Recent Articles
News Articles
City editorial staff on November 8th, 2011
The Fight for Washington Square (Nov. 1)
The Occupiers versus the Selling of America (Opinion, Nov. 1)
Occupy action: Bank-transfer theater? (Blog, Nov. 4)
Tom Richards on Occupy Rochester (Nov. 3)
Occupy Rochester Won't Hurt Washington Square Park (Blog, Nov. 3)
Occupy Rochester Event Tonight Could be Huge (Blog, Nov. 2)
Occupy Rochester Participants Arrested (Oct.
Guides
City editorial staff on November 2nd, 2011
Best fast-food trend: gourmet food trucks
Food trucks have been trending nationally for a while now - Food Network has aired two seasons of "The Great Food Truck Race," a reality show devoted to them. Now it seems like Rochester is starting to get hip to the benefits of mobile
News Articles
City editorial staff on October 11th, 2011
It's campaign season, and with the elections so close, your local candidates are appearing at forums and other events to try and win your vote.
Upcoming events are listed below. This list will be updated as necessary. If you'd like your forum listed, please send information to cfien@rochester-citynews.com.
CANDIDATE APPEARANCES
Meet the
News Articles
City editorial staff on September 21st, 2011
This is a corrected version of this story.
If the results of the city's 2011 Democratic primaries had a message, it's that they lacked a message. There were a few upsets, but no true anti-incumbent sweeps. Voters made no broad statements; each race was influenced by its own
News Articles
City editorial staff on September 7th, 2011
by Tom Hayden
After witnessing the first jetliner crash into the Twin Towers on that September 11 morning, a friend of mine's wife and 7-year-old daughter fled to their nearby Manhattan loft and ran to the roof to look around. From there, they saw the second plane explode
Opinion
City editorial staff on September 1st, 2011
UPDATE:
Mia Hodgins is not a candidate in the Democratic primary election. She has the endorsement of the Working Families Party and will run in the general election.
For city school board:
Campos, Evans, Powell
UPDATED 9/01/11: As a reader has pointed out, our discussion of school board incumbents Malik
News Articles
City editorial staff on August 31st, 2011
City endorses in the City Council, County Legislature, and Rochester school board races.
News Articles
City editorial staff on April 27th, 2011
Mayor Tom Richards will join Andrew Turner, chief of customer satisfaction, and William Ansbrow, the city's budget director, for the three more "Voice of the Customer" sessions on the proposed 2011-12 budget.
The dates and locations for the sessions are as follows.
* Wednesday, April 27, 6 p.m. at the South Avenue
News Articles
City editorial staff on November 29th, 2010
The Rochester City School District may close elementary School 2 and 6 after the next school year. The buildings would be used as "swing space," a school spokesperson says, while the facilities modernization program, a massive renovation effort, takes place. That means that students from other buildings would be housed
News Articles
City editorial staff on November 2nd, 2010
Welcome to City's Election Night Coverage with staff writers Jeremy Moule, Tim Macaluso, and Christine Carrie Fien.
11:30 p.m. (JEREMY) We're calling it a night, folks. Thanks for checking in with us and make sure to check back tomorrow when we'll be able to better process and contextualize these results.
11:20 p.m.
View All Articles
Recent Blog Posts
News Blog
City editorial staff on February 6th, 2012
The MCC Board of Trustees meets this afternoon to discuss the college's lease at the Sibley Building.
This story has broadened in scope over the last few weeks. MCC's lease expired last December, and the college and WinnDevelopment - which has an option to buy the Sibley Building and is
News Blog
City editorial staff on January 23rd, 2012
A second group of Occupy Rochester members will appear in court at 2 p.m. today.
Occupiers were arrested in two separate incidents last fall when they tried to stay in Washington Square Park past its 11 p.m. closing time. They were charged with trespassing, and some faced
News Blog
City editorial staff on December 12th, 2011
The Rochester Zoning Board will hold an informational meeting on Thursday, December 15, to discuss the demolition of a historic building at 13 Cataract Street, part of the High Falls Brewing Company complex. The building has been vacant for many years and is in less-than-ideal condition. According to media
News Blog
City editorial staff on December 5th, 2011
The Rochester school board's superintendent search committee will hold two more public forums this week to let parents, students, and community members share their expectations about the next superintendent.
The first meeting will be held tonight (Monday, December 5) at the NE/NW College Preparatory Schools, at 940 Fernwood Park. The second
News Blog
City editorial staff on November 28th, 2011
Members of the Finger Lakes Regional Economic Development Council will present their strategic plan to the statewide review committee today at 3:30 p.m. The presentations will take place at the State Capitol Building.
The Finger Lakes Council developed its plan over the course of about three-and-a-half months. The
News Blog
City editorial staff on November 7th, 2011
On Tuesday, voters will decide whether County Executive Maggie Brooks gets another term in office, or whether Sandy Frankel will get her job.
This is a race that had a lot of potential. Both Brooks and Frankel are stars in their political parties. Both are smart, well-versed in the issues, popular,
News Blog
City editorial staff on October 31st, 2011
Occupy Rochester participants will march on City Hall on Wednesday in response to Friday night's arrest of 30 protesters who tried to spend the night in Washington Square Park. They say they believe the city and police violated their First Amendment rights by breaking up a peaceful political gathering.
Wednesday's march
News Blog
City editorial staff on October 24th, 2011
The Finger Lakes Regional Economic Development Council will hold three public forums this week dealing with the draft of its five-year strategic plan. The public will have a chance to provide input on the draft during each event.
The Monroe County forum will be held from 6 to 8
News Blog
City editorial staff on October 17th, 2011
The Rochester Planning Commission meets tonight (October 18) to consider a rezoning request allowing a McDonald's project on Mt. Hope Avenue to proceed. McDonald's wants to tear down its current store, rebuild, and expand. There has been some friction between the restaurant chain and the neighborhood over the project's design
News Blog
City editorial staff on October 10th, 2011
Rochester's Occupy Wall Street protests are continuing daily at 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, at the Liberty Pole. The 4 p.m. protests are scheduled to be held indefinitely.
In addition, one of the activist-group participants, the Band of Rebels, will hold a protest at the Liberty Pole today at noon.
In response
View All Blog Posts
Recently Reviewed Movies
This author hasn't reviewed any movies.
Recently Reviewed Restaurants
This author hasn't reviewed any restaurants.
![ENDORSEMENTS: [UPDATED] Campos, Evans, Powell for city school board](uploads/articles/12317-thumb_wi100_he100_cr1:1.1314798070.gif)
