What downtown Rochester lacks, apparently, is sensuality.
And toilet paper.
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Rochester, NY
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Week Ahead: Midtown public-space hearing, another Slaughter-Brooks debate
The City of Rochester will hold a public hearing to present designs for the open space and public realm portion of the Midtown Redevelopment Project. The designs include plans for new streets, sidewalks, and open spaces. Some people have also talked about using a portion of the property for a permanent downtown festival site. The […]
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A boost for Rochester riverfront development?
The Vacuum Oil industrial site in southwest Rochester typified the city’s manufacturing muscle in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, when busy factories dotted the area. But the now-rundown 25-acre collection of public and private properties on the west bank of the Genesee River at Flint Street could see a revival. A bill sponsored […]
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Bad memories haunt Sibley deal
The extended limbo in which the City of Rochester has found itself over the Sibley building — unable to collect on a huge outstanding debt, unwilling to foreclose on a massive, underused building — has made City Council members gun-shy. They say they want to make sure the city doesn’t fall into the same trap […]
