4+ day, 12+ hour ago  (936+ words) Ken Bell's laughter could fill a room. But the former regional president of HSBC Bank and longtime Rochester leader was just as disciplined as he was warm'a careful listener who, when the moment called for it, could cut through the…...

5+ day, 44+ min ago  (577+ words) The score, designed for a 13-musician ensemble yet impressively played by six, follows thematic suit with contemporary lilt and light flairs of dramaticism. It's nothing you've never heard before, but it's lush, well executed and fitting for the PG13 plotline across…...

5+ day, 53+ min ago  (1040+ words) The Rochester International Jazz Festival is in swing for its 23rd edition. Starting today, the festival will serve up over a week of sweet music across 19 downtown Rochester venues'all within walking distance. This year's festival will host close to 200 artists across…...

5+ day, 5+ hour ago  (329+ words) Rochester Institute of Technology's artificial intelligence endeavors will receive $24 million from Jeff Harris and Joyce Pratt. Their donation will go toward an endowed directorship, three professorships, and additional support for students and faculty for the university's AI Institute, expected to…...

1+ week, 59+ min ago  (614+ words) At a recent Rush-Henrietta Central School District board meeting, two James Sperry High School students spoke out against the school's use of generative artificial intelligence in its curriculum. Their statements reflect a broader debate fueled by rapid advances in AI…...

1+ week, 1+ hour ago  (1893+ words) Rochester-born music journalist Barry Walter's career stretches over 40 years of writing for publications like the Village Voice, Rolling Stone, the San Francisco Examiner and many more. Over that time, his pieces documented the intersection of mainstream music and LGBTQ culture…...

1+ week, 5+ hour ago  (833+ words) The Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra has named Tonya Mc Bride Robles as its new president and CEO. Robles begins her job on Aug. 17, succeeding Curtis Long, who has served as the RPO's CEO since 2017. Robles' background includes more than two decades…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (1248+ words) Hinge Homes could break ground next spring at 125 Charlotte St. if it secures state funding to complete its land purchase from the city. The city of Rochester chose Hinge Homes after a competitive request-for-proposals process that drew four responses. It…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (343+ words) Last year, when David Wazana left Rochester, I was wistful. An Ithaca College student from Los Angeles, he spent last summer here as a member of the Oasis Project's second cohort. He believed you have to live in a community…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (640+ words) Rochester last week joined cities across the country in raising awareness for naloxone, an opioid antagonist. City Hall, the Riverside Convention Center, and Legacy Tower, among other buildings, were lit in purple to honor National Naloxone Awareness Day. NNAD was…...