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On the electoral road with Christine Corrado
[Christine Corrado greeting Tom Upson on Avalon Drive in the Meadowbrook neighborhood. Always...
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Voting early at Empire State College and celebrating Loving Day at Brighton Town Park
[6/12/21 Brighton Town Park. John Robins, a.k.a The Bubble Guy, provided effervescent...
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Sectional extravaganza in Brighton
[6/9/21 School of the Art’s Abel Austin hurling against the McQuaid Jesuit High School...
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Sectional Extravaganza on Culver Road
6/7/21. [Cobb’s Hill Field # 1 off Culver Road. The School of the Art’s bench looks...
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On the electoral road with Van White
[6/2/21 Van White, Brighton High School, ’80 (left) and David Kramer, BHS ’81 in...
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What is the connection between Beethoven and Meridian Centre in Brighton?
[6/3/21 EROICA, INTO THE AIR (2001) by Dexter Benedict, owner and operator of Fire Works Foundry...
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Memorial Day at Buckland and Highland Parks
[Memorial Day, 2021. The Buffalo Soldiers of VFW Post 9251 Pennington-Moye striking the colors at...
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Democrat and Chronicle prints “Pioneer for Black police officers guarded King one night in 1958” and much more on Captain Charles Price (1923 – 2021)
[Martin Luther King Jr. (seated center) during his January 8th, 1958 visit to Rochester. Dr....
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The First Big Name – and (Almost) Third President – Comes to Rochester….Probably
[On Broadway, Daniel Breaker shines as Alexander Hamilton’s greatest rival, Aaron Burr. JOAN...
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Rochester City Ballet dances again at the Highland Bowl Amphitheater in a Midsummer Night’s Dream
[5/26/21 The Highland Bowl Amphitheater on 1137 South Avenue in Highland Park. Christopher Collins...
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Celebrate the ninth issue of Rundelania
[5/26/21 Rundel Memorial Building in background, view from the Broad Street Aqueduct. Except where...
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The Battle of the Birds: Eagles and Silverhawks return to Cobb’s Hill in a barnburner
[5/21/21 School of the Arts runner scores at the East Eagles vs. SOTA Silverhawks game at...
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After a virtual hiatus, the “Get Some Balls!” sale is actual. Buy now
[5/16/21 David Kramer 155 Avalon Drive in the Meadowbrook neighborhood in Brighton. Site of the...
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On the electoral road with Robin Wilt
[5/16/21 Robin Wilt greeting Tom Upson on Avalon Drive in the Meadowbrook neighborhood. Always...
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On the electoral road with Albert Blankley
[5/10/21 Albert Blankley greeting Tom Upson on Avalon Drive in the Meadowbrook neighborhood....
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The Remember Garden in Highland Park refurbished and beautified in time for the Lilac Festival
[5/10/21 The Remember Garden in Highland Park, except where indicated photos by David Kramer, see...
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Featured Posts
Introductions
Welcome to Talker of the Town! My name is David Kramer. I have a Ph.D in English and teach at...
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Rachel’s Rebel Roots
RAB with FDR in Washington Square Park 6/16/16 I went to Washington Square Park to hear why Rachel...
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Che of The Town: Interviews (1-107)
You first met Che in Rochester works for actor Che Holloway, an impromptu interview and amble...
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Getting To Know Mayor Lovely Warren; A Trailblazing Leader Within Our City
You first met Che in Rochester works for actor Che Holloway, an impromptu interview and amble...
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The Presidential Visits Series in its entirety: James Monroe to Joseph Biden
Of the 44 men who have served as President of the United States, 32 have stopped in Rochester...
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Site says Brighton is best place to live in New York
Twelve Corners Memorial Park, Brighton, NY 4/5/18 [Photo: David Kramer] Recently, the Rochester...
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Kurt Vonnegut’s 1995 “Billy Pilgrim” pilgrimage to the Mt. Hope grave of Edward R. Crone Jr, Brighton High School ’41
Provided by Rosemary Lloyd. Signed copy of the 25th anniversary edition of Slaughterhouse-Five by...
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“Mr. Crane’s Vivid Story:” New and Improved
The Wells-Brown Room, Rush Rhees library, the University of Rochester. Just SOME of Crane’s books...
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Why I voted for Adam Bello and a trip down Talker political memory lane, 2015 – 2021
Adam Bello at the 2019 Labor Day Parade. [Photo: David Kramer] SEE ALL PHOTOS 2015 – 2019...
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Dr. Joseph Roby could not save Lenore Engel, 11, victim of the 1918 pandemic buried in Mt. Hope Cemetery
Growing up on 39 Wilkins Street near Joseph Avenue in a German, possibly Jewish, family, Lenore...
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When Washington Square Park felt like Tiananmen Square
The bus stop on Court Street [Photo: David Kramer, 9/4/20] Last Friday, September the 4th, I heard...
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In search of the missing 19 granite timepieces at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 1973 – September 11th, 2001
Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Highland Park. The area that contained the missing last 19 granite...
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