This is the beginning of City’s general-election coverage. The coverage continues in the October 16 and October 23 issues. We’ll look at the elections in Greece, Irondequoit, Monroe County, and the City of Rochester, and have special coverage of the Green Party of Monroe County. The general election is Tuesday, November 5. Mayor Tom Richards […]
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East Main revival
Two developers are interested in reinventing a couple of important Rochester landmarks.
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Rochester: great city for gay weddings
Rochester doesn’t make many Top 10 lists, but our city was recently ranked 8th among the best cities in the country to have a gay wedding. And we’re in good company. San Francisco, Seattle, and Boston take up the top three slots, according to a report by real estate firm, Movoto. The company first looked […]
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Pride Games for Rochester
Could Rochester become a hub for LGBT sporting events? That’s what officials at the Gay Alliance of the Genesee Valley and Bill Gray’s Iceplex, a multi-sport arena on the MCC campus, envision. In conjunction with Rochester’s Pride Week this year, ROC Pride Games will launch with a hockey tournament. The teams will play from Friday, […]
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Train your brain
Various groups and organizations are beginning to pool their communal knowledge and offer it to one another at little or no cost, and in turn, individuals and groups are beginning to shape the future of this city in a very do-it-yourself manner.
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Latino Rochester: pride and power
Don’t be too hard on yourself if you don’t remember, but the City of Rochester has already had its first Latino mayor. City Commissioner Carlos Carballada filled the office for a blink-and-you-missed-it period of time in 2011, when everyone was arguing over the legal process to replace former Mayor Bob Duffy. (Duffy won election as […]
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Warren sets tone for her campaign
Lovely Warren officially launched her bid for mayor today. WATCH VIDEO
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West Main Street church is structurally sound, says new report
The study was commissioned by the Susan B. Anthony Neighborhood Association and funded by the Landmark Society.
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Abundance plans expansion, possible relocation
Abundance Cooperative Market is planning an expansion and may also relocate from its current home at 62 Marshall Street. Abundance is a cooperatively owned natural products retail grocer. In a press release, Abundance says it has outgrown its Marshall Street location. Abundance wants to expand its produce, deli, bakery, and meat departments, the release says, […]
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Signs missing
Each one of the 31 red-light cameras in the City of Rochester is supposed to have an accompanying sign posted nearby, warning motorists of the presence of the cameras. But at a meeting last week, City Council members Adam McFadden and Elaine Spaull said they’ve noticed red-light intersections without signs. “We were told they all […]
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Looking to land bank
City officials have asked the state for permission to form a land bank to help address vacant, abandoned, and tax-delinquent properties. | Last week, Rochester Mayor Tom Richards announced that the city had submitted a formal application to Empire State Development, the state’s economic development agency. The application proposes creating the Rochester Land Bank, a […]
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Another crazy mayor’s race in store for Rochester?
Did you enjoy your two-month respite from local election news? I hope so, because that’s over now. On the national level, people started sizing up 2016 almost the second the 2012 elections ended. Hillary Clinton can’t buy a pair of shoes without people reading ulterior motives into the purchase. “Hillary bought flats today — a […]
