The Sprinkle Starship ice cream truck blasts off for its eighth summer in the Finger Lakes with owner Paige Montgomery at the helm.
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See me down the road
Author and teacher Devin Kelly discusses his debut novel and the role Rochester played in its storyline — and his own.
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Filling a long table
Geneva’s Chef Samantha Buyskes gathers friends wherever she goes, for the betterment of all.
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Small but mighty
The Little Theatre weathers nearly a century of storms by pivoting and forging community.
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Don’t think twice; it’s alright
Serendipity, hard work and local produce opened Microclimate, one of the most promising new restaurants in Geneva.
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Love thy neighborhood
The duo behind Geneva restaurant Anorah sets the table for community.
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Beyond the toddy
The 1971 edition of Playboy’s Bar Guide devotes an entire chapter to cold-weather tipples. “Nowadays any cool evening in the fall or winter is reason enough for filling the cups to the brim with grogs and nogs,” it says. Twenty-seven individual cocktails follow, from the Blue Blazer to the Sherried Scotch. But today, cocktail culture […]
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Men’s lifestyle shop pops up on University
Neon Wave caters to the niche surf and snow sports culture in Rochester and carries products with an environmental focus.
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Roc’s oldest soul food joint specializes in sweet potato pies
The Sweet Potato Pie Factory & More started as a sweet potato pie and soul food stand on the side of the House of God Church
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Split check
There’s a perception that west side food doesn’t match east side offerings. There might be some history behind that. East-siders are snobs. West-siders are bumpkins. Welcome to Rochester. At least, that’s the stereotype, reinforced in the minds of those who entertain it every time a Chili visitor complains about small portion sizes or a Pittsford […]
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Soul food and a side of perseverance at Bobo’s Chicken Shack
When I stopped by Bobo’s Chicken Shack over the weekend, owner Devon “Bobo” Crittenden listed off the details harrying him that particular day: Tax season, employee turnover, a foot of snow and an AWOL plowman, and a squirrel in the exhaust duct (safely dislodged before opening). “That had me contemplating on whether I should open […]
