Summer Guide 2013

Regional Music Festivals, Upstate NY Breweries, Life on the Lake, Festival Calendar, and more! More...

News & Opinion

A learning Oasis

A learning Oasis

Whether it's arts, humanities, health, or technology, demand for classes at Oasis Rochester is so high that students have to register through a lottery.

Restaurants

CHOW HOUND: The Revelry, events and openings

CHOW HOUND: The Revelry, events and openings

Kissing the grits

You've no doubt encountered representations of pineapples in seemingly strange places, whether forged in brass for a door knocker or carved in the wood of an old home's staircase.

News & Opinion

Bill Maher's funny fury

Bill Maher's funny fury

Comedian and TV personality Bill Maher, who will perform at the Auditorium Theatre on Saturday, July 13, has been pushing the boundaries of comedy and political satire for more than 20 years.

Blogs

News Blog

County Dems renew call for fracking ban

For the second time this week, Democrats in the Monroe County Legislature are calling for a countywide fracking ban. This... (read more)

Rochester City Council extends gas-drilling moratorium

Last night, City Council voted to extend a Rochester's moratorium on natural gas exploration and extraction for another year. The... (read more)

News Blog

Castañeda out in Brockport

Whatever momentum Brockport Mayor Maria “Connie” Castañeda got from her recent legal success wasn't enough to carry her to victory in yesterday’s village elections. (read more)

[UPDATED] Comptroller's Office says Monroe County is fiscally stressed

The state Comptroller's Office says Monroe County is in significant fiscal stress and is perhaps the most stressed local government in the state. (read more)

News Blog

Women's Equality Act protects abortion rights, doesn't expand them

Governor Andrew Cuomo's proposed Women's Equality Act has come under fire because of its language about abortion. Right now, abortion... (read more)

Rochester's grad rate dips

Slightly more than 43 percent of city students who entered ninth grade in 2008 graduated with a Regents diploma in... (read more)

Arts & Entertainment

THEATER REVIEW: "A Chorus Line"

Putting it all on the line

FILMS | "Decoding Annie Parker"/"Comfort Zone"

KIDS | Fudge Expo

Music

MUSIC INTERVIEW: Mulu Lizi

Men of fire

Folk-Pop | WYATT

HIP-HOP | Kings of the Mic Tour

Restaurants

CHOW HOUND: The Revelry, events and openings

Kissing the grits

RESTAURANT REVIEW: Swan Market

Deutsch treat

CHOW HOUND: Wylie Chayote and more

Cantina scene

Movies

"Man of Steel"

A reluctant superhero

"This Is the End"

Hollywood vs. the Apocalypse

"Before Midnight"

Midnight ramblers

Special Sections

Summer Guide 2013

MUSIC: Pitching a tent

A tour of Upstate New York's summer music festivals

MUSIC: Regional Concerts

Brooks & Brambles: Griffith Road to Pennycook @ Letchworth State Park

Bring lunch, will car pool....

Measure your Treasure @ Arts & Cultural Council for Greater Rochester

A Training Session on Data Collection for Nonprofits....

Nate Rawls Big Band @ Phillis Wheatley Public Library

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  • Re: Historical Society hits a rough patch

    • I would love to check out the collection, but the museum is only open 1950's…

    • on June 19, 2013
  • Re: Rochester's grad rate dips

    • Why is the cohort graduation rate so low? In part because kids enter 9th grade…

    • on June 19, 2013
  • Re: Medley Centre's long odds

    • Yes, thank you Jeremy. Important distinction, however I would think they work very closely together.

    • on June 19, 2013
  • Re: [UPDATED] Comptroller's Office says Monroe County is fiscally stressed

    • New York State telling Monroe County that its financial condition is "fiscally stressed" is the…

    • on June 19, 2013
  • Re: Medley Centre's long odds

    • J,
      I just want to clarify that it's Scott Congel, not Robert Congel, who owns…

    • on June 18, 2013
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