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The city has reached a sale agreement on the ferry, Mayor Bob Duffy announced this afternoon. The buyer is the German firm Forde Reederei Seetouristik Gmbh & Co. KG (FRS), which will pay $30 million. FRS plans to use the ship on trips from Spain to Morocco. FRS's $3 million
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Over the past three years, Rochester's South Wedge neighborhood has seen an influx of businesses, particularly unique small stores. And that growth is continuing. Dan Buyer, the executive director of the South Wedge Planning Committee, counts the recent opening of the Green Grocery as a major success. In 2005, the
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When it comes to pornography, much of the public's definition is right in line with former Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart's 1964 definition: "I know it when I see it." For internet filters, defining pornography is a little more complicated. And the filters don't always know it when they see
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San Francisco has banned the use of non-biodegradable plastic bags by large grocery stores and pharmacies. Could New York State be next? State Senator Jim Alesi is drafting a law that would require businesses to phase out the bags. What may be most curious about the New York proposal is
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Like most parents, Shirley Pratt would like to think about college and her daughter's future. But right now, she says, she doesn't have that luxury. Her only concern is keeping her safe. "The streets along Lyell are so congregated with prostitutes and Johns, sometimes you can't get through," she says.
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This week's calls to citizenship include the following events and activities. (All are free and open to the public, unless otherwise noted.) John Parr, attorney and co-founder of the Denver-based Center for Regional and Neighborhood Action, is the speaker for the next Reshaping Rochester program, on Wednesday, April 4, from
Opinion
In his State of the City address last year, Mayor Bob Duffy warned that Rochester is two cities, "one prospering and vibrant, the other poor and struggling." And he urged us to pull together to create what surely we all want: One City.Last week, in his second State address, he
Letters
Late last month San Francisco stepped up to seed another national trend. It has nothing to do with gay rights or same-sex marriage or the medicinal use of cannabis. San Francisco struck a blow for all of us by becoming the first city in the US to ban the use
Letters
The Democrat and Chronicle's March 4 article "How Taxing" claimed that our local property taxes are "among [the] nation's highest." But there is a difference between tax rates being high and tax bills being high. The reason our local tax rates are so high is that our local property values
Music Articles
Affable and elegant, Joe Beard snakes through the crowd toward the bandstand, pausing to shake hands and smile. It's a big smile that lights up the room.The band is already cruising mid-stroll as Beard straps on his big red guitar. He hits the strings, and the guitar responds in bright
Stage
One spring day several years ago, while my wife was waiting her turn in a hair salon, somebody asked her what she was doing that summer. When she said that she was going to Niagara-on-the-Lake, another woman started to burble. She loved the town and all its attractions, from shopping
Guides
If you’re a jazz aficionado coming to Rochester for the jazz festival, there are plenty of hotel, travel, and dining options for you to choose from. The Greater Rochester Visitors Association (www.visitrochester.com) is a good resource for finding the best places to stay, eat, and how to get there.For help
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Layah Jane, 4 p.m. (Strong --- National Museum of Play) & 6 p.m. (Jazz Street Stage)This 24-year-old Canadian songstress walks the folk side of the street. Jane is folk in that her music tends to be acoustically rooted and politically charged. The jazz aspect sneaks in with her phasing and
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Jeannette Lambert’s Bebop for Babies, 4 p.m., Strong --- National Museum of PlayJeannette Lambert has a simple philosophy when it comes to kids and jazz: there’s no reason for them to miss out on it. Lambert takes the songs kids already know and love --- “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star,” “Old
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Jeannette Lambert’s Bebop for Babies, 4 p.m., Strong --- National Museum of PlayJeannette Lambert has a simple philosophy when it comes to kids and jazz: there’s no reason for them to miss out on it. Lambert takes the songs kids already know and love --- “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star,” “Old
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Time Pieces Quartet, 4 p.m., Rochester Museum & Science Center Rochester Area High School Jazz Bands, 4:30 p.m. & 5:15 p.m., Jazz Street Stage Matt Wilson Arts & Crafts, 6 p.m. & 10 p.m., MontageMatt Wilson’s well-earned reputation as an individualistic percussionist has garnered him a spot on albums by Dewey Redman,
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John Fedchock & Friends, 4 p.m., Rochester Museum & Science CenterTrombonist John Fedchock began his extensive big band career in 1980 when he joined the Woody Herman Orchestra. He not only enhanced the sound of Herman’s “Thundering Herd,” he was also the band’s musical director and a featured soloist. Since
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Gene Bertoncini, 4 p.m., George Eastman House Guitar virtuoso Gene Bertoncini has played in a wide variety of settings, from the television orchestras of Skitch Henderson and Merv Griffin to the Metropolitan Opera House orchestra. He’s accompanied singers as diverse as Bette Midler, Astrud Gilberto, Tony Bennett, and Nancy Wilson,
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Smugtown Stompers, 3 p.m., Mary Jemison Riverboat on the Genesee RiverSeveral Jazz Fests ago Rochester's Dixieland darlings, The Smugtown Stompers, added a kind of carnival joy to Gibbs Street with the band's Basin Street bop. The joyful noise served as a swingin' segue from gig to gig. Though New Orleans
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Smugtown Stompers, 3 p.m., Mary Jemison Riverboat on the Genesee RiverSeveral Jazz Fests ago Rochester's Dixieland darlings, The Smugtown Stompers, added a kind of carnival joy to Gibbs Street with the band's Basin Street bop. The joyful noise served as a swingin' segue from gig to gig. Though New Orleans
