This July 4 th, we celebrate our nation’s 250 th birthday. So, I have been thinking about patriotism. Everyone I meet tells me they are patriots, and I have no reason to doubt them. Patriotism seems ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... “We the People.” That’s the big kickoff, right? The Constitution starts out sounding all grand and democratic, but honestly, for a lot of working people, ...

The exact impact of President Donald Trump’s budget reconciliation bill remains uncertain pending a final vote on Capitol Hill, which could come as early as today. But this much is clear: The One Big ...

Citizen Action of New York, a grassroots political organization, has launched an Economic Justice Committee in Rochester focused on addressing systemic poverty and economic inequality. An economic ...

Restorations will include a new pre-show concessions and gathering area, as well as work on detailed drywall and ceiling, flooring, new paint, and additional cosmetic upgrades. A new rear drop-off ...

If the Trump administration follows through on its vow to “aggressively revoke” the visas of many Chinese students, it could be a serious blow for some Rochester-area universities. Chinese students ...

With the sun high in the sky and the music in full swing, Day 9 marked the last—and the busiest—day at the Rochester International Jazz Festival. Recovering from the previous day’s fatigue and back ...

Temperatures have warmed up, and so has the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, for its annual month of outdoor concerts. The concerts, some ticketed and several free, fill the month of July, at ...

“What we are more in need of is unrestricted dollars that allow us to then put the money into places that we see where the need is the most,” he says. “The more we have of (those) unrestricted funds, ...

Day two of the Rochester International Jazz Festival had a certain fervor to it. The weather was clearing up, the weekend had begun, and on the Jazz Street Main Stage, the Fairport High School Jazz ...

“What we are doing now, thanks to (Nabis’) help, is creating a legal market so that New York consumers can feel safe in purchasing cannabis and can enjoy it as long as they are legally of age,” Cooney ...

In another Yamamoto composition, the simply titled “Life,” the song blossomed with color and human spirit, especially as Yamamoto joined Barth at his piano. It is hard to think of many concert moments ...