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A 1913 headline many would like to see in 2021
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“Exotic animals” once lived next to the Highland Crossing Trail
by [email protected] | Feb 25, 2021 | Cultural Life | 0 |
[Photo: David Kramer 2/21/21. The Highland Crossing Trail. To the left are the abandoned...
Read MoreShould the Rochester Police Locust Club and the Irondequoit Police Night Stick Club consider a name change?
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[Photo: David Kramer, 6/5/20. The Monroe County Office Building on West Main Street from A Black...
Read MoreFarewell, Frank Judge whose words are marked on the Poets Walk on University Avenue
by [email protected] | Feb 21, 2021 | Cultural Life | 0 |
[This tile, # 66, represents a poem by Frank Judge at the Rochester Poets Walk on University...
Read MoreCAMERA ROCHESTER celebrates its 50th ANNIVERSARY at IMAGE CITY PHOTOGRAPHY GALLERY
by [email protected] | Feb 19, 2021 | Cultural Life | 0 |
[Image City Photography, 722 University Avenue, site of the 50th anniversary exhibit of Camera...
Read MoreBefore and after the (disappointing) Déluge at the Highland Crossing
by [email protected] | Feb 16, 2021 | Cultural Life | 0 |
[2/16/21 The Highland Crossing Trail in Brighton. Photos: David Kramer 2/15 and 2/16] As seen...
Read MoreA 1913 headline many would like to see in 2021
by [email protected] | Feb 13, 2021 | History | 0 |
[WILLIAM SULZER FOUND GUILTY = WILL BE REMOVED, BUT NOT DISQUALIFIED Rochester Democrat and...
Read MoreGoethe kehrt zum Leben zurück
by [email protected] | Feb 11, 2021 | Cultural Life | 4 |
English translation of the headline: “Goethe returns to life” [Pedestal that held the...
Read MoreTracking the prints of a deer on the Highland Crossing in Brighton
by [email protected] | Feb 5, 2021 | Cultural Life | 0 |
[2/4/21. In background, the abandoned Terrence Building at the site of the former Rochester...
Read MoreLeonard Bernstein and “The best disguised dead end in the world!”
by [email protected] | Feb 4, 2021 | History | 0 |
[Leonard Bernstein’s first appearance in Rochester. Rochester Times-Union, 1/30/45. Except...
Read MorePolice Use of Pepper Spray on Child Reflects a Communal Failure
by [email protected] | Feb 3, 2021 | Social Issues | 0 |
The Public Safety Building on Exchange Street, 5/30/20 [Photo: David Kramer from A Black Lives...
Read MoreThe last NBA regular season game in Rochester was 50 years ago today
by [email protected] | Feb 2, 2021 | Sports | 0 |
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle 2/3/71, Cavaliers Bobby Washington and Nate Bowman battle for...
Read MoreShould the RCSD change the names of some schools? The Alexander von Humboldt Academy instead of the Henry Hudson School?
by [email protected] | Feb 1, 2021 | Education | 1 |
Henry Hudson School No. 28, 450 Humboldt Street [Photo: David Kramer, 1/30/21] For decades, the...
Read MoreIntroducing Brody Schenk, a young musician on the rise; the kid is all right
by [email protected] | Jan 27, 2021 | Cultural Life | 1 |
Brody playing in the Adirondack Mountains, photo by Jamie Schenk [Photos provided by Brody Schenk]...
Read MoreHenry Aaron’s connections to Rochester: 1974, 1977, 1982 and 1986
by [email protected] | Jan 25, 2021 | Sports | 0 |
[“Hank Aaron, who passed away at age 86 on Friday, was a guest in 1974 at the annual Albion...
Read MoreListening to the inauguration at the same spot, four years later: From “American Carnage” to “The Hill We Climb”
by [email protected] | Jan 21, 2021 | Politics | 0 |
1/20/20. 11:53a.m. The Water Towers in Washington Grove, Cobb’s Hill. The ice is not thick...
Read MorePeter Fornieri weaves his award winning tailgate magic on Bonnie Brae in Brighton
by [email protected] | Jan 19, 2021 | Sports | 0 |
1/16/20 Peter Fornieri, with jersey he won for the “Bison Best tailgate” at Ralph Wilson Stadium...
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