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“Which Self Are You Today” and “...
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Fearing her horoscope, Leslie trudges to the top o...
Posted by [email protected] | Oct 23, 2022 | History, Talker of the Town | 0 |
Not a Priority by John Roche
Posted by [email protected] | Oct 18, 2022 | Cultural Life, Politics | 0 |
Democrat and Chronicle prints “A reader’s pr...
Posted by [email protected] | Oct 16, 2022 | Talker of the Town | 0 |
For our 7th, Bill Pruitt offers “HAPPY BIRTH...
Posted by [email protected] | Sep 26, 2022 | Talker of the Town | 0 |
Seminole Way in Brighton and the era of racial covenants
by [email protected] | Nov 3, 2022 | History | 2 |
[Intersection of Seminole Way and Sylvan Road] As seen in (Un) Writing an old wrong in...
Read More“Which Self Are You Today” and “Reflections of Sailboats Moored in a Harbor” from Kitty Jospé
by [email protected] | Oct 24, 2022 | Cultural Life | 0 |
Vincent Van Gogh, Self Portrait With Bandaged Ear [vincentvangogh.org] Two poems by Kitty Jospé...
Read MoreFearing her horoscope, Leslie trudges to the top of Cobb’s Hill. There, Talker communes with spirits.
by [email protected] | Oct 23, 2022 | History, Talker of the Town | 0 |
[David Kramer at Cobb’s Hill with Eugene Kramer’s ear trumpet Eugene by used to jam...
Read MoreNot a Priority by John Roche
by [email protected] | Oct 18, 2022 | Cultural Life, Politics | 0 |
[See “Voters See Democracy in Peril, but Saving It Isn’t a Priority” by Nick...
Read MoreDemocrat and Chronicle prints “A reader’s proposal regarding autumn holidays”
by [email protected] | Oct 16, 2022 | Talker of the Town | 0 |
[David Kramer outside the 1872 Cafe on 431 W Main Street casting vote in the original ballot box...
Read MoreFor our 7th, Bill Pruitt offers “HAPPY BIRTHDAY TALKER ’22”
by [email protected] | Sep 26, 2022 | Talker of the Town | 0 |
[Talker of the Town is on the screen. Photo: David Kramer, see Happy Birthday Mom, we miss you so]...
Read MoreLeif Erickson and Columbus Discover Rochester
by [email protected] | Sep 5, 2022 | History | 0 |
[Christopher Columbus, 99 Exchange Blvd, Rochester Civic Center, Hall of Justice. Description:...
Read MoreTalker participates in the Wishbones Project
by [email protected] | Aug 28, 2022 | Talker of the Town | 0 |
[One of Susan Begy’s sculptures. Images provided by Susan] Last Spring, Susan Begy was the...
Read MoreAre nuns members of the working class?: Geva’s “Sister Act”
by [email protected] | Aug 27, 2022 | Cultural Life | 0 |
[David Kramer at the Geva gift table. Photo: Sid Rosenzweig] The Geva season has ended, so this...
Read MorePreparing for the Really big show: “Let’s Not Miss It”
by [email protected] | Aug 23, 2022 | Cultural Life | 0 |
2021 Partial Eclipse – Martin Road Park 3 [Provided by Rochester Museum and Science Center] By Amy...
Read MoreThe Lake Steamer “Rochester”: A Witness to Tragedy
by [email protected] | Jul 21, 2022 | History | 0 |
[Bessie Edgerton launches the Rochester (1910). Images provided by Michael Nighan] By Michael J....
Read MoreGetting ready for the 2022 Rochester Jewish Film Festival (July 10 -17)
by [email protected] | Jun 30, 2022 | Cultural Life | 0 |
[From downloadable copy of the program booklet] This year’s Rochester Jewish Film Festival...
Read MoreA long time Brighton teacher continues to change lives
by [email protected] | Jun 28, 2022 | Education | 0 |
[Lura Kelley with student] By Amy C Stockwell If you are ever feeling sad or depressed, and you...
Read MoreFrom the floor of Legislation to the Field of Dreams: NYS Senator Jeremy Cooney joins the Game at the Corners
by [email protected] | Jun 13, 2022 | Sports | 0 |
[Jeremy Cooney pitching; Joe Schaal catching; David Kramer umpiring at the Twelve Corners Middle...
Read More“Yoga Play” at Geva: Even more neo-Marxist fun
by [email protected] | Jun 9, 2022 | Cultural Life | 0 |
[David Kramer holding the playbill and attempting the yoga lotus position. Photo: Ed Wiltse. SEE...
Read MoreHappy Birthday Mom, we miss you so
by [email protected] | May 29, 2022 | Talker of the Town | 2 |
[From Carol Kramer’s collection] A wise friend told me that mourning is about missed firsts:...
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Introductions
by [email protected] | Oct 1, 2015 | About
[Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, 1981. Caption: Dave Kramer of Brighton concentrates on his next...
Read MoreRachel’s Rebel Roots
by [email protected] | Jun 25, 2016 | History, Politics
RAB with FDR in Washington Square Park 6/16/16 I went to Washington Square Park to hear why Rachel...
Read MoreChe of The Town: Interviews (1-107)
by [email protected] | Mar 28, 2017 | Cultural Life
You first met Che in Rochester works for actor Che Holloway, an impromptu interview and amble...
Read MoreThe Presidential Visits Series in its entirety: James Monroe to Joseph Biden
by [email protected] | Mar 8, 2018 | History
Of the 44 men who have served as President of the United States, 32 have stopped in Rochester...
Read MoreSite says Brighton is best place to live in New York
by [email protected] | Apr 5, 2018 | Talker of the Town
Twelve Corners Memorial Park, Brighton, NY 4/5/18 [Photo: David Kramer] Recently, the Rochester...
Read MoreKurt Vonnegut’s 1995 “Billy Pilgrim” pilgrimage to the Mt. Hope grave of Edward R. Crone Jr, Brighton High School ’41
by [email protected] | Mar 8, 2019 | History
Provided by Rosemary Lloyd. Signed copy of the 25th anniversary edition of Slaughterhouse-Five by...
Read More“Mr. Crane’s Vivid Story:” New and Improved
by [email protected] | Mar 27, 2019 | Cultural Life
The Wells-Brown Room, Rush Rhees library, the University of Rochester. Just SOME of Crane’s books...
Read MoreWhy I voted for Adam Bello and a trip down Talker political memory lane, 2015 – 2021
by [email protected] | Oct 29, 2019 | Politics
Adam Bello at the 2019 Labor Day Parade. [Photo: David Kramer] SEE ALL PHOTOS 2015 – 2021...
Read MoreDr. Joseph Roby could not save Lenore Engel, 11, victim of the 1918 pandemic buried in Mt. Hope Cemetery
by [email protected] | Mar 24, 2020 | History
Growing up on 39 Wilkins Street near Joseph Avenue in a German, possibly Jewish, family, Lenore...
Read MoreWhen Washington Square Park felt like Tiananmen Square
by [email protected] | Sep 11, 2020 | Social Issues
The bus stop on Court Street [Photo: David Kramer, 9/4/20] Last Friday, September the 4th, I heard...
Read MoreIn search of the missing 19 granite timepieces at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 1973 – September 11th, 2001
by [email protected] | Dec 6, 2020 | History
Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Highland Park. The area that contained the missing last 19 granite...
Read MoreFor our 7th, Bill Pruitt offers “HAPPY BIRTHDAY TALKER ’22”
by [email protected] | Sep 26, 2022 | Talker of the Town
[Talker of the Town is on the screen. Photo: David Kramer, see Happy Birthday Mom, we miss you so]...
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