June 19 discussion on the Broad Street bridge and aqueduct.
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Rochester bike projects roll on
Construction is set to begin on several key projects, and design work will start on other important bike infrastructure, including some trail work and connections that will be part of Roc the Riverway.
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Walking on the riverfront
Just west of Dinosaur Bar-B-Que, jutting out off of the sidewalk on the Court Street Bridge, is the entrance to a new pedestrian walkway that swerves out over the edge of the Genesee River. It then heads behind the restaurant where it stops for now due to construction of the new Nathaniel apartment complex on […]
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Aqueduct, Colgate worry preservationists
The Landmark Society of Western New York has usually used its annual “Five to Revive” list to draw public attention and financial support to restoring historic buildings throughout the Rochester region. With the list, the Landmark Society is telling communities and developers that there’s unmined gold in repurposing – rather than ignoring or demolishing — […]
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Skatepark workshop is Wednesday
The Roc City Skatepark faced years of delay, but now the project is now moving forward at a serious pace. The City of Rochester is holding a design workshop for the project from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the Frederick Douglass R-Center, 999 South Avenue. The park will be located under the Douglass-Anthony […]
