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scotthendler — 2023-04-15T20:38:33Z

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- * Rochester is a great movie town: the ["Little Theater"] shows foreign and art house movies, which some of the suburban large multiplexes also pick up, the ["Dryden Theatre"] has one of the best archives of old films in the world, and you can see movies for very little money at the ["The Cinema"] or ["Movies 10"]. For Deaf people, captioned movies are shown at the ["Regal Henrietta Cinema 18"].	+ * Rochester is a great movie town: the ["Little Theater"] shows foreign and art house movies, which some of the suburban large multiplexes also pick up, the ["Dryden Theatre"] has one of the best archives of old films in the world, and you can see movies for very little money at the ["The Cinema"] or ["Movies 10"].

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DanielChristensen — 2019-07-17T23:46:48Z

Revert to version 83 (movies 10 back open).

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scotthendler — 2017-01-21T21:22:47Z

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alexandergartley — 2015-11-20T20:15:43Z

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- * [http://money.cnn.com/galleries/2008/moneymag/0805/gallery.resg_gainers.moneymag/2.html CNN/Money] has ranked Rochester as one of the fastest growing real estate markets in the nation in opposition to the national trends of booming foreclosures and collapsing property values.	+ * In 2008, CNN/Money ranked Rochester as one of the fastest growing real estate markets in the nation in opposition to the national trends of booming foreclosures and collapsing property values.

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alexandergartley — 2015-07-24T15:50:59Z

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- * While a large portion of Rochester's traditonal big-["companies"] are in decline (or at least partial decline) there are a lot of smaller, dynamic companies throughout the area that are doing well. Optics are especially strong as a high tech industry!	+ * While a large portion of Rochester's traditional big-["companies"] are in decline (or at least partial decline) there are a lot of smaller, dynamic companies throughout the area that are doing well. Optics are especially strong as a high tech industry!

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EileenF — 2014-06-08T14:29:10Z

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- * ["Bausch & Lomb"] will spend $35 million doubling the size of their local research and development facilities, adding 200 new jobs to the local economy.

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alexandergartley — 2012-03-29T16:56:00Z

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-	+ * The often overcast and cloudy weather makes for excellent outdoor photography.

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bammerburn — 2012-02-18T20:09:25Z

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- * The fact this city has an ["Abandoned Subway"] is enough for me to declare it awesome.	+ * The fact this city has an ["Abandoned Subway"] is enough for us to declare it awesome.

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bammerburn — 2012-02-18T19:44:00Z

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- * Our ["public market"] is among the largest in the country	+ * Our ["public market"] is among the largest in the country.

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bammerburn — 2012-02-18T19:43:49Z

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- * Some of the best ["grocery stores"] anywhere	+ * Some of the best ["grocery stores"] anywhere. People have openly wept when they move to new areas without ["Wegmans"].

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bammerburn — 2012-02-18T19:20:41Z

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- * Rochester is a great movie town: the ["Little Theater"] shows foreign and art house movies, which some of the suburban large multiplexes also pick up, the ["Dryden Theatre"] has one of the best archives of old films in the world, and you can see movies for very little money at the ["The Cinema"] or ["Movies 10"].	+ * Rochester is a great movie town: the ["Little Theater"] shows foreign and art house movies, which some of the suburban large multiplexes also pick up, the ["Dryden Theatre"] has one of the best archives of old films in the world, and you can see movies for very little money at the ["The Cinema"] or ["Movies 10"]. For Deaf people, captioned movies are shown at the ["Regal Henrietta Cinema 18"].

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bammerburn — 2012-02-18T19:14:36Z

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- * You can get anywhere in 20 minutes or less. Spending some quality time in the DC/MD/VA area made me even more grateful for this.	+ * You can get anywhere in 20 minutes or less. Spending some quality time in the [http://www.yelp.com/biz/interstate-i-495-capital-beltway-washington DC/MD/VA area] will make you even more grateful for this.

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bammerburn — 2012-02-18T19:13:18Z

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- * Rochester employs rescue trucks that patrol the highways to help people with vehicle problems.''^(citation?)^''	+ * Rochester has [https://www.dot.ny.gov/divisions/operating/oom/transportation-systems/systems-optimization-section/ny-moves/help-program rescue trucks] that patrol the highways to help people with vehicle problems.

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bammerburn — 2012-02-18T19:12:09Z

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- * ["Driving" Traffic] is very good, rush hour rarely produces any major slowdowns.	+ * ["Driving" Traffic] is very good compared to most cities. Rush hour rarely produces any major slowdowns.

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bammerburn — 2012-02-18T19:11:39Z

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- * Short drive to Niagara Falls	+ * Short drive to Niagara Falls - 1 hour.

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bammerburn — 2012-02-18T19:09:52Z

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- * There is an ongoing http://www.democratandchronicle.com/article/20120129/BUSINESS/201290322/Homes-real-estate-market housing boom in the downtown area].[[FootNote(Hmm. I think people are jumping to conclusions about this, but who knows. I wouldn't call 20-30 units in a county of 736,738 a 'boom'. But, I could be wrong. -FarMcKon)]] [[FootNote(FarMcKon: I'm not sure what 20-30 figure you're citing. In the article those numbers are mentioned in relation to a single complex, used as an example to represent a broader overall trend: "For the first time in 20 years, residential growth rates downtown are outpacing those in the rest of the area." That is an incredibly significant development. -RobertPolyn)]]	+ * There is an ongoing [http://www.democratandchronicle.com/article/20120129/BUSINESS/201290322/Homes-real-estate-market housing boom in the downtown area].[[FootNote(Hmm. I think people are jumping to conclusions about this, but who knows. I wouldn't call 20-30 units in a county of 736,738 a 'boom'. But, I could be wrong. -FarMcKon)]] [[FootNote(FarMcKon: I'm not sure what 20-30 figure you're citing. In the article those numbers are mentioned in relation to a single complex, used as an example to represent a broader overall trend: "For the first time in 20 years, residential growth rates downtown are outpacing those in the rest of the area." That is an incredibly significant development. -RobertPolyn)]]

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bammerburn — 2012-02-18T19:09:42Z

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bammerburn — 2012-02-18T19:09:06Z

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bammerburn — 2012-02-18T18:55:51Z

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- * [http://www.rd.com/content/openContent.do?contentId=15115 This study] rates Rochester as the 7th cleanest city out of our nation's 50 largest metro areas.	+ * [http://www.rd.com/travel/50-cleanest-dirtiest-cities-in-america/ This study] rates Rochester as the 7th cleanest city out of our nation's 50 largest metro areas.

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bammerburn — 2012-02-18T18:53:49Z

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- * There are many great local ["restaurants"] that have yet to be displaced by national ["Chain Restaurants" chains]. The suburb of Henrietta is used as a herding grounds for those chains, keeping Rochester safe.	+ * There are many great local ["restaurants"] that have yet to be displaced by national ["Chain Restaurants" chains]. The suburb of ["Henrietta"] is used as a herding grounds for those chains, keeping Rochester safe.

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bammerburn — 2012-02-18T18:53:36Z

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bammerburn — 2012-02-18T18:52:09Z

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- * We have an unflagging spirit of ["Pessimism" self criticism].[[FootNote(Historian Blake McKelvey points out in the preface to the second edition of his influential book ''Rochester on the Genesee'' that this is a long standing characteristic of our city. He quotes a September 1910 article from American Magazine that comments "If Rochester to-day possesses any preeminence over other cities of its class, it is due not to any material prosperity, but rather to the extent and earnestness with which this spiritual dissatisfaction has been expressed.")]] See Also ["FIx Buffalo"]	+ * We have an unflagging spirit of ["Pessimism" self criticism].[[FootNote(Historian Blake McKelvey points out in the preface to the second edition of his influential book ''Rochester on the Genesee'' that this is a long standing characteristic of our city. He quotes a September 1910 article from American Magazine that comments "If Rochester to-day possesses any preeminence over other cities of its class, it is due not to any material prosperity, but rather to the extent and earnestness with which this spiritual dissatisfaction has been expressed.")]] See Also ["Fix Buffalo"]

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bammerburn — 2012-02-18T18:51:22Z

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- * Related to above fact, there is a website, [http://www.rochestersubway.com RochesterSubway.com,] that focuses on making the city more awesome.	+ * Related to the above fact, there is a website, [http://www.rochestersubway.com RochesterSubway.com,] that focuses on making the city more awesome.

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bammerburn — 2012-02-18T18:48:05Z

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	+ * Related to above fact, there is a website, [http://www.rochestersubway.com RochesterSubway.com,] that focuses on making the city more awesome.

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DebraRoss — 2011-07-06T10:58:13Z

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-	+ * Rochester is the best place in the U.S. to raise a family. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mm4iXckj9lQ This 3-minute video - Build Myself in Rochester NY] shows over 60 reasons why.

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DebraRoss — 2011-07-06T10:53:36Z

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AaronBPryor — 2011-01-23T23:21:36Z

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- * [http://money.cnn.com/galleries/2008/moneymag/0805/gallery.resg_gainers.moneymag/2.html CNN/Money] has ranked Rochester as one of the fastest growing real estate markets in the nation in opposition to the national trends of booming foreclosures and collapsing property values.## Please add a citation to above by replacing ' -to- ' with a footnote.	+ * [http://money.cnn.com/galleries/2008/moneymag/0805/gallery.resg_gainers.moneymag/2.html CNN/Money] has ranked Rochester as one of the fastest growing real estate markets in the nation in opposition to the national trends of booming foreclosures and collapsing property values. + ## Please add a citation to above by replacing ' -to- ' with a footnote.

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AaronBPryor — 2011-01-23T23:20:35Z

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alexandergartley — 2010-01-25T05:17:44Z

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batguano — 2008-12-15T17:42:20Z

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	+ * Rochester is seemingly isolated from the housing debacle.

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alexandergartley — 2008-10-24T14:17:42Z

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- * Suburban deer wandering around on my lawn. Oh wait, maybe that's not so good a thing? :P	+ * Suburban ["deer"] wandering around on my lawn. Oh wait, maybe that's not so good a thing? :P

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BradMandell — 2008-09-18T10:50:22Z

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alexandergartley — 2008-08-20T20:05:01Z

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- * We're a lakeside city with a river, a canal, and more ponds/streams than you can shake a paddle at. A boater's paradise!	+ * We're a lakeside city with a river, a ["Erie Canal" canal], and more ponds/streams than you can shake a paddle at. A boater's paradise!

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DaveMahon — 2008-06-28T14:55:49Z

We keep ranking high - except for foreclosures and loss of property value

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	+ * Rochester has been repeatedly recognized as a good place to do business, get an education, receive health care, work, live and raise a family. See the [http://www.rochesterbiz.com/Business/Regional/Facts.aspx Rankings with sources]. + * [http://money.cnn.com/galleries/2008/moneymag/0805/gallery.resg_gainers.moneymag/2.html CNN/Money] has ranked Rochester as one of the fastest growing real estate markets in the nation in opposition to the national trends of booming foreclosures and collapsing property values.

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ReyTucker — 2008-06-27T20:22:37Z

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	+ * Plenty of good schools, exciting corporations, and affordable (and not-imploding) real estate, according to [http://weroc.org/ weroc.org].

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MariahBetz — 2008-06-02T06:44:32Z

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MariahBetz — 2008-06-02T06:33:34Z

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MariahBetz — 2008-06-02T06:31:47Z

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MariahBetz — 2008-06-02T06:31:17Z

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MariahBetz — 2008-06-02T06:29:32Z

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alexandergartley — 2007-11-14T03:48:50Z

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alexandergartley — 2007-11-14T03:47:42Z

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- * Our ["Music Scene"]. We have like 4 Record labels in town, and a lot of music school people (who seem to get no press or attention they deserve).	+ * Our ["Music Scene"]. We have like eight ["Music Scene/Local Labels" record labels] in town, and a lot of music school people (who seem to get no press or attention they deserve).

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CarolLucky — 2007-11-06T21:53:12Z

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	+ * Rochester is an urban forest with beautiful leafy trees, big and small.

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DaveMahon — 2007-09-08T20:51:39Z

linkapalooza

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- * We have some cool parks and woodlands in biking/walking distance. - * We have an unflagging spirit of ["Pessimism" self criticism].[[FootNote(Historian Blake McKelvey points out in the preface to the second edition of his influential book Rochester on the Genesee that this is a long standing characteristic of our city. He qoutes a September 1910 article from American Magazine that comments "If Rochester to-day possesses any preeminence over other cities of its class, it is due not to any material prosperity, but rather to the extent and earnestness with which this spiritual dissatisfaction has been expressed.")]]	+ * We have some cool ["parks"] and woodlands in ["biking"]/walking distance. + * We have an unflagging spirit of ["Pessimism" self criticism].[[FootNote(Historian Blake McKelvey points out in the preface to the second edition of his influential book ''Rochester on the Genesee'' that this is a long standing characteristic of our city. He qoutes a September 1910 article from American Magazine that comments "If Rochester to-day possesses any preeminence over other cities of its class, it is due not to any material prosperity, but rather to the extent and earnestness with which this spiritual dissatisfaction has been expressed.")]]
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- * While a large portion of Rochester's traditonal big-companies are in decline (or at least partial decline) there are a lot of smaller, dynamic companies throughout the area that are doing well. Optics are especially strong as a high tech industry! - * It is still very possible to buy a home with an actual yard and maybe even a garage for less than $100k in most areas, less than $75k in several very nice areas. - * You can hardly sneeze without hitting a good diner where you can get a great meal at a reasonable price.	+ * While a large portion of Rochester's traditonal big-["companies"] are in decline (or at least partial decline) there are a lot of smaller, dynamic companies throughout the area that are doing well. Optics are especially strong as a high tech industry! + * It is still very possible to buy a ["Housing Guide" home] with an actual yard and maybe even a garage for less than $100k in most areas, less than $75k in several very nice areas. + * You can hardly sneeze without hitting a good ["Diners" diner] where you can get a great meal at a reasonable price.
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- * A whole lot to do outdoors - in any season! (plug for one of my favorites - [http://roc.us.orienteering.org the Rochester Orienteering Club]) - * Name another large city with such a beautiful waterfall at its center.	+ * A whole lot to do ["Outdoor Activities" outdoors] - in any season! (plug for one of my favorites - [http://roc.us.orienteering.org the Rochester Orienteering Club]) + * Name another large city with such a beautiful ["High Falls" waterfall] at its center.
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- * The High Falls Laser Light Shows every weekend in the summer. - * Our public market is among the largest in the country	+ * The ["High Falls"] Laser Light Shows every weekend in the summer. + * Our ["public market"] is among the largest in the country + * Some of the best ["grocery stores"] anywhere

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MeghannPostgate — 2007-09-08T19:47:59Z

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CarolLucky — 2007-08-21T21:44:31Z

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- * Rochester is a great movie town: the ["Little Theater"] shows foreign and art house movies, which some of the suburban large multiplexes also pick up, the ["Dryden Theater"] has one of the best archives of old films in the world, and you can see movies for very little at the ["The Cinema"] or ["Movies 10"].	+ * Rochester is a great movie town: the ["Little Theater"] shows foreign and art house movies, which some of the suburban large multiplexes also pick up, the ["Dryden Theatre"] has one of the best archives of old films in the world, and you can see movies for very little money at the ["The Cinema"] or ["Movies 10"]. + * The High Falls Laser Light Shows every weekend in the summer.

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CarolLucky — 2007-08-21T21:36:31Z

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	+ * Name another large city with such a beautiful waterfall at its center. + * Rochester is a great movie town: the ["Little Theater"] shows foreign and art house movies, which some of the suburban large multiplexes also pick up, the ["Dryden Theater"] has one of the best archives of old films in the world, and you can see movies for very little at the ["The Cinema"] or ["Movies 10"].

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RachelBlumenthal — 2007-08-08T20:56:00Z

Revert to version 37 (Please don't delete other people's ideas of optimism!).

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CorganaSmith — 2007-08-08T20:53:00Z

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SteveTylock — 2007-06-11T18:18:13Z

Added my opinion to the bottom of the list.

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CordisMunditia — 2007-05-24T14:00:36Z

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	+ * There are more ["Optimism"] bullet points than ["Pessimism"] :)

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AdrienneDahler — 2007-05-11T19:35:27Z

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	+ * You can get anywhere in 20 minutes or less. Spending some quality time in the DC/MD/VA area made me even more grateful for this.

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JasonOlshefsky — 2007-03-10T14:31:53Z

Grammar ...

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- * Three decent malls and 2 very large malls only a short drive away (Syracuse's Carousel Mall & Buffalo's Walden Galleria) - * Traffic is very good, rush hour rarely produces any major slowdows - * Rochester employees rescue trucks that patrol the highways to help people with vehicle problems	+ * Three decent malls and 2 very large malls are only a short drive away (Syracuse's Carousel Mall & Buffalo's Walden Galleria). + * Traffic is very good, rush hour rarely produces any major slowdowns. + * Rochester employs rescue trucks that patrol the highways to help people with vehicle problems.''^(citation?)^'' + ## Please add a citation to above by replacing ' -to- ' with a footnote.

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travisowens — 2007-03-09T14:45:00Z

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badfish — 2007-01-15T15:25:08Z

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BrentIrvine — 2006-05-14T15:30:42Z

Added small companies being vibrant in the area

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TomMaszerowski — 2006-02-15T16:28:07Z

Fixed my spelling error that fixed another spelling error

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TomMaszerowski — 2006-02-15T16:27:33Z

Fixed a spelling error

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TomKaminski — 2006-02-03T12:13:20Z

Forgot to put some links in there...

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- * Mayor Duffy got rid of the cash-eating ferry, put the citizens of Rochester at the top of his organization chart, believes in strong communication, and seems to be hiring some damn good people so far.	+ * Mayor ["Bob Duffy"] got rid of the cash-eating ["Fast Ferry"], put the citizens of ["Rochester"] at the top of his organization chart, believes in strong communication, and seems to be hiring some damn good people so far.

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TomKaminski — 2006-02-03T12:08:54Z

Duffy off to a good start...

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RobertPolyn — 2005-12-10T02:51:33Z

linked to article detailing new CMOS censor developed at U of R, worth reading

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RobertPolyn — 2005-10-01T02:50:43Z

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RobertPolyn — 2005-09-17T18:51:02Z

Corrected headline spelling --- USA TODAY needs better editors :)

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RobertPolyn — 2005-09-17T18:46:23Z

Added link to USA TODAY travel article: In Rochester, serendipity smiles

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JayUnnikrishnan — 2005-08-13T15:36:57Z

parking

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	+ * Plenty of [http://www.archive.org/details/Rocheste1963 parking]!

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RobertPolyn — 2005-08-13T01:47:16Z

Clean

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	+ * [http://www.rd.com/content/openContent.do?contentId=15115 This study] rates Rochester as the 7th cleanest city out of our nation's 50 largest metro areas.

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RobertPolyn — 2005-07-07T02:09:07Z

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FarMcKon — 2005-07-06T22:16:10Z

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FarMcKon — 2005-07-06T22:11:22Z

spelling correction

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FarMcKon — 2005-07-06T22:11:11Z

added a comment

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RobertPolyn — 2005-07-06T21:03:53Z

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RobertPolyn — 2005-06-26T19:40:58Z

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- * There are many great unique local ["Restaurants"] that have yet to be displaced by national chains. -	+ * There are many great local ["Restaurants"] that have yet to be displaced by national chains. + * ["Bausch & Lomb"] will spend $35 million doubling the size of their local research and development facilities, adding 200 new jobs to the local economy. + * ["Coopervision"] has announced a $20 million expansion, bringing a new distribution center and 218 new jobs to the local economy. + * Recent city and business development announcements suggest things may finally be on the upswing for our area.

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RobertPolyn — 2005-06-26T18:23:12Z

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RobertPolyn — 2005-06-26T18:19:16Z

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RobertPolyn — 2005-06-26T18:13:20Z

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RobertPolyn — 2005-06-26T18:13:00Z

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RobertPolyn — 2005-06-19T18:04:49Z

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FarMcKon — 2005-06-19T17:15:27Z

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JayUnnikrishnan — 2005-06-19T16:59:18Z

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RobertPolyn — 2005-05-15T00:06:54Z

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FarMcKon — 2005-05-11T02:24:30Z

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RobertPolyn — 2005-05-10T19:54:00Z

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RyDahl — 2005-05-10T19:39:38Z

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RobertPolyn — 2005-05-10T19:34:43Z

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RobertPolyn — 2005-05-10T19:33:29Z

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