Breaking Malik Evans to hold press conference to discuss future political plansMar. 19th, 9:39am
Even though Rochester has been buzzing for weeks about mayoral control, city schools Superintendent Jean-Claude Brizard has been relatively mum on the subject. That's understandable. Whatever he says, he risks...
EDUCATION: Brizard's $695-million budget proposal would cut 169 full-time employees
Rochester schools Superintendent Jean-Claude Brizard presented a proposal for a $695-million...
"Grease" - currently on stage at the Auditorium Theatre - is a curious cultural phenomenon....
EDUCATION: Young, deaf, and gay
When Kriston Pumphrey joined the Rainbow Alliance of the Deaf, an educational and social...
What did Rick Lazio do wrong? For a while, he's been the only constant in the governor's race. The downstate Republican declared early, and he has rolled out a steady stream of endorsements. (Among his backers is Monroe County Executive Maggie...
Music Articles
Saxophonist/composer Ted Nash is at the piano. He has been commissioned by Wynton Marsalis to compose a major work for the Jazz At Lincoln Center Orchestra, which Nash had been a member of since the late 1990's. He is about to begin the...
News Articles
ENVIRONMENT: Lake Ontario, on the rebound
About two miles off the shore of Lake Ontario, the water's often so clear that a measuring device submerged 40 feet is visible from the surface. That's a major improvement from the 1970's and 1980's, when "if you could see down 10 feet, you'd...
Art
REVIEW: "Saints & PRVRTS"; The St. Paul Project
A fresh pair of shows with street-art roots opened this month in two alternative gallery spaces. Each exhibit blurs the line between the art-going crowd and potential new clientele for the host businesses, while presenting three talented...
Restaurant Articles
RESTAURANT REVIEW: Italian Osteria Abruzzi
In a city like ours, which has dozens of Italian restaurants, it can be very hard to stand out from the crowd. One veal parm melts into another. One plate of beans and greens is very much like the one before it, and the one to come after it,...
Music Articles
CLASSICAL PREVIEW: Women in Music Festival
The feminist movement of the 60's and 70's did more than just give women a reason to burn their bras. It also introduced music historians to the idea of feminist musicology, a movement which spurred a scholarly interest in the study of women as...
With ABBA being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame this year, what better time for a...
When most people think of silent cinema, the image that arises is a bright, grayscale world of...
"You're in my spotlight," Pandora Boxx says with a coo as she playfully shoos a particularly...
Step right up to the greatest show in town: City Newspaper's Best of Rochester 2009! Every...
The definitive guide to Rochester, NY. Inside Annual Manual 2010 you'll find profiles of several...
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Ken Palmer said:
I agree with Dan. Zebra mussels play a huge factor in the clean water. They are eating the organisms normally suspended in the water, and that...
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Mary R. said:
I have taught in this district for 20 years, and I love my job! I take my student's success personally! I arrive here ready to give my all, and...
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Bill N said:
R Nichols makes a great point about the difference between leadership and magic. By many accounts, JCB is a terrible leader - just ask Central...
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Felix Jacobs said:
Superintendent Brizard thank you for saying what should have been said years ago.
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Kevin said:
This guy has no clue. Mr. Blizzard is wrong again! He can have 1 talented and gifted teacher for every kid in Rochester........and guess what?...
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What has become of our once great nation that had set forth in it's constitution the proper process to submit and pass bills? Senator Byrd offered...
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Dawn Lunt said:
continued...The superintendent wants to treat the District as a business. Our students are not manufactureable. They are individuals with a wide...
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