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Dade takes over

Can the new superintendent change the district's course?: It's reasonable to wonder whether Terry Dade knows what he's gotten himself into as the new superintendent of Rochester's schools. More...

By Tim Louis Macaluso and Mary Anna Towler

News & Opinion

It's getting hot in here

Right now, it's 90 degrees in Rochester, but it feels like 92 degrees, according to the National Weather service.

By Jeremy Moule

Jul 16, 2019

Music

The F Word: Corn Hill can-can and Pentecostal caterwaulin’

It was a gorgeous day this past Saturday at the Corn Hill Arts Festival, as I made my way through the throng to catch some bands at the Gazebo Stage.

By Frank De Blase

Jul 16, 2019

News & Opinion

Christopher Pate's arrest: lessons from the video

The footage of the arrest, beating, and subsequent treatment of Christopher Pate is now available for all of us to see, and it is incredibly troubling, in multiple ways.

By Mary Anna Towler

Jul 16, 2019

Restaurants

Sweet treats and keto cakes at Tu Amor

Tu Amor Cakery goes beyond cupcakes with sweet and savory offerings, from spinach artichoke turnovers to puff pastries in a variety of flavors such as pineapple cheesecake or guava.

By Chris Thompson

Arts & Entertainment

Theater review: Hill Cumorah Pageant

The Hill Cumorah Pageant isn't just an annual theatrical experience. It's a religious destination in Palmyra, NY, sacred to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as the site where Mormonism founder Joseph Smith discovered the buried golden plates he would translate into the Book of Mormon.

By Leah Stacy

Movies

Film preview: 'The Art of Self-Defense'

Director Riley Stearns' strange and seething satire is a pitch black comedy for the modern era, coming at a time when our culture continues a long overdue conversation about identity, masculinity, and violence.

By Adam Lubitow