News Articles
Police Chief David Moore is crediting the Zero Tolerance initiative with a 12 percent reduction in homicides in 2008. There were 44 homicides last year, down from 50 in 2007. Though a reduction, it's still far short of Moore's goal of cutting the city's homicide rate in half. In a press
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We all have a million things on our lifetime "to do" list, but too often we put them off because it's never the right time to embark on a new educational journey. News flash: there is no right time. And paradoxically, the right time is now. There are countless educational opportunities
Family
As a kid, if given the choice between a history lesson and eating 10 plates of Brussels sprouts, I would have chosen the veggies every time. History was b-o-r-i-n-g with a capital B - mere names, dates, and places with nothing to engage my creative mind. It wasn't until fourth
Music Articles
Stone Believer had just finished the first song of its set at a recent Bug Jar show. The song, "So High," slowly grew in structure and intensity, but the volume was there from the beginning. It was loud, Jack. You could feel the air move. Still, guitarist JJ Stasiw wanted
Choice Events
Monster trucks appeal to all sorts: young, old, and basically anyone who loves all things oversized, loud, and powerful. The trucks - with names like Annihilator, Devastator, and King Krunch - take on tough personas all their own, as they roll and crash around, seemingly of their own accord. The 2009
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Forget "Honey, I shrunk the kids!" How about "Honey, I had a mouse!" Such is the plight of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick C. Little when their second child is born. Everything must be adapted for the new wee one, from little clothes to a matchbox for a bed. And imagine
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According to the club's website, East End live music venue High Fidelity will close its doors after a final show on Saturday, January 17. Musician Joe Gizzi opened the club two years ago in the space formerly occupied by Milestones Music Room at 170 East Avenue. High Fidelity had a
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Start off the new year by checking out the work of some of your talented neighbors at "Fanfare," the holiday exhibit running through January 10 at Oxford Gallery. "Fanfare" features pieces by nearly all of the gallery's artists, including Maureen Brilla-Fitzpatrick (whose "Behind Closed Doors" is pictured above), Phyllis Bryce-Ely,
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Drummer Devin Kelly now works out of Los Angeles, but he's firmly rooted in upstate New York. Born in Ithaca, Kelly earned degrees in percussion from SUNY Geneseo and the Eastman School of Music. When he's not touring internationally with Broadway shows, Kelly leads an organ trio featuring upstate guitarist
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Margo Hennebach, Adrienne Jones, and Mark Saunders form Mad Agnes, an eclectic conglomeration that places the contemporary singer-songwriter genre in musical, social, and historical context. That's right, I said historical. One of the traditions from which the trio draws is that of the country madrigal, an influence that gives Mad
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Kenny Wade has a daunting task - to find and apply for about 40 jobs a month. That's a standard requirement for people receiving public benefits. In Monroe County, depending on the programs in which they are enrolled, clients have to make 10 or 15 employment contacts a week; meaning
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She's been priming herself her whole life for Nashvegas, and as of a year ago she calls it home. Since her early teens, ex-Rochester hony tonk princess Ciara Lynn has entered and won various talent showcases and competitions. I first saw her perform at a 10 Ugly Men festival in
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If you're expecting the project selected for Block F to resemble the historic gem across the street - the Eastman Theatre - you will be disappointed and maybe even a little disturbed. Block F is the city's name for the site of the old Rascal Café, now a parking lot at
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Part of what makes Veluxe indie and so interesting is the fleeting flirtations with the unconventional, and a willingness to explore with nothing for a guide. The indie shoe fits, but this isn't just another Guided By Dinosaur Pixie band. And as opposed to others in the genre, the quest
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Have you been silent all these years, only serenading your showerhead? Or maybe you're trying to persuade that warbling co-worker to come out of the choral closet. Whether you're the singer or it's someone you love, this is the year to grow the chops for a wider audience. The benefits of
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You've been going to the gym for a while now. You'll get some momentum, get in a couple good weeks, maybe months, but then something happens. Life gets busier. You're not seeing the results. You just can't bear the thought of running for yet another 30 minutes on the treadmill,
Restaurant Articles
When I went gluten-free several months ago, I said goodbye to sandwiches, cereal, pastries (sob), pasta, and, for the love of all that's holy, PIZZA. In fact, I thought I had to count Italian food out entirely. If you're one of the estimated 3 million Americans who suffer from wheat-gluten
Letters
President-elect Obama's invitation to the Reverend Rick Warren to deliver the invocation at his inauguration is a cheap shot to most fair-minded Americans. The loss in California over the passage of Proposition 8, which stripped loving, committed couples of their legal right to marry, is the greatest blow to civil
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As a fellow seafood afficianado, I enjoyed Tricia Seymour's review of calamari offerings around town almost as much as I do sampling a basket of "melt-in-your-mouth squid" ("The Calamari Crawl," December 17). Her appraisal of the dish offered at Pane Vino hits the mark; the pairing of spicy breading with
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While you were out sampling all those deep-fried varieties of calamari ("The Calamari Crawl," December 17), you neglected to taste the very best calamari in town, which is grilled, not fried. Mario's Italian Steakhouse serves a straight-forward, tender, crispy calamari incorporating homemade bread crumbs rather than corn meal. It's cooked
