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Brighton, N.Y.—In a mission to shine light on the more than 100 million refugees and forcefully displaced people in the world, Temple B’rith Kodesh hosted a fr
CORRECTION 5.11.21: Due to an editing error, the original version of this story mistakenly reported that the legislation in question was introduced by members of the Black and Asian Democratic Caucus. The bill was introduced by Legislator Vince Felder, who is closely aligned with the caucus but is not a member, and supported by the caucus. Small and medium-sized arts groups, all of which have taken a financial hit during the pandemic, could be in line for a share of $131,000 in grants from Monroe County under new legislation that appears poised to pass the County Legislature this week. The m...
CORRECTION 1.7.21: This article has been updated from its original version to reflect that Rochester has an ordinance that established a "percent for art" program. That program, however, has been dormant since its adoption in 2007. CITY had initially reported that no such ordinance was on the books. Every year for as long as anyone can remember, and for as long as available records show, Monroe County adopts a budget that offers crumbs in the way of funding to arts and cultural organizations. It happened again in December, when legislators approved a $1.2 billion spending plan...