Perhaps more than any other year in recent memory, 2020 seems like an odd and unsettling time to be celebrating what’s “best” in our community. While there is certainly much of which to be proud about the Greater Rochester area and the people who call it home, the death of Daniel Prude and the effects […]
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Best of Rochester 2020: Critics’ Picks
In addition to the results from your “Best of” ballots, we’ve got CITY’s own picks for local places and activities that are worth spotlighting. Kate Stathis provides an overview of pizzerias named after “Tony,” Renée Heininger writes about outdoor activities that are conducive in the COVID era, and Leah Stacy highlights the nature wine pop-up store of Aldaskeller Wine Co.
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Jazz Fest 2014: What’s FREE at the Fest
While the Eastman Theatre headliners and Club Pass shows require tickets, the 2014 Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival is loaded with free concerts — more than 80 free shows on 6 stages during the nine-day festival (June 20-28). These concerts tend to fill up, so if you want a good spot, show up early (and […]
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Best of Rochester 2013: CITY Critic Picks
Best Way to Fool Others Into Thinking You Cooked From Scratch Newbury Park Pastries’ Chicken Pot Pie Newbury Park Pastries hand-made chicken pot pies, sold at the Brighton and Canandaigua farmers markets, and the year-round outpost in Rochester, are as close to the Platonic ideal of a chicken pot pie as anyone has gotten. Purchase […]
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Important events taking place both on- and off-campus
College life will probably keep you pretty busy. But there’s lots going on in and around Rochester all year long, so you’ll want to put aside the books every once in a while and get off campus. Below you’ll find a list of major upcoming events in the Rochester area, along with major campus events […]
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Dish 2013
If there is a theme to this edition of Dish, it is “starting early.” Each of the three features in our annual dining guide refers to that concept in one way or another.
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Resolutions 2013
So that whole Mayan Apocalypse thing didn’t quite work out a few weeks back. I bet you’re regretting those holiday binges and end-of-the-year spending excesses even more than usual. But put that all behind you. We’re alive, and we have a brand new year in front of us. For 2013 City is bringing back its […]
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CHOICE CONCERTS: 10/31-11/6
ACOUSTIC/FOLK | Maria Gillard Local songstress Maria Gillard isn’t a jazz artist per se, yet she dances around its fire close enough to burn. Hailing from the Finger Lakes region, Gillard has been on the scene for 25 years. She mixes jazz, folk, and the melodious expressions that fall in between. She has just released […]
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Best of Rochester 2012: Critics’ Picks
Critics’ picks for some of the best people, places, and things that make Rochester a cool place to live and work.
