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Whole Foods Plaza’s pros outweigh cons
Like nearly every development I’ve seen in my 50-plus years living in Brighton, the Whole Foods Plaza development has both pros and cons. This portion of Monroe Avenue has been a source of accidents, injuries, and traffic delays for many years. The development site itself is an over-paved brownfield eyesore with poor drainage. Converting the site to a public park would be at an enormous cost to Brighton and would do nothing toward improving traffic and safety in the area. What do we do? Development pros: • Traffic safety will be dramatically improved, with less loss of life, fewer injuries, and fewer damaged cars; • Drainage will be corrected; • There will be more trees on the site than at any time in my life; • The businesses on the site will be quality businesses, benefitting Brighton’s economy. Development cons: Traffic studies show a slightly improved traffic flow at nonpeak hours, but that will probably be more than offset by longer delays during peak traffic periods. No proposal has yet been put forward by any agency or individual to solve the traffic-flow difficulties, with or without development. It’s with considerable regret that I have watched the opposition leadership
involvement in the public discussion about this development. I see oversimplified misrepresentation and divisive tactics being used rather than reasonable fact-based ideas. Consider the full-page ad recently run in this newspaper. What alternatives are being proposed? Our town supervisor is portrayed negatively, yet with this development, there will be a dramatic improvement in traffic safety and the developer will pay for it. Like all developments, this one has pros and cons. Do we really want to lose the benefits? And what will we do if this development is stopped? DENNIS ADAMS
The RPD, trust, and discipline
On Urban Journal’s “Police, Community, and the Gap in Trust,” which included quotes from a WXXI interview with Locust Club President Mike Mazzeo: So let me get see if I
understand Mazzeo. Because discipline of officers is poorly done sometimes officers act badly. If you put discipline in place that might hold officers accountable then officers might decide to do their job even worse. No wonder he has not been consulted.
ALEX WHITE
The Wall and US history
Both as reality and symbol, The Wall is about the inflammation of the everpresent xenophobia in the structure of the American polity. Among other things, the idea and reality of The Wall invite the already unburdened to accept simple answers to complex questions. Actions taken in ignorance and denial replace curiosity, interest, and honesty. More than all else, The Wall creates a wall against remembering American
complicity in Latin America, which created the exodus of many Hondurans, Guatemalans, Haitians, etc., to refuge in North America. They come here not to rape and pillage but to survive in a humane environment. Conveniently lost is the willingness to face the reality of the result of American political support for Latin dictatorships everywhere south of our border. How much the tragic politics south of our border can be attributed to American policy is hard to pin down, but it is a lot. Americans are notoriously and conveniently forgetful of all things historic, a handy way to claim undeserved innocence in our invasive foreign policy. The reality should arouse shame and sorrow in Americans sufficient to overcome our usual complacency, ignorance, and sense of entitlement. Could we as a polity cease to be self-blinded ninnies? One can only hope and wish. MIKE CONNELLY
RCSD schools and parents’ role
Concerning the situation with the City School District: I was a substitute teacher, teacher aide, and teacher assistant at the City School District and other districts for a good number of years. My basic point of view is this: Unless a student can come into a school with a certain level civil behavior, nothing will change. I realize that poverty and a difficult home situation creates hardships for a student, but it is the direct responsibility of parents and other people the student comes into contact with to help that student become a caring and civil human being. JACK DISRAELI
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Rochester school board shows off its problems Tim Louis Macaluso is CITY education writer. Mary Anna Towler’s Urban Journal returns next week.
Last week, the Rochester school board approved a plan responding to Distinguished Educator Jaime Aquino’s damning report about the city school district. The 110-page plan, written by the board and the administration, seems to be a serious effort, and it was completed before State Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia’s February 8 deadline. But it’s hard to be optimistic about what happens next. Even before the vote on the plan was taken, the board demonstrated, almost on cue, one of Aquino’s biggest concerns: “The board doesn’t act as a unified body.” The board approved the plan 4 to 2, with Natalie Sheppard and Judith Davis voting against it. (Beatriz LeBron was out of town.) Sheppard was concerned about elements of the plan that would require union negotiations. Davis was concerned about structural racism and the district’s budget deficit. Both sets of concerns were reasonable, and board members can’t be expected to agree on everything. But board members at this important meeting showed little indication that they’re committed to working together to resolve their differences and lead by example. Instead, they opened themselves up, yet again, to serious doubts about their ability to collaborate, reach agreement, and follow their own road map. There’ve been far worse public clashes between board members over the years, but few have been so strategically ill-timed as last week’s. Maybe it was lost on some board members that Elia’s assignment had two parts. Figuring out how to address Aquino’s recommendations wasn’t hard; he pretty much gave away the answers. But now Elia has to decide whether this board can actually work together as a unified team to push Aquino’s recommendations down through a troubled system. And it doesn’t look promising. Probably none of this comes as a surprise to Aquino. He arrived in the fall, and he’s attended numerous school board meetings. And he served as a guide to the board and the administration as they drafted the plan. He’s had plenty of time to observe how this board operates. And there are other major problems. Not only will the district have a new
Even before the vote on a crucial report was taken, the board demonstrated, almost on cue, one of Aquino’s biggest concerns.” superintendent in the fall, but there’s also a real possibility that the board will have at least two new members. Liz Hallmark isn’t seeking a second term, and Van White is running for a City Court seat. Willa Powell, who has been on the board the longest, is running again, but there’s no guarantee that she’ll keep her seat. And board members Davis and LeBron are seeking reelection. Even if voters keep them on the board, they’re relatively new to the job. In a recent interview, Aquino agreed that the situation is “unusual.” But that hardly begins to describe where we are. The questions for Elia go far beyond the plan the board submitted and whether it includes the specific recommendations she’s seeking. She must know that almost any plan would require more discussion and revisions. Elia has to decide whether a board made up of relatively inexperienced members can work together and with their new superintendent. Will newly elected board members be able to oversee a plan they didn’t create? And will Elia be able to rely on the board to find a superintendent strong enough to implement a plan that he or she had no involvement in creating? Based on last week’s school board meeting, it would be a gamble. rochestercitynewspaper.com
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EDUCATION | BY TIM LOUIS MACALUSO
Urbanski: Aquino failed to consider student readiness
Distinguished Educator Jaime Aquino’s assessment of the Rochester School District has gotten praise from some quarters, but not from Rochester Teachers Association President Adam Urbanski. “The report omits the importance of student readiness for learning,” Urbanski said in a recent interview. “It’s easy to assume that the schools can do it all,” Urbanski said. “And the report doesn’t take into account the adverse impact of the state itself, with its unfunded mandates, its obsession with standardized testing, and a history of blaming and shaming teachers and schools.” The unions, teachers, and Urbanski himself have been convenient scapegoats for low student achievement in city schools, Urbanski said. The teachers union is open to “any plausible proposal” that would improve student outcomes, he said, even if it requires some form of contract negotiation. “We are prepared to make changes,” he said. But improving student achievement in Rochester will require a school improvement plan and a serious community-wide ef-
fort to address the needs of students and their families. “It’s not an either-or issue,” he said. “We have to do both in tandem.” Urbanski pointed to what he said are successful community-wide efforts like the Say Yes to Education program in Syracuse and Buffalo. Say Yes to Education is a non-profit organization that works in collaboration with the school districts, colleges, non-profit agencies, and employers to create a wrap-around approach to K-12 education. In a 4-2 vote last week, the school board approved an improvement plan in response to Aquino’s report. Urbanski said that while he hopes the plan will lead to better management and governance in the district, it raises the question of what will happen if State Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia doesn’t find the plan adequate or “they can’t seem to get their act together.” Mayoral control or some type of state control board have been discussed, but those would likely require new legislation, and Urbanski said he doesn’t see that happening. Rochester Assemblyman David Gantt has submitted a new bill for mayoral control in Rochester, but it’s still in committee.
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News TRANSPORTATION | BY JEREMY MOULE
RTS is thinking about creating ‘mobility zones’
One change proposed as part of Reimagine RTS is eliminating fixed-route bus service north of Titus Avenue in Irondequoit. That area would be covered by a new on-demand service. PHOTO BY RYAN WILLIAMSON
As early as summer 2020, RTS could be providing public transit in some key suburban areas through smaller buses and more flexible routes. RTS has been working its way through Reimagine RTS, an effort to improve and modernize Monroe County’s public transit system. The agency and a consultant already developed a plan to revamp RTS’s fixed route system so buses can run more frequently on routes that are more direct and better connected. But those plans also call for replacing some underused routes with Community Mobility Zones, a concept RTS and another consultant, IBI Group, have been fleshing out. The zones would cover parts of Irondequoit, Webster, Greece, and Henrietta, as well as areas around Brockport and Spencerport; Pittsford and Eastview Mall; and Lexington Avenue in the city. Both will use smaller buses or vehicles. The consultant recommends an on-demand service for the Irondequoit, Greece, Lexington
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Avenue, and Henrietta zones, says RTS CEO Bill Carpenter. Users can book a ride to a bus connection for $1, or to a custom destination for an additional fee, likely somewhere between $3 and $5, he says. For the other areas, the consultant recommends a flex route system. A vehicle will travel in a loop anchored by a transit hub – Baytowne Plaza at the PenfieldWebster border, for example – and users will be able to board for $1, Carpenter says. They can request a pick-up or drop-off anywhere within three-quarters of a mile of that route, which would cost an additional $1, Carpenter says. Representatives from RTS and its consultant have held information meetings over the past week and half. They’ll hold community-wide info sessions from noon to 1 p.m. and from 4 to 6 p.m. on Thursday, February 14, at the RTS Transit Center, 71 North Clinton Avenue.
Alzheimer’s is the sixth leading cause of adult deaths in the US, and the cost of treatment is growing so rapidly that it’s straining the nation’s health care system. There’s no cure right now, but UR researchers are pursuing a promising lead.
MEDICAL RESEARCH | BY TIM LOUIS MACALUSO
Unlocking Alzheimer’s blood-pressure connection Last year, more than five million people in the US were living with Alzheimer’s Disease, the most common form of dementia, and that number is expected to grow to 14 million by 2050. Alzheimer’s is the sixth leading cause of adult deaths in the US, more than breast and prostate cancer combined. And the cost of medical treatment reached a staggering $217 billion in 2018, a figure that’s growing so rapidly, according to the Alzheimer’s Association, that it’s straining the nation’s health care system. There’s no cure for Alzheimer’s Disease, but researchers at the University of Rochester are following some promising leads. They’ve been exploring the link between hypertension – high blood pressure – and Alzheimer’s. It’s well established that people who have high blood pressure, particularly when they are young, are more likely to develop Alzheimer’s later in life. One in four Americans has high blood pressure and, if it’s not controlled through medication, it can lead to a heart attack or stroke, making high blood pressure and Alzheimer’s a particularly nasty combination. Exactly what role high blood pressure may be playing in the development of Alzheimer’s Disease is still unknown, though.
Alzheimer’s is characterized by an onset of related symptoms, the most common being various forms of memory loss, such as forgetting something that was just discussed, not remembering routine tasks, and struggling with decision-making. Researchers are pretty sure that these problems have something to do with the formation and buildup of what they refer to as “plaque” and “bundles of fibers” in the brain that are produced by a pair of proteins. As the plaque builds over time, the normal interaction between the nerve cells becomes increasingly interrupted. “Autopsies have shown that these sticky plaque buildups in the brain block neuron activity,” says Jeffrey Tithof, a postdoctoral associate at the UR. Tithof and Douglas Kelley, an assistant professor of mechanical engineering at the UR, built their study on earlier research by Maiken Nedergaard, co-director of the UR’s Center for Translational Neuromedicine. Nedergaard examined the glymphatic system, a system in the brain that functions in some ways similar to the lymphatic or immune system in rest of the body. She studied how the glymphatic system acts as a pathway where cerebrospinal fluid flows outside and around blood vessels in the brain and
protects it by removing waste material. Kelley, whose expertise is in the science of fluid dynamics, says one way to imagine this pathway is to think of a pipe containing fluid that encases another smaller pipe containing fluid – the smaller one being blood vessels. Nedergaard’s UR researchers Douglas Kelley (left) and Jeff Tithof: following some team learned how the promising leads in their study of a rapidly growing disease. cerebrospinal fluid PHOTO BY RYAN WILLIAMSON pumps through this Humberto Mestre, a UR doctoral canal system into brain tissue and flushes student, worked with Kelley to away the waste. microscopically film the brain activity of Kelley and Tithof took another mice. Minute particles were injected into look at the glymphatic system. In their a mouse’s cerebrospinal fluid, and the film study, reported in the November 2018 tracked the individual particles in real time. issue of the research journal Nature “We traced how the particles moved, Communications, the two examined the measuring flow speed and how the particles “pulsations” that pump the cerebrospinal moved in relation to the heartbeat,” Kelley fluid. They wanted to know what happens says. They could see that the pulsing of when there are changes in the pulsations, the cerebrospinal fluid moved in a highly and whether these changes occur in people synchronized way with the mouse’s with high blood pressure. heartbeat, Kelley says. “It’s really an engineering question,” continues on page 12 says Kelley.
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ochester has spent the past year honoring abolitionist, orator, and publisher Frederick Douglass, who spent a substantial part of his life here. As part of that observance, Open Mic Rochester and CITY have focused on Douglass’s life and work and asked how well Rochester has lived up to his legacy. In the last of that series, the focus is a subject in which Douglass had an intense personal interest: education. Douglass learned to read as a child in slavery, taught first by Sophia Auld, the wife of slave owner Hugh Auld. And when she stopped the lessons on her husband’s orders, Douglass found other people to help him learn – and learned on his own. He knew that slave owners were afraid of the power of education, and he knew the potential education held for him. As an adult, Douglass credited education for his freedom – physical and mental. “Some men know the value of education by having it,” he said. “I know its value by not having it.” In Rochester, Douglass fought for an equal education for his daughter and lashed out editorially in The North Star at adults who wanted to segregate black students from whites. And on his national tours, he spoke frequently about education, its importance in his own life and the impact its denial had on slaves. For his address at the dedication of a school for black children in Manassas, Virginia, Douglass wrote a speech he titled “Blessings of Liberty and Education.” In it, he noted the significance of the school: “To found an educational institution for any people is worthy of note,” he said, “but to found a school in which to instruct, improve and develop all that is noblest and best in the souls of a deeply wronged and long neglected people, is especially noteworthy.” And he bore down on the importance of education. A human being, Douglass said, “is only potentially great. As a mere physical being, he does not take high rank, even among the beasts of the field. He is not so fleet as a horse or a hound, or so strong as an ox or a mule. His true dignity is not to be sought in his arm, or in his legs, but in his head. Here is the seat and source of all that is of especially great or practical importance in him.” “There is fire in the flint and steel,” Douglass said, “but it is friction that causes it to flash, flame and burn, and give light where all else may be darkness. There is music in the violin, but the touch of the master is needed to fill the air and the soul with the concord of sweet sounds. There is power in the human mind, but education is needed for its development.” “To deny education to any people,” Douglass said, “is one of the greatest crimes against human nature. It is to deny them the means of freedom and the rightful pursuit of happiness, and to defeat the very end of their being.” The Open Mic-CITY series on Frederick Douglass wraps up at a crucial time for education in Rochester. The Rochester school district is under intense fire. Despite decades of well-intentioned efforts, the district’s student achievement level is one of the worst in the state. The school board – which is beginning the search for yet another new superintendent – is severely divided and fractious. And state and local officials are questioning whether the district, as it’s constituted now, can fix itself. What would Douglass think now of the state of education in the city he loved? In this final segment, seven Rochesterians – community leaders, students, and parents – offer their assessment and their advice.
‘Rochester sits squarely in the middle of a national challenge’ BY BEN DOUGLAS
Lin-Manuel Miranda’s brilliant play, “Hamilton,” inspired by Ron Chernow’s detailed biography of Alexander Hamilton, and David W. Blight’s exhaustive biography of Frederick Douglas have brought into vivid focus two giants of American history. These two figures, although very different, had some striking things in common. Both were poor, of illegitimate birth, possessed a passionate desire to succeed, and had their path to their future opened through education. Hamilton traveled from his childhood home in the Caribbean to New York with the support of others at about the age of 17 to pursue his formal education. Douglass, on the other hand, had quite a different path to self-education. His intellectual passion was lit inadvertently by his owner’s wife, Sophia Auld. She had begun to teach the young Douglass his ABC’s, had given him rudimentary spelling lessons, and read to him regularly from the Bible. When their activity was discovered by Sophia’s husband, Hugh Auld, he sternly ordered the lessons to stop, declaring that slave literacy was “unlawful” and that “learning would spoil the best n----r in the world.” The impact on Douglass was profound. In his words, Auld’s verbal abuse was “the first antislavery lecture to which it had been my lot to listen.” Author David Blight wondered about Sofia Auld: “Could Sophia even have grasped the power she had unleashed in Frederick?” “The more I read,” Douglass wrote, “the more I was led to abhor and detest slavery, and my enslavers” – “As I read, behold! The very discontent so graphically predicted by Master Hugh had already come upon me… the revelation haunted me, stung me and made me gloomy and miserable.” Douglass went on to become a powerful orator, abolitionist, author, and newspaper publisher, and had huge influence nationally and internationally. His speeches drew heavily upon the logic and morality of the Bible. Among other achievements, he was
Former school board and City Council member Ben Douglas: “The challenge is to educate urban communities struggling with concentrated poverty, with all the barriers that entails.” PHOTO BY JACOB WALSH
an ambassador to Haiti and Marshall of the District of Columbia. From the end of slavery forward, there are many stories of individuals whose intellectual pursuits allowed them to loom large on the national stage and in the pages of history through the educational support of historically black colleges. One such college, Howard University, which is mentioned prominently in Blight’s book, can claim among its many notable graduates Kamala Harris, US Senator and candidate for president, and Emmet Sullivan, judge of the US District Court for the District of Columbia. Sullivan is the jurist who demanded that a child removed from her father at the southern border by the Justice Department, who had been clandestinely flown to her home country against his orders and without her father, be
returned or he would hold Jeff Sessions, the US Attorney General, in contempt. The child was hastily returned. Sullivan is also the judge who will determine the sentence of convicted former National Security Advisor General Michael Flynn. In the past, the struggle was to provide education to those who were long denied it, and then to do so with poorly funded and substandard schools. Today the challenge is to educate urban communities struggling with concentrated poverty with all the barriers that entails. Unfortunately, Rochester sits squarely in the middle of this challenge as a city that ranks high on the list of communities with severe concentrated poverty. Fortunately, the energy and concern to tackle these problems are continuing. I salute those who work hard
each day in education and encourage those on the sidelines to become engaged. Rochester’s children, indeed, Rochester’s future requires us to do so. Still, the central question remains; how are Rochester’s schools doing? The Rochester Business Journal’s 2018 “Schools Report Card” for Monroe and Ontario Counties offers a place to start. For the 2016-2017 school year, Rochester ranked at the very bottom in percentage of Regent diplomas and performance on regent English, math, and SAT exams. In assessing individual high schools in the same categories, Rochester had a few higher-ranking schools, but most settled out near the bottom. The eight and fourth grade exam results and individual school rankings were dismal. That the students who attend these poorly performing schools come from poor neighborhoods is inescapable. That most of these students are racial minorities points to the impact racism and socio-economics have on urban education. Is it possible to adequately educate poor urban kids with language, social, family, and other life challenges? Starting with the 2014-2015 school year, East High School, a low-performing school threatened with state-forced closure, partnered with the University of Rochester to approach urban education differently. The collaborators made changes that could not be done easily within the Rochester School District. The improvements so far have been substantial and encouraging. So what is different? It seems the East approach focuses on putting the students’ needs at the center of everything the school does, including an administration that is high on accountability and cohesive educational planning through all grade levels. It provides services that support their student’s ability to stay in school and engage students and supportive volunteers in the entire process. They hire their own teachers and annually assess which teachers should stay and which should move on. Isn’t this what the Rochester School district does? According to Jaime Aquino, a consultant sent by state Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia to assess our schools’ poor performance, it does not. Another central question remains, then: If this kind of educational support is not happening, why not? Ben Douglas is a former member of the Rochester City Council and the Rochester School Board and is the parent of two adult children rochestercitynewspaper.com
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‘ We c a n’ t ignore poverty and s e g r e g a t i o n’
‘ We ’ r e s t i l l getting the short end of the stick’ BY BRIA ADAMS
BY MALIK EVANS
During Black History Month, we reminisce about past and present iconic figures in the black community. Although Rochester now symbolizes garbage plates and lilac flowers, we once symbolized a light at the end of the tunnel for enslaved people from the South. One honorable abolitionist who assisted Rochester to be the city we are today is Frederick Douglass. The Flower City was Douglass’s home for much of his life. Here he published newspapers, reinforced women’s voting rights, and took in runaway slaves following the Underground Railroad. Having learned how to read as a young person, Douglass clearly understood that education was essential. He lived up to his own words, “Once you learn to read, you will forever be free,” by continuously reading and writing to mentally escape as a slave. Although the physical form of slavery has been abolished in the United States, mental enslavement has been long lasting for all races. As a Rochester school district student, I believe that even my own school is mentally enslaved by poverty related to racial stereotypes and segregation. Now I ask myself: Is our education system living up to Douglass’s dream? The answer is a stern “No.” Frederick Douglass prioritized not just equality but integration as well. He wanted everyone to have the rights of an American. Within our city schools today, the population of students is mostly black while the population of suburban schools is mostly white. Slavery was abolished more than a century ago, yet we’re still divided. Douglass would want us to get the same education despite our skin color, our
Frederick Douglass once said that “without struggle there is no progress.” I am often asked that, as the city of Douglass, why in the 21st century are the disparities so stark in the areas of race, income, housing, and educational quality in Rochester? I often answer with that we have come a long way from where we were, but we still have a long way to go. This could not be more apparent than in the field of education. Rochester continues to struggle in every major category and ranks last in the state in on-time graduation rates. The concentration of poverty affecting largely African American students falls disproportionately to city schools. Seeing this challenge as just a city problem is dangerous. This is a regional and state issue. A state of emergency should have been called 30 years ago. We have spent years nibbling around the edges instead of calling for a complete overhaul of the entire school system. Rochester and the state of New York bill themselves as a “progressive” place to live. This hides the dastardly de facto segregation that exists in our education system. New York schools rank as the most segregated in the country, according to a report titled “New York State’s Extreme School Segregation: Inequality, Inaction, and a Damaged Future.” This report, by UCLA author and researcher John Kucsera, should be required reading for anyone who cares about equality and justice. In 1954, Brown v. Board of Education declared that separate schools were inherently unequal. Sadly, almost 65 years later Rochester’s schools are more segregated than ever. Rochester has a great prekindergarten program and has modernized many of its schools through the Facilities Modernization Program. However, this has not erased the concentration of poverty and the extreme segregation that exists in our schools in Monroe County. This has contributed to the achievement gap.
Student Bria Adams: “To improve our school systems, we must start by valuing each student the same.” PHOTO BY JACOB WALSH
home location, and our interest in learning. We’ve identified the issues of segregation and education inequality, but we must find the steps to heal our education system and expand the minds of the belittled. To improve our school systems, we must start by valuing each student the same. We have to treat every learner the same despite talent, interest, disability, race, sexual orientation, and so on because that is what Douglass would want. Many times we take the education we get and
settle for less. We’re afraid to ask for the same education as the white child. The abolitionist would not want us to be afraid to ask for a better education, because as a people we were once denied an education. Today in Rochester, the education system and school districts are doing the opposite of what Douglass fought for. We are divided and are still getting the shorter end of the stick. Bria Adams is a senior at East High School.
ROCDOUGLASS.COM Our year-long coverage related to Frederick Douglass, produced by Open Mic Rochester and CIT Y, is online at ROCDOUGL ASS.COM. New on that site: photographs of the recreated statues of Douglass, at sites signif icant to the life and work of the abolitionist. 8 CITY
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‘ M a n y p u b l i c s c h o o l s d o n’ t prepare the human intellect o r h e a r t f o r e d u c a t i o n’ BY CYNTHIA ELLIOTT
City Council member Malik Evans: “There are models in the country that we should be adopting in Monroe County.” PHOTO BY RENÉE HEININGER
There are models in the country that we should be adopting in Monroe County. We need only look to Raleigh, North Carolina, a state where segregation existed for many years but now has some of the most diverse schools in the country. Not only are the schools diverse, they are also high performing. The goal in schools in Raleigh is to limit low-income students in each school to 40 to 50 percent of the student body. This should be a requirement in every school in Monroe County and the state. If this requires dissolving boundaries and reconstituting jurisdictions, so be it. We are now past the time of being able to live as if we were living on islands while inequity continues to be right at our shores.
The organization Great Schools for All has highlighted the Raleigh model for years. Let me be clear: Frederick Douglass has taught us that poverty and segregation are not excuses, but they are factors that we cannot ignore. Douglass reminded us that we ignore these factors at our own peril, especially as it relates to education when he stated: “Knowledge makes a man unfit to be a slave.” My hope is that as a community we can live up to the life and work of Frederick Douglass, by ensuring that education is an equalizer for all of Rochester’s children. Malik Evans is a member of the Rochester City Council, is former president of the Rochester school board, and is the parent of two children.
I count Frederick Douglass as one of the greatest men who ever lived. It wasn’t until I read some of his writings and specifically his speech, “What to the Slave is the 4th of July” – given in Rochester, by the way – that I truly appreciated his bravery. He was able to educate himself such that his education propelled him to become one of the greatest abolitionist in history. How has Rochester lived up to his legacy and aspiration in education? We have not. Too few African American students who graduate are prepared for a global economy. Moreover, too few African American students are prepared to effectively handle the increase in racism in our schools and in our nation. While some African American families have made the choice to place their children in charter schools, which have mixed results, there is now a trend among African American families towards home schooling. In the article “The Rise of Homeschooling Among Black Families,” Jessica Huseman writes, “African American parents are increasingly taking their kids’ education into their own hands – and in many cases, it’s to protect them from institutional racism and stereotyping.” Further, Huseman writes, “Studies indicate that black families are more likely to cite the culture of low expectations for African American students or dissatisfaction with how their children – especially boys – are treated in schools.” The same article criticizes public schools, noting that black students are being robbed of the opportunity to learn about African and African American culture. With regard to the African American history curriculum, parents have noted that in traditional public schools it begins with slavery and ends with the Civil Rights movement. Douglass knew that education is vital to human growth. Education transcended him from a slave to a free man. In his book “Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass,” he writes, “slavery was a poor school for the human intellect and heart....”
School board Vice President Cynthia Elliott: Too few African American students who graduate are prepared for a global economy.” PHOTO BY RENÉE HEININGER
Many public schools are like slavery in that they do not prepare the human intellect or the heart for education. For black students, education is the key to moving out of poverty and to the road of self-sufficiency. Home schooling seems to be the educational alternative these parents are considering to ensure their children are prepared for life. Consider the numbers: In the last 15 years, black home schooling has doubled from 103,000, to 220,000. Douglass understood the power of education. Parents understand the power of education. I think Douglass would be inspired to know that parents are using whatever mean necessary to educate their children. Homeschooling, for African American parents, seems to be one of those alternatives. Cynthia Elliott is vice president of the Rochester School Board and is assistant to the executive director of Baden Street Settlement. rochestercitynewspaper.com
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‘ S t u de n ts ne e d a var ie t y o f o p t i o n s’
‘ To o m a n y students are disconnected from technolog y’
BY TANIYA GAINES
Years after Frederick Douglass escaped slavery, he called Rochester his home for 25 years. His story of how he taught himself to read and write shows us how important a quality education is. Once he learned to read and write, his life forever changed, and he realized that his only way to freedom was to have an education. Douglass writes: “Without education he lives within the narrow, dark and grimy walls of ignorance. Education, on the other hand, means emancipation. It means light and liberty. It means the uplifting of the soul of man into the glorious light of truth, the light by which men can only be made free. To deny education to any people is one of the greatest crimes against human nature. It is easy to deny them the means of freedom and the rightful pursuit of happiness and to defeat the very end of their being.” Douglass is highlighting the importance of education as part of the process of reaching freedom. Every child should have the right to receive a quality education so that they are able to gain the skills and knowledge needed to overcome future obstacles. Having an education opens the door to endless opportunities. Douglass also had a goal of integrating Rochester public schools. If you look at Rochester public schools, they consist of mainly minorities. This is part of the reason there continues to be an achievement gap between African American and white students. Racial segregation has impacted Rochester by affecting the social and economic aspects of African American people. Students cannot take full advantage to all of the opportunities if their social and economic status impedes them from focusing fully on their education. Rochester schools need to give students more resources, opportunities, and motivation. Students need to become more motivated and prepared for the next steps in their lives. Many students aren’t leaving school ready for the next step in their lives. Schools today make college the focus for students after high school. There needs to be a variety of options available for students 10 CITY FEBRUARY 13 - 19, 2019
BY KARY JAMES
Student Taniya Gaines: “Rochester schools need to give students more resources, opportunities, and motivation.” PHOTO BY JACOB WALSH
while they are in still in high school and when they graduate. In the city, we have programs that prepare students to go into a trade after high school such as vision care, precision optics, culinary arts, and the Teaching and Learning Institute. Schools should offer more programs like these instead of pushing every student to go to college. Many don’t realize that college isn’t for everyone, and I think that schools in the city are slowly realizing that. There is more than one track for education. College is important but it shouldn’t be the only path for quality education and life skills. I wouldn’t say that Rochester schools have completely lived up to Douglass’s vision yet, but it is definitely a work in progress. Moving forward, schools should offer students more educational opportunities to allow them to gain more experiences. Providing more opportunities will give students a reason to continue coming back to school.
I believe that county-wide magnet programs would be the best way to help reduce the achievement gap in Monroe County and desegregate the public schools. I believe that this will narrow the achievement gap, because African American and minority students wouldn’t be attending homogeneous schools where just about everybody around them comes from an area of high concentrated poverty. Instead they would be at integrated or heterogeneous schools of their choice based on their talents or future careers, where there are people of all economic levels and diverse backgrounds. Creating county-wide magnet programs would provide a unique range of educational opportunities for students, while combating segregation in schools. This would truly help our schools live up to Frederick Douglass’s vision of a fair, quality education for all. Taniya Gaines is a senior at East High School.
Modern-day technology and the philosophy of one of the greatest minds of the 19th century are not always put in the same sentence. However, the ideas for education by abolitionist and social reformer Frederick Douglass shares initiative set by Rochester city schools to improve education through technology. Frederick Douglass’s lifelong quest for the liberation of blacks through education included various methods of reaching his audience. He was using multimedia before it was a term, through the publications of books, speeches, debates, and Rochester’s very own newspaper, The North Star. Douglass believed that people can become educated in multiple ways. This idea of versatile education has been adopted by the City of Rochester, and although there have been successes, nevertheless there have also been challenges that must be addressed. Throughout the late 19th century, despite the abolition of slavery, access to learning was limited for African Americans. Although access has been greatly improved, too many students are disconnected from optimal technology, causing a digital gap. Improving technological equity through functioning Chromebooks, Tablets, and SMART boards would lead to instant progress. The process of learning anything is not easy; it takes time, repetition, trial, and error. Following the emancipation of blacks, books were around; however, not all people understood how books worked. This barrier stifled progress among freedmen for decades. Similarly, today with technology present and the entire world of information seemingly at our fingertips, a vast majority of students are unaware of the workings of educational software upon initial exposure. Programming is not always userfriendly and comes with complications causing difficulty for logging in and turning in assignments. If technology were more user friendly, students and families would find the process of learning easier.
‘Students need a variety of options’ BY BILL JOHNSON
Student Kary James: “To foster the freedom of today’s children, technology must promote students working together.” PHOTO BY JACOB WALSH
Learning is not a process that one does alone, much like winning a championship or running a successful company; it takes a team effort. In many instances, a concept is better understood through a shared perspective. When enslaved blacks learned how to read and set their sights on escaping to freedom, it came through the collective efforts of many blacks and whites on the Underground Railroad. Information was acquired through multiple channels to escape north on the railroad (with Rochester being one of the final stops). To foster the freedom of today’s children, technology must promote students working together. Students consequently will learn from one another, and they can all share their strengths to accomplish the goal of being better students. Learning games should be cohesive, with elements of competition and increased incentives. Kids will learn from their mistakes and be able to improve their test scores. History often repeats itself, and methods of learning are no exception. Frederick Douglass’s goal for all people to be better educated and liberated is translated to present time through the use of improvements to multimedia within the classroom. If improvements of access, structure within software, and the continued implementation of interactive teambuilding software are made, students will have more fun, test scores will improve, people will be more motivated to learn, and most importantly, youth will believe in themselves and their ability to learn. Rochester city schools are still struggling, but with these improvements even more progress can be made. It does take a team effort. Frederick Douglass said, “If there is no struggle, then there can be no progress,” and while the city has seen its share of turmoil, I believe it will be on the right track soon. Kary James is a senior at East High School.
“What would Frederick Douglass think about the lowly state of the Rochester public schools?” While a popular exercise during this period of commemorating an iconic life, that shouldn’t be our focus. Instead, how are we, the living, going to respond to this crisis? City schools were functioning reasonably well when my three daughters attended from 1974 to 1992. Not perfectly, but reasonably well. East High School, their alma mater, was frequently cited for the quality of its instruction and student achievement levels. Today, it is trying to reclaim prestige enjoyed 30-plus years ago. Jaime Aquino, the Rochester City School District’s Distinguished Educator, released a damning report in November on the district’s dysfunctional governance and learning environments. His meticulously documented details confirmed something long overlooked: that the two parties who ought to be working in closest harmony – the school board and the superintendent – have relations that are mostly acerbic, counterproductive, and toxic. It should not have been that way. I can personally attest to the large number of innovative programs that have been advanced to improve school and student performance. Much time and treasure have been expended. This crisis did not result from a lack of ingenuity or effort. Since I moved here in 1972, there have been 11 different superintendents, and two have held the position twice. There have been at least two dozen different school board members. We haven’t given proper attention to the disruptive impact this level of churning has had on educational performance. We take for granted that superintendents come and go every three to four years, while board members depart through attrition. Meanwhile, their customers are in the system for 12 or 13 years. We have had some outstanding superintendents, who have come
Former Mayor Bill Johnson: “This crisis did not result from a lack of ingenuity or effort.” FILE PHOTO
armed with strategic approaches and innovative ways to engage students, parents, and community leaders. None of them have stayed long enough to see these plans achieve any meaningful impact. Few, if any, have continued an initiative from their predecessors. Passionate board members have brought their own ideas, sometimes in direct conflict with staff. Much recent attention has focused on school performance data, with scant regard for debilitating structural and organizational issues. The system cannot perform effectively with pervasive levels of disconnection and dysfunction. Students cannot perform competitively if the RCSD’s educational philosophy changes every three years. There is an immediate set of questions to consider, and two longer-term ones: 1) The board is currently searching for its sixth superintendent in 10 years. What superior candidate will take the job, in such a tumultuous environment? Given that the majority of the board is up for election this fall, is it even appropriate to fill the position now? This search should be suspended, and not resumed until after the elections.
2) On February 8, the district’s response to the Aquino report is due. Its response to the board-superintendent controversy will be instructive. Will it call for major reform, or will it punt? This response will determine whether the district has abdicated its role to lead this discussion. 3) If so, there must be an exhaustive community dialogue to identify new approaches to school governance, including transferring the oversight and evaluation of the superintendent to a new structure independent of the school board. The implications of such a move will be dramatic, requiring a change in the state education law. It will also require adults who proclaim their commitment to improving the quality of public education to give up some real power. I believe Douglass would tell us that the status quo is no longer an option, and that anything worthwhile is worth fighting for. In the spirit of his fierce advocacy, let this dialogue begin.
Bill Johnson is a former Rochester mayor, former president of the Urban League of Rochester, and the father of former Rochester school district students. rochestercitynewspaper.com CITY 11
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“The blood vessels should be responding to the heartbeat, but this fluid is outside of the vessels,” he says. “Our hypothesis is that as the heart beats, the pulses on the sidewall of the blood vessels is pushing this fluid along, too.” And it’s moving in the same direction as the blood, something that’s been debated, he says. The blood vessels are normally like strong flexible tubing, but the vessels of a person with high blood pressure become stiffer and less flexible, Kelley says. This not only means that it is harder for the heart to pump oxygen to the brain, but it also means that a change in the pulsation slows the flow of cerebrospinal fluid, and that would change the wave pattern of the fluid. They confirmed this in mice with high blood pressure. “A slower flow would slow the waste removal,” Kelley says. It’s possible that a person with high blood pressure is experiencing a reduction in the pumping of the cerebrospinal fluid. And allowing the waste to build could be contributing to the plaque buildup and onset of Alzheimer’s Disease, Kelley says. The findings point to other issues Kelly’s team is looking into. For instance,
Particles are tracked (left) showing cerebrospinal fluid flowing through spaces in the brain adjacent to an artery. Fluid indicated in green arrows (right) shows that the fluid is moving in the same direction as blood flow. In someone with high blood pressure, the fluid moves more slowly and isn’t removing waste from the brain as efficiently. PROVIDED BY UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER
in a traumatic brain injury, how does the glymphatic system respond and where does the cerebrospinal fluid go? And there is the challenge of getting medication past the blood-brain barrier, a highly selective semipermeable seal that protects the brain from foreign invaders and pathogens. Could the glymphatic system’s fluid be used to better deliver medication to specific areas of the brain? The study, which was made possible through a $3.2 million grant from the National Institute on Aging, gave him a whole new appreciation of bioscience and the complexity of neurology, Tithof says.
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URBAN ACTION This week’s calls to action include the following events and activities. (All are free and open to the public, unless otherwise noted.)
be held at the Monroe Y, 797 Monroe Avenue, from 2 to 4 p.m. Snacks and copies of the book will be available.
Discussing racism with young readers
RIT hosting environmentalist
The Rochester Public Library Monroe Branch and the Monroe Family YMCA will present “Monroe Reads to End Racism” on Saturday, February 16. Attendees will discuss Angie Thomas’s youngadult novel, “The Hate U Give,” about a teenage African-American girl who becomes an activist after a police officer shoots a young black man. Thomas was inspired to write the story after reading about a white police officer shooting an unarmed 22-year-old black man who was waiting for a train in Oakland, California. The event will 12 CITY FEBRUARY 13 - 19, 2019
RIT’s English Department will host a reading by poet and essayist Mary A. Hood on Wednesday, February 20. Hood, professor emerita of microbiology at University of West Florida, has published more than 60 scientific articles on microbial ecology, conservation, and the environment. Her books include “The Strangler Fig and other Tales: Field Notes of a Conservationist” and “Sanctuaries: Parks, Reserves, and Places of Refuge in the World.” The event will be held at the Campus Center 2050 in the Reading Room, at 5 p.m.
Building affordable homes
Downtown Presbyterian Church will present “A New Home – A New Beginning” on Sunday, February 17. As part of its Sunday Forums program, Matthew Flanigan, executive director of Flower City Habitat for Humanity will talk about the company’s future plans for building more affordable homes in Rochester. Kiesha Betts, who will soon be a Habitat homeowner, will talk about her personal experience and what the program means to her. The event, which is open to the public, will be held at 121 North Fitzhugh Street, at 9:50 a.m.
Dining & Nightlife
On the menu at Mt. Hope Diner: The Philly cheese omelet (front), eggs benedict (left), and hot turkey sandwich (right). PHOTO BY RYAN WILLIAMSON
Mt. Hope Diner’s aim is true Mt. Hope Diner 1511 MT. HOPE AVENUE MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY, 6 A.M. TO 9 P.M.; SUNDAY, 6 A.M. TO 4 P.M. 256-1939; FACEBOOK.COM/MTHOPEDINER [ REVIEW ] BY DAVE BUDGAR
This series on local diner institutions began with a premise that these community fixtures fly under media radar, but deserve wider and brighter exposure. With that stimulus, I sought to learn how long-standing diners have remained relevant and successful, many for several decades. One emergent theme is that the personalities of flourishing diners reflect the beliefs and sweat equity of their owners. Mike Mihalitsas has owned Mt. Hope Diner since 1989. Mike’s parents, Pat and Sandy (the original restaurant’s namesakes), opened it in 1966, and ran it with Mike’s Uncle Gus for 23 years. This dynamic diner family, at various times, also played ownership and operational roles in both Jay’s Diner and the Country Club Diner. To get a sense of Mike’s deep roots here, consider that growing up in this same
neighborhood, he would often walk from #49 School on Lattimore Road to (then) Pat and Sandy’s for lunch. To appreciate the sense of family that still pervades Mt. Hope Diner, consider that Mike’s daughter, Dina, and Mike’s girlfriend, Lisa, both work as servers, while both Lisa’s son and Mike’s son, each named John, work in the kitchen. On a recent polar vortex morning, Dina’s five-year-old daughter Melody, with school cancelled, wandered about, cheerily chit-chatting with customers and workers alike. On that morning, as I spoke with Mike in one of the booths lining the diner, the volume of customers stopping by to greet him impressed me. Similarly impressive was the diversity of the clientele and the camaraderie among them and the staff. This was no accident. Mike has made it his mission to know his customers and demonstrate appreciation for them. He and his employees — many of whom count their years there in double-digits — are there for customers. “We’re not here to judge, we’re here to serve and take care of you,” Mike says. “As part of our hiring process, we even ask ‘Are you a kind person?’” He added, “We all do our best not to say ‘no.’ For instance, we’ll make just about
any kind of omelet anyone requests. Customers must always leave here knowing they’re right.” One witnesses this readily and regularly during a meal at Mt. Hope. Mike went on to say, “We’re hitting 53 years here and I still see people that have never been here. I need them to know that we care about our product and our customers. I’m still in the kitchen every day. After 53 years I still say ‘Thank you’ every day.” A distinctively inviting feature unique to Mt. Hope Diner is its Book Exchange rack of books and magazines standing near the entrance. While cleaning out a house ten years ago, Mike found a cache of books, which he then put out to share with customers. This compelled customers to bring in their books to give away, and the Book Exchange was born. It’s been selfsustaining ever since. Then there’s the food. I had the opportunity to enjoy three different stalwart sandwiches at Mt. Hope Diner. The fried chicken sandwich ($7.95), a large, thick, crackling-crisp, peppery breast on a toasted hard roll with lettuce, tomatoes, onions, pickles, and mayo was tasty, unpretentious, and filling, making it easy to see how it makes the restaurant’s best sellers (listed
at the top of the menu). The sandwich came with similarly crispy, well-cooked fries, to which I added a side of hot, well-seasoned, and importantly, not glutinous homemade brown gravy for dipping. Another best-selling sandwich, ordered during morning hours (all menu items are served all day), was Dad’s Favorite ($7.35). Honoring Mike’s father, this sandwich includes two grilled-to-order overlapping cheeseburgers on a slab of Martusciello’s French bread. Though it was delicious, I couldn’t finish it. This was partly a preemptive move to save stomach space for the sublime rice pudding ($2.65), a dessert any diner worth its salt should do well. Mt. Hope exceeds that threshold. Mike adapted this recipe — full of cinnamon and vanilla notes, and denser than most, with firmer rice — from his grandmother, and I loved every aspect of it. Hot sandwiches with gravy (roast beef, turkey, meatloaf, and the like) are the backbone of any legitimate diner. I chose to indulge in Mt. Hope’s hot turkey sandwich ($7.65 with mashed potatoes, of course), and it didn’t disappoint. Chopped, freshly roasted turkey breast filled the space between two slices of soft white bread, which was smothered with surprisingly yellow and piquant gravy (again, not glutinous) that also blanketed substantial mounds of creamy mashed potatoes. Soups are also a hallmark for good diners. Interestingly, Mt. Hope Diner, like Country Club Diner, also serves Manhattan-style clam chowder ($3/ cup, $3.50/bowl) daily — a rarity in our prevalently New England-style chowder culture. Relating his family’s connection with Jay’s Diner, famous for its New England chowder, Mike explained simply, “Jay’s did New England, so we did Manhattan, and it’s been that way for 53 years.” The warming, tomato-y chowder contains tender clams and large chunks of potato, carrots, and celery. On another day, I indulged in the soup du jour, Chicken Romano ($2.85/cup, $3.35/bowl), a comforting tomato-based soup with shredded chicken, pasta shells, and carrots. Mt. Hope Diner hits all the marks for enduring diner success: congenial, attentive service (with remarkably consistent timely coffee refills), simple, high-quality food prepared well, fair prices, and an owner and staff that truly aim to please and provide a warm and welcoming environment for all people. rochestercitynewspaper.com CITY 13
Upcoming
Music
[ FOLK ]
The Avett Brothers Friday, June 7. CMAC. 3355 Marvin Sands Dr., Canandaigua. $30-$75. 7 p.m. 394-4400. cmacevents.com. [ COUNTRY ROCK ] Zac Brown Band Saturday, June 15. Darien Lake Amphitheater. 9993 Alleghany Rd., Darien Center. $85-$115. 7 p.m. 1-800-745-3000. darienlake.com/concerts.
El Ten Eleven
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 13 BUG JAR, 219 MONROE AVENUE 9 P.M. | $15-$17 | BUGJAR.COM; ELTENELEVEN.COM [ POST-ROCK ] As the duo El Ten Eleven, drummer Tim Fogarty and bassist Kristian Dunn concoct a compelling mixture of acoustic and electronic textures, resulting in dreamy rock soundscapes. The band puts a twist on postrock music by adding fretless bass, heavy looping, and effects pedals. Sometimes stark and dreary, other times inspiring and sunny, El Ten Eleven creates pleasant, fullbodied culminations of synthetic textures and ambient sound effects. Joe Clark will also perform. — BY KATIE HALLIGAN
‘Choral Prism’ SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 17 KODAK HALL AT EASTMAN THEATRE, 26 GIBBS STREET 4 P.M. | FREE | CHORAL-ROCHESTER.ORG; ESM.ROCHESTER.EDU [ CLASSICAL ] On Sunday, the Greater Rochester Choral
Consortium will present an extraordinary number of choirs – 15 in all – in a program that features lesser known but no less powerful music by Sergei Rachmaninoff. “Priidite, poklonimsya” and “Bogoroditse Devo,” both from the composer’s “All-Night Vigil,” have a power and mysticism that’s well-suited to the sacred subject matter. Eastman Rochester Chorus, Madrigalia, Musica Spei, Rochester Oratorio Society, and Rochester Women’s Community Chorus are among the esteemed local choirs participating in the concert.
— BY DANIEL J. KUSHNER PHOTO BY MARK OWENS
THE
word REVIEWS, PREVIEWS, & RUMINATIONS FROM MUSIC WRITER FRANK DE BLASE ONLY AT ROCHESTERCITYNEWSPAPER.COM 14 CITY FEBRUARY 13 - 19, 2019
[ ALBUM REVIEWS ]
[ WED., FEBRUARY 13 ]
Rosie Flores
ACOUSTIC/FOLK Whorlwood. Downstairs Cabaret Theatre, 20 Windsor St. 325-4370. 7 p.m. $10.
‘Simple Case of the Blues’ The Last Music Company rosieflores.com
Jontavious Willis TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 19 ABILENE BAR AND LOUNGE, 153 LIBERTY POLE WAY 8 P.M. | $15-$20 | ABILENEBARANDLOUNGE.COM; JONTAVIOUSWILLIS.COM [ BLUES ] Inspired by his discovery of Muddy Waters at
age 14, Jontavious Willis released his debut album “Blue Metamorphosis” in 2016, demonstrating a mastery of the craft and proving that the spirituals of the Jim Crow era are still relevant today. Willis performs a mix of Delta, Piedmont, and Texas blues, telling stories about love and the struggles of everyday life. His guitar playing is complex and expressive, with punchy fingerpicking and ripping slide guitar skills. Willis’ soulful voice has both a cutting, loud howl and a warm, baritone vibrato, while his hands dance across the guitar with strict technicality and natural artistry. — BY KATIE HALLIGAN
Banjo Juice Jazz Band FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15 THREE HEADS BREWING, 186 ATLANTIC AVENUE 8 P.M. | $5 | THREEHEADSBREWING.COM; FACEBOOK.COM/BANJOJUICEJAZZ BAND [ JAZZ ] With instrumentation that includes clarinet,
trumpet, and sousaphone, Banjo Juice Jazz Band sounds like a bunch of Dixieland dandies on the mischievous make. Clammering calamity collides on stage à la Django, with a rhythmic sweetness that is the music’s claim. This is another Tyler Westcott joint, so you know it’s gonna be good with a capital F – straight outta Preservation Hall. I dare you to sit still, I dare you.
Ryan Yarmel, Great Red, Anamon. Abilene, 153 Liberty
Rosie Flores’ brand-new “Simple Case of the Blues” touches upon everything that makes us like the blues and love Flores. The epitome of it all – at least to my ragged ears – is the tune “Drive Drive Drive,” with its lazy lope, gritty guitar and freight-train-harp-honk. You’ll hit repeat on this one, fo sho. The rest of the album has Flores flirting with rockabilly, swing, and boogie, as she sings in her sexy and seasoned contralto. When held up to the rest of her pantheon, “Simple Case of the Blues” covers all the bases and still sounds like a Flores party platter. There’s still plenty of that sparkle-and-fizz bopping about the album, with Flores’ rosy torch-and-glow. Rosie Flores plays Saturday, February 16, 9 p.m. at Abilene Bar and Lounge, 153 Liberty Pole Way. $20-$25. 232-3230. abilenebarandlounge.com; rosieflores.com. — BY FRANK DE BLASE
Pole Way. 232-3230. 9 p.m. $5. JAZZ
Busted Valentines. Record Archive, 33 1/3 Rockwood St. 244-1210. 5 p.m. Eastman Jazz Ensemble. Kilbourn Hall, 26 Gibbs St. 274-1000. 7:30 p.m. POP/ROCK Alex & Nick. B-Side, 5 Liftbridge Lane. Fairport. 3153003. 7 p.m. Morgxn. Record Archive, 33 1/3 Rockwood St. 244-1210. 3 p.m.
[ THU., FEBRUARY 14 ] ACOUSTIC/FOLK
Chrissie Romano Band
Dave Chisholm, Old World Warblers. The Daily Refresher,
‘Photo’ Self-released chrissieromano.com
Chrissie Romano’s voice rings out clarionclear over her band’s smooth groove on the new album “Photo.” She doesn’t waste any time shouldering her unplugged guitar and getting to the heartbreak at the heart of it all. That’s not to say that Romano is just a young woman with a personal agenda. A shared experience forms around these well-written songs, delivered with the hook of pop thrills. The album is all the more credible with Romano singing over the sugary cushion of her band. It’s good listenin’. — BY FRANK DE BLASE
293 Alexander St. 360-4627. 7 p.m. Porcelain Train. Dinosaur BBQ, 99 Court St. 325-7090. 9 p.m. CLASSICAL
Italian Baroque Organ Concert. Memorial Art Gallery,
500 University Ave. 276-8900. 7:30 p.m. JAZZ
Annie Wells Band. Abilene, 153 Liberty Pole Way. 2323230. 7:30 p.m. $4. Miche Fambro, Serge & Friends. The Rabbit Room,
61 N. Main St. Honeoye Falls. 582-1830. 5 p.m.
— BY FRANK DE BLASE
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Music It feels like you’re a band that enjoys catching its stride playing live. How much does the live setting inform your songwriting and studio process?
Playing live has influenced and affected the way we write and record immensely over the years. I think the primary point of interest in the band right now has to do with our feel, you know, in the way a song can feel when a bunch of people are playing together sensitively. When we record more and more, we think about that. Going all the way back, we didn’t know shit about playing live. We just enjoyed the process of recording so much. And then eventually, we need to acknowledge what we’ve become as a live band when we come into the studio, rather than put it all away and starting from scratch. Because that’s how we used to do a lot of things. There’s always been a sort of divide between what we do in the studio and what we do live, but over the years, that divide definitely shrank quite a bit.
Dr. Dog’s retro-rock sound features playful vocal harmonies hover over punctuating guitar lines, melded together with warm bass tone and unobtrusive drumming. PHOTO PROVIDED
The Dr. is in Dr. Dog WITH THE NUDE PARTY THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 14 ANTHOLOGY, 336 EAST AVENUE 7 P.M. | $25-$30 | ANTHOLOGYLIVE.COM; DRDOGMUSIC.COM [ INTERVIEW ] BY HASSAN ZAMAN
Last year, the Philadelphia-based retro-rock band Dr. Dog released its 10th full-length studio album, “Critical Equation,” which delivered its soothing tone and maturing style as a kind of antidote to our finicky zeitgeist. Admired by indie rock and jam band audiences alike, the band writes songs that resonate as existentially facetious. Playful vocal harmonies hover over punctuating guitar lines, melded together with warm bass tone and unobtrusive drumming. Comparisons with The Beatles, The Band, 16 CITY FEBRUARY 13 - 19, 2019
or Blitzen Trapper are easily made, but not entirely trite. Scott McMicken, a founding member and guitarist in Dr. Dog, spoke about the songwriting process, learning how to play live, and the “postmodern nightmare” that is describing the band’s sound. An edited transcript of the interview follows. CITY: Would you say there is a core of the group that’s mainly involved with songwriting? Scott McMicken: Me and Toby [ Leaman,
bassist ] are the songwriters. We both write separately – he writes his tunes and I write my tunes, and we don’t really write songs together. If it’s me singing, I wrote it, if it’s him singing, he wrote it. Rarely does it break from the formula. I definitely feel we’re a very collaborative band on the whole. The bulk of that comes into play when coming up with your parts, experimenting with sounds, or the arrangement.
There feels like a through-line with your sound, going back to your first releases. How much do more modern bands and sounds influence your current projects? Is there a major influence in terms of aesthetic or genre that has informed your sound since your inception?
I’d say it’s definitely still like, old music that is the more consistent source of inspiration for our band. The influence aspect of things is pretty amorphous, especially when talking about old versus modern. I think the more influential aspect of what is modern is more technological. World music has been creeping its influence into our band in more of a way, like dance music and African music and reggae music, and more kind of world vibe music. Is there any pressure to retain the Dr. Dog aesthetic after so many years and albums and bandmates?
Zero. None, whatsoever. That’s kind of the nice thing about, like, just sort of developing a band around the idea that anything is possible. Because then you never feel like you have something to preserve or something to protect, you know? You can just keep on trying, just keep on acting naturally, just doing whatever feels cool. What do you think you sound like?
It’s a whole postmodern nightmare. I can’t even imagine what we sound like to someone. I think about that when I hear other new music.
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Cabaret at Winton Place, 3450 Winton Place. 7 p.m. Through Sun Feb 16. $30/$33.
[ FRI., FEBRUARY 15 ] ACOUSTIC/FOLK Diamond & Steele. Via Girasole Wine Bar, 3 Schoen Pl. Pittsford. 641-0340. 7 p.m. CLASSICAL
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College Arts Center, 4245 East Ave. 389-2170. 7:30 p.m. Liszt’s complete Piano Etudes.
Friends of Eastman Opera Voice Competition. Kilbourn Hall,
26 Gibbs St. 274-1000. 8 p.m. DJ/ELECTRONIC
Eazybaked & Prophet. Photo City Improv, 543 Atlantic Ave. 451-0047. 8 p.m. $18. JAZZ
Miche Fambro. The Rabbit Room, 61 N. Main St. Honeoye Falls. 582-1830. 6:30 p.m. Plymouth Brass Quintet. Hochstein, 50 N Plymouth Ave. 454-4596. 7 p.m. $10. METAL
Riley & Davey Muise. Montage
Music Hall, 50 Chestnut St. 232-1520. 7 p.m. $15-$17. POP/ROCK
Alison Pipitone Band. Abilene,
153 Liberty Pole Way. 232-3230. 5:30 p.m. Big Fred, Rut, Homeless. Small World Books, 425 North St. 8 p.m. $5 donation. Franklin Mint. Firehouse Saloon, 814 S. Clinton Ave. 319-3832. 9:30 p.m.
Jon Lewis Band, Great Red, People Shaped. Bug Jar, 219
Monroe Ave. bugjar.com. 9 p.m. Floated Issue 6 release. Jumbo Shrimp. B-Side, 5 Liftbridge Lane. Fairport. 315-3003. 5 p.m. Sugar Mountain Band. Anthology, 336 East Ave. 484-1964. 8:30 p.m. $20.
Vacation Daze, False Pockets, Low Spirits. Abilene, 153 Liberty Pole Way. 232-3230. 9 p.m. $7.
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R&B/ SOUL Drea D’Nur. The Avenue Blackbox Theatre, 780 Joseph Ave. avenuetheatre.org. 7 p.m. $10. Mitty & The Followers. B-Side, 5 Liftbridge Lane. Fairport. 315-3003. 8 p.m. Queens of Soul. Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre, 60 Gibbs St. 8 p.m. $24-$112. REGGAE/JAM
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draws from Isicathamiya, a choral singing style developed in the mines of South Africa, where migrant workers used the songs as an expression of their struggles. Ladysmith Black Mambazo launched onto the international scene in 1986 with BLUES Rosie Flores. Abilene, 153 the release of Paul Simon’s landmark album, “Graceland.” Liberty Pole Way. 232-3230. Since then, there have been plenty of accolades, including five 9 p.m. $20-$25. Grammy Awards; the group has also appeared on numerous Steve Grills & The Roadmasters. movie soundtracks and recorded with artists as diverse as Dolly Dinosaur BBQ, 99 Court St. Parton and Stevie Wonder. 325-7090. 10 p.m.
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Nazareth College Symphony Orchestra: Rising Stars.
Nazareth College Glazer Music Performance Center, 4245 East Ave. 389-2700. 4 p.m. POP/ROCK
Felix Goldstein. B-Side, 5 Liftbridge Lane. Fairport. 315-3003. 5 p.m.
Hardcore for the Homeless. Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave. bugjar.com. 8 p.m. $5.
Institute for Popular Music: “I Want My MTV!” UR, Strong Auditorium, 275-9397. 8 p.m.
Upstate. Flour City Station, 170 East Ave. 413-5745. 9 p.m. $10/$12. R&B/ SOUL
Cinnamon Jones & Eternal Soul. B-Side, 5 Liftbridge Lane. Fairport. 315-3003. 8 p.m. Queens of Soul. Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre, 60 Gibbs St. 8 p.m. $24-$112. REGGAE/JAM
The Majestics. Three Heads
Brewing, 186 Atlantic Ave. 244-1224. 8 p.m. $10. TRADITIONAL Musica Spei. Calvary St. Andrews, 68 Ashland St. 752-5790. 7:30 p.m. $10 donation. TROPICAL
Frankie Negron, Orquesta Antonetti. The Avalon,
470 State St. 9 p.m. $20/$30.
Ladysmith Black Mambazo performs on Saturday, February 16, 8 p.m. at Smith Opera House, 82 Seneca Street, Geneva. $28-$38. 866-355-5483. thesmith.org; mambazo.com. — BY ROMAN DIVEZUR
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK Alex Patrick. The Daily Refresher, 293 Alexander St. 360-4627. 5 p.m.
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Hochstein, 50 N Plymouth Ave. 624-1301. 4 p.m. $35. Train Quartet. George Eastman Museum, 900 East Ave. eastman.org. 3 p.m JAZZ
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Nazareth College Wilmot Recital Hall, 4245 East Avenue. 389-2700. 3 p.m. METAL
Between the Buried & Me, TesseracT, Astronoid.
Anthology, 336 East Ave. 484-1964. 7 p.m. $20-$23. POP/ROCK
Sound of a Smirk, The Standby, The Joke’s on Us, The Results. Bug Jar, 219
Monroe Ave. bugjar.com. 9 p.m. $8/$10.
Eastman Wind Ensemble, Eastman Harmonie. Kodak Hall, 60 Gibbs St. 7:30 p.m. JAZZ
Black Diamond Express.
Radisson Hotel, 175 Jefferson Rd. 6:30 p.m. $12.
[ TUE., FEBRUARY 19 ] ACOUSTIC/FOLK Saint Sister. Montage Music Hall, 50 Chestnut St. 232-1520. 7 p.m. $10-$12. CLASSICAL
Bravo Night: Katie Kane, Hannah Harrow. Little Theatre
Café, 240 East Ave. 258-0400. 7 p.m. Opera Guild of Rochester. POP/ROCK
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Art
An image from “#LarsonShindelman #Mobilize,” currently on view at George Eastman Museum. PHOTO COURTESY LARSON SHINDELMAN
A people’s history #LarsonShindelman #Mobilize THROUGH MAY 26 GEORGE EASTMAN MUSEUM, 900 EAST AVE. TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY, 10 A.M. TO 5 P.M.; SUNDAY, 11 A.M. TO 5 P.M. $5-$15 | 327-4800; EASTMAN.ORG [ REVIEW ] BY REBECCA RAFFERTY
Someone once described Twitter to me as a space where, unless you’re a celebrity, it’s like being in a room full of people and just talking to yourself. While it may take a lot of hustle to gather an audience on that particular platform, using hashtags is a way to add your voice to something larger than your own personal platform. Hashtags create “trending” bits of information, spreading news and ideas 22 CITY FEBRUARY 13 - 19, 2019
like wildfire, and can generate crowds behind social movements. It’s a way that everyone can participate in a discussion, adding content to the cresting wave of a social or political moment before it slips back into the greater, chaotic sea of media. While movements might lose momentum, evolve, or fade away, the flurry of voices surrounding them remain in that strange digital realm, and are summonable with the right words following a tag. These digital traces are central to the work of art collective Larson Shindelman, whose Rochester-focused social media project “#LarsonShindelman #Mobilize” is currently on view at Eastman Museum. At first glance the photo installations in Eastman’s Project Gallery seem like non-sequiturs. The large inkjet images of unpopulated sites, including houses, parking lots, and empty downtown streets, are each
paired with short, gutting statements about various pressing social justice issues, peppered with the relevant hashtags: #Charlottesville. #SandraBland. #MeToo. #BlackLivesMatter. #TransLivesMatter. #PhilandoCastile. Eastman Museum invited Nate Larson and Marni Shindelman to create this new work as an extension of their ongoing series “Geolocation.” In this series, they use GPS information embedded in social media posts, travel to the location where each post was made, make photographs at the location, pair the image with the tweet, and create installations and exhibitions related to social issues in cities around the US and the world. Larson, who is based in Baltimore, and Shindelman, who is based in Athens, Georgia, traveled to Rochester in July 2018 to create this arm of their project. Shindelman teaches at the University of Georgia, which is part of a research consortium with the University
of Kentucky, where there’s a lab called Digital OnLine Life and You (DOLLY). “They’re tracking all of Twitter, they’re basically just pulling everything down,” Larson says. “And one of the research assistants was really generous with us in sharing that data, and we could give him geographic parameters. We wanted to look within 60 miles of Rochester, and we were looking specifically for different hashtags that were used to organize around social justice themes.” Larson and Shindelman were given a massive spreadsheet with thousands of tweets, which they combed through to identify ones that interested them. They filtered out tweets that used social justice tags to promote racist or misogynist ideas. “We wanted to lift up voices that we thought were important and remember this moment, and how these voices are using this medium to organize around these themes,” Larson says. The work in “#Mobilize” is drawn from about 5 years of tweets, though no date or time stamps are included in the work. It’s not hard to discern a timeframe for when some of the tweets were posted, though: an image of a small garage on a bright day includes the words “Sandra Bland would have been 30 years old today. #SayHerName #itMatters.” Another image, a night shot of a corner at East Main Street, is paired with “#blacklivesmatter rally shutting it down.” The stillness in the image is eerily at odds with the scene of the July 2016 rally at which protestors held the streets and police in riot gear arrested more than 80 people, including two black reporters. In a way the images serve as visible echoes, bouncing against the surfaces of the sites where the person who tweeted stood. Not every instance of tweeting something crucial took place in a setting of actual protest. More often than not, the person was going about their day and posted something about what was weighing on their mind, likely invisible to everyone around them. An image of a pickup truck parked at a home is paired with a tweet insinuated that the line at Wegmans on a Sunday is among a set of things longer than Brock Turner’s rape sentence — a darkly snarky comment presumably whipped up after a shopping trip. Our hand-held devices have changed the way that we contribute our voices to virtual discussions at any time and any place. The swarm of voices in movements like #MeToo and #IfTheyGunnedMeDown pursue justice like the Greek Furies, bypassing the traditional modes of disseminating information, with the potential to give media consumers a wider sense of the problems we face. An extended version of this review and additional images are online at rochestercitynewspaper.com.
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THEATER | ‘VINEGAR TOM’
THEATER | BRONZE COLLECTIVE THEATRE FEST
Despite the fact that locations of the historic witch trials are thriving tourist destinations, it’s fairly well known that there was nothing supernatural going on (right?). The women and men caught up in the witch hunts were subject to a systematic oppression and demonization of women. Centuries-old medical practice was removed from the hands of midwives and communities devolved into religious terrorism as neighbors sold each other out to authorities. This month, Nazareth College’s production of “Vinegar Tom” explores gender inequality of yesterday and today through the lens of witch trials. The musical play, written by Obie Award-winner Caryl Churchill, was penned in the late 1960s in response to the Women’s Rights Movement. It brings audiences to 17th-century England, and explores what happens when mother-daughter protagonists Joan and Alice and other women buck the patriarchal society’s set of norms.
Celebrating 5 years this week is the annual Bronze Collective Theatre Fest, presenting a week of African American theatrical arts that includes a series of spoken word and storytelling performances, capped at the end with a community forum at the Multi-use Community Cultural Center. Kicking off the fest on Monday, February 18, at 7:30 p.m., is a reading of Gary D. Marshall’s “You Shouldn’t Have Told.” Each following night will feature (in order) an encore presentation of the storytelling show “Anansi Tales for the Holidays,” Delba Brown’s “The Secret,” Rudolph Valentino’s “If Their World Was Ours,” Grace Flores’ “2 PLUS 2 = 7, or The Lesson,” and Karen D. Culley’s “No Bad News.” On Sunday, February 24 at 2 p.m., the 1st Annual Black Theater Forum: “There’s a Beale Street in every city in Black America” will be presented, paying homage to writer and social critic James Baldwin.
“Vinegar Tom” will be presented in Studio Theater A48 at Nazareth College Arts Center, 4245 East Avenue, from Friday, February 15, through Sunday, February 24. Performances are at 7:30 p.m. on Fridays, February 15 and 22; and Saturdays, February 16 and 23. Afternoon performances take place at 2 p.m. on Sundays, February 17 and 24. Tickets are $12 for general admission and $10 for senior citizens. The show contains mature themes, sexuality, and language. 389-2170; artscenter.naz.edu. — BY REBECCA RAFFERTY
The 5th Annual Bronze Collective Theatre Fest events take place each night at 7:30 p.m. from Monday, February 18, through Saturday, February 23, at MuCCC, 142 Atlantic Avenue. For tickets and more information, visit muccc.org. — BY REBECCA RAFFERTY
Arts & Performance Art Exhibits [ OPENING ] Image City Photography Gallery, 722 University Ave. Peter’s Picks 2017: A Retrospective. Reception Feb 22, 5-8:30pm. 271-2540. My Sister’s Gallery at the Episcopal Church Home, 505 Mt Hope Ave. Sherry Davis: The Watercolor Experience. Feb. 18-March 31. Reception Feb 21 5 -7pm. 546-8400.
Art Events [ FRI., FEBRUARY 15 ] Members Showcase. 6-9 p.m. The Yards, 50-52 Public Market attheyards.com. [ SAT., FEBRUARY 16 ] Artist’s Walk. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Corbett’s Glen, 165 Park Ln. 784-5250.
Dutch Connection Coffee Talk. 9 a.m. George Eastman Museum, 900 East Ave. Curtis Theatre $5-$15. eastman.org. Nathan Lyons: In Pursuit of Magic with WALL\THERAPY. 1 p.m. George Eastman Museum, 900 East Ave. eastman.org. New Year New Mask. 10 a.m.2 p.m Joy Gallery, 498 1/2 W Main St. 436-5230. [ SUN., FEBRUARY 17 ] Virtual Pilgrimage: Image & Imagination in Medieval Piety. 8 p.m. Christ Church, 141 East Ave Nancy Norwood, MAG Curator of European Art 454-3878.
Comedy [ THU., FEBRUARY 14 ] Joel Lindley. 7 p.m. Comedy @ the Carlson, 50 Carlson Rd $10. 426-6339.
Hitmakers: The British Are Coming. Wed., Feb. 13, 7 p.m., Thu., Feb. 14, 7 p.m., Sat., Feb. 16, 2 & 8 p.m. and Sun., Feb. 17, 2 p.m. JCC Hart Theatre, 1200 Edgewood Ave. Live open captioned performances Feb 10 & 13 $20-$33. 461-2000. The Humans. Tue., Feb. 19, 7:30 p.m. Geva Theatre, 75 Woodbury Blvd $25-$59. gevatheatre.org. I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change. Thu., Feb. 14, 7 p.m., Fri., Feb. 15, 7 p.m. & Sat., Feb. 16, 7 p.m. Cobblestone Theatre, 1622 State Rte 332 Farmington $15/$20. 398-0220. Ordinary Days. Fridays, 8 p.m., Saturdays, 8 p.m., Sundays, 2 p.m. & Thursdays, 7:30 p.m Blackfriars, 795 E. Main St $31.50-39.50. 454-1260. Sweethearts. Thu., Feb. 14, 8 p.m., Fri., Feb. 15, 8 p.m., Sat., Feb. 16, 2 & 8 p.m. and Sun., Feb. 17, 2 p.m. MuCCC, 142 Atlantic Ave
Activism [ SAT., FEBRUARY 16 ] Monroe Reads to End Racism. 2 p.m. Monroe Branch Library, 809 Monroe Ave 428-8202. Poverty Simulation. 8:45 a.m.-noon. Workers United Hall, 750 East Ave. RSVP: ylaboy@racf.org.
Kids Events [ THU., FEBRUARY 14 ] Art & Story Stroll: Love. 11 a.m. Memorial Art Gallery, 500 University Ave. $10. 276-8900. [ SAT., FEBRUARY 16 ] Owl Moon. 5 p.m. Genesee Country Village & Museum, 1410 Flint Hill Rd Mumford $13.50/$15. gcv.org.
[ FRI., FEBRUARY 15 ] Orny Adams. 7:30 & 10 p.m. Comedy @ the Carlson, 50 Carlson Rd $25. 426-6339. The TNT Show: Tom Malloy & Tommy Bechtold. 8 p.m. Comedy @ the Carlson, 50 Carlson Rd $10. 426-6339. [ SAT., FEBRUARY 16 ] Anti-Valentine’s Day Show. 9 p.m. The Spirit Room, 139 State St $5. 397-7595. Nuts & Bolts Improv. 8 p.m. Comedy @ the Carlson, 50 Carlson Rd $10. 426-6339.
Dance Events [ FRI., FEBRUARY 15 ] Challenging Convention: MFA Thesis Concert. 7:30 p.m. Tower Fine Arts Center, 180 Holley St Brockport $9-$17. 395-2787. InspireDANCE Festival: UR Student Kickoff Concert. 8 p.m. Spurrier Hall Dance Studio, UR, River Campus 273-5150.
[ SAT., FEBRUARY 16 ] InspireDANCE Festival Panel & Performance: Heidi Latsky Dance. 7 p.m. May Room, Wilson Commons, UR, 500 Joseph C. Wilson Blvd $10. 273-5150. [ SUN., FEBRUARY 17 ] Cirque Zuma Zuma. 7 p.m. Hale Auditorium, Roberts Cultural Life Center, Roberts Wesleyan College, 2301 Westside Dr $27-$36. [ MON., FEBRUARY 18 ] InspireDANCE Festival: David Dorfman Dance. 8 p.m. Spurrier Hall Dance Studio, UR, River Campus $10. 273-5150.
Theater America’s Sweetheart of Song: A Musical Tribute to Connie Francis. Thu., Feb. 14, 7:30 p.m., Fri., Feb. 15, 7:30 p.m. and Sat., Feb. 16, 2 & 7:30 p.m. Bruce Legacy Theatre, 75 Stutson St. 667-0954.
[ SUN., FEBRUARY 17 ] Who’s Been Walking in the Winter Woods? 1 p.m. Genesee Country Nature Center, 1410 Flint Hill Rd Mumford $5 suggested. 538-6822. [ TUE., FEBRUARY 19 ] The Magic Guy. noon. Cobblestone Theatre, 1622 State Rte 332 . Farmington $1. 398-0220.
Holiday [ THU., FEBRUARY 14 ] 50 Shades Masquerade. 8 p.m. Skyway Lounge, 90 S Clinton Ave $25-$50. skywayroc.com. Go Love Yourself! 6-9 p.m. The Penthouse, 1 East Ave. $15/$20. 775-2013. History Happy Hour: Modern Love. 6:30 p.m. Nox, 302 Goodman St N An exploration of love from a historical perspective $20.
[ FRI., FEBRUARY 15 ] Wild Wings: Animal Mating Trivia. 7 p.m. Wild Wings, Inc, 27 Pond Road . Honeoye Falls $10. 334-7790. [ SAT., FEBRUARY 16 ] Sweetheart Ball: The Swooners. 9 p.m. The German House Theater, 315 Gregory St. $16/$20. 442-6880.
Special Events [ FRI., FEBRUARY 15 ] Black History Month Celebration. 5:30 p.m. Franklin High School, 950 Norton St. 233-8798. [ SAT., FEBRUARY 16 ] Black Tie Affair: Motown. 6 p.m. UR Douglass Commons, Feldman Ballroom, 500 Wilson Blvd $18.50/$20. 275-9390. Rose Fest. 1:30-4:30 p.m. Penfield Public Library, 1985 Baird Rd. 694-8430. [ SUN., FEBRUARY 17 ] Black History Month Celebration. 2 p.m. Memorial Art Gallery, 500 University Ave. $5. 276-8900. [ TUE., FEBRUARY 19 ] Transgender Community Dinner. 6-8 p.m. Out Alliance, 100 College Ave.
Culture Lectures [ WED., FEBRUARY 13 ] Andy Babiuk: Fab Gear. 7:30 p.m. Rochester Museum & Science Center, 657 East Ave. $5-$10. rmsc.org. [ SAT., FEBRUARY 16 ] Rochester’s Rich History: The Rochester Water Works Companies, 1835-1872. 1 p.m. Central Library, Rundel Building, 115 South Ave. [ TUE., FEBRUARY 19 ] American Red Cross: Then & Now. 7 p.m. Fairport Historical Museum, 18 Perrin St 223-3989.
Literary Events [ FRI., FEBRUARY 15 ] Black Identity Through the Lens of French & Caribbean Literature & Historical Context. 7 p.m. Baobab Cultural Center, 728 University Ave. Dr. Cilas Kemedijo: Director, UR Frederick, Douglass Institute 563-2145. [ SUN., FEBRUARY 17 ] Poetry & Pie: Emily Rose KahnSheahan. 7 p.m. The Spirit Room, 139 State St $5. 397-7595. Rochester Poets: Hugh Mitchell, Michael Ketche. 2 p.m. Legacy at Cranberry Landing, 300 Cranberry Landing Dr. Followed by open mic 260-9005. [ MON., FEBRUARY 18 ] Where’s My Hogwarts Letter? Harry Potter for Adults. 7:30 p.m. Writers & Books, 740 University Ave Bring a dish or drink to pass $3. wab.org.
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Film
Zain Al Rafeea and Boluwatife Treasure Bankole in “Capernaum.” PHOTO COURTESY SONY PICTURES CLASSICS.
On the streets of the city “Capernaum” (R), DIRECTED BY NADINE LABAKI OPENS FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15 AT THE LITTLE THEATRE [ PREVIEW ] BY ADAM LUBITOW
One of five films nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at this year’s Academy Awards, the Lebanese drama “Capernaum” is a sometimes heavy-handed, but nonetheless
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powerful tale of poverty and adversity, written and directed with unflinching naturalism by Nadine Labaki. The film opens as streetwise youth named Zain (Zain Al Rafeea) is brought before a judge in a crowded Lebanese courtroom. He guesses that he’s 12, but is so frail he appears much younger. He’s been jailed for attempted murder, but is now the plaintiff in a lawsuit against his parents. Their much more serious crime, he claims, was giving birth to him; bringing him into a world so harsh and unforgiving that he never stood a chance.
From there, we spring backward to see Zain’s life and the circumstances that led him to this dire place. We see him living in a cramped apartment in the slum of Beirut with his neglectful parents and several siblings, forced to fend for himself selling juice on the street. He seems indifferent to most of his family (and they to him), but he’s fiercely protective of his 11-year-old sister, Sahar (Cedra Izam). When Sahar gets her period, Zain grows worried that her blossoming womanhood means that she’ll be sold into a marriage to middle-aged shopkeeper Assaad. He tries
desperately to prevent this from happening, but as things play out exactly as he feared, he reaches his limits and runs away. He takes temporary refuge at an amusement park and is eventually befriended, then taken in by one of the workers, an Ethiopian migrant worker and single mother named Rahil (Yordanos Shiferaw) who invites him to stay with her and her toddler, Yonas (the remarkable Boluwatife Treasure Bankole). But as an undocumented migrant, Rahil is herself subject to the manipulations of the authorities and unscrupulous predators of the street. The film’s title comes from the name of an ancient Israeli city, which over time has become a term meaning disorder and chaos, a constant way of life for those in the film’s Beirut underbelly setting. It’s a place crowded with refugees, many fleeing the war in neighboring Syria. These undocumented migrants lead impossible lives, ever vulnerable to individuals more than willing to take advantage of their situation. As a plot device, Zain’s lawsuit itself is not entirely convincing; it never feels like something the boy might actually see as a possibility. As a framing story, it lets the audience know that Zain makes it through his ordeal alive, though it muddies the audience’s sympathies, asking us to both to root for Zain and think that the easiest way for him to avoid all that suffering would have been if he’d never been born in the first place. Labaki aims for empathy, but in so stacking the deck against Zain, the emotion she stirs up too often feels like pity. The journey we take with Zain can be unduly grueling — the narrative constantly teeters on the brink of miserabilism — but thankfully Labaki provides moments of tenderness and finds ways to inject small bits of humor when she can. Most of all, it helps that the film is built around an incredible, singular performance from Zain Al Rafeea as Zain. It’s because of him that we can look past the manipulations of the film’s script to find a powerful story of one extraordinary boy’s enduring will to survive.
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Bri-Mar Marketing Solutions LLC (“LLC”) filed Arts. of Org. with Secy. of State of NY (“SSNY”) on January 24, 2019. Office Location: Monroe County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to 1777 Penfield Road, Penfield, New York 14526. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] 38FOSTER LLC (LLC) filed Arts. of Org. with NY Secy. of State (SS) on 1/7/2019. LLC’s office is in Monroe Co. SS is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SS shall mail a copy of any process to 26 Saginaw Drive, Rochester, NY 14623. LLC’s purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] 68 Nassau Street LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 1/14/2019. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served, SSNY shall mail process to 68 Nassau Street LLC, 5 Stag Creek Trail, Brockport, NY 14420 General Purpose. [ NOTICE ] 85 JAY STREET, LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 11/14/2018. Office in Monroe Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to 15 Sunview Dr., Rochester, NY 14624, which is also the principal business location. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. [ NOTICE ] CRP Properties LLC filed Articles of Organization with the New York Department of State on 11/7/2018. Its office is located in Monroe County. The Secretary of State has been designated as agent of the Company upon whom process against it may be served and
a copy of any process shall be mailed to 3366 Clover Street Pittsford, NY 14534. The purpose of the Company is any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] FKPE LLC (LLC) filed Arts. of Org. with NY Secy. of State (SS) on 1/3/19. LLC’s office is in Monroe Co. SS is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SS will mail a copy of any process to 115 Birch Hills Dr., Rochester, NY 14622. LLC’s purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] FSH CONSTRUCTION LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 01/17/19. Office: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, 645 Maple Street, Suite B, Rochester, NY 14611. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. [ NOTICE ] LASTQUEST, LLC (LLC) filed Arts. of Org. with NY Secy. of State (SS) on 1/11/2019. LLC’s office is in Monroe Co. SS is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SS shall mail a copy of any process to c/o the LLC, Attn: President, 39 Hyacinth Lane, Fairport, NY 14450. LLC’s purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] LTech II, LLC (LLC) filed Arts. of Org. with NY Secy. of State (SS) on 12/20/18. LLC’s office is in Monroe Co. SS is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SS will mail a copy of any process to 4 Commercial St., 4th Fl., Rochester, NY 14614. LLC’s purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] MELD PROPERTIES LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 8/3/2018. Office in Monroe Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC
whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to 172 Talon Run, Rochester, NY 14612, which is also the principal business location. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. [ NOTICE ] MJ Cooper LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 12/31/2018. Cty: Monroe. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to P.O. Box 393, 3740 Pittsford Palmyra Rd., Fairport, NY 14450-9995. General Purpose. [ NOTICE ] Notice is hereby given that a license, Serial Number pending for beer, wine, and cider has been applied for by the undersigned* to sell beer, wine, and cider at retail in a restaurant under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law at 998 Clinton Ave S, Rochester, NY 14620 in Monroe County for on premises consumption. *Sud Enterprises Inc DBA India House [ NOTICE ] Notice is hereby given that an alcohol beverage license pending, has been applied for, to consume liquor, beer, and wine at retail in a bar/restaurant, under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law, at 24 Winthrop St, City Of Rochester NY 14604. In Monroe County for consumption. ReddRoc, LLC DBA REDD [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of 1 Prestige Transport LLC; Art of Org filed with Sec’y of State (SSNY) 1/11/2019; Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 3240 White Swan Drive, Rochester, New York 14626. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.
[ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of 1225 Atlantic LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 2/5/19. Office location: Monroe Co. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 420 Pelham Road, Rochester, NY 14610. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of 15 Rundel Park, LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) on January 28, 2019. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC at 46 Hampshire Drive, Rochester, New York, 14618. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of 192 North Goodman, LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) on January 28, 2019. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC at 46 Hampshire Drive, Rochester, New York, 14618. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of 247 Cherry Road, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 1/15/2019. Office location, County of Monroe. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 1638 Glendowan Ter., Webster, NY 14580. Purpose: any lawful act. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of 2599 W. Ridge Road, LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 1/30/19. Office location: Monroe Co. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall
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November 30, 2018. Its office is located in Monroe County. The Secretary of State has been designated as agent upon whom process against the Company may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: 5816 W Wautoma Beach Rd Hilton NY 14468. The purpose of the Company is any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Baldrick Benjamin LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 09/13/18. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC at 1486 E Main Street Rochester, NY 14609 . Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of BARNES ROAD, LLC. Art. Of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 01/03/19. Office in Monroe County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 14 1/2 Fireside Ln Fairport, NY, 14450. Purpose: Any lawful purpose [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Capfall Wine Cellars LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 2/8/2019. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC at 20 Courtenay Cir Pittsford, NY 14534. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of CHACON MCB TRUCKING, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 1/4/2019. Office location, County of Monroe. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 1355 Middle
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To place your ad in the LEGAL section, contact Tracey Mykins by phone at (585) 244-3329 x10 or by email at legals@rochester-citynews.com Rd., Rush, NY 14543. Purpose: any lawful act. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Concept Property Services LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 12/3/18. Office location: Monroe Co. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: LegalCorp Solutions, LLC, 11 Broadway, Ste 615, NY, NY 10004, the registered agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] NOTICE OF FORMATION OF DOMESTIC LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY; Name of LLC: Gore Mountain Chalet, LLC; Date of filing: December 19, 2018; Office of the LLC: Monroe Co.; The NY Secretary of State has been designated as the agent upon whom process may be served. NYSS may mail a copy of any process to the LLC at P.O. Box 528, Fairport, New York 14450; Purpose of LLC: Any lawful purpose. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Echo Entertainment Group LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 1/4/2019. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC at 158 Green Moor Way #4 Henrietta, NY 14467. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of EMPIRE X-RAY & SILVER RECYCLING LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/15/18. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to David L. Bourne, P.O. Box 24785, Rochester, NY 14624. Purpose: Any lawful activity.
[ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Five Niyamas, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 1/24/19. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, P.O. Box 1415, Webster, NY 14580. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Flower City Health Resources, LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 1/17/2019. Office location: Monroe Co. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Celine Thompson, 88 Larkspur Lane, Rochester, NY 14622, the registered agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. Term: until 12/31/2040. Purpose: any lawful ac [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of FOUR BIRDS FLY LLC Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 1/4/2019. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 696 PARK AVENUE, ROCHESTER, NY 14607. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of G.E. Mattern Associates LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 01/25/2019. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC at 5075 Lake Road South, Brockport, NY 14420 . Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of GREGO HOMES LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 1/18/2019. Office location, County of Monroe. SSNY has been designated as agent
of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 61 Avonmore Way, Penfield, NY 14526. Purpose: any lawful act. [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of GREGORY SUMMIT PROPERTIES LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/20/2018. Office location, County of Monroe. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o The LLC, 55 Branch Ave., Rochester, NY 14618. Purpose: any lawful act. [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of HEY BABY, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 1/8/2019. Office location, County of Monroe. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 169 Estall Rd., Rochester, NY 14616. Purpose: any lawful act. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Himalayan Housing, LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 12/24/2018. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC at 14 Doncaster Road, Rochester, NY 14623. Purpose: Real estate related lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Iron Griddle, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 1/22/2019. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to principal business location: The LLC, 26 Webster Road, Spencerport, NY 14559. Purpose: any lawful activity
[ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Iron Smoke Whiskey LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 10/28/11. Office location: Monroe Co. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 111 Parce Ave, Ste 5B, Fairport, NY 14450. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of KALEIDOSCOPE WELLNESS, LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 10/1/18. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC at 303 TROY RD, ROCHESTER, NY 14618. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of LANNI PLUMBING, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 01/16/19. Office location: Monroe County. Princ. office of LLC: 650 Shumway Rd., Brockport, NY 14420. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to John P. Lanni at the princ. office of the LLC. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Latta Road Properties LLC; Art of Org filed with Sec’y of State (SSNY) 1/30/2019; Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 292 Hamlin Center Road, Hilton, New York 14468. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Lehigh Station Music LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 1/14/19. Office location: Monroe Co. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process
against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 31 Charissa Run, Rochester, NY 14623. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of Limited Liability Company (LLC). Name: Griffith Holdings LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on January 15, 2019. Office location, Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to: P.O. Box 10369, Rochester NY 14610 Purpose: any lawful purpose. [ NOTICE ] NOTICE OF FORMATION of MainOrchard Properties LLC. Articles of Org. filed with NY Secretary of State (NS): 11/20/2018; office in: Orleans County; NS is designated as agent upon whom process may be served; NS to mail copy of process to 2289 Oak Orchard River Rd., Waterport, NY 14571; purpose is any lawful purpose. [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of MCH TRUCKING, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 1/4/2019. Office location, County of Monroe. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 61 Rockview Ter., Rochester, NY 14606. Purpose: any lawful act. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of MONTICO LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) on Dec. 17, 2018. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC at 26 Nicholson Street, Rochester, NY 14620. Purpose: any lawful activities.
[ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Nesci Transit LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) January 24, 2019. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC at 1271 Lehigh Station Road, Henrietta, NY 14467. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of NGT PROPERTIES, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/15/2018. Office location, County of Monroe. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 1599 Barrow Hill Rd., Webster, NY 14580. Purpose: any lawful act. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of PR Properties Development LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 11/13/18. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC at1304 East Ridge Rd., Rochester NY 14621. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of RENT A SPACE LLC. Arts of Org, filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on December 21, 2018 Office Location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to princ. bus. Loc: 90 Centre Drive, Rochester, NY 14623; Purpose: any lawful activity [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of ROCHESTER TRANSITIONAL HOUSING LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 1/18/2019. Office location, County of Monroe. SSNY has
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been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 731 Lee Rd., Rochester, NY 14606. Purpose: any lawful act.
Notice of formation of SMALL WORLD BOOKS, LLC. Art.of Org. filed Secretary of State of NY (“SSNY”) 1/1/2019. Office location: Monroe Co. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 425 North St., Rochester, NY 14605. Purpose: any lawful purpose.
[ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Royal Wash Tonawanda, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 2/5/2019. Office location: Monroe County SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whomprocess against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to principal business location: The LLC, 2851 Monroe Avenue, Rochester, NY 14618. Purpose: any lawful activity [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Saga Properties LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 6/14/18. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 109 Despatch, East Rochester, NY 14445. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Sarge’s Hauling & Excavating LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 1/4/19. Office location: Monroe Co. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 61 Landau Drive, Rochester, NY 14606. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of SizzleBeach LLC . Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 01/25/2019. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC at 1297 Lake Road, Webster, NY 14580 . Purpose: any lawful activities.
[ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Terri Ann’s LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 1/11/19. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC at P.O.Box 111, North Greece, NY 14515 . Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of THE HUNGS’ PROPERTIES LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 01/14/19. Office location: Monroe County. Princ. office of LLC: 28 N. Goodman St., Rochester, NY 14607. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC at the addr. of its princ. office. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of THURSTON & CHILI ASSOCIATES LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 02/04/19. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o Home Leasing, LLC, 180 Clinton Sq., Rochester, NY 14604. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of THURSTON & CHILI ASSOCIATES MM LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 02/04/19. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated
To place your ad in the LEGAL section, contact Tracey Mykins by phone at (585) 244-3329 x10 or by email at legals@rochester-citynews.com as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o Home Leasing, LLC, 180 Clinton Sq., Rochester, NY 14604. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Tri City Transportation LLC. Art. Of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 11/27/18. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC at 74 Halford St. Rochester, NY 14611. The purpose of the Company is Medicaid Transportation. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Ubertas Group LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 1/10/19. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC at 45 Glenhill Dr Rochester, NY 14618. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] NOTICE OF FORMATION of Whiskey Delta Bravo LLC. Articles of Org. filed with NY Secretary of State (NS): 10/23/2018; office in: Orleans County; NS is designated as agent upon whom process may be served; NS to mail copy of process to 2289 Oak Orchard River Rd., Waterport, NY 14571; purpose is any lawful purpose. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of WHITNEY PAINTING AND REMODELING, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 02/06/19. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Keith Whitney, 5839 Chili Riga Center J147, Churchville, NY 14428. Purpose: Any lawful activity.
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Notice of Qualification of CDAR CONSULTING & SOLUTION PARTNERS LLC (LLC). Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/7/18. Office location: Monroe County. LLC formed in Pennsylvania (PA) on 5/2/18. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to PA addr. of LLC: 1032 Diane Ln, Cheswick, PA 15024. Cert. of Org. filed with PA Dept. of State, PO Box 8722, Harrisburg, PA 171058722. Purpose is any lawful purpose.
NOTICE OF QUALIFICATION of Oak Orchard Media LLC (OOM). Application for Authority filed with NY Secretary of State (NS): 11/26/2018; office in: Orleans County; NS is designated as agent upon whom process may be served; NS to mail copy of process to 2289 Oak Orchard River Rd., Waterport, NY 14571; purpose is any lawful purpose; OOM organized in DE: 11/20/2018, filed with DE Secretary of State @ 401 Federal St. #4, Dover, DE 19901; OOM DE office @ CGI, 850 New Burton Rd., Ste. 201, Dover, DE 19904.
ROLLERKOASTER, LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 10/22/18 Office in Monroe Co. SSNY design. Agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to Richard C Oaster 99 Garden Drive Fairport, NY 14450. Any lawful activity.
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[ NOTICE ] Notice of Qualification of GLM HYDRO LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 01/23/19. Office location: Monroe County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 01/01/19. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o Registered Agents Inc., 90 State St., Ste. 700, Office 40, Albany, NY 12207. DE addr. of LLC: 1201 N. Market St., Ste. 2300, Wilmington, DE 19801. Cert. of Form. filed with Secy. of State, Div. of Corps., John G. Townsend Bldg., 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Qualification of NY IROND SELF STORAGE, LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/17/18. Office location: Monroe County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 12/12/18. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o Corporation Service Co., 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207-2543. DE addr. of LLC: 251 Little Falls Dr., Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. filed with DE Secy. of State, John G. Townsend Bldg., 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Real estate investment in self storage facility.
ONE EIGHTY REALTY LLC (LLC) filed Arts. of Org. with NY Secy. of State (SS) on 1/8/2019. LLC’s office is in Monroe Co. SS is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SS shall mail a copy of any process to c/o the LLC, Attn: Member, 180 St. Paul Street, #406, Rochester, NY 14604. LLC’s purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Real Estate Advisors of New York, LLC filed Articles of Organization with the New York Department of State on 12/18/2018. Its office is located in Monroe County. The Secretary of State has been designated as agent of the Company upon whom process against it may be served and a copy of any process shall be mailed to 2171 Monroe Ave., Rochester, New York 14618. The purpose of the Company is any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Rochester 248 LLC. Art. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 01/11/19. Office: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, Hirschhorn, 4-03 4th Street, Fair Lawn, NJ 07410 Purpose: Any lawful purpose.
[ NOTICE ] Spartan Guide, LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 1/14/2019. Cty: Monroe. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to 41 Quentin Rd., Rochester, NY 14609.General Purpose. [ NOTICE ] T 4 PROPERTIES LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 1/16/2019. Office in Monroe Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to 84 Shadowbrook Dr., Rochester, NY 146161519, which is also the principal business location. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. [ NOTICE ] TAHVEN ASSOCIATES, LLC (LLC) filed Arts. of Org. with NY Secy. of State (SS) on 1/18/2019. LLC’s office is in Monroe Co. SS is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SS shall mail a copy of any process to 230 Alpine Drive, Rochester, NY 14618. LLC’s purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE OF ACTION FOR DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE ] IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TWENTIETH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR CHARLOTTE COUNTY, FLORIDA CIVIL ACTION CASE NO. 181578DR MYNISHA HILL, Petitioner/Wife, v. CALVIN CONNELL HILL, Respondent/Husband To: CALVIN CONNELL HILL Respondent’s last known address: 674 MAIN STREET
ROCHESTER, NY 14614 YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action for Dissolution of Marriage has been filed against you and that you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to it on Mynisha Hill c/o Ruhl Law, whose address is 2191 Tamiami Trail, Suite A Port Charlotte, FL 33948 on or before 02/28/2019, and file the original with the clerk of this Court at 350 E. Marion Avenue Punta Gorda, FL 33950 before service on Petitioner or immediately thereafter. If you fail to do so, a default may be entered against you for the relief demanded in the petition. Copies of all court documents in this case, including orders, are available at the Clerk of the Circuit Court’s office. You may review these documents upon request. You must keep the Clerk of the Circuit Court’s office notified of your current address. (You may file Notice of Current Address, Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Form 12.915.) Future papers in this lawsuit will be mailed to the address on records at the clerk’s office. WARNING: Rule 12.285, Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure, requires certain automatic disclosure of documents and information. Failure to comply can result in sanctions, including dismissal or striking of pleadings. Dated: 01/24/19 CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT By: Roger Eaton Deputy Clerk [ NOTICE OF FORMATION ] 104-105 Elmore Drive, LLC (“LLC”) filed Articles of Organization with the NY Sec. of State (“SSNY”) on 12/20/18. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process
against it may be served and shall mail a copy of process to 320 5th Avenue, 7th Floor, NY, NY 10001. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION ] Alex Serles Law, LLC filed Articles of Organization with the New York Department of State on 01/15/2019. Its office is located in Monroe County. The Secretary of State has been designated as agent of the Company upon whom process against it may be served and a copy of any process shall be mailed to Alexander Norman Serles, One East Main Street, Ste. 707B, Rochester, NY 14614. The purpose of the Company is Legal Services. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION ] Birnbaum – State Street, LLC (“LLC”) filed Articles of Organization with the NY Sec. of State (“SSNY”) on 12/18/18. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail a copy of process to 2850 Clover Street, Pittsford, NY 14534. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION ] Notice of Formation of Royal Wash Canandaigua, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secy. Of State of NY (SSNY) on 1/15/2019. Office location: Monroe County SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to principal business location: The LLC, 2851 Monroe Avenue, Rochester, NY 14618. Purpose: any lawful activity [ NOTICE OF FORMATION ] Notice of Formation of Royal Wash West Seneca, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on December 4, 2018. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY
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Organization were filed with the NY Secretary of State on 12/17/18. The LLC office is located in Monroe County. The NY Secretary of State is designated as the agent of the LLC upon whom process may be served, and the address a copy shall be mailed is 65 Cardiana Dr. Rochester NY 14612. The LLC is managed by a manager. The purpose of the LLC is any lawful business. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY ] The name of the LLC is ROC City Insurance Services, LLC. The Articles of Organization were filed with the NY Secretary of State on 1/17/19. The LLC office is located in Monroe County. The NY Secretary of State is designated as the agent of the LLC upon whom process may be served, and the address a copy shall be mailed is 34 Lakeview Park, Rochester NY 14613.The LLC is managed by a manager. The purpose of the LLC is any lawful business. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LLC ]
To place your ad in the LEGAL section, contact Tracey Mykins by phone at (585) 244-3329 x10 or by email at legals@rochester-citynews.com business is located in Monroe County. The Secretary of State has been designated as agent upon whom process may be served. A copy of any process shall be mailed to P.O. Box 16403, Rochester, NY 14616. The purpose of the LLC is to engage in any lawful activity for which Limited Liability Companies may be organized under Section 203 of the New York Limited Liability Company Law. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION OF WILHUSKY HOUSING, LLC ] WilHusky Housing, LLC (the “LLC”) filed Articles of Organization with NY Secretary of State (SSNY) 1/31/19. Office location: Monroe County, NY. Principal business location: 1265 Scottsville Rd, Rochester, NY 14624. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to CT Corporation System, 28 Liberty Street, NY, NY 10005 which is also the registered agent upon whom process may be served. Purpose: Any lawful activity.
Hedgeco Consulting LLC filed articles of organization with the New York Secretary of State on 01/10/2019 with an effective date of formation of 01/10/2019. Its principal place of business is located in Monroe County. The Secretary of State has been designated as agent upon whom process may be served. A copy of any process shall be mailed to 9 Sylvan Glen, Fairport, NY 14450. The purpose of the LLC is to engage in any lawful activity for which Limited Liability Companies may be organized under Section 203 of the New York Limited Liability Company Law.
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SUPREME COURT STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF MONROE Index No. E2018007071 ESL Federal Credit Union, Plaintiff, vs. Robert Snell, Deceased, any persons who are heirs or distributees of Robert Snell, Deceased, and all
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Notice is hereby given that the undersigned will sell at Online Public Auction pursuant to New York State Lien Law, Article 8, Section 182, per order of River Campus Storage, 169 Flanders St, Rochester, NY at www.bid13.com for the personal property described as household goods heretofore stored with the undersigned by Valarie Collins, Unit #114, beginning on February 21. All sales are subject to prior claim, postponement and/or cancellation. [ SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS ]
persons who are widows, grantees, mortgagees, lienors, heirs, devisees, distributees, successors in interest of such of them as may be deceased, and their husbands, wives, heirs, devisees, distributees and successors of interest all of whom and whose names and places of residence are unknown to Plaintiff; Richard Snell; Janet Montante; ESL Federal Credit Union; Discover Bank; United States of America; People of the State of New York; “John Doe” and/or “Mary Roe” Defendants. Location of property to be foreclosed: 60 Lake View Park, a/k/a 60 Lakeview Park, City of Rochester, Monroe County, New York TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in the above action and to serve a copy of your Answer on the Plaintiff’s attorney within twenty (20) days after the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service, or within (30) days after completion of service where service is made in any other manner than by personal delivery within the State. The United States of America, if designated as a Defendant in this action, may answer or appear within sixty (60) days of service hereof. In case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. Monroe County is designated as the place of trial. The basis of venue is the location of the mortgaged premises. NOTICE: YOU MAY BE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this Summons and Complaint by serving a copy of the Answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the Answer with the Court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your property. Speak to an attorney or go to the Court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the Summons and protect your property.
Sending a payment to your mortgage company will not stop this foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. DATED: January 29, 2019 MATTHEW RYEN, ESQ. Lacy Katzen, LLP Attorney for Plaintiff Office and Post Office Address The Granite Building 130 East Main Street Rochester, New York 14604 Telephone: (585) 324-5767 NATURE AND OBJECT OF ACTION: The object of the above action is to foreclose a mortgage held by Plaintiff recorded in the Monroe County Clerk’s Office on April 26, 2002 in Liber 16225 of Mortgages, page 233 in the amount of $25,000.00. TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS, The plaintiff makes no personal claim against you in this action except for Robert Snell. To the above named Defendants: The foregoing Summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an Order of the Hon. J. Scott Odorisi a Justice of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, dated January 22, 2019 and filed along with the supporting papers in the Monroe County Clerk’s Office. This is an action to foreclose a mortgage. The premises is described as follows: ALL THAT TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND, situate in the City of Rochester; County of Monroe and State of New York, known and described as Lot 167 of D.W. Selye’s Subdivision of a part of the Lake View Park Tract, so-called, as laid down upon a map thereof made by J.C. Ryan, Surveyor, and filed in Monroe County Clerk’s Office in 1884 in Liber 5 of Maps, Page 89, to which reference is hereby made. Said Lot is 44 feet wide, front and rear and 138 feet more or less in depth. Said Lot fronts the north side of Lake View Park and is bounded on the west by Pierpont Street. Tax Account No. 090.74-3-57 Property
Address: 60 Lake View Park a/k/a 60 Lakeview Park, City of Rochester, New York [ SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS AND NOTICE ] SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF MONROE Index No. E2018000644 CHESWOLD (TL), LLC, Plaintiff, vs. ELINORA E. HOLMES; The heirsat-law, next of kin, distributees, executors, administrators, assignees, lienors, creditors, successors-ininterest and generally all persons having or claiming under, by or through MAJOR HOLMES, SR., by purchase, inheritance, lien or otherwise of any right, title or interest in and to the premises described in the complaint herein, and all creditors thereof, and the respective wives, or widows of his, if any, all of whose names and addresses are unknown to Plaintiff; TONYA HOLMES; MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY; MIDLAND FUNDING LLC DBI NEW YORK AS MIDLAND FUNDING OF DELAWARE LLC; US BANK AS CUSTODIAN FOR PFS FINANCIAL 1, LLC; PROPEL FINANCIAL 1, LLC; COUNTY OF MONROE; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE; TLF NATIONAL TAX LIEN TRUST 2017-1 AND “JOHN DOE #1” THROUGH “JOHN DOE #100”, Defendants. TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the amended complaint in the aboveentitled foreclosure action, and to serve a copy of your answer on Plaintiff’s attorney within thirty (30) days after the service of this summons, exclusive of the day of service or within thirty (30) days after completion of service where service is made in any other manner than by personal service within the State.
The United States of America, if designated as a defendant in this action, may answer or appear within sixty (60) days of service hereof. In case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the amended complaint. Monroe County is designated as the place of trial. The basis of venue is the location of the subject premises. Dated: December 6, 2018 TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: The foregoing summons is served upon you by publication, pursuant to an Order of Honorable J. Scott Odorisi, a Justice of the Supreme Court, dated January 15, 2019, and filed with supporting papers in the Monroe County Clerk’s Office. This is an action to foreclose tax liens encumbering the property known as 315 First Street, City of Rochester, New York and identified as tax account no.: 106.43-2-10 (the “Tax Parcel”). The relief sought is the sale of the Tax Parcel at public auction in satisfaction of the tax liens. In case of your failure to appear, judgment may be taken against you in the sum of $5,211.78, together with interest, costs, disbursements and attorneys’ fees of this action, and directing the public sale of the Tax Parcel. PHILLIPS LYTLE LLP Anthony J. Iacchetta Attorneys for Plaintiff Cheswold (TL), LLC 28 East Main Street Suite 1400 Rochester, New York 14614 Telephone: (585) 238-2000 [ SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS AND NOTICE ] SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF MONROE Index No. E2018001352 AMERICAN TAX FUNDING, LLC, Plaintiff, v. PEDRO DEJESUS, SR.; PEDRO DEJESUS, JR., if living, or if he be dead, his wife, heirsat-law, next of kin, distributees, executors, administrators, assignees, lienors, creditors, successors-in-
interest and generally all persons having or claiming under, by or through said PEDRO DEJESUS, JR., by purchase, inheritance, lien or otherwise of any right, title or interest in and to the premises described in the complaint herein, and all creditors thereof, and the respective wives, or widows of his, if any, all of whose names and addresses are unknown to Plaintiff; RAMON RESTO; EFIGENIA RESTO; NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE; THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK; THE CITY COURT OF ROCHESTER; COUNTY OF MONROE; TOWER DBW II TRUST 2012-2, SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO TOWER DBW II TRUST 2013-1; US BANK AS CUSTODIAN FOR PFS FINANCIAL 1, LLC; PROPEL FINANCIAL 1, LLC AND “JOHN DOE #1” THROUGH “JOHN DOE #100,” Defendants. TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the amended complaint in the aboveentitled foreclosure action, and to serve a copy of your answer on Plaintiff’s attorney within thirty (30) days after the service of this summons, exclusive of the day of service or within thirty (30) days after completion of service where service is made in any other manner than by personal service within the State. The United States of America, if designated as a defendant in this action, may answer or appear within sixty (60) days of service hereof. In case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the amended complaint. Monroe County is designated as the place of trial. The basis of venue is the location of the subject premises. Dated: November 14, 2018 TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: The foregoing summons is served upon you by publication, pursuant to an Order of Honorable J. Scott Odorisi, a Justice
Legal Ads of the Supreme Court, dated January 22, 2019, and filed with supporting papers in the Monroe County Clerk’s Office. This is an action to foreclose tax liens encumbering the property known as 166 Glenwood Avenue, City of Rochester, New York and identified as tax account no.: 105.27-1-24 (the “Tax Parcel”). The relief sought is the sale of the Tax Parcel at public auction in satisfaction of the tax liens. In case of your failure to appear, judgment may be taken against you in the sum of $12,909.46, together with interest, costs, disbursements and attorneys’ fees of this action, and directing the public sale of the Tax Parcel. PHILLIPS LYTLE LLP Anthony J. Iacchetta Attorneys for Plaintiff American Tax Funding, LLC 28 East Main Street Suite 1400 Rochester, New York 14614 Telephone: (585) 238-2000 [ SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS AND NOTICE ] SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF MONROE Index No. E2018002262 CHESWOLD (TL), LLC, Plaintiff,vs. The heirsat-law, next of kin, distributees, executors, administrators, assignees, lienors, creditors, successors-ininterest and generally all persons having or claiming under, by or through DAINELL STOKES A/K/A DANIELLE STOKES, DECEASED, by purchase, inheritance, lien or otherwise of any right, title or interest in and to the premises described in the complaint herein, and all creditors thereof, and the respective husbands, or widowers of hers, if any, all of whose names and addresses are unknown to Plaintiff; WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, SUCCESSOR BY MERGER AND ACQUISITION TO WELLS FARGO BANK MINNESOTA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR NORWEST BANK
MINNESOTA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR CERTIFICATE HOLDERS OF SACO I INC., SERIES 1999-3; HOUSEHOLD FINANCE CORPORATION III; HSBC FINANCE CORPORATION, SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO HOUSEHOLD FINANCE REALTY CORPORATION OF NEW YORK; HSBC FINANCE CORPORATION, SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO BENEFICIAL HOMEOWNER SERVICE CORPORATION; CAPITAL ONE BANK (USA), NATIONAL ASSOCIATION; CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO CAPITAL ONE AUTO FINANCE, INC.; LVNV FUNDING LLC; LVNV FUNDING LLC APO CITIBANK; COUNTY OF MONROE; US BANK AS CUSTODIAN FOR PFS FINANCIAL 1, LLC; PROPEL FINANCIAL 1, LLC; ANDRE STOKES; NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; TLF NATIONAL TAX LIEN TRUST 2017-1; SARITA N. STOKES, AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF DAINELL STOKES A/K/A DANIELLE STOKES, DECEASED AND “JOHN DOE #2” THROUGH “JOHN DOE #100”, Defendants. TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the amended complaint in the aboveentitled foreclosure action, and to serve a copy of your answer on Plaintiff’s attorney within thirty (30) days after the service of this summons, exclusive of the day of service or within thirty (30) days after completion of service where service is made in any other manner than by personal service within the State. The United States of America, if designated as a defendant in this action, may answer or appear within sixty (60) days of service hereof. In case of your failure
Fun to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the amended complaint. Monroe County is designated as the place of trial. The basis of venue is the location of the subject premises. Dated: January 2, 2019 [ SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS AND NOTICE ] SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF MONROE Index No. E2018004615 CHESWOLD (TL), LLC, Plaintiff, vs. The heirsat-law, next of kin, distributees, executors, administrators, assignees, lienors, creditors, successors-ininterest and generally all persons having or claiming under, by or through NICOLETTA RIOLA, by purchase, inheritance, lien or otherwise of any right, title or interest in and to the premises described in the complaint herein, and all creditors thereof, and the respective husbands, or widowers of hers, if any, all of whose names and addresses are unknown to Plaintiff; The heirs-at-law, next of kin, distributees, executors, administrators, assignees, lienors, creditors, successors-ininterest and generally all persons having or claiming under, by or through PHYLLIS DEFRANCO, by purchase, inheritance, lien or otherwise of any right, title or interest in and to the premises described in the complaint herein, and all creditors thereof, and the respective husbands, or widowers of hers, if any, all of whose names and addresses are unknown to Plaintiff; PAULA DEFRANCO A/K/A PAULA CANTATORE; MARC DEFRANCO; GINA KALISH; NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK; THE TOWN COURT OF CHILI; PORTFOLIO RECOVERY ASSOCIATES, L.L.C.; COUNTY OF
MONROE; US BANK AS CUSTODIAN FOR PFS FINANCIAL 1, LLC; PROPEL FINANCIAL 1, LLC; The heirs-atlaw, next of kin, distributees, executors, administrators, assignees, lienors, creditors, successors- ininterest and generally all persons having or claiming under, by or through ALEXANDER RIOLA, JR., A/K/A ALEX RIOLA, JR., by purchase, inheritance, lien or otherwise of any right, title or interest in and to the premises described in the complaint herein, and all creditors thereof, and the respective wives, or widows of his, if any, all of whose names and addresses are unknown to Plaintiff; CHERYL RIOLA; TLF NATIONAL TAX LIEN TRUST 20171 AND “JOHN DOE #1” THROUGH “JOHN DOE #100”, Defendants. TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the amended complaint in the aboveentitled foreclosure action, and to serve a copy of your answer on Plaintiff’s attorney within thirty (30) days after the service of this summons, exclusive of the day of service or within thirty (30) days after completion of service where service is made in any other manner than by personal service within the State. The United States of America, if designated as a defendant in this action, may answer or appear within sixty (60) days of service hereof. In case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the amended complaint. Monroe County is designated as the place of trial. The basis of venue is the location of the subject premises. Dated: December 27, 2018
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