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Don’t miss Image City Photography Gallery’s latest exhibit titled Through the Student Lens 2019. Students from 18 participating Monroe County schools including Allendale Columbia, Le Roy, School of the Arts, West Irondequoit and World of Inquiry are featured in this ...

The New York State Ballet presents Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” a tale full of fairies, fireflies and flowers. The ballet conveys the story of Oberon, King of the Fairies, and Titania, Queen of the Fairies, as well as many ...

Music legends are coming to the Lovin Cup. STRAWBS are hailed as the UK’s most successful international progressive folk-rock band. The current STRAWBS includes David Cousins, Dave Lambert, Chas Cronk and Tony Fernandez. They are joined by keyboardist and guitarist ...

Ganondagan is celebrating the planet with four days of Earth-friendly programs for youth and adults for April break. Participants will go on trail walks, learn about historical bark containers and make their own, create a seed bomb full of sunflower ...

Michael P. Smith is coming to Rochester, thanks to Golden Link Folk Singing Society Inc. Smith has been singing, writing and touring for over 50 years and is well known for his song “The Dutchman,” which is considered a classic ...

Country antiques Genesee Country Village & Museum’s Annual Antique Show & Sale is this weekend, providing visitors the chance to check out quality collections from some of the finest antique dealers in Western New York. On Friday, April 12, there ...

On stage with music notes Doc Severinsen, iconic trumpeter and legendary bandleader for “The Tonight Show,” is performing in Rochester. Accompanied by renowned singer Vanessa Thomas—best known for her five octave range—Severinsen will perform along with Sonic Era Jazz Orchestra, ...

John Lovitz brings comedy to del Lago A “Saturday Night Live” alumnus is visiting del Lago Resort & Casino for a special performance. Jon Lovitz was an SNL cast member from 1985 until 1990. He started out his comedy and ...

In a recent interview with the Rochester Business Journal, JPMorgan Chase’s Jim Glassman, head economist for commercial banking, and Bob McArdle, Western New York executive director for commercial banking, discussed the economy and where it’s heading. In response to a ...

The Rochester Engineering Society is honoring nine local leaders in their field Saturday at the 117th annual gala. Founded in 1897, RES has held a gala every year since 1903 to recognize local engineers for outstanding community service. It also ...

Although the once-vibrant Xerox Tower in Rochester stands vacant, Rochester’s downtown commercial real estate scene continues to reinvent itself, showing some needed resilience. “This is a very dynamic market right now, and it’s dynamic in different ways,” says Heidi Zimmer-Meyer, ...

Rochester Police Department Deputy Chief La’Ron Singletary has been named permanent chief by Mayor Lovely A. Warren. “La’Ron Singletary was born and raised in Rochester and has advanced through the ranks of the Rochester Police Department to distinguish himself among ...

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“I am a new manager with a small team in a newly renovated office. One of my team members is a really nice guy but he tends to accumulate work papers, personal items and supplies, and all that is really ...

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The current economic expansion is now 117 months old.  Looking at data that goes back to 1854, this is just shy of the record 120-month expansion that occurred from 1991 to 2001.  It seems likely we’ll soon exceed the prior ...

It’s not exaggerating to say that your financial plan for retirement begins the first day on your first job. “Starting younger has been proven time and time again that it’s the easiest way to have a successful retirement,” said Susan ...