BEST LOCAL ORIGINAL BANDJoywave @joywavemusic; joywavemusic.com Stavo | The Stedwells | Teagan and the Tweeds BEST LOCAL SOLO MUSICIANTeagan Ward facebook.com/teaganwardmusic.com; teaganward.com Mikaela Davis | Cammy Enaharo | Nick LeDuc BEST LOCAL HIP-HOP ACTTugboat facebook.com/theofficialtugboat Claude Bennington’s Fever Dream | MdotCoop | Moses Rockwell BEST LOCAL ALBUM OF 2018“Delivery” by Mikaela Davis Mikaeladavis.com “Get Wild […]
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VOTE NOW: Best of Rochester 2018 Final Ballot
Welcome to the final round of CITY’s 2018 Best of Rochester. Earlier, we asked you 100 questions designed to test your knowledge of all things great in Rochester. Some of your answers were thoughtful, some hilarious, and a few were scary, but in each category we selected the top four responses. Now you’ll see those […]
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VOTE NOW: Best of Rochester 2018 Primary Ballot
Voting for this Primary Ballot is open until 5 p.m. on Thursday, September 13, exclusively online.
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Critics’ Picks 2017
Best locally created national sensation Bru-Bag Imagine the love-child of beer pong and cornhole and you’ve got Bru-Bag. While it sounds like something you’d get from a quirky Amazon seller, it’s actually made in Rochester by two laid-back guys. The “classic” set includes two game boards, two sets of bags, a carrying bag, and a […]
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Best Answers 2017
Off-the-cuff, sometimes off-color responses to our Best of Rochester 2017 Primary Ballot
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NecronomiCITY News
Welcome, our dear CITY readers, to the terrifying conclusion of Best of Rochester 2017
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Best Arts & Entertainment 2017
Best Local Original Band Joywave. @joywavemusic; joywavemusic.com Runners up: Danielle Ponder and the Tomorrow People | Harmonica Lewinski | Junkyardfieldtrip Best Local Solo Musician Teagan Ward. facebook.com/teaganwardmusic; teaganward.com Runners up: Cammy Enaharo | Roger Kuhn | Nick LeDuc Best Local Hip-Hop Act Tugboat. facebook.com/theofficialtugboat Runners up: Ishmael Raps | Level 7 Experience | MdotCoop Best […]
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Were you there? Photos from the 2017 Best of Rochester party
Photobooth provided by BreakThrough Entertainment
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Best Goods & Services 2017
Best Bike Shop Park Ave Bike Shop. 600 Jay Scutti Boulevard, 427-2110; 3400 Monroe Avenue, 381-3080. parkavebike.com Runners up: Full Moon Vista | Tryon Bike | Towpath Bike Best Fitness Trainer Molly Flaherty at M/Body. 1048 University Avenue. 434-2608; mbodyrochester.com Runners up: Ethan Jamison (Lion & Luxe) | Michelle Krenzer (The Physical Forum) | Matthew […]
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Best Local Color 2017
Best Local Activist Group Gay Alliance of Genesee Valley (now the Out Alliance). 100 College Avenue. 244-8640; gayalliance.org Runners up: B.L.A.C.K. | Metro Justice | Rochester Food Not Bombs Best Source of Rochester Pride Wegmans. @wegmans; wegmans.com Runners up: George Eastman Museum | Gay Alliance of the Genesee Valley | Red Wings | Susan B. […]
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Best Food & Drink 2017
Best Pizza Pontillo’s Pizzeria. Many area locations. pontillospizza.com Runners up: Mark’s Pizzeria | The Pizza Stop | Salvatore’s Best Burger Bill Gray’s. Many area locations. billgrays.com Runners up: The Gate House | Restaurant Good Luck | Swillburger Best Barbecue Dinosaur Bar-B-Que. 99 Court Street. 325-7090; dinosaurbarbque.com Runners up: Good Smoke | Sticky Lips | Texas […]
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Best Nightlife 2017
Best New Bar/Club Radio Social. 20 Carlson Road. 244-1484; radio-social.com Runners up: Comedy @ the Carlson | Silk District Pub | WhichCraft Brews Best Bar for Beer Tap and Mallet. 381 Gregory Street. 473-0503; tapandmallet.com Runners up: MacGregor’s Grill & Tap Room | The Old Toad | Stoneyard American Beer Hall & Grill | Three […]
