![A repairman works on the Sibley Building clock tower [PHOTO: Albert R. Stone Negative Collection, Rochester Museum & Science Center]](https://www.rochestersubway.com/topics/wp-content/uploads/Repairman_Climbs_Sibley_Clock_Tower.jpg)
From local development to just plain news of the weird, here are your RocLinks for this past week…
Archive: ‘Rochester News’...
RocLinks 6/18/16
Saturday, June 18th, 2016Tags: Buffalo, Buffalo Rising Online, Matt Denker, Matthew Denker, Midtown Parcel 5, Mike Puma, Performing Arts Center, RocLinks, Sibley Building, Spaghetti Warehouse, Tilt, Winn Development
Posted in Architecture, Rochester News, Urban Development | 4 Comments »
RocLinks 6/11/16
Saturday, June 11th, 2016![Looking towards the Hungerford Building in EMMA [PHOTO: Rochester Municipal Archives]](https://www.rochestersubway.com/topics/wp-content/uploads/Looking_Towards_Hungerford.jpg)
From local development to just plain news of the weird, here are your RocLinks for this past week…
Tags: Bus Stops, Crime Watch, EMMA, Matt Denker, Matthew Denker, public art, Reconnect Rochester, Requests for Proposal, RocLinks, St. John Fisher
Posted in Architecture, Art + Culture, Rochester News, Urban Development | 5 Comments »
RocLinks 6/4/16
Saturday, June 4th, 2016![St. Boniface Church in 1911 [PHOTO: Albert R. Stone Negative Collection, Rochester Museum & Science Center]](https://www.rochestersubway.com/topics/wp-content/uploads/St_Boniface_Church.jpg)
From local development to just plain news of the weird, here are your RocLinks for this past week…
Posted in Architecture, Art + Culture, Rochester Destinations, Rochester News, Urban Development | 4 Comments »
RocLinks 5/21/16
Saturday, May 21st, 2016![Looking West from Downtown [PHOTO: Author]](https://www.rochestersubway.com/topics/wp-content/uploads/Looking-West.jpg)
From local development to just plain news of the weird, here are your RocLinks for this past week…
Tags: Central Library, COMIDA, Governor Andrew Cuomo, Hart's, Irondequoit Square, ISquare, Little Bakery, Matt Denker, Matthew Denker, Murals, RocLinks, Ugly Duck Coffee, University of Rochester, UofR
Posted in Architecture, Art + Culture, Rochester News, Urban Development | 4 Comments »
RocLinks 5/14/16
Sunday, May 15th, 2016![No Wading [PHOTO: Author]](https://www.rochestersubway.com/images/photos/denker/links/No_Wading.jpg)
From local development to just plain news of the weird, here are your RocLinks for this past week…
Tags: bike plan, Buffalo, festivals, Franchises, Matt Denker, Matthew Denker, Moe's Southwest Grill, The Sagamore, Walking
Posted in Rochester News, Urban Development | No Comments »
Movie Fans, Step Aboard the “Race” Bus
Saturday, May 14th, 2016![This 1948 Greyhound bus from the NY Museum of Transportation recently appeared in the movie 'Race' and is now open to museum visitors. [IMAGE: Provided]](https://www.rochestersubway.com/images/photos/nymt-greyhound-race-bus-01.jpg)
This fully restored vintage Greyhound bus appeared in the movie Race 
, the recent film about Jesse Owens’ fight to compete in the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games where he won four gold medals. The bus will be open for visitors and tales from the restoration and filming of the bus will be told next Sunday at The New York Museum of Transportation…
Tags: 1936 Berlin Olympic Games, African-American history, Greyhound, Jesse Owens, Jim Dierks, New York Museum of Transportation (NYMT), NYMT, Race, vintage bus
Posted in Events, Rochester Destinations, Rochester History, Rochester News, Train/Railroad Stuff, Transit + Infrastructure | No Comments »
Rochester Makerspace Sunday Artists and Makers Expo
Saturday, May 14th, 2016![Artwork by Alexandros Hatzigiannidis. [IMAGE: Provided]](https://www.rochestersubway.com/images/photos/rochester-makerspace-expo-01.jpg)
Rochester Makerspace is hosting a Sunday Artists and Makers Expo on May 22 from 2 PM to 5 PM. Bring your friends or family and enjoy live music, plenty of refreshments, and an eclectic collection of artwork, crafts, and maker projects on display…
Tags: art, Rochester, Rochester Makerspace, Rochester NY, Saint Paul Street, Sunday Artists and Makers Expo, Third Friday
Posted in Art + Culture, Events, Rochester Destinations, Rochester News | No Comments »
RocLinks 5/7/16
Saturday, May 7th, 2016![Genesee Crossroads Park [PHOTO: Author]](https://www.rochestersubway.com/images/photos/denker/links/Genesee_Crossroads_Park.jpg)
From local development to just plain news of the weird, here are your RocLinks for this past week…
Tags: Aldi, Cocktail Revival Week, George Eastman Museum, Matt Denker, Matthew Denker, MCC, North Winton Village, RocLinks
Posted in Rochester News, Urban Development | 3 Comments »
RocLinks 4/30/16
Saturday, April 30th, 2016![High Speed Rail for Rochester [PHOTO: Laura Wilder]](https://www.rochestersubway.com/topics/wp-content/uploads/DSCF0191.jpg)
From local development to just plain news of the weird, here are your RocLinks for this past week…
Tags: Black Button Distilling, highspeed rail, Matt Denker, Matthew Denker, Ontario Beach Park, Public Market, RocLinks
Posted in Events, Rochester News, Train/Railroad Stuff, Transit + Infrastructure, Urban Development | 12 Comments »
RocLinks 4/23/16
Saturday, April 23rd, 2016![Xerox Plaza [PHOTO: Author]](https://www.rochestersubway.com/images/photos/denker/links/Xerox_Plaza.jpg)
From local development to just plain news of the weird, here are your RocLinks for this past week…
Tags: City of Rochester, development, Matt Denker, Matthew Denker, Neighborhood of the Arts, RocLinks, survey
Posted in Events, Rochester News, Urban Development | 4 Comments »
RocLinks 4/16/16
Saturday, April 16th, 2016![Rochester Inner Loop North [PHOTO: Author]](https://www.rochestersubway.com/images/photos/denker/links/Rochester_Inner_Loop.jpg)
From local development to just plain news of the weird, here are your RocLinks for this past week…
Tags: Bird Watching, Counterfeit Goods, CPB, Downtown Casino, Inner Loop, Matt Denker, Matthew Denker, Mayor Lovely Warren, RocLinks, Times Square Building, University of Rochester
Posted in Architecture, Rochester News, Transit + Infrastructure, Urban Development | 5 Comments »
Celebrate City Living
Wednesday, April 6th, 2016![Celebrate City Living is a new program aiming to help homebuyers and renters learn about the benefits of living in the city. [Image: Provided]](https://www.rochestersubway.com/images/photos/celebrate-city-living-01.jpg)
The following story was submitted by Celebrate City Living
It will actually be warm soon—and stay warm. But, when you live in upstate NY you don’t necessarily wait for the ground to thaw to start your housing search. Smart shoppers know the best spots don’t last long on the market, whether it’s a new build, a fixer upper or a historic landmark. Now there’s another tool you can add to your home buying tool box.
The City of Rochester, City Council, and the Rochester Coalition for Neighborhood Living have launched Celebrate City Living , a new program to help homebuyers and renters learn about the benefits of living in the city and find the resources to make it easier to buy or rent a home in Rochester…
Tags: Beverly Fair-Brooks, Celebrate City Living, city living, City of Rochester, Mayor Lovely Warren, real-estate, Rochester, Rochester apartments, Rochester Coalition for Neighborhood Living, Rochester home for sale, Rochester NY, Ted Wood
Posted in Reader Submitted Stories, Rochester Apartments, Rochester Homes for Sale, Rochester News | No Comments »
RocLinks 4/2/16
Saturday, April 2nd, 2016![Collegetown Under Construction [PHOTO: Author]](https://www.rochestersubway.com/images/photos/denker/links/Collegetown_Under_Construction.jpg)
With April Fools Day being only yesterday, RocLinks will be a little light this week. Even so, step right this way…
Tags: Collegetown, Matt Denker, Matthew Denker, RocLinks, Water Street Music Hall
Posted in Rochester News, Urban Development | 2 Comments »
BREAKING NEWS….. Plans Unveiled for College Town Extension
Friday, April 1st, 2016![College Town Extension Rendering [IMG: E-Architect/BIG]](https://www.rochestersubway.com/images/photos/university-of-rochester-citytarget.jpg)
[PLEASE NOTE: This was an April Fools posting. Joke’s over.]
In a truly stunning announcement this morning, the University of Rochester has announced plans for a College Town Extension. As an alum, they decided to share exclusive details of the project with me here at Rochester Subway, and I’m delighted to have the chance to walk everyone through what will be one of the biggest developments in Rochester this decade…
Tags: College Town, Collegetown, development, Development News, development plans, Matt Denker, Matthew Denker, Mount Hope, University of Rochester
Posted in Architecture, Rochester News, Urban Development | 12 Comments »
RocLinks 3/26/16
Saturday, March 26th, 2016![I Square Under Construction [PHOTO: Author]](https://www.rochestersubway.com/images/photos/denker/links/ISquare_Under_Construction.jpg)
From local development to just plain news of the weird, here are your RocLinks for this past week…
Tags: art, Charlotte Square, Cincinnati, Irondequoit, Irondequoit Square, Lighthouse Point, Matt Denker, Matthew Denker, NIMBY, RocLinks, Victor
Posted in Architecture, Rochester Apartments, Rochester News, Urban Development | 5 Comments »
The Genesee River: The Key to Educating Generations of Solutionaries
Sunday, March 20th, 2016
The following is a guest post submitted by Joel Helfrich.
Submit your story today.
For the last two years, several Rochesterians have been working to create a new urban school. Called the Rochester River School , a key part of the vision is to reconnect and reorient the city of Rochester to its most important asset: the Genesee River…
Tags: Betty Shabazz International Charter School, Cesar Chavez, Common Ground Charter School, Coretta Scott King, Dick Gregory, Dolores Huerta, Gandhi, Genesee River, Joel Helfrich, Rochester, Rochester NY, Rochester River Foundation, Rochester River School, Rosa Parks, The MUSE School, Urban Assembly New York Harbor School
Posted in Reader Submitted Stories, Rochester News | 3 Comments »
RocLinks 3/19/16
Saturday, March 19th, 2016![Cleaning at Rochester's Lower Falls [PHOTO: The Lower Falls Foundation]](https://www.rochestersubway.com/images/photos/denker/links/Cleaning_Rochester_Lower_Falls.jpg)
From local development to just plain news of the weird, here are your RocLinks for this past week…
Tags: AJ Costello & Son, architecture, City of Rochester, development, Lower Falls, Matt Denker, Matthew Denker, Rochester NY, Rose Fellowship, urban planning
Posted in Architecture, Rochester News, Urban Development | No Comments »
RocLinks 3/12/16
Saturday, March 12th, 2016![Saint Mary's Church [PHOTO: Author]](https://www.rochestersubway.com/images/photos/denker/links/Saint_Marys_Church.jpg)
From local development to just plain news of the weird, here are your RocLinks for this past week…
Posted in Rochester News, Uncategorized | 3 Comments »
RocLinks 3/10/16
Thursday, March 10th, 2016![103 Court Street Sketch [PHOTO: Hanlon Architects/Morgan Development Comida Application]](https://www.rochestersubway.com/images/photos/denker/links/103_Court_Street_Sketch.jpg)
Hard to believe it’s been almost an entire year, but we’re back (expect future RocLinks on Saturdays), and it’s time to roll! From local development to just plain news of the weird, here are your RocLinks for this past week…
Tags: 103 Court Street, 37 Eagle Street, 50 Chestnut Street, Charlotte Square, construction, DHD Ventures LLC, Matt Denker, Matthew Denker, Morgan Development, Rochester Preservation Board, Rochester Subway, RocLinks
Posted in Architecture, Rochester Apartments, Rochester News, Rochester Subway, Urban Development | 10 Comments »
“Gridlock” Sam Schwartz at The Little Theatre, 2/24
Thursday, February 18th, 2016
When the world’s first elevated highway was completed in 1936 along Manhattan’s west side, the New York Times marveled that “the gleaming new concrete ribbon” would let drivers travel from lower Manhattan “nearly to Poughkeepsie without having to stop for a traffic light or slow up for an intersection.” Legendary city planner and master highway builder, Robert Moses promised the new highway would “eliminate” traffic jams on the city’s west side…
Tags: Ed Koch, event, Gridlock Sam Schwartz, infrastructure, lecture, New York City, NYC, Reconnect Rochester, Robert Moses, Sam Schwartz, Samuel Schwartz, Street Smart: The Rise of Cities and the Fall of Cars, The Little Theatre, traffic, traffic planning, transportation, transportation planning, urban planning, West Side Highway
Posted in Events, Rochester News, Subways Around the Globe, Transit + Infrastructure, Urban Development | 1 Comment »
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