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Spiritus Christi Prison Outreach is taking its 40th anniversary celebration online on Saturday evening, highlighted by an online fundraising auction. Home Leasing has committed to match up to $40,000 in auction proceeds. Spiritus Christi Prison Outreach is a ministry of ...

Geva Theatre Center is postponing or canceling all remaining productions of the 2019-2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The organization’s productions of “Once” and “Cry It Out” that were running when attendance restrictions were put in place will be ...

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St. Ann’s Community, a nonprofit senior living provider with campuses in Irondequoit, Webster and LeRoy, announced Friday that the company will be distributing $400,000 in bonuses to St. Ann’s 875 employees. The bonuses are a token of the organization’s appreciation ...

As many of us settle into the idea of working from home or contend with being cooped up in the house while we practice social distancing, we may be tempted to pull out some video games to pass the time. Maybe ...

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CGI Rochester International Jazz Festival producers have announced the full 2020 lineup, but have suspended headliner and club pass ticket sales until later this spring. “With the continued heightened concern over the coronavirus pandemic and the rapidly evolving decisions being ...

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Avangrid utility companies RG&E and NYSEG have announced several steps to help protect consumers and their employees during the COVID-19 outbreak, such as suspending both inside meter readings and power shutoffs.  But Rochester-area consumer groups are saying more is needed.  ...

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Where there once was pizza, there now will be apartments. Volunteers of America Upstate New York will transform the vacant first-floor space of Cooper Union at 119 State St. into seven supportive housing units for homeless individuals. The upper floors ...

Rochester Accessible Adventures (RAA) is joining forces with Greater Buffalo Adaptive Sports (GBAS) to form the Western New York Adaptive and Inclusive Sports Collaborative. The aim of the partnership is to ensure recreational and competitive opportunities are developed and sustained ...

Business borrowers who need to seek loans outside of traditional banks now have a single source: Pursuit. Pursuit is the new name for the New York Business Development Corporation and two nonprofit affiliates, The 504 Company and the Excelsior Growth ...

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Federal authorities say the former chairman of the Rochester Housing Authority used funds meant for a neighborhood nonprofit organization to take a cruise, buy guns and purchase tickets to a New York Knicks game at Madison Square Garden. The allegations ...

Rochester Lilac Festival organizers this week announced 10 headliners that will perform free shows at the 122nd annual event. The festival takes place from May 8 through May 17 this year. Musical acts include: Devil Makes Three; Zac Brown Tribute ...

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Rochester Regional Health Information Organization (RHIO) has partnered with eHealth Technologies to digitally share 3D images among providers. Rochester RHIO is responsible for securing electronic health information for Monroe County and 13 surrounding counties in Upstate New York. There has ...

A Penn Yan winery is again receiving attention from the James Beard Foundation. Red Tail Ridge Winery’s owners, Nancy Irelan and Mike Schnelle, have been nominated for a 2020 James Beard Award in the category of outstanding wine, spirits or beer  ...

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After 25 years of spreading joy and distributing presents to Rochester area kids, Gary the Happy Pirate is setting sail for the land of retirement. As founder of the Pirate Toy Fund, Gary Smith spent a quarter of a century ...

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In March 2019 Rochester City Ballet announced that David Palmer would be stepping away from his role as artistic director. In the interim, RCB’s ballet master, Beth Bartholomew, had stepped in to fulfill the duties of AD. Nearly a year ...