RochesterWriters

A commuter’s perspective on bike lanes in the city of Albany.
I think this picture pretty much sums it up.

The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis is bringing their Portrait in Seven Shades U.S.

We spoke too soon about Republican county legislators not standing up to the Democrats' deceptive proposal to tamper with the number of county legislators.Just listened to yesterday's Bob Smith show on WXXI (courtesy of my AV Replay).

From the “Everyone already knew it but her file”: Monroe County Exec Maggie Brooks will not be running for Congress in the 29th district.
One gets the impression that if Brooks aspires to higher office she should have run following her first term as Exec when her popularity was still palpable.  These days holding onto her [...]

Announced late this morning.

Tomorrow night comes the County Executive's Ball for the Republicans.   The Mayor's Ball, for the Democrats, comes a week later, March 20.   Maybe. Each is the principal annual fundraiser for the respective parties.   It's unclear at this point whether the threat by the teachers' union and other unions to boycott and picket the Democratic event, over displeasure with the Mayor's proposal for the City schools, will force cancellation of the event or impair the party's fundraising.

Yesterday, Tony commented on the Democrat and Chronicle's editorial endorsement of a plan floated by county legislature Democrats to game the political system to increase their chance of winning the majority.   How?   By tampering with the number of legislators.

By Lenn Thompson, Editor-in-Chief

This is great. I like the video. I like the message. People For Bikes: Why Do You Ride?
(via EcoVelo)