Kenneth Howard Rowe, age 75, of North Fort Myers, Florida passed away on Saturday, October 9, 2021. Kenneth was born June 22, 1946. Loving partner
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As I put in some volunteer hours to help Greenovation move to a new home I’m reminded of a project I launched there years ago.
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From 5000 feet (1524m) in the air the shape of Corn Hill resembles an anatomic heart, apposite to its location and history. Closer to Earth
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This neighborhood has gone by many names over the years: Athens, Thousand Acre Tract, Clyde, Brewer’s Dock, North Rochester, Lower Town, and Butterhole. The designation
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With over two hundred times the population density of the rest of Rochester, this place is also known for its quiet residents. With 196 acres
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On the western end of Carthage is what’s now known as La Avenida, a predominantly Puerto Rican neighborhood with a long history of being home
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As the weather turns colder I ponder my tactics for the coming weeks and months related to this project. Should I fill in areas that
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Thanks to the strong Polish-American community in Rochester and their excellent record keeping, I was eager to dive into the history of this neighborhood. Though,
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Whether fortuitous or not, the location of McCrackenville – one of the few original settlements that comprised the original City of Rochester – was directly
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I’ll turn a phrase borrowed from an Academy Award-winning film of the ’90s to describe this neighborhood: A highway runs through it. Perhaps one of
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