Chappell Roan’s unapologetic personality has shaped an era of emerging camp singers, pushing vulnerability boundaries within the music industry. Her raw perspectives have empowered masses with ...

Currently, 57 percent of teachers have clear learning intentions or success criteria and 61 percent are showing evidence of student writing that is standards-based. These are both figures the school ...

Speaking at the Rochester Beacon community forum on Vision Zero, Mayor Malik Evans said the initiative is “going to save lives and reduce the incredible amounts of suffering that comes from these ...

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A unique ice wine will be one of the highlights at this year’s New York Ice Wine & Culinary Festival. The annual festival is hosted by Casa Larga Vineyards. While collecting grapes for wine production ...

A 2023 documentary titled “Choral Singing in America” states forthrightly: “We are a nation of singers.” On Sunday afternoon, 15 local choral groups, large and small, will join in “A Taste of Song,” a ...

It’s now been a half-decade since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, which has claimed more than 3,350 lives in the Rochester area and 7 million worldwide. For many people who lived through the ...

A New York Focus investigation identified dozens of cases in which the units denied a wrongful conviction application, only for a judge to later exonerate them.

The state is joining 21 others to thwart a policy announced Tuesday that may halt trillions of federal dollars from disbursement.

From 2013 to 2023, 3,200 pedestrians and bicyclists were killed or injured by cars and trucks traveling Rochester’s streets, nearly 300 per year. Eighty died. Last June, Mayor Malik Evans announced ...