Rising culture on Joseph Ave

• By Rebecca Rafferty
• Joseph Avenue's arts and cultural scene continues to grow with the recent opening of The Avenue Blackbox Theatre. At the helm is Reenah Oshun Golden, whose vision has been to create a community theater that serves the neighborhood and incorporates the culture that already exists there.
• Tags: Theater, Theater, Joseph Avenue Art and Culture Alliance, Reenah Golden, The Avenue Blackbox Theatre, Annette Ramos, Rich Rosen, More Than Rebel Noise, Breathing Fire Teen Poetry Slam

Cover Story

The Rochester 10

• By Tim Louis Macaluso, Jeremy Moule, Rebecca Rafferty, Jake Clapp, Leah Stacy, and Neriah Santiago
• A look at Rochesterians doing great things for the city's future
• Tags: News, Rochester 10, Miguel Melendez, Imani Olear, Rachel DeGuzman, Ray Ray Mitrano, Safi Osman, Davin Searls, Dan Schneiderman, Reuben Tapp, Tanya Mooza Zwahlen, Ian Wilson, Rochester People, Rochester Improvement, Cover Story

Cover Story

Perspectives: James Norman

• By Tim Louis Macaluso
• Few people have developed a better understanding of the area's poverty, the needs of low-income families and children, and the importance of fostering self-sufficiency than the retiring president and CEO of Action for a Better Community.
• Tags: News, James Norman, Rochester poverty, racism in Rochester, Rochester City School District, Rochester-Monroe Anti-Poverty Initiative, Action for a Better Community, Cover Story

Reshaping Rochester starts lecture series with arts focus

• By Rebecca Rafferty
• Tags: Art, Art, Lectures, Reshaping Rochester, Community Design Center Rochester, Gina Renzi, The Rotunda, 40th Street Artist in Residency Program

An open letter to President Obama

• By Tim Louis Macaluso
• First, a confession. You weren’t my first choice in 2007. I was for Hillary Clinton and I was annoyed with Senator Ted Kennedy when he threw his support and the Kennedy brand behind you.
• Tags: News

Bike shop peddles opportunity

• By Jeremy Moule
• Tags: News, Cycling, bicycles, Dream Bikes, youth development, workforce development

Slideshow

Rochester through the long lens

• By Tim Louis Macaluso
• Tags: News, Photography, Slideshow

Seeing the world through rainbow-colored glasses

• By Tim Louis Macaluso
• Tags: LGBT community, Rochester's Pride Parade, gay Pride celebrations

High schools stuck in the last century

• By Tim Louis Macaluso
• Tags: Rochester high schools, Secondary education, high school teachers, technology in schools

Mayor Warren speeds into trouble

• By Mary Anna Towler

Poverty "excuse" gets a reprieve

• By Tim Louis Macaluso
• Tags: Rochester city schools, RCSD, Rochester's concentration of poverty, poverty is an excuse, Rochester student achievement, Urban-Suburban, integrating Rochester schools, Mayor William Johnson

Rochester land bank gets state money

• By Jeremy Moule
• Tags: Rochester land bank, housing, development, neighborhoods

How much do we really care about democracy?

• By Mary Anna Towler
• Tags: Urban Journal, Rochester election, Rochester Democratic primary, Rochester mayoral election

ENDORSEMENT: Still the best candidate for mayor: Tom Richards

ELECTIONS 2013

• By City news staff
• Tags: Elections, Rochester mayoral election, Rochester mayor, Rochester election

LGBT poverty bucks stereotype

• By Tim Louis Macaluso
• Tags: LGBT community, Rochester Pride Festival, Gay Alliance of Genesee Valley, poverty