The Lilac Festival is three weeks away. He has checked the forecast nine times. It still says partly cloudy.

Lilac Festival forecast anxiety

We finally ranked number one in the country. It is property taxes.

April in Rochester. Sun is out. Patio season declared.

The deficit is down. The gap remains. Everyone is cautiously optimistic.

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