Two major thoroughfares that run through the heart of downtown will change from one-way to two-way traffic on Oct. 16 and 17, resulting in new traffic patterns. St. Paul Street and North Clinton Avenue, between Cumberland and Main streets, will ...

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Success is catchy, Buckingham Properties CEO and Managing Partner Laurence Glazer remarked in May at the official start of construction on The Tower at Midtown. Many city leaders believe the infectious optimism Glazer and his wife Jane Glazer demonstrated in ...

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Rochester continues its annual Independence Day celebration downtown with fireworks set to a Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra performance on the Main Street bridge. The evening kicks off at 7:30 p.m. with a jazz performance by local band Shine. The RPO, featuring ...

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Several years ago, about the only attention the Market Square section of Pittsburgh seemed to get was from the bus commuters on their way to other parts of the city. But that was then, and last Sunday morning was, well, ...

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The number of city school students congregating downtown near the Liberty Pole may be reduced as soon as Friday, although a heavier than normal law enforcement presence will remain in place indefinitely. While Mayor Thomas S. Richards is confident the ...

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About 70 Windstream employees have already moved into the telecom company’s new offices just across the way from the skeleton of the Midtown Tower. And by the end of October, all of the approximately 335 employees will call two floors ...

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Downtown has a low crime rate as far as serious offenses go, but the trick is convincing people of that fact. In the last year and change, since Rochester police officers have been regularly stationed and patrolling downtown, the number ...

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For some, it’s like the circus has left for the next town. For others, the downtown scene is refreshingly and finally back to normal, now that crews filming “The Amazing Spider-Man 2” are gone. The exact economic impact the 10 ...

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Just about everyone in Rochester and surrounding suburbs is talking about Spider-Man. Except for one person, that is. That’s Nora Brown, executive director of the Rochester/Finger Lakes Film and Video Office. The office, which was created more than 20 years ...

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The folks at Wegmans are preparing for the opening of a larger store at its East Avenue location. A niche grocer, Trader Joe’s, came to Pittsford last year to much fanfare. The economy, while showing signs of a slow recovery, ...

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Although some violent crimes categories in the city increased from 2011 to 2012, the overall figures represent some of the lowest numbers in the last 25 years. In downtown alone, aggravated assaults, burglaries and larcenies declined from 2011 to 2012, ...

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Rochester Mayor Thomas S. Richards has issued a two-week extension for the public to respond to an online survey that seeks public input concerning downtown. The survey will remain open through March 1. Input received from the survey, in addition ...

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