News & Opinion
Aid the transformation of America's urban areas
Like most cities, Rochester's primary source of income is the property tax. But this funding mechanism was created when cities were home to large factories and commercial establishments with vast inventories of real, taxable property.
College Blog: Millennials in college
How modern college students approach their fields of study differently than their parents
College Blog: Welcome to the (very scary) real world
The terrifying realities of finding a job, and paying for school
College Blog: Deaf in Rochester
For one deaf student, traversing Rochester has its benefits and drawbacks
Arts & Entertainment
Daily Choices: What to do on Thursday, January 3
Art: Feeling like a homebody with all of this snow? Have a few friends over tonight, concoct some cozy beverages, and make some 6x6 inch artworks for Rochester Contemporary Art Center’s annual small artworks fundraiser. Go your own way, or try a group theme. Your 6x6x2013 entries are due Apr 21, but you can submit any time before that. For more information, call 461-2222 or visit rochestercontemporary.org.
Video Game Review: Little Inferno
“Little Inferno” is a tricky game to review.
Not because I didn’t enjoy it-in fact, the opposite-but because it’s hard to say exactly what the game is. It’s somewhat the antithesis of a sand box game: Normally developers give players the tools to create a world. “Little Inferno” gives you the tools to burn that world down.
Daily Choices: What to do on Friday, January 4
Art: The first First Friday of the year is tonight. Take part in the city-wide coordinated night of art openings from about 6 to 9 p.m. Find out what galleries are hosting receptions tonight by searching tonight’s date on our calendar at rochestercitynewspaper.com, or visit firstfridayrochester.org for more information.
Daily Choices: What to do on Saturday, January 5 and Sunday, January 6
Music: If you are looking to hear some music this weekend but also want that dollar to mean a little more, there are three different benefits you can check out this weekend.
Daily Choices: What to do on Tuesday, January 8
Sports: A Veterans and Military Appreciation Hockey Night will be held tonight at 7 p.m. at the Sports Center at MCC (2700 Brighton Henrietta Town Line Rd.), at which the Nazareth Golden Flyers Men’s team will take on Cortland. Tickets are $5, but admission is free to military and veterans. All proceeds from the gate will be donated to the CDS Monarch's Warrior Salute Program. For more information, call 389-5017 or email jbagley8@naz.edu.
VIDEO GAMES: Pokemon X and Y announced
Gotta catch them all...in 3D!
Resolutions 2013
A new chance for a new you
Daily Choices: What to do on Wednesday, January 9
Spesh: Nerd Nite 5 will take place tonight, at 7 p.m., at Veritas Wine Bar (217 Alexander St.), featuring presentations on "The Imagined Physiology of Typography" by Derek Crowe and "Scientific Explorations of the Human Specimen in Photography" by Luke Shaw. The cost of admission is $5, which will benefit Generation 2 (g2isgenerationtwo.org.) For more information, call 262-2336 or visit facebook.com/NerdNiteRochester.
Music
MUSIC PROFILE: Deborah Magone
Beyond the brass ring
Restaurants
Movies
MOVIE REVIEW: "Django Unchained"
An Italian Southern Western
MOVIE REVIEW: "Les Miserables"
Better on the boards
