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A 1,000-pound painting pig from South Africa will have artwork in Rochester Contemporary Art Center’s annual 6×6 exhibit. Pigcasso was saved from a slaughterhouse as a four-week-old piglet by the Farm Sanctuary SA near Cape Town. The sow’s love of ...

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More than 5.5 million people visited the Finger Lakes region in 2018, and 4.86 million of those visitors were deemed “leisure visitors,” a new study from the Finger Lakes Tourism Alliance shows. The study, conducted on behalf of the FLTA ...

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If you spent your childhood standing in front of a screen trying to shoot centipedes at the mall, or you’ve ever quickly minimized your computer window while playing solitaire at work, you’ll appreciate the World Video Game Hall of Fame ...

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Hillside Family of Agencies plans to discontinue services at its Varick residential treatment campus when its lease expires in March 2020. The closure will leave 175 employees without jobs. The campus, located on the site of the former Seneca Army ...

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Skybird Landing Apartments, an affordable housing community in the Village of Geneseo, opened for tenants on Thursday. There are six buildings and 60 apartments in the $17 million housing development, a project by Gates-based DePaul Properties that is backed by ...

The Rochester Oratorio Society has named Eric Kesler as its first executive director. The newly-created position will ensure the mission of the organization is fulfilled, officials said Wednesday. Kesler will be responsible for managing and implementing the operational and business ...

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Richard Reddington, the Michelin-star winning chef who ran two acclaimed restaurants in the Napa Valley region, will highlight a foodie fundraising event on the site of the annual jazz fest in Rochester. Reddington plans to open a restaurant in Rochester ...

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Ten influential women, including former U.S. Rep. Louise Slaughter, have been named to the National Women’s Hall of Fame. The women will be celebrated with a Hall of Fame induction on Sept. 14 at the del Lago Resort & Casino. ...

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The YWCA of Rochester & Monroe County, Willow Domestic Violence Center and the Legal Aid Society of Rochester have received funding from the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development for the Rochester/Monroe County Homeless Continuum of Care (RMHCoC). The ...

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North Star Coffee, an enterprise of Ontario ARC, is featuring “celebrity” baristas every morning during its open house week,  March 11-15. The coffeehouse at 1880 Rochester Road (Route 332), will welcome the town supervisors of Victor and Canandaigua, along with ...

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Rochester City Ballet Inc. Artistic Director David Palmer will leave the agency at the end of March, following the conclusion of RCB’s production of Dangerous Liaisons. “We hired David to be a game changer. He has done what we asked: ...

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Two area nonprofit agencies will receive federal funding to support Senior Corps Retired and Senior Volunteer Program projects. The funding, provided by the Corporation for National and Community Service, statewide will support more than 4,100 Senior Corps volunteers from throughout ...

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The Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce Inc. has joined a statewide coalition to advocate for making the 2 percent property tax cap permanent. On Tuesday, several organizations including the Chamber, the Business Council of New York State, the Business Council ...

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Rochester Lilac Festival organizers have announced 19 headliners and special guests to perform free shows at the 121st annual event this May. “The Rochester Lilac Festival is known for bringing talented performers to Rochester right before, and in some cases ...

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Visit Rochester will welcome 2,300 high school students this week for the annual DECA State Career Conference. The best and brightest high school students from across the state will visit the region as part of the Distributive Education Clubs of ...

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