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 Rochester Museum & Science Center After three months of renovations, the Rochester Museum & Science Center is ready for the Grand Reopening Celebration of the Strasenburgh Planetarium this weekend. The highlight of the renovation is the new, state-of-the-art Digistar 6 ...

Should I get out of the stock market?  That is a question I have been asked many times lately as stocks have gyrated wildly.  The short answer is “No,” and that should be the end of this article. Nevertheless, I ...

The United States economy has been in a period of growth for nearly a decade and markets have largely been on the rise in recent years, but with an economic downturn almost certain to come eventually some investors are wondering ...

The Foundation of the Monroe County Bar Association, the charitable arm of the Monroe County Bar Association, is accepting applications for grants to support charitable, educational, civic, and humane purposes in the legal community. The Foundation is seeking to fund ...

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Preventative health screening tests are an important way to detect potential diseases or health disorders early before symptoms become noticeable, and such tests can often lead to better health outcomes and longer lives. Doctors say a healthy diet, exercise and ...

Ever feel your life is just full of decisions? If so, then actually you are right. Researchers estimate that the average adult makes about 35,000 remotely conscious decisions each day. And as your level of responsibility increases, so does the ...

On Dec. 13, I had the great pleasure of attending a meeting of the Rochester Chapter of Conscious Capitalism held in the offices of SWBR Architects. The meeting was advertised as “Measuring What Matters” and featured work undertaken by SWBR ...

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RocCity Coalition is hosting its next RocIDEA Connection event—a workshop on intersectional feminism—on Thursday, Jan. 10, in conjunction with Rochester Young Professionals. The event will include a presentation, Q&A and small group discussions on the concepts of identity, intersectionality and ...

The month of December was a brutal one for investors, with the Dow Jones industrial average and the S&P 500 indices falling more than 10 percent, and the Nasdaq and Russell 2000 indices falling approximately 12 percent and 14.5 percent, ...

I’m no Cassandra.  I’m a realist who started his career in the mid-1980s and has experienced many economic cycles.  The recent divergence between the economy’s performance and markets around the world reminded me of a column I wrote for the ...

  Rochester Museum & Science Center is looking at how objects connect us with the past and inspire the present through Bridging the Gap: Seneca Art Across Generations. Guests are invited to explore this idea through the intricate beadwork created ...

Dancing with the Stars: Live! is coming to Rochester Broadway Theatre League’s Auditorium Theatre at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 8. Don’t miss your favorite stars—and professional dancers—take the stage with numbers that will make you want to get up ...

Hosted by Golden Link Folk Singing Society, Colleen Liggett is offering a three-week group Vocal Training Course for singing enthusiasts starting on Tuesday, Jan. 8 from 7 to 9 p.m. at Twelve Corners Presbyterian Church. Liggett has been a vocal ...

Victoria Visikio LLC Productions presents Lara Brelle’s “Whispering Inhibitions.” Brelle is an award-winning actor, playwright, director and producer. “Whispering Inhibitions” follows Brelle’s life from the 1970s and ’80s to the present day. There are times of darkness, psychological breakdowns, sexual ...