Neighborhood & Business Development - Location19.org2024-03-28T20:44:41Zhttps://location19.org/forum/categories/neighborhood-business/listForCategory?feed=yes&xn_auth=noCrypto Currency Threat to Regiontag:location19.org,2021-11-19:2047650:Topic:1390052021-11-19T04:20:32.971ZMark Sweetlandhttps://location19.org/profile/MarkSweetland
<p>Mining of BIT Coins Damage.</p>
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<div dir="ltr">Here's an important article by MW Thomas on the threat to the area from this "mining" on Seneca Lake. In fact, on the surrounding area, threatening vineyards and wineries,<span>threatening the air, water, and soil of the Finger Lakes. </span> .</div>
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<div dir="ltr"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://rochesterbeacon.com/2021/11/18/the-crypto-cloud-over-seneca-lake/" class="yiv6544376794enhancr_card_7785955632">The crypto cloud over Seneca Lake - Rochester Beacon</a></div>
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<div dir="ltr">This is a relatively unknown issue. Mining cryptocurrency is hard to understand, but important that it be ended in NYS.</div>
<div>Michael asked that "<span>People can contact their state legislators to support a bill (better yet, become a co-sponsor) that will be introduced in January to pause the expansion of Proof-of-Work cryptocurrency mining in NYS so the environmental impacts can be evaluated. SenecaLakeGuardian.org will keep people updated on what can be done." Thank you! Michael</span></div> Congratulations, Malik Evanstag:location19.org,2021-06-28:2047650:Topic:1367302021-06-28T08:15:14.123ZMark Sweetlandhttps://location19.org/profile/MarkSweetland
<p>Our Mayor-elect Malik is already building bridges, as you see from recent TV news coverage. He was out attending a neighborhood cook-out. Welcome to a fresh face in City Hall, although not a stranger there after serving the community in numerous positions. </p>
<p>Our Mayor-elect Malik is already building bridges, as you see from recent TV news coverage. He was out attending a neighborhood cook-out. Welcome to a fresh face in City Hall, although not a stranger there after serving the community in numerous positions. </p> Joyous Worktag:location19.org,2021-01-15:2047650:Topic:1358282021-01-15T07:37:55.275ZMark Sweetlandhttps://location19.org/profile/MarkSweetland
<p>Here's a great celebration of work, at Selecta Seeds in Kenya doing the Jerusalema Challenge.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnmznmRnVKM&feature=youtu.be&ab_channel=Selectaone">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnmznmRnVKM&feature=youtu.be&ab_channel=Selectaone</a></p>
<p>Here's a great celebration of work, at Selecta Seeds in Kenya doing the Jerusalema Challenge.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnmznmRnVKM&feature=youtu.be&ab_channel=Selectaone">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnmznmRnVKM&feature=youtu.be&ab_channel=Selectaone</a></p> Eddie the Barber Retires, Sign Cardtag:location19.org,2020-10-06:2047650:Topic:1313982020-10-06T05:34:17.382ZMark Sweetlandhttps://location19.org/profile/MarkSweetland
<p><font face="Arial, sans-serif">Eddie DiPonzio owned the 2<sup>nd</sup> longest-lasting business from the old days on Thurston Rd. After Crowley, his shop had been here longer than anyone's. And his memories of all who lived in the neighborhood; he could tell you whose sister married the guy one street over, how many siblings Mike had, and where his dad worked. Such tidbits made getting a haircut at Eddie's even more of a treat. It was fun waiting as you listened, and seeing who you would…</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial, sans-serif">Eddie DiPonzio owned the 2<sup>nd</sup> longest-lasting business from the old days on Thurston Rd. After Crowley, his shop had been here longer than anyone's. And his memories of all who lived in the neighborhood; he could tell you whose sister married the guy one street over, how many siblings Mike had, and where his dad worked. Such tidbits made getting a haircut at Eddie's even more of a treat. It was fun waiting as you listened, and seeing who you would meet.</font></p>
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<p><font face="Arial, sans-serif">His customers now also live in Gates, Greece, and far-flung outlying areas. They still always went back to Eddie's. So it is sad to see him leave Thurston. Everyone will miss him. But he has certainly earned it!</font></p>
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<p><font face="Arial, sans-serif">Go in to the 19th Ward Community Association office to sign a card wishing him well. They'll send it off on Oct. 16<sup>th</sup>. Wish we could have a party, but Covid prohibits.</font></p>
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<p><font face="Arial, sans-serif">Here's a link to their video of him in the shop; page down upon arrival.</font> <a href="https://19wca.org/2019/10/19/history-committee-videos/">https://19wca.org/2019/10/19/history-committee-videos/</a></p>
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<p></p> Greenlight Network in 19th Wardtag:location19.org,2020-09-10:2047650:Topic:1251362020-09-10T01:17:59.936ZLawrence Floydhttps://location19.org/profile/LawrenceFloyd
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Is anyone interested in getting Greenlight Network in the 19th Ward. It's cheaper than Spectrum and much faster. Contact me here.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Is anyone interested in getting Greenlight Network in the 19th Ward. It's cheaper than Spectrum and much faster. Contact me here.</span></p> Wow! This looks like great news. A new RCSD Superintendent from our area, who knows our schools!tag:location19.org,2020-05-08:2047650:Topic:1240452020-05-08T01:07:19.265ZJohn Boutethttps://location19.org/profile/JohnBoutet
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">This is great. Someone with roots in our area who has worked in our schools! <br></br></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 18pt;">Here is what the D&C had to say:</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/education/2020/05/07/lesli-myers-small-rcsd-superintendent-rochester-ny-schools/3049347001/" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><em>Former Brockport leader Lesli Myers-Small to be named next RCSD…</em></a></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">This is great. Someone with roots in our area who has worked in our schools! <br/></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 18pt;">Here is what the D&C had to say:</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/education/2020/05/07/lesli-myers-small-rcsd-superintendent-rochester-ny-schools/3049347001/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>Former Brockport leader Lesli Myers-Small to be named next RCSD superintendent</em></a></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><em>"In an <a href="https://www.wxxinews.org/post/connections-lesli-myers-small-her-new-role-state-education-department" target="_blank" rel="noopener">interview on WXXI's "Connections" last December,</a> Myers-Small shared her belief about how RCSD could be turned around."</em></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 18pt;">Channel 13 WHAM reported:</span></p>
<p><a href="https://13wham.com/news/local/lesli-myers-small-to-be-named-next-rcsd-superintendent" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><em>Sources: Lesli Myers-Small to be named next RCSD superintendent</em></span></a></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">This is the best news I have seen all week. </span> <span style="font-size: 14pt;">Kudos to the School Board!</span></p> Brue Coffee Closedtag:location19.org,2020-03-10:2047650:Topic:1239982020-03-10T04:10:49.321ZMark Sweetlandhttps://location19.org/profile/MarkSweetland
<p>Learned Brue has closed, due to extreme rent raise by landlord. Sad to see this locally-owned establishment disappear. Hear there is a closing party mid-month?</p>
<p>Learned Brue has closed, due to extreme rent raise by landlord. Sad to see this locally-owned establishment disappear. Hear there is a closing party mid-month?</p> People's Choice Attempted Rob - Please Visittag:location19.org,2019-12-24:2047650:Topic:1232982019-12-24T23:29:01.745ZMark Sweetlandhttps://location19.org/profile/MarkSweetland
<p>There was an attempted robbery Mon. night at People's Choice, the popular 19th Ward eating spot. I saw news coverage on Ch. 13 tonight and many neighbors stopped in to visit and help Van by eating and making a donation. Now's the time of year to pay it forward for someone who's been helping the community by having a "pay what you can afford" menu. (And a great menu, with hearty portions.) Between now and Jan. 1, stop by and wish Van a Happy New Year.</p>
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<p>There was an attempted robbery Mon. night at People's Choice, the popular 19th Ward eating spot. I saw news coverage on Ch. 13 tonight and many neighbors stopped in to visit and help Van by eating and making a donation. Now's the time of year to pay it forward for someone who's been helping the community by having a "pay what you can afford" menu. (And a great menu, with hearty portions.) Between now and Jan. 1, stop by and wish Van a Happy New Year.</p>
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<p> <a href="https://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/2019/12/24/peoples-choice-kitchen-employee-injured-in-robbery-attempt-at-rochester-ny/2740563001/">https://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/2019/12/24/peoples-choice-kitchen-employee-injured-in-robbery-attempt-at-rochester-ny/2740563001/</a></p>
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<p></p> Remember the furor over the Common Core. Here is the Why.tag:location19.org,2019-12-22:2047650:Topic:1236012019-12-22T06:28:55.165ZJohn Boutethttps://location19.org/profile/JohnBoutet
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">I received a couple articles on the Common Core that nicely explain how we got into that mess. A thank you to Dan Drmacich for sending them. In 2012 when the SWCC Education Committee started the fight to save School 16 we kept running into controversies in the District over Common Core. The following articles shed light on what had gone on and are well worth the read:…</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">I received a couple articles on the Common Core that nicely explain how we got into that mess. A thank you to Dan Drmacich for sending them. In 2012 when the SWCC Education Committee started the fight to save School 16 we kept running into controversies in the District over Common Core. The following articles shed light on what had gone on and are well worth the read:</span></p>
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<li><a href="https://dianeravitch.net/2019/12/20/the-most-important-article-written-about-common-core/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The Most Important Article Written about Common Core</span></a> <span style="font-size: 8pt;">by Diane Ravitch</span> </li>
<li><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><a href="https://dianeravitch.net/2019/12/20/jan-resseger-are-the-common-core-standards-dead-or-alive/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jan Resseger: Are Common Core Standards Dead or Alive?</a> <span style="font-size: 8pt;">by Diane Ravitch</span> </span></li>
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<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">We need to connect this to what we face today.</span> </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The Common Core and its high stakes testing, which was adopted by Albany and most other states was forced on our schools. It has done great damage to our children and our school districts. This ill conceived program hurt the performance of students in a district that already needed to improve. More schools were put into receivership forcing relocation of teachers. Staff stability and their relationships with students is particularly important to city students traumatized by the high poverty environment that deprives students of stability in their lives. I wonder how many hundreds of millions of dollars adopting Common Core and its testing has and will cost us. Besides the books and testing bills, think of the problems caused: The self esteem damage to students who failed high stake tests intended to rate teachers; the damage done by teaching to the tests; the demoralization of teachers; the reduction of college students choosing teaching because of the downgrading of teaching as a respected profession. What impact will all this have on our children?</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">So now on top of all this we have a budget overrun that will force over 100 teachers to be cut. We need an aid package of $30 million to put off cuts until June. It does not solve the whole problem. It does however prevent the trauma of teachers suddenly disappearing from student's classrooms over the holidays. There is enough uncertainty in their lives. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Headhunters from other districts are already swooping in looking to snap up our young enthusiastic teachers who would be the first victims of our "last in first out" policies. We were already understaffed for doing the work our children need and deserve.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Please act right now to send Governor Cuomo a request for his immediate help to provide a $30 million state aid package to stop very damaging mid year teacher cuts.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The surest way of of being certain your contact with Governor Andrew Cuomo is counted is to either call : 518-474-8390 and/or contact him online at <a href="https://www.governor.ny.gov/content/governor-contact-form" target="_blank" style="line-height: 21px;" rel="noopener"><font face="Arial">https://www.governor.ny.gov/content/governor-contact-form</font></a></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">The Rochester Coalition for Public Education has put together this sample letter</span>:<br/></span></p>
<blockquote><font style="font-size: 16px;" face="Arial">Dear Governor Cuomo,</font><div style="color: #000000;"><font style="font-size: 16px;" face="Arial"><br/></font></div>
<div style="color: #000000;"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5;">I urge you to support a financial rescue to help the Rochester City School District avoid mid-year teacher lay-offs and resource cuts that will have devastating effects on thousands of city children, who bear no responsibility for the crisis now facing the district. Of course, the district must do its part to close a $64 million shortfall its own practices created. That means union & RCSD action and cuts as far from the classroom as possible. But those steps alone will not close the gap. It will take approximately $30 million in state assistance to do that. But we must put the children first.</span><br/></font></div>
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<div style="color: #000000;"><font style="font-size: 16px;" face="Arial">City children face multiple socio-economic and psychological challenges. Layoffs would create disruptions that ripple through the district, separating many children from the teachers who have been preparing them to be responsible members of society and for mid-year state exams. Rumors of teacher layoffs have sparked students protests and left many children, teachers and parents distraught and confused. Please help them now.</font></div>
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<div style="color: #000000;"><font style="font-size: 16px;" face="Arial">The school board and the unions are negotiating and hope to have a plan by week’s end. State assistance is needed to minimize the damage to our students. Substantial mid-year relief is not unprecedented, as you know. In 2014 and 2015, the state approved more than $50 million to bailout the Yonkers schools.</font></div>
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<div style="color: #000000;"><font style="font-size: 16px;" face="Arial">In addition to the short-term relief, I urge you to support the appointment of two expert educators, one for financial matters, the other for academics, who would have the authority to insist in implementing the major reforms needed for a sound educational future for city students. This focused intervention would be far preferable to a state takeover and dissolution of the board of education—moves that have failed in all other school districts throughout the nation. </font></div>
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<div style="color: #000000;"><font style="font-size: 16px;" face="Arial">Please act now, Governor. The Rochester city school children need your assistance today.</font></div>
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<div style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">You probably have heard of other groups pushing to get $86.1 million in Foundation Aid New York State owes the Rochester City School District. That is all well and good and I hope they succeed but we need to push for the 30 million today<font face="Arial">.</font></span></div>
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<div style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><font face="Arial">Give our kid a great Christmas present this year. Take action.<br/></font></span></div>
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<p>I hope you were able to take in some of this year's Beats @ Brooks concerts. If you missed them or want to relive them here is a list of video from the events:</p>
<p><font size="-1">Five of the six videos from the Beats @ Brooks Concerts can be found at:</font></p>
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<li><a href="https://youtu.be/Sl-4BNCSsU8" rel="noopener" target="_blank">2019-07-25 - Beats @ Brooks - The Bureau Cats Blues Band…</a></li>
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<p>I hope you were able to take in some of this year's Beats @ Brooks concerts. If you missed them or want to relive them here is a list of video from the events:</p>
<p><font size="-1">Five of the six videos from the Beats @ Brooks Concerts can be found at:</font></p>
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<li><a href="https://youtu.be/Sl-4BNCSsU8" target="_blank" rel="noopener">2019-07-25 - Beats @ Brooks - The Bureau Cats Blues Band</a></li>
<li><a href="https://youtu.be/pmXji_TXcRs" target="_blank" rel="noopener">2019-08-01 - Beats @ Brooks - Joe Beard & Band</a></li>
<li><a href="https://youtu.be/LPwMPT_ewqw" target="_blank" rel="noopener">2019-08-08 - Beats @ Brooks - All-N-One</a></li>
<li><a href="https://youtu.be/p44vKwtYSxQ" target="_blank" rel="noopener">2019-08-15 - Beats @ Brooks - Ruby Shooz</a></li>
<li><font size="-1"><a href="https://youtu.be/06NExcb89fc" target="_blank" rel="noopener">2019-08-22 - Beats @ Brooks - Lauren & Good Souls</a><br/></font></li>
<li><a href="https://youtu.be/V-olpAY23qQ" target="_blank" rel="noopener">2019-08-29 - Beats @ Brooks - The Mambo Kings</a></li>
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<p><font size="-1">A big shout out to Mary D'Alessandro, Brian Potter and Staybridge, Greg Norsen and Marvin May at the Grill, and Eleanor Coleman and her many Rotary SW volunteers for making the event happen. A big thank you to all the sponsors who are listed in the videos and to the outstanding bands.</font></p>