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No Steeple Required: Bishop Kara Wagner Sherer on Reckoning, Repair, and Revolutionary Love
When Kara Wagner Sherer became the first woman bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Rochester in 2024, she made history. But if you ask...
2 days ago4 min read
Springboard 2025 to Award $500K to Strengthen WNY’s Entrepreneurial Ecosystem
A regional initiative aimed at strengthening Western New York’s entrepreneurial community is back for a second year, offering at least...
Jun 32 min read
Rochester’s Oldest Church, the Underground Railroad, and the Legacy of Slavery
It began with a piano recital. One Friday afternoon, I attended a noonday concert inside the sanctuary of St. Luke and St. Simon Cyrene...
May 133 min read
Livingston County Producers Bring ‘The Legend of Ochi’ to The Little TheatreROCHESTER, N.Y. (April 21, 2025) — T
The Legend of Ochi , a new fantasy film produced by Livingston County residents Richard Peete and Traci Carlson, opens Friday, April 25,...
Apr 232 min read
A Papacy of Compassion: Pope Francis’s Legacy of Justice and Inclusion
Pope Francis, the first pope from the Americas and a steadfast voice for the marginalized, died Monday, leaving behind a legacy defined...
Apr 223 min read
Visual Studies Workshop Presents Film Screening With Christopher Harris
Visual Studies Workshop (VSW) will host acclaimed filmmaker Christopher Harris for a special salon event and film screening on Wednesday,...
Apr 172 min read
Guest at the Table: Dr. DJ Robinson: Dom will sponsor her to speak at your next event
“A Guest at the Table” is a synopsis of a previously aired and particularly interesting interview on my No-Nonsense Roundtable radio...
Apr 163 min read
Miss Julie’s School of Beauty Breaks Ground to Empower Trafficking Survivors
Senator Jeremy Cooney (D-Rochester) left and Julie Chapus, right. Miss Julie’s School of Beauty, a first-of-its-kind cosmetology school...
Apr 122 min read
RAWNY to Host Inaugural Reentry Connections Conference Focused on Second Chances
The Reentry Association of Western New York (RAWNY) will host its first-ever Reentry Connections Conference on April 30, bringing...
Apr 101 min read
RCSD 8th Grader Selected for National Soapbox Showcase in Washington, D.C.
Farida Ismael, an 8th-grade RCSD student Farida Ismael, an 8th-grade student at Thurgood Marshall Middle School, has earned a national...
Apr 102 min read
Empowering Black Entrepreneurs: Rochester Programs Target Systemic Barriers
Black-owned businesses in Rochester have long faced systemic barriers—from limited access to capital to exclusion from major procurement...
Apr 93 min read
Nathaniel Sheppard Joins HCR Home Care as Diverse Care Project Director
Nathaniel Sheppard HCR Home Care has hired Nathaniel V. Sheppard as its diverse care project director. In this role, Sheppard manages...
Apr 32 min read
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