March 7-13, 2012 - CITY Newspaper

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EVENTS: SPIRIT OF THE DANCE, “I GOT SICK THEN I GOT BETTER” 18 URBAN JOURNAL: LIMBAUGH AND AMERICA’S MISOGYNY

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THEATER REVIEW: “THE LITTLE DOG LAUGHED” AT BLACKFRIARS 18 ART REVIEW: “THE OMEGA SUITES”/”PAPER: ON AND OFF THE WALL” 22 FILM: “ACT OF VALOR,” “PARIAH” 24 CROSSWORD, NEWS OF THE WEIRD 35

Filthy McNasty’s • Rick Ross • Dangermuffin • Christopher Seaman • Viking Moses • and more music, page 12

MARCH 7-13, 2012 Free

Greater Rochester’s Alternative Newsweekly

Vol 41 No 26

News. Music. Life.

The meatloaf is made with gunpowder.” MUSIC FEATURE, PAGE 14

Who’s in charge of the harbor? Everyone. NEWS, PAGE 4

Rochester is ground zero for state GOP. NEWS, PAGE 6

Hope for the brew house? NEWS, PAGE 5

CHOW HOUND: New cocktail bar, Greek sweets, more. DINING, PAGE 11

COVER STORY | BY TIM LOUIS MACALUSO | PAGE 8 | ILLUSTRATION BY MATT DETURCK

The senior housing bomb A national housing crisis is looming that has nothing to do with subprime mortgage loans or foreclosures. In New York alone, there are more than 3.5 million people over age 60 and another 1.2 million who will turn 60 within the next five years, according to a recent statement from US Senator Kirsten Gillibrand. About 90,000 people in the second category live in the Rochester region. And many will sooner or later face a chilling question: Where can I afford to live? A growing need for low-cost senior housing and a political environment increasingly amenable to cutting

spending on social and entitlement programs are like two trains barreling toward each other. There are many reasons why affordable housing for seniors has become such a serious concern. Some have to do with the personal needs that come with aging, says Corinda Crossdale, director of Monroe County’s human services office for the aging. But a big reason, she says, is Baby Boomers, who are entering their retirement years and living longer.


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