RGRTA, the Terminalator Rochester Central Station’s proponents must think there are no speed bumps ahead for the downtown bus terminal plan. But even as the December 15 deadline for public comment approaches, the opposition is coming together. Opponents of the plan have been studying the project’s draft environmental impact statement. (It’s viewable at the […]
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News briefs 11.19.03
Soul sweating You knowyou’ve got soul if you can let it all hang out on Saturday mornings. While the majority of the working class is going extra rounds with the sandman, Tamiko Byrd, her sister Tamala David, Rob Johnson, and Miss Imani lead health-conscious urban folks in Soul Fitness. It’s a pro-active attempt to get […]
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News briefs 8.27.03
A winged ambassador When a tiny bird lights upon your shoulder, you’re inclined to slow down, to move with a bit more care. When this happens in a shop, you find yourself downshifting to browse a few minutes longer. Leave it to the animals to keep it interesting on Monroe Avenue. And we’re not […]
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In the dark
Peter Tautfest, a well-known European journalist who died this past winter, was truly a man of the world. He was born in Berlin, grew up in Chicago, was educated in Texas, and served as a foreign correspondent in Washington. His paper was Germany’s most interesting daily, Die Tageszeitung, which not long ago helped disclose US […]
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Buses to the rescue?
Central Station, Rochester’s $58-million bus station, is “poised to surge ahead,” says the Democrat and Chronicle. This Thursday (June 19), the Genesee Transportation Council is expected to approve $30 million for the project, which has been proposed by the Rochester-Genesee Regional Transportation Authority. Congress has already agreed to provide $12 million, and Authority leaders […]
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If we build it, will they come?
What will it take to breathe life into the center of downtown Rochester? The
corporate crusaders of Wilmorite Inc. thought they had an answer.
