Jim is an example of when greatness is “thrust upon us” against our will. What started as a simple notion to save the money of taking his kids to skate-parks in the region, became a crusade to promote youth activity in urban areas, in a safe and healthy environment. He’s been fighting for the Roc-City Skatepark now for nearly four years, and is starting to make headway. His story inspired us to fight the good fight and...

When I first filled out the application to be the TEDxRochester licensee (seems like a lifetime ago!), I needed to tell them a little bit about our community. I gave them the standard stories about our Fortune 100 company population, our innovative citizens and their contributions, our world class colleges and universities, etc, etc. But, I ended it with “Even our local supermarket chain, Wegmans, is a world-leader! Chains from...