Velvet Elvis' music manages to get max traction in a bluesy, stoner sludge. Slow grooves and volume work a heavy trip, yet the tunes still soar thanks to the band's punk roots, energy, and aesthetic. It's a cool...
While other arts institutions have opened new facilities, RBTL's plans have been in a holding...
VOTE NOW: Best of Rochester 2010 Primary Ballot!
Who will be this year's best in show? It's YOUR call: the Best of Rochester 2010 Primary Ballot...
SPECIAL EVENT: City Newspaper's "South Wedge-ucation" (9/9)
Get smart at City Newspaper's South Wedge-ucation event, taking place Thursday, September 9, 5-9...
In a little over a week, Sweden residents will have a chance to speak out formally about the town's proposed wind-energy regulations. The Town Board has scheduled a public hearing on the law for 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday, September 14. It'll be...
News Articles
EDUCATION: Jitters for Race to the Top winners
Rochester Superintendent Jean-Claude Brizard says he applauds President Obama and Education Secretary Arne Duncan for the national attention they have brought to education. But he has concerns, too. The superintendents of the Big Five school...
News Articles
City worries about condition of river wall
The wall on the west side of the Genesee River is not in good shape, city officials say, and they're going to hire a firm to evaluate the condition of the wall from roughly the Ford Street bridge to the Douglass-Anthony bridge. Some residents...
Stage
THEATER REVIEW: The Stratford Shakespeare Festival
It's hard to imagine two plays more different from Christopher Hampton's "Dangerous Liaisons" and J.M. Barrie's "Peter Pan," both currently on stage at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival in Ontario. The first is a 1985 adaptation of Choderlos...
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City streets get a high 'D' for cycling
City planners are developing a master plan for making the city more bicycle friendly, and as part of that process its consultants studied some of Rochester's main streets. They looked at things like pavement conditions, speeds, truck...
Restaurant Articles
CHOW HOUND: Joey's Pasta House, openings and closings
There are lots of places where you can get good Italian food in Rochester, but only select restaurants in the area make their pastas from scratch - a difficult and time-consuming culinary art that pays off in both flavor and texture. That is why...
How big a rock legend has Tom Petty become? On his current tour, the venerable classic folk...
Sometimes dedicated pet owners like to dress up their dogs in fancy costumes and pamper it like...
Admittedly, I've never been to the New York State Fair. But I can understand why it's such a...
For new students, college can seem like the final frontier. You've spent your whole life doing...
The definitive guide to Rochester, NY. Inside Annual Manual 2010 you'll find profiles of several...
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On May 28, 2009, I was bike riding on the sidewalk on Monroe Ave going toward Brighton. I was there for my safety. When I crossed the intersection...
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I so sick of these whiny Independents on both sides of the political spectrum, Obama this Obama that. What’d you think, the rookie was going to...
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It is interesting...after I read the continual comments of some of you, I think RBTL should not try to build a theatre downtown! They should...
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