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City Gives Brewery Okay to Demolish 13 Cataract St
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City Gives Brewery Okay to Demolish 13 Cataract St

Posted January 20, 2012 by Renee

Last night, the city board ruled in favor of letting the Genesee Brewing Company demolish the former brewhouse building at 13 Cataract St. The company has plans to build a visitor center and alehouse at the High Falls site, which is great news for the city. What isn't so great is that the plans include demolishing the 100+ year old building that many in the city want to preserve. The brewery needs a variance from the city's Zoning Board of Appeals to demolish the building because zoning code prohibits demolishing buildings designated of historic value. It is that very historic value that has sparked so much controversy within this city. [...]

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Rochester Listed as One of 10 Cities Poised for Greatness
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Rochester Listed as One of 10 Cities Poised for Greatness

Posted January 11, 2012 by Renee

The Street.com, has listed our beautiful city as one of its 10 Cities Poised for Greatness in 2012. Those of us who have chosen to live here already think it's pretty great, of course. But it's nice to see some good press for the city we all know and love. According to TheStreet piece, Rochester's low unemployment rate, "cozy" feel, amenities and real estate prices helped us make the list. Check out the comments section of the article and you'll see lots of people chiming in about Rochester. [...]

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One of Rochester's Largest Community Gardens Set to Open in May
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One of Rochester's Largest Community Gardens Set to Open in May

Posted January 10, 2012 by Renee

After years of living in big cities where community gardens were a coveted asset, I have a fine appreciation for community spaces where you can grow stuff. That includes both organizations that strive for better food and access for all city residents and the basic "rent some space and grow some stuff here" model. I'm giddy with excitement about the soon to open Wide Water Community Gardens behind the newly remodeled Culver Road Armory. And the work that the Upper Monroe Neighborhood Association put behind this project is what neighborhood associations are all about! [...]

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Year-Round GOOD Food in Rochester
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Year-Round GOOD Food in Rochester

Posted January 09, 2012 by Renee

Adam and I love good things that are grown locally. Businesses, communities, neighborhoods, happiness, families, parties, good causes, food. It is that latter one that brings me to blog on this winter day. GOOD Food in particular. If you want to incorporate more locally grown food into your and your family's diets, the Rochester area offers lots of options to help you effortlessly do that. I want to give a shout-out to one of those great organizations -- The Good Food Collective. [...]

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Young Women's College Prep Charter School
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Young Women's College Prep Charter School

Posted January 08, 2012 by Renee

Back in September, I blogged about some of the exciting new educational opportunities on the horizon for city school students in 2012. One of those schools was the Young Women's College Prep Charter School, an all girls' college preparatory school for students grades 7-12 that is affiliated with the Young Women's Leadership Network. I am happy to report that the school's official web site is up and running! Check it out to learn more and spread the word! [...]

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NAKED DOVE RELEASES BEER MADE WITH LOCAL HOPS

NAKED DOVE RELEASES BEER MADE WITH LOCAL HOPS

You know we at RocVille love all things local. Last year, Adam blogged about the Naked Dove Brewing Company after going to an event with the brewer at the Tap and Mallet in the South Wedge. The brewery has just released a beer made with local hops. Shop locally and drink local beer this season. Here's their press release about the new beer: Naked Dove Brewing Company is proud to announce the release of its newest beer, Hopulus Localus. Hopulus Localus is a wet hop beer made with Cascade and Columbus hop varieties from Pedersen Farms in Seneca Castle, New York. Brewmaster, Dave Schlosser describes the beer as having "a great hop aroma and flavor that builds and changes as you drink it."
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Rochester Inner Loop Casino

Rochester Inner Loop Casino

Here is a quick update on a few projects I've been tracking for a while: The push to fill in the Rochester Inner Loop and the idea to put a Casino in Midtown Rochester. The Rochester Business Journal is reporting that Schumer has gotten involved in the push for Federal funds to help the Rochester Inner Loop project along. As I blogged a while ago, I see this as a positive thing for the city. I understand that there are objections due to the high
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Flash mob robbery

Flash mob robbery

Have you heard of flash mobs? If so, it is probably a fairly happy thought. A bunch of people get together and proceed to sing and dance on a pre-arranged queue. Yeah, sounds kinda dorky, but fun. I know many groups who organize these are theater people and have some talent. It's always fun to watch coverage of these on the news or catch a YouTube video of a particularly good one.
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Rochester crime getting better

Rochester crime getting better

I'm very happy to be blogging about positive movement in the fight against crime in Rochester NY. Check out this story about the dramatic drop in Rochester's murder rate between 2010 and 2011 (so far). Other forms of violent crime are falling too.
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Kodak is bankrupt

Kodak is bankrupt

Many news outlets are reporting that Kodak is moments away from filing for bankruptcy. The facts are that they tapped a line of credit (in a significant way) and contacted outside counsel known to assist in restructuring (i.e., bankruptcy) proceedings. These are fairly solid signals that Kodak, once a corporate giant in Rochester New York, is on the brink of filing for bankruptcy. Wall Street reacted sharply, decimating the stock. However, there has been some recovery as the company has denied the bankruptcy rumor.
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Rochester jobs and East End crime

Rochester jobs and East End crime

A few interesting urban tidbits in the paper today. First, the jobless rate in Rochester has fallen a bit. Down to 5.6 percent from 5.9 percent in July. This also represents a drop from a year ago... All good news.
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Rochester as a tourist destination

Rochester as a tourist destination

I've often said (or maybe just blogged) things like "People don't come to Rochester as a tourist destination." But this interesting story in the D&C suggests that I might be wrong about that - to an extent.
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Exciting New Charter School Options for Rochester City Students

Exciting New Charter School Options for Rochester City Students

Anyone who lives in Rochester knows the frustrating state of the public school system. The rays of hope in all that frustration are parent involvement and the new educational options being offered to city students. Earlier in the year, I wrote about the Flower City Parents Network. It is a parent-run resource that was created by city school parents,
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Midtown gets $2 million more for building

Midtown gets $2 million more for building

Several sites are reporting that the recently stalled midtown plaza construction project is receiving money from the Feds.
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