Brad Jones is executive director of the Rochester Convention and Visitors Bureau.
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Brad Jones is executive director of the Rochester Convention and Visitors Bureau.
There already is a shortage of available shelter beds, and the wait times to get in or return to the homeless shelters continues to increase.
Steve Borchardt is a retired sheriff and the current Housing Initiative Director for the Rochester Area Foundation.
Patrick Seeb is the Director for Economic Development and Placemaking for the Destination Medical Center Economic Development Agency.
Sheila Kiscaden is a former Minnesota State Senator and current Olmsted County Commissioner for District 6.
What steps can we take as a community to ensure quality housing is within reach for our growing workforce?
This year, we can make Labor Day more than just the ceremonial end to summer. I hope this year it serves as a catalyst for a rising movement of working families in Rochester, across Minnesota and throughout the country.
Stop in any neighborhood in Rochester and residents will tell you that the city is changing — and quickly.
You can decide what to charge for your art. If it’s not worth it for you to sell it for peanuts, then don’t. But don’t expect people to always agree with you.
If the arts in Rochester is in disarray, if our groups and artists find themselves feeling vulnerable in our current climate, let’s explore how embracing vulnerabilities can benefit the individual artist as well as the community around them.
Bees are disappearing. In Minnesota our native bees, bumblebees, and honeybees are all declining.
By reverting to the use of “he” and “him” in Rochester’s most important legal document, lawmakers are insinuating that masculinity is both the ideal and the default.
The overarching issue surrounding the development is trust. Because there are little local regulations for gun ranges currently, there is little recourse for residents once it is built.
Much of this stems from a system of a handshake and a wink instead of rigorous, reviewed, and enforced contracts.
Our public schools are the only institutions with the commitment, capacity, and the legal obligation to teach all children.
When a line is drawn to say that some things should not be posted on social media, who determines where that line sits?
As the current influx of millennials becomes older and starts families, rentals no longer are ideal.
Differences are inevitable, and how we handle these differences matters.
We have fought hard for our ride-sharing services and if we could keep that momentum coming, this is my wish list.
An examination of Rochester's policies on immigration enforcement.