Gino Fanelli
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The iconic City of Rochester mark now has its own festival and documentary
Ask a city-dweller what best represents Rochester, and you may hear garbage plates orchicken French, Kodak or Xerox, even good old Genesee Beer. But the easiest answer is perhaps less obvious: the Flower City mark. That five-petaled sigil has become such an ingrained local icon that it can easily be overlooked, placed everywhere from the […]
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BLOOM ROC taps legacy market to lead cannabis legalization
Sitting around a boardroom table at their University Avenue headquarters, members of non-profit organization BLOOM ROC describe their paths into the world of cannabis. They use business-tinged terms like “distribution” and “logistics” as their roles in the legacy market — the era before the legalization of cannabis in 2021 — words that simply mean they […]
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Black Button’s new owner being sued by University Avenue landlord for damage
The lawsuit comes in the wake of unpaid rent and damages to the facility.
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Rohrbach Brewing Company changes hands after 35 years
Brothers and Brockport natives Joel and Nathan Will are buying Rohrbach Brewing Company from founders John Urlaub and Patty Yahn-Urlaub, who started it in the German House on Gregory Street.
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City to offer up $170,000 in grants for the arts
Now in its fourth year, ArtsBloom aims to fund small art projects that benefit the community as a whole.
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Black Button Distilling’s new owner fires all staff and founder, moves to liquidate its spirits
A few weeks after promising a new life for Rochester’s first distillery since Prohibition, Blackstar fired all staff and founder Jason Barrett. It is now moving to sell off its remaining product.
Posted inNightlife
A barricaded ‘entertainment district’ in the East and Alexander neighborhood is driving popular businesses to close
It’s a clear early autumn night as crowds of revelers make their way down East Avenue to the slew of watering holes and eateries that dot the strip. Before the weekend party begins, each must make a pitstop at a gated barricade, empty their pockets and get frisked by a security officer. People under 21 […]
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What it really means to be a “Sanctuary City” in 2025
Unless you’ve been on a complete screentime fast or live far away in an isolated mountain compound — on both fronts, a state deserving of envy — you’ve likely become very familiar with the phrase “Sanctuary City” over the past year or so. It’s a designation that brought the ire of the Trump administration onto […]
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Hungerford Building nears foreclosure
Once an artist’s hub in Rochester, the building has since fallen into a state of decay — and its owner has defaulted on payments to his lender.
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ROCHESTER TEN | VICTOR ANTONETTI JR.
Meet the people in your neighborhood — CITY’s 2025 cohort of helpers.
