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3 weeks ago | 
rochesterbeacon.com | Jacob Schermerhorn
Development In a move to increase housing supply, the city of Rochester Tuesday said it is seeking proposals for the design, manufacture, delivery, and installation of up to nine units of modular, HUD-certified housing. “Quality housing is the foundation of strong families, thriving neighborhoods, and a prosperous city,” says Mayor Malik Evans.
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3 weeks ago | 
rochesterbeacon.com | Jacob Schermerhorn
The Coalition to Prevent Lead Poisoning, a local nonprofit that has been in existence since 2000, is in danger of losing federal funding integral to its program. Last month, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program, which began with the Lead Contamination Control Act of 1988, was abruptly cut. CPLP was awarded funds through Causewave Community Partners in 2023.
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4 weeks ago | 
rochesterbeacon.com | Jacob Schermerhorn
Performer and comedian Kellye Howard is headed to Geva Theatre’s Work Out Room in June. The new “Work Out Room” comedy series, launching with Howard, is an opportunity for comedians to try out their freshest material in real time on Geva’s Fielding stage. Baron Vaughn, Geva’s 23/25 Artist in Residence, curated the program. Vaughn envisions it as a way for audiences to witness more of the creative process while also finding entertainment and joy in up-and-coming comedians.
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1 month ago | 
rochesterbeacon.com | Jacob Schermerhorn
As housing costs rise, inventory supply lags demand, and the path to homeownership becomes more precarious, all candidates in next month’s Democratic primary for Rochester mayor agree that housing is one of the most important issues in this election.
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1 month ago | 
rochesterbeacon.com | Jacob Schermerhorn
The race for three seats on the Rochester City School District Board looks strikingly different today than it did just a month ago. Instead of a seven-candidate contest in the June 24 Democratic primary, the number has fallen to four: current RCSD board president Camille Simmons, and board hopefuls Kareem-Ba McCullough, Vince Felder, and Heather Feinman.
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1 month ago | 
rochesterbeacon.com | Jacob Schermerhorn
Following an undercover investigation, Housing Rights Initiative, a housing watchdog group, recently filed one of the largest housing discrimination complaints in New York history. The investigation was conducted statewide in Rochester, Buffalo, Syracuse, Albany, White Plains, and Suffolk and Nassau counties, an effort HRI says is key to expanding its impact.
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1 month ago | 
rochesterbeacon.com | Jacob Schermerhorn
A new historical work reveals many connections to issues of incarceration and inequality in Rochester today. “A Continuous Struggle: The Revolutionary Life of Martin Sostre,” is a political biography of Sostre, a Black Puerto Rican man who became a “politicized prisoner” and jailhouse lawyer in the 1950s and 1960s. “He was a remarkable figure.
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1 month ago | 
rochesterbeacon.com | Jacob Schermerhorn
The Rochester City School District is one step closer to passing its largest budget yet. On Monday, the 2025-26 school year budget draft was approved by all five present members of the RCSD board of education. The spending plan goes to City Council next month for final approval. “Adopting an annual budget is one of the most critical responsibilities of this board. I want to assure our community that we do not take this responsibility lightly,” RCSD board president Camille Simmons said at the vote.
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1 month ago | 
rochesterbeacon.com | Jacob Schermerhorn
Rochester’s Police Accountability Board was dealt a staggering blow this month when a complaint filed by the Rochester Police Department’s officers’ union, the Locust Club, was upheld by Judge Joseph Waldorf. The state Supreme Court justice’s decision effectively curtails PAB’s data access, investigative, and subpoena powers. An appeal of that decision, brought by the city of Rochester, was filed but could take months to conclude.
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1 month ago | 
rochesterbeacon.com | Jacob Schermerhorn
Walking into AltBar, customers will now be treated to a floor-to-ceiling mural as they enter the non-alcoholic bar and bottle shop in North Winton Village. The central piece of the artwork is a glass bottle packed with tree boughs and closed with a wooden stopper. It is encircled with juniper berries, citrus fruits, and other flora, which add pops of bright color to the shades of green in the painting.
