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Connections: The debate over RBTL's proposal for a downtown performing arts center

WXXI News | By Evan Dawson
Published August 9, 2017 at 4:24 PM EDT

The debate over Parcel 5 in Rochester has heated up, with arts groups calling on City Council to more fully vet the proposal for a Broadway theater. Our guests discuss it:

  • Arnie Rothschild, chairman of the Rochester Broadway Theater League
  • Dana Miller, vice president of Rochester City Council
  • Dawn Lipson, Rochester Arts and Cultural Council
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Evan Dawson
Evan Dawson is the host of "Connections with Evan Dawson." He joined WXXI in January 2014 after working at 13WHAM-TV, where he served as morning news anchor. He was hired as a reporter for 13WHAM-TV in 2003 before being promoted to anchor in 2007.
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