Train your brain
Rochester's grassroots communal education: Various groups and organizations are beginning to pool their communal knowledge and offer it to one another at little or no cost, and in turn, individuals and groups are beginning to shape the future of this city in a very do-it-yourself manner. More...
News & Opinion
Brooks delivers State of the County speech
County Executive Maggie Brooks didn’t use this year’s State of the County address to introduce major new programs or make bold pronouncements.
Arts & Entertainment
Daily Choices: What to do on Thursday, May 23
Special Event: The Roc City Ribfest runs today, 5-11 p.m., through Monday, May 27, and includes live music, the YMCA kids zone, food and retail vendors, a variety of cook-off competitions featuring teams from across the nation, and even Canada, and the World Bacon Competition.
News & Opinion
Gay games during Pride celebration
Could Rochester become a hub for gay sporting events?
Blogs
Music Blog
Concert Review: Nikki Hill at Dinosaur Bar-B-Que
Wednesday night the sky looked like one big black eye as I moseyed the grey ghost downtown. I had heard... (read more)
News Blog
Sheppard, Warren events stress dire need
I've spent some time in the West Main Street-Chili Avenue area over the last few days, first to listen... (read more)
News Blog
Senate Dems push for fracking moratorium
Democrats in the New York State Senate are pushing for legislation to enact a moratorium on shale gas drilling in... (read more)
Richards' campaign off to a slow start
When is Mayor Tom Richards going to join this campaign? Lovely Warren, City Council president and Richards’ likely opponent in... (read more)
News Blog
Good government groups take aim at soft money
A new report says that between 2006 and 2012, the Monroe County Republican Party took in more so-called soft money... (read more)
Vargas wants to bus more city students
Rochester school district officials have asked the State Education Department for permission to change the district's transportation policy guidelines. Superintendent... (read more)
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