This week’s calls to action include the following events and activities. (All are free and open to the public, unless otherwise noted.) Reading about racism As part of a year-long series, the Moving Beyond Racism Book Group will hold a book discussion on “Racism: A Short History” by George Fredrickson on Monday, August 7. The […]
Rochester development
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Bringing back Bull’s Head
Up until about the 1950’s, the Bull’s Head area was a thriving part of the southwest section of the city. Though it’s still remembered fondly by many people, particularly in Rochester’s African-American community, right now Bull’s Head is scarred by vacant lots and abandoned buildings. It’s often better known for the free public health clinic […]
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Landmark status for divinity school?
Months after officials at Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School announced plans to sell the picturesque 24-acre campus to Top Capital of New York, there’s a push to turn the site a city landmark. The matter is expected to go before a joint hearing of the city’s Preservation and Planning boards on Wednesday, July 19, at […]
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The year in … Rochester
Rochester is a changing city. It’s grown in a lot of ways in the last year, and it will continue to do so. In this year’s Annual Manual, we investigate what Rochester can expect in 2017
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To transform Rochester, two critical focus points
If we keep operating in our conservative ‘business as usual’ mode, Rochester will continue to envy cities like Chattanooga.
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Inner Loop fill progress is evident
One of an occasional series It looks like someone has set up camp on the former Inner Loop. But the small white tents are actually containment units for asbestos abatement. Workers inside the tents cut the asbestos out of the pipe, and then remove the pipe in sections and haul it away. The tents keep […]
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Contests to kick-start downtown retail
Two separate-but-similar competitions are pitting entrepreneurs against each other with the goal of bringing retail to downtown Rochester. The reward in both cases is one year of rent-free space downtown. Downtown Rochester is experiencing a housing boom, but retail has been slow to follow; residents often complain that there’s no quick or easy way to […]
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Now what?
The controversy surrounding a historic church on the city’s west side has outlived the church itself, which burned in a three-alarm job late last month. The building was torn down. The former Westminster Presbyterian Church at 660 West Main had been the focus of a tug of war between, on one side, the building’s owner, […]
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NOTA’s renaissance
Some of the people who helped make Rochester’s Neighborhood of the Arts what it is — and what it’s becoming — say that this southeast city neighborhood is experiencing an unprecedented period of investment and growth.
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Filling the loop
First in an occasional series. Sections of sewer pipe, each about the size of a Smart car, lie end to end on the now-closed portion of the Inner Loop — snaking under the East Avenue-Broad Street exit sign before disappearing around a curve. The pipe started going in last week, says Paul Winterkorn, senior construction […]
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Village Gate is growing
Three new buildings are coming to Village Gate on North Goodman Street in Rochester’s Neighborhood of the Arts. The buildings will house retail and office space, says Gary Stern, owner of Stern Properties, which owns Village Gate. “We’re working on the design now,” he says. The buildings will be located behind Village Gate, Stern says, […]
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