Brighton News

Residents can get an idea of the visual impact a proposed housing development could have by traveling near the site today.

Portobello Ristorante has reopened with an updated menu and a new name, Portofino Bistro.

Walking into an older home can set your imagination wandering into the past, with previous occupants going about their lives and even connecting to your own life.

The third annual chamber music concert sponsored by Temple B'rith Kodesh will be presented at 7 p.m. July 31, with a pre-concert talk at 6:30 p.m. The event, presented by the Lawrence R. Klepper Family Fund, ...

BRIGHTON - Leslie Apetz grew up on North Landing Road, hoping that someday she would live in the little house - the second-oldest in Brighton - next door.

For the 33 women in the Rochester Women's Giving Circle, writing a check wasn't enough.

Brighton High School seniors Alyssa Smith and Ayohinde Ehindero are members of the 2008 All-Greater Rochester track and field team.

The town council in Brighton, New York is calling for Town Supervisor Peter Martin to resign.

Rochester book about preventing suicide is part memoir DeQuincy A. Lezine nearly ended his own life as a teenager.

The 2008 Annual All-Alumni Picnic, sponsored by the Brighton Schools Alumni Association, will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Thursday, July 24.

From the time he was a kid in Halifax, Nova Scotia, where he immersed himself in Canadian television programs about animals and nature, Simon E. Kirk wanted to be a veterinarian.

Just as I was beginning to lament the fact that it would be several months before local schools would be showcasing their talents again, I stumbled upon two of my all-time favorite musicals - West Side Story ...

Poets with roots in Brighton and Victor will read from their works at 7 p.m. July 24 at Writers & Books, 740 University Ave.

iPods stolen: Someone stole three iPods out of two unlocked cars on Commodore Parkway sometime between 10:30 p.m. on July 6 and 6:30 a.m. July 7. Flags filched: Someone stole 15 of 28 American flags displayed in a yard on Oakdale Drive sometime between 8:30 p.m. on July 4 and 7 a.m. on July 5. Fireworks: On July 3 a Sonora Parkway resident was awoken by someone shooting off fireworks around 1 a.m. The resident confronted three males on his property and took the fireworks they had.

A new law is giving patients the chance to make decisions about how they want to die.

A Stephenie Meyer book discussion and trivia session will take place at 7 p.m. Thursday, July 10, at the Brighton Memorial Library, 2300 Elmwood Ave.

On Girls Night Out, members of the National Association of Women Business Owners will learn how to balance mind, body and spirit while networking.

Sheriff's deputies arrested a convenience store manager on charges he stole hundreds of dollars worth of receipts from his own store.

Student performers from local high schools and colleges throughout the Northeast will stage two performances this month of a musical theater revue called Fight With Love .

Rochester firefighters evacuated an apartment complex on the city's west side late Thursday night, after a small fire broke out in one of the units.