Seven Upstate regions will compete for three $500 million awards.
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“Latency” by Jihwan Park
People react to adversity in a variety of ways. When a competitor tried to sabotage the work of Rochester-based artist Jihwan Park, he incorporated the experience into a new thesis about the necessity of brokenness. Uncommitted to one medium, Park’s focus is conceptual, about process, and the exploration is executed through a variety of media. […]
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HUD to RHA: McFadden must go
Looks like Adam McFadden’s tenure heading the Rochester Housing Authority may be a brief one, at least as its interim chief. Yesterday, the regional office of the Housing and Urban Development Department sent RHA board members a letter (see below) telling them to terminate RHA’s contract with McFadden. Because McFadden is a member of City […]
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Plan 2014 supporters speak out
A coalition of environmental groups is urging the federal government to approve a new plan for regulating Lake Ontario’s water levels. On Monday, the coalition, which includes the Nature Conservancy of Central and Western New York and Citizens Campaign for the Environment, held a press conference to show community support for Plan 2014. The plan would […]
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After Ferguson, calls for unity
Local activist groups and members of the community came together at the Liberty Pole on Sunday to rally and march against police brutality and systemic racism.
Posted inMusic
From sound chip to stage
There’s a special connection that video gamers have to the music used in the games they play. A lot of it is iconic, recognizable by many who’ve never touched a console because it has worked its way into popular culture: the “Super Mario Bros.” theme, for instance, and the perilous “Space Invaders” song. Even Pac-Man’s […]
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Best of Rochester 2014: Critic Picks
City’s critics weigh in with some of their favorites from around town
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Privacy, other questions surround body cameras
A Rochester police officer strikes a pregnant woman in the back of the head and throws her to the ground. Bystander video of the event — an August 2013 altercation between the officer and Rochester resident Brenda Hardaway — lands on social media, creating a stir. The police explanation went like this: If only you’d […]
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Housing Authority shakeup gets ugly
George Moses, chair of the Rochester Housing Authority, clearly had one idea of how today’s press conference would go. He would read a prepared statement, and then take limited questions on why the RHA board voted to dismiss Alex Castro as the Housing Authority’s executive director — limited because he could not discuss personnel or […]
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Cuomo talks Moreland Commission on Charlie Rose
Governor Andrew Cuomo disbanded his much ballyhooed Moreland Commission because the State Legislature passed an ethics reform package. At least that’s what he told Charlie Rose during an interview last night. Cuomo said he’d told legislators that if they didn’t pass ethics legislation that he wanted, he’d form the commission to examine public corruption in […]
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‘People just want to know that their lives matter’
A few years ago, the Center for Youth started a program called New Beginnings for young black men who lacked the credits needed to graduate. They typically had grade point averages bordering on minus zero. If Our Streets Could Talk Rough from Matthew Spaull on Vimeo. The center has put together, “If Our Streets Could […]
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Adam reviews “Vintage Hitchcock,” “Solo Drum Solo,” and “God of Carnage”
Screen Plays’ performance of “Vintage Hitchcock” got my afternoon off to a great start. A packed crowd filled the Dryden Theatre, eager to experience the old-timey goodness of a live radio play — and the performers more than delivered. Utilizing vintage equipment from the AWA Wireless Museum, the production recreated an authentic 1940’s radio show, […]
