The Rochester school district kicked off the new school year with what officials say is a serious crackdown on attendance and truancy. The new effort, which is loosely based on a program used successfully in other New York school districts, will involve the broader community. Officials say that poor attendance and high truancy rates are […]
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Deliver the Vetiver
The principle ingredients in Vetiver’s mix complement and counter one another, creating a splendid sparkle. It’s a tonal blend of simple pop sugar over a more serious folk-rock stock. By definition, that kind of puts the San Francisco band on the crowded indie shelf in the hip aisle. But Vetiver extends into its own territory […]
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Festival of Food
It’s like Christmas for local foodies: the annual Festival of Food, put on by regional food bank Foodlink, is back on Monday, September 10, 6-9 p.m. Food and festivals go hand in hand in Rochester, but Festival of Food isn’t your average funnel cakes or kettle-corn stands. More than 100 area restaurants, farms, vineyards, breweries, […]
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It’s a bird…it’s a plane…it’s Wii U
E3 is long behind us, and while it left more questions than answers on Nintendo’s new console debut, the Wii U, the Big N has been quite mum on any details since.
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Guardians of the great and glorious
The shapes and scopes of our cities are constantly shifting around us, and at times, great losses occur with a callous lack of consideration toward preserving valuable aspects of art and history. Transition is inevitable, and it’s often left to grass-roots groups to become the guardians of these potential casualties. Such is the case with […]
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Metric
Begin with Coldplay, remove Chris Martin, add Jenny Lewis sound-alike lead vocalist/keyboardist Emily Haines along with a bit of 80’s new wave, and you have a starting point for Canadian-American quartet Metric. Unless you’re from up north or deep into soundtracks, this could be one of the best groups you’ve never heard of. Metric’s latest […]
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Industrial power play
The former Kodak Park, now known as Eastman Business Park, is seen by local and state leaders as an economic development lynchpin for the Rochester region. The 1,200-acre site is evolving from Kodak’s film and chemical manufacturing hub to a cluster of renewable energy and advanced manufacturing companies. And that, say local business and government leaders, is what will keep the former Kodak Park a productive center of industry.
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Pack Your Lunch
Just in time for back to school, James Leach looks at some grown-up alternatives to the boxed lunch, including Japanese bento boxes.
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Deep in the dark heart of Texas
Though the dreaded NC-17 rating usually frightens producers and directors, it apparently didn’t deter William Friedkin, whose work includes not only such classics as “The Exorcist” and “The French Connection,” but also the daring and highly unpopular “Cruising.” His new film, “Killer Joe,” most likely earned its rating not for the usual causes, i.e., excessive […]
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Let it be
After years bumping around the music business, Cruelty Free’s Corey Bates doesn’t push it or try too hard anymore. He’s content to let go and let it be. Through career ups and downs on both coasts, the singer-guitarist no longer questions his intentions or those of his music. “I used to say, ‘Am I over […]
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Concert slideshow: Hugh Laurie and the Copper Bottom Band
Hugh Laurie brought his Copper Bottom Band through Buffalo on August 28.
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Eat to the beat
Part of The Public Market Band’s allure is its duct-taped assembly, its rag-tag nonchalance, its Rube Goldberg framework. Bands practice this for years, trying to make their performances all gunfighter cool and dangerous. TPMB is one of the few bands that doesn’t try, and yet it achieves that hipster cool like a swingin’ Frigidaire. Add […]
