[UPDATED] Philanthropist Tom Golisano has canceled his pledge of $25 million for a new theater for the Rochester Broadway Theatre League. Golisano announced the change in a press release this morning. “I originally made this decision to support the Performing Arts Center in 2016,” he said in the statement. “Now two years later, the project […]
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Metro Ink 9.28.05
Golfing under the pines Greg Papas, a man of few but direct words, explains why he and his brother Jim bought Whispering Pines Miniature Golf Course seven years ago: “It was for sale and it was right next door.” Whispering Pines, the oldest miniature golf course in the US, opened in 1930 and was originally […]
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Payback billionaire?
You could have seen it coming. Back in November, WXXI Public Broadcasting aired a locally produced documentary that, according to promo material, explores the life of Paychex billionaire and free-spending ex-gubernatorial candidate Tom Golisano. The documentary, which “highlights his achievements,” was WXXI’s first in-house production to be shown on WXXI-HD 21.1, the station’s high-definition channel. […]
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In one pocket, out the other
New York State Board of Elections spokesman Lee Daghlian is stumped. I’ve called him to get his take on the legality of over $1 million in loans Tom Golisano’s campaign committee gave to the committees of his two candidates for lieutenant governor, Dan Mahony and William Neild, and Daghlian is just as clueless as […]
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News briefs 9.11.02
I get a kick out of you So you’ve punched out your anger management instructor and you can no longer see you feet. You look like a pansy on an exercise bike and slugging walls just leaves you cold. It’s time to don some gloves and come out swingin’ at the MetroCenter YMCA’s kickboxing […]
