Remember when social media first dropped? Poorly lit pictures of lunch. A flower. Funny tweets. Nothing like today’s dumpster fire of FOMO influencer culture and AI slop with a sidecar of political trauma. A few (elder millennial) friends and I were talking recently about how we use our personal social media these days and agreed: […]
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Rochester-area food + bev spots helping to fill the SNAP gap
As the government shutdown hits day 38 — officially making it the longest one in U.S. history — many local hospitality businesses are stepping up to care for those in the community who have yet to receive any SNAP assistance, almost one full week into November. The outpouring of support and mutual aid began with […]
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October Editor’s Letter | Walking each other home
In my 20s and early 30s, I moved roughly every 12-18 months. The reasons varied from career changes and city relocations to grad school and relationship status; but it became sort of a running joke with my friends and family. Once I hit a year somewhere, wasn’t it time to move on? (Needless to say, […]
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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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In a Barbie world
The April editor’s letter on microplastics and a future for our children.
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What’s luck got to do with it?
On kissing the Blarney Stone, and why we did an Irish issue in March.
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Best of the best: A ripple effect
A January letter from the editor, and the CITY staff’s hopes for 2025.
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Auld lang syne
Signing off for 2024 with the editor’s letter from the December issue.
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Looking for a copy of our December issue?
A distribution disruption means you probably won’t find it at your local grocery chain.
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Meet CITY’s new multimedia reporter: Roberto Lagares
The Rochester native began his role on October 1.
