Summer Guide 2013
Regional Music Festivals, Upstate NY Breweries, Life on the Lake, Festival Calendar, and more! More...
News & Opinion
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.
Special Sections
JAZZ FEST 2013: What's FREE at the Fest
More than 80 free concerts at six venues
While the Eastman Theatre headliners and Club Pass shows require tickets, the 2013 Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival will be loaded with free concerts -- in fact, there will be 81 free shows on six outdoor stages during the nine-day festival (running June 21-29).
Restaurants
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.
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)
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[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)
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