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Karin replied to John Boutet's discussion Student Housing in the Neighborhoods

"And here's an interesting perspective from RIT students on what living in the 19th Ward is like: http://reportermag.com/article/01-27-2012/going-off-the-grid"

Feb 2, 2012

Karin replied to John Boutet's discussion Student Housing in the Neighborhoods

"Wow. With all due respect, I don’t see how the migration of students, especially from the U of R, onto this side of the river is a bad thing. Rather, I think it’s one of the MOST PROMISING and POSITIVE developments over the past few…"

Feb 2, 2012

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Halloween Incident on Congress Ave

Saw this in the U of R Campus Newspaper:At 11:32 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 31, a graduate student notified security that he had been robbed on Congress Avenue.While dropping off his friend at his residence, two unidentified suspects approached the car. One suspect had a shotgun and demanded that he get out of his car. The student complied, and the suspects quickly got into the car and drove off.The victim was not hurt, but his residence keys were on the key ring in the vehicle. The victim filed a…See More

Nov 4, 2010

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Mark Sweetland commented on Karin's blog post 19th Ward from U of R Perspective

"Margy, Dana M. did comment on development money for Thurston Rd. at the last 19th WCA annual convention. He was discussing what had been done on Genesee St. around Brooks, and said the next move will be towards Thurston. Thrust will be on…"

Oct 29, 2009

Shawn commented on Karin's blog post 19th Ward from U of R Perspective

"Thanks for sharing the link Karin! It is a MUST read. I know that people are reading it, and are interested in the 19th Ward, because the number of people visiting Location19 sky rocketed 78% today! The numbers have been slowing increasing, and we…"

Oct 29, 2009

Margy Meath commented on Karin's blog post 19th Ward from U of R Perspective

"thanks for sharing this article. I also don't remember hearing anything re: 300K of storefront renovations and hope that we're not going to really spend that kind of money on renovations without addressing other, more basic issues on…"

Oct 29, 2009

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19th Ward from U of R Perspective

The University of Rochester undergraduate newspaper, Campus Times, has an interesting article about economic growth and the University's involvement in the 19th Ward. You can access the article at: http://www.campustimes.org/economic-growth-spurs-cooperation-1.2043004The article mentions a $300,000 investment in Thurston Road storefront renovations, which I don't remember hearing about before. Plus, it sounds…See More

Oct 29, 2009

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19th Ward from U of R Perspective

Posted on October 29, 2009 at 9:30am 3 Comments 0 Likes

The University of Rochester undergraduate newspaper, Campus Times, has an interesting article about economic growth and the University's involvement in the 19th Ward. You can access the article at: http://www.campustimes.org/economic-growth-spurs-cooperation-1.2043004

The article mentions a $300,000 investment in Thurston Road storefront renovations, which I don't remember hearing about before. Plus,… Continue