Commentary: RCSD's dumbed-down diploma giveaway

When 40 percent of RCSD high school graduates earn a diploma that until recently was reserved for students with disabilities, something stinks.

Coronavirus cases in Monroe County rise to 10; Greece public schools community told to monitor for symptoms

Monroe County has confirmed eight new cases of coronavirus bringing the total number of infected people in the county to 10.

Coronavirus forces The Little to go dark

The Little Theatre has become the latest in a long list of cultural institutions in Monroe County to shutter citing concerns over the coronavirus pandemic.

Second local coronavirus case prompts state of emergency, school closures across Monroe County

The second confirmed case of coronavirus in Monroe County involves a woman in her 60s who works at Arcadia Middle School in Greece.

Rochester coronavirus patient rode Greyhound here from NYC

Rochester man with coronavirus acknowledged Friday that he took a Greyhound bus home from NYC airport, and that he wasn't truthful about his journey with a reporter.

Suburban, Rochester schools to stay open for now

The head of the Monroe County Council of School Superintendents has cautioned parents to keep their contact information current with districts and arrange for child care as early as Monday should things change.

Eastman Performing Arts Medicine serves ailing artists

Approximately one year since its official launch, the program is setting its sights to expand clinical care options for performing artists and further develop educational and research efforts connecting medicine and the arts.

Accused comedian Woody Battaglia issues statement, acknowledges wrongdoing

Exiled from the Rochester comedy scene amid allegations of sexual assault and sexual harassment, Woody Battaglia issued a lengthy statement in which he admitted to some inappropriate behavior.

Commentary: The rent really is too damn high

Rochester’s rental prices are steadily and aggressively climbing. It is as if the state motto of Excelsior — “ever upward” — has become the mantra of the local rental market.

Rochester man is first confirmed case of coronavirus locally

A Rochester man in his 30s has contracted coronavirus, making him Monroe County's first confirmed case of COVID-19, health officials announced Thursday.

Rochester Music Hall of Fame postpones April concert over coronavirus concerns

Add the Rochester Music Hall of Fame's April induction ceremony to events lost to the coronavirus outbreak.

U of R, SUNY cancel in-person classes in response to coronavirus

U of R, SUNY have directed all students to return home and take their classes online out of concerns over the coronavirus pandemic.

Sued cyclist going to ‘The People’s Court’

The cyclist, Bryan Agnello, and the driver who hit him, Jovonte Cook, are scheduled to have their dispute heard on the reality television show on Thursday, March 19.

RPO postpones concerts at Kodak Hall due to coronavirus concerns

The RPO is postponing concerts that were to take place at Kodak Hall through April 15.

MAG temporarily closes to the public in response to coronavirus

The Memorial Art Gallery has announced it's closed to the public until further notice, making it the latest in a growing list of institutions and organizations call off events or close off facilities to the public in the face of the coronavirus pandemic.

Feedback 3/11/20: Go electric, give us sex-ed, children are a blessing

This week, readers implore the passage of a k-12 sex-ed bill, encourage the use of electric vehicles, and stick it to a curmudgeon.

Blackfriars Theatre announces 2020-21 season

Each of the six mainstage season productions will be directed by a woman. The 2020-21 season includes the longest-running music revue in Broadway history, a very Jane Austen Christmas production, and a coming-of-age soccer play.

SPECIAL EVENT | Gardenscape 2020 & Toothpick World

WORKSHOP | "Magic: The Gathering" Workshop

SPECIAL EVENT | 'Jack Hanna's Into the Wild Live!' [ POSTPONED ]

FILM | 'Media Underground: Naked Eye Cinema'

Eastman School cancels remaining spring semester concerts

In a letter to Eastman School of Music students, Dean Jamal Rossi stated that all concerts, rehearsals, and other performances — including appearances by guest artists — have been canceled for the rest of the current semester.

Guitarist Jason Vieaux returns to Rochester [ CONCERT CANCELED ]

Rooted in Rochester

Album review: 'Lala Land'

Album review: 'Fear Memorial Park'

INDIE FOLK-ROCK | Bonnie 'Prince' Billy [ CANCELED ]

CELTIC ROCK | Sisters of Murphy

JAZZ | Simone Baron & Arco Belo [ POSTPONED ]

CLASSICAL | Pegasus Early Music presents 'The Panther and the Rose' [ CANCELED ]

ROCK | Linda Rutherford & Celtic Fire

The F Word: Say when

Yeah, it was snowing sideways Friday night, so what? That wasn’t going to keep me away from hearing pop-indie femme fatale Caroline Vreeland open for hipster-popsters Roses and Revolutions at Three Heads Brewing.

The F Word: Musicians feel the pinch

In the coming weeks, a lot of musicians are gonna feel the hit from the panic surrounding the novel coronavirus. So I’m encouraging an impromptu “support Rochester musicians” initiative.

Fresh takes on a mainstay

For the easily-bored crowd of craft beer devotees, Rochester’s thriving beer scene promises your glass will always be filled with something fresh and new. Join writer Gino Fanelli and other beer aficionados as they discuss “What’s new in IPAs” on Wednesday, March 11, at Sager Beer Works.

Fast, relaxing food

Rachel's Mediterranean Grill, a fast-casual Lebanese staple from Buffalo, has expanded to Rochester, with locations in Henrietta and Pittsford.

A very bland adventure

"Wendy" never entirely earns the emotions at its core, leeching any resonance it does have through whatever attachment the viewer might have to the original "Peter Pan" story.