Regarding City's review of "The Clean House" (Theater, October 23): I found Geva's play delightful and entertaining. Michael Lasser should stick to Three Stooges movies, because he wouldn't know a good farce if it hit him in the face. ROBIN...
RESTAURANT REVIEW: Food and fat
James Leach urges readers, as a "sublime" alternative to an Egg McMuffin, to try a "McRick" at Food at Fishers Station (October 21). The McRick is a "yeast roll surrounding a succulent sausage patty, a fried egg dotted brown with bacon...
OBAMA: Be proud of the president and the Nobel
Barack Obama has become the third sitting American president to win the Nobel Peace Prize. This announcement has exhilarated constituents and shocked detractors. To his opponents, the award is shamelessly hypocritical. The president is a CEO of...
PROTESTS: What happened to our police?
City Council member Adam McFadden states, "To protest is fine, but you can't just walk down the middle of Main Street because people's lives can be put in danger" ("The Aftermath of the Main Street Melee," October 14). This is Rochester,...
DEVELOPMENT: Why Rochester isn't like Austin
I recently moved from Rochester after having lived in the city since 1990. I lived in Houston for several years before that, so I thought I'd respond to Mary Anna Towler's essay on why Rochester isn't Austin. Here's a short list of...
URBAN NEEDS: Our work isn't finished
We celebrate a graduation. A promotion. Being selected into a prestigious group. All of these things are wonderful. However, during the course of our celebrating, we seemingly forget that we have many issues that need our attention: our...
Talk about tough shoes to fill. From the beginning, the great pianist Dave Brubeck's signature...
If you're crafty, you're already hard at work on the special holiday project of the season....
What child hasn't dreamed of flying, battling bad guys, and saving the world? Role-playing as...
Step right up to the greatest show in town: City Newspaper's Best of Rochester 2009! Every...
I was recently talking with a friend who, due to various schisms in his family, doesn't...
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virginia von beaverhausen said:
really???? i think what james is pointing out here is praise for the restaurant's culinary abilities & the fact that it's alright to go ahead &...
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Martha Allen said:
What an excellent article with thoughtful, valid points! The writer has chosen his words well.
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Jeffrey R. Lewis MA said:
I would like to k now where to contact Commissioner thomas Brennan. I think he and I would agree substantially on many issues. I am a member of...
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I completely agree with you. All day long all I see is the same hoodlums loitering the front of the store here in Union st. N & Weld. They wanna...
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According to an article in Science Daily (April 20, 2009), a survey of the faculty at the State University of New York, which has a very strong...
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