A guide to maximizing our shortest — and most charming — season in Rochester and the Finger Lakes region.
Florence Cardella
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6 ways to create found family within your community
Some time in my mid-20s, right after the pandemic, this crazy thing happened to me. Suddenly, I didn’t know how to make friends. There was no school, no clubs, no mini city-esque world of college. I got up, went to work and, most days, came straight home (to my parents’ house). Everyone I was close […]
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6 local ways to love yourself
Self-love is a concept that is thrown around so casually and frequently these days it can sometimes feel meaningless. But I place firm stock in it, manifesting it through self-kindness, putting less pressure on yourself and not only accepting, but embracing your imperfections. Truly loving yourself means exploring who you are down to the core and […]
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Build a dopamine menu to battle the seasonal blues
People love to talk about the weather. It’s a safe topic to fill gaps in conversation or segway into the unapproachable. But for all the time I’ve spent talking about the weather, I didn’t spend much time thinking about how it impacts me — until the last few years, because I started talking to a […]
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How to be the best bar guest
A good bar, the type I like to go to, should be a third place. It’s where you celebrate wins, drown sorrows and everything in between. Bars are such interesting spaces — at the end of the day, they are businesses, but can feel like an extension of home. And just like every house has […]
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Estate sales provide memory and an ephemeral sense of home
Something all-consuming happens when you walk into someone’s house for the first time; quick evaluations that steer what path you’ll take through the house. Is there a pile of shoes by the door, encouraging you to take yours off? Laughter, cooking smells and loud music flowing from the kitchen? These tiny details come together, even […]
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Hurd Orchards in Holley draws from more than 200 years of family farming
Working in the service industry has taught me a few things about eating — namely, that choosing to buy local produce during peak season will fill you up in a way packaged foods never could. Sustaining your body is impossible without sustaining your mind and soul, a connection that is evident at Hurd Orchards on […]
