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Posts made in: November, 2009 (8) Currently Viewing: 1 - 8 of 8

November 4, 2009 at 4:32pm

ELECTION 2009: WTF happened?


Somewhere, Steve Minarik is smiling.
Despite Robutrad, despite the scandals in the Greece Police Department, despite the older scandals of the selection of the public defender and the MCC president, Monroe County Republicans waltzed away with...

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November 5, 2009 at 3:05pm

RBTL: Canal Ponds makes its pitch


Representatives from J. Fiore & Co., the DiMarco Group, and Bergmann Associates pitched a property in the Canal Ponds commercial park to an RBTL selection committee this afternoon - Morgan Management is also involved in the proposal.
The...

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November 5, 2009 at 3:13pm

NEW YORK STATE GOVERNMENT: Paterson calls legislators back


Governor David Paterson has called for special session of the Legislature on November 11. Among the items on the agenda is a property tax circuit-breaker and same-sex marriage equality legislation.
The main thrust of the session is to get the...

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November 6, 2009 at 11:11am

ARTS: Meet Sonia Gutowski tonight

The Creative Wellness Center is hosting a retrospective of artist Sonia Gutowski's work. The opening is tonight (Friday, November 6), from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Center, 320 North Goodman Street, Suite 201. Admission is free.
Gutowski, who has been...

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November 12, 2009 at 1:26pm

RBTL: Following up the mayor's comments


Today, it was the Town of Webster's turn to present a proposal for a new Rochester Broadway Theatre League theater. I'll get to that in another post. The presentation was bookended by reaction to the mayor's suggestion that RBTL ought to...

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November 12, 2009 at 1:49pm

RBTL: Webster's plan; Irondequoit's up next


Webster's proposal for RBTL's new theater took a tack that others haven't: Town officials want the theater organization to consider reusing an old office and storage building.
Specifically, they're talking about building on a 20-acre site at...

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November 16, 2009 at 3:17pm

RBTL: Irondequoit's turn


Mall magnate Scott Congel wants to put the Medley Centre name to bed. His SRC Development firm is now calling the Medley Centre, previously Irondequoit Mall, Lakeridge Centre.
The name change is part of a rebranding effort, says SRC...

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November 20, 2009 at 5:19pm

SARAH PALIN: Our modern-day Anita Bryant


If contemporary American politics could become any more of a carnival sideshow, it would be hard-pressed to do so without Sarah Palin.
The former governor of Alaska and one-time VP candidate will be in Rochester tomorrow hawking her book...

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Recent Comments

Jay Betts said:

Same old crap you hear from all the networks, try other sources of media for your knowledge. ...

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Louis Richards said:

I have heard several comparisons that name the Raleigh-Durham area, which hosts a population...

about RBTL: Canal Ponds makes its pitch

Harry Davis said:

In April, just before I decided to run for Rochester City Council, I was told by a Democratic...

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rochester99 said:

It’s also a tactic to ”low ball” the construction cost…especially with public sector...

about RBTL: Canal Ponds makes its pitch

arnie rothschild said:

There has been one development, not reported about the PAC that was reinforced in the private...

about RBTL: Canal Ponds makes its pitch