Building a better Rochester
Rochester's a city in transition, with changes taking place everywhere: in its population, its employment base, its neighborhoods, its politics, its downtown. More...
News & Opinion
Sharp budget cuts in RCSD's future
Rochester's Interim Superintendent, Daniel Lowengard, presented his proposed budget for next year to the school board yesterday: $925 million, a slight increase over this year's $922 million. But balancing the budget required $40 million in cuts, including eliminating 326 full-time jobs, Lowengard said.
News & Opinion
Overhaul coming for 19th Ward apartments
The residents of 447 Thurston Road and 967 Chili Avenue spent the better part of last year trying to get their landlord, Thurston Road Realty, to fix a long list of problems in their buildings: mold, electrical issues, sewage backups, broken doors, inadequate heat, and more.
News & Opinion
Children's mental health needs attention
When state Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia and Attorney General Letitia James released the findings earlier this month concerning the death of Rochester student Trevyan Rowe, they couldn't have been tougher.
News & Opinion
Our reader comments and public discourse
There’s far too much incivility in public discourse right now. We’re not willing to encourage it and provide a platform to spread it.
Restaurants
African family dining at Akwaaba
Sibling owners Mohammed and Naima Ahamed named this African cuisine spot Akwaaba because the word literally means "welcome" in Akan, a language spoken in their native Ghana.
Arts & Entertainment
Interview: 'American War' author Omar El Akkad
Literature as 'weaponized empathy'
Writers & Books' 2019 selection for its Rochester Reads series is "American War," the debut novel of Egyptian-Canadian investigative journalist Omar El Akkad. He'll be in town March 26 to March 29 for a series of readings, book signings, and book talks.
