Author: Rochester Chamber of Commerce. Convention BureauPublisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Come to Rochester, N.Y.
Author: Rochester Chamber of Commerce. Convention BureauPublisher:
ISBN:
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Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Rochesternomics
Author: Amol ShrikhandePublisher:
ISBN: 9781457535178
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
If only a large metropolitan area could offer all of the following: a reasonably healthy economy exceptional public education and high educational attainment elite music and art innumerable leisure activities remarkably affordable housing strikingly short commute times some of the safest weather conditions in the country near universal health care solid public transportation a culture of ingenuity an overall tradition of acceptance Believe it or not, such an area exists. The only catch is that popular perception actually makes the area seem undesirable. Rochesternomics provides data-driven insight to overcome popular perception and illustrate why Rochester, New York, is this hidden gem. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Amol Shrikhande was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and raised outside New Haven, Connecticut. He has spent large chunks of time in Boston, Massachusetts; St. Louis, Missouri; and New York City. In 2010, for no apparent reason, he convinced himself and his wife to move to a place where they knew absolutely nobody: Rochester, New York. In between trying to raise two children, he and his wife are both practicing physicians."
Come to Rochester, N.Y.
Author: Rochester Chamber of Commerce. Convention BureauPublisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 8
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Sibley's Christmas Adventure
Author: Don AlhartPublisher:
ISBN: 9780578755670
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
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Rochester, N.Y., U.S.A., the Convention City
Author: Rochester (N.Y.). Chamber of commercePublisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 1
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Weird New York
Author: Chris GethardPublisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
ISBN: 9781402733833
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
This book is a travel guide of sorts to New York's local legends and best kept secrets, filled with crazy characters, cursed roads, abandoned sites, and bizarre roadside attractions that the author feels reflect the shared modern folklore of our time.
Rochester's Downtown
Author: Donovan A. ShillingPublisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1439628181
Category : Photography
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
Downtown Rochester is defined by Main Street, State Street, and the major crossroads of those streets. It is the core of one of New York State's most important cities. Rochester's Downtown recaptures the golden era when downtown bloomed as a mecca for daytime workers and shoppers and for an evening's entertainment at vibrant social centers. Rochester's Downtown celebrates the people of this great city as they progress from their early beginnings to create a dynamic business center. This excellent collection of images regenerates the excitement of riding the trolley, of watching a movie at the Palace or the Capitol, of window-shopping at the Duffy-Powers Store, and of tasting frosted malteds at Sibley's or warm doughnuts from the Mayflower Donut Shop or spoonfuls of roasted peanuts from Mr. Peanut Man. The narrative recalls Scrantom's as the place to buy books, Neisner's having the latest 78-rpm records, McCurdy's and Edward's with their special holiday displays, Eddie's Chop House for memorable dinners, and the Century Sweet Shop for after-theater sundaes.
The Band's Visit
Author: Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
ISBN: 1540032744
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 147
Book Description
(Vocal Selections). Winner of the New York Drama Critics' Circle Award for Best Musical, The Band's Visit is a musical adaptation of the 2007 Israeli film of the same name. This vocal selections folio features 11 vocal line arrangements with piano accompaniment composed by David Yazbek: Answer Me * The Beat of Your Heart * Haled's Song About Love * It Is What It Is * Itzik's Lullaby * Omar Sharif * Papi Hears the Ocean * Something Different * Soraya * Waiting * Welcome to Nowhere.
Your Children Are Very Greatly in Danger
Author: Justin MurphyPublisher: Cornell University Press
ISBN: 1501761870
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 311
Book Description
In Your Children Are Very Greatly in Danger, the veteran journalist Justin Murphy makes the compelling argument that the educational disparities in Rochester, New York, are the result of historical and present-day racial segregation. Education reform alone will never be the full solution; to resolve racial inequity, cities such as Rochester must first dismantle segregation. Drawing on never-before-seen archival documents as well as scores of new interviews, Murphy shows how discriminatory public policy and personal prejudice combined to create the racially segregated education system that exists in the Rochester area today. Alongside this dismal history, Murphy recounts the courageous fight for integration and equality, from the advocacy of Frederick Douglass in the 1850s to a countywide student coalition inspired by the Black Lives Matter movement in the 2010s. This grinding antagonism, featuring numerous failed efforts to uphold the promise of Brown v. Board of Education, underlines that desegregation and integration offer the greatest opportunity to improve educational and economic outcomes for children of color in the United States. To date, that opportunity has been lost in Rochester, and persistent poor academic outcomes have been one terrible result. Your Children Are Very Greatly in Danger is a history of Rochester with clear relevance for today. The struggle for equity in Rochester, like in many northern cities, shows how the burden of history lies on the present. A better future for these cities requires grappling with their troubled pasts. Murphy's account is a necessary contribution to twenty-first-century Rochester.
A Wild Idea
Author: Brad EdmondsonPublisher: Cornell University Press
ISBN: 1501759035
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 185
Book Description
A Wild Idea shares the complete story of the difficult birth of the Adirondack Park Agency (APA). The Adirondack region of New York's rural North Country forms the nation's largest State Park, with a territory as large as Vermont. Planning experts view the APA as a triumph of sustainability that balances human activity with the preservation of wild ecosystems. The truth isn't as pretty. The story of the APA, told here for the first time, is a complex, troubled tale of political dueling and communities pushed to the brink of violence. The North Country's environmental movement started among a small group of hunters and hikers, rose on a huge wave of public concern about pollution that crested in the early 1970s, and overcame multiple obstacles to "save" the Adirondacks. Edmondson shows how the movement's leaders persuaded a powerful Governor to recruit planners, naturalists, and advisors and assign a task that had never been attempted before. The team and the politicians who supported them worked around the clock to draft two visionary land-use plans and turn them into law. But they also made mistakes, and their strict regulations were met with determined opposition from local landowners who insisted that private property is private. A Wild Idea is based on in-depth interviews with five dozen insiders who are central to the story. Their observations contain many surprising and shocking revelations. This is a rich, exciting narrative about state power and how it was imposed on rural residents. It shows how the Adirondacks were "saved," and also why that campaign sparked a passionate rebellion.