When Stephen Sondheim and George Furth's "Company" first opened on Broadway 42 years ago, it was a strikingly innovative show, a witty but serious musical about the ambiguities of marriage at a time when the...
EDUCATION: The teacher evaluation boondoggle
The struggle to agree on a teacher evaluation plan that suits the city school district, the...
They say you are what you eat. I submit that if you eat some of the food mentioned in this...
City budget would cut tax rate, fund recruit classes for RPD and RFD
Mayor Tom Richards' budget presentation the morning lacked much of the drama foreshadowed in the...
Rochester City Council will begin its review of the mayor's proposed 2012-2013 budget. Mayor Tom Richards presented a budget plan on Friday that cuts the tax rate, freezes the tax levy, and funds new recruit classes for the police and fire...
The week ahead: Rochester budget review, Maggie Brooks' ‘state' speech, Monroe GOP's convention
News Articles
PRESERVATION: A Rochester gem gets a beautiful polish
The property at 16 East Boulevard still hums with the sounds of saws, hammers, and a chorus of other tools and machinery. It's been about two-and-a-half years since Fran Cosentino and his wife, Jane Parker, began restoring their home. This is...
Stage
At an open rehearsal at Rochester City Ballet's home studio on University Avenue last month, the audience was treated to an arousing glimpse of Artistic Director Jamey Leverett's latest work, the erotically charged "4Play." The work will...
Stage
THEATER REVIEW: RBTL's "South Pacific"
When people ask why they don't write musicals like they used to, composer Richard Rodgers and lyricist-librettist Oscar Hammerstein's "South Pacific"-winner of both the Pulitzer Prize for drama and the Tony for Best Musical-is the kind of show...
Restaurant Articles
RESTAURANT REVIEW: Sakura Home
From Monroe Avenue, Sakura Home looks like a pretty nondescript place - the building has been home to other restaurants over the years, including one of those massive Chinese buffet operations that you see scattered across the city. Step...
Music Articles
MUSIC PROFILE: The Sisters of Murphy
A whole lot of bands have come together for two things: to drink beer or to have fun. Rochester Celtic rockers The Sisters of Murphy weren't above pursuing both. The band formed at the beginning of the 21st century and rapidly moved from...
The 2012 Lilac Festival was blessed with beautiful weather for its first weekend. Let's hope...
Having been active for the past 13 or so years, Rocky Votolato is no stranger to the road. His...
Have you ever wanted to take a trip on an African safari, but didn't have the time or means?...
Columbus' Two Cow Garage presents itself as a bar band, but the epic sweeps of the grandiose...
Next week Rochester audiences will get a taste of the popular improvisational comedy show,...
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