Heather Layton sat cross-legged in a big armchair off her living room. This is where she calls her friend, Baher. “We talk until our batteries run out on our phones,” she said, laughing. Sometimes the call goes unanswered, and Layton worries Baher and his family are dead. On this particular day, he answered. “I didn’t have wi-fi at my place,” he explained. It was […]
Veronica Volk
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How a local suffragist led the mother of all movements
Elizabeth Cady Stanton was 26 years old when her first child, a son, was born. “I was entirely afloat, launched on the seas of doubt without chart or compass,” she wrote in her autobiography, “Eighty Years and More: Reminiscences, 1815–1897.” Stanton was one of 11 children, five of whom died as infants and small children. As she watched her mother grieve the […]
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Three new indoor playgrounds feature inclusion, community and caffeine
Kristi Phillips and Richelle Acker were in a familiar stage of adult sisterhood: Phillips was a new mom stressed about going back to work. Acker was completely burnt out from her corporate job. They were living separate lives in cities far apart, missing each other and feeling isolated. Then last year, on a trip home […]
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New York State farms offer seasonal memories through agritourism
Suzanne Stokoe stood on the edge of her family’s 3,500-acre farm in Scottsville, cradling a baby wallaby in her arms. “This is our newest addition to the Roo Ranch,” she said. “This is little Arlo.” The Roo Ranch is home to kangaroos, wallabies, emus and even a porcupine. It’s one of the more whimsical attractions […]
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Local product featured in ‘Happy Gilmore 2’ with Adam Sandler
A bottle of Rochester-based Karma Sauce appears in a scene spoofing ‘Hot Ones.’
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ROCHESTER TEN | ADAM CHODAK
Meet the people in your neighborhood — CITY’s 2025 cohort of helpers.
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A cop, a priest, a soldier for the IRA
Meet the reporter who told the tale of Rochester’s most infamous Irish crime.
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Pop-up bookstores become indie lit’s guide to survival
Indie booksellers such as Akimbo Books and The Secondhand Librarian are turning to pop-up events and web sales to reach readers.
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Rochester’s rare plant market is booming
Who says money doesn’t grow on trees? The rare houseplant boom has drawn comparisons to the tulip mania of the 17th century.
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Surfer takes on Great Lakes and winter storms
“To surf in a cold lake, in the winter, in a storm, I would say it’s magical,” says winter surfing advocate Aurelien Bouche Pillon.
