ANNUAL MANUAL ’09: Arts & Entertainment
ART You watch them as they strut the stage, bathed in footlights, commanding a scene or captivating a crowd. You listen as they discuss their latest exhibit at a gallery opening, soaking in the praise for their visionary works. You think to yourself, “I could do that.” And if you’ve got the talent, maybe you…
ANNUAL MANUAL ’09: Choices
DINER | HIGHLAND PARK DINER As a 6-year-old with a taste for scrumptious food (read: plain noodles with peanut butter) there was only one place to head to for Sunday brunch with the family: the Highland Park Diner (960 S Clinton Ave, 461-5040). The Highland Park is located in an authentic diner car complete with…
ANNUAL MANUAL ’09: Rochester Colleges
 [ COLLEGES/UNIVERSITIES ] BY LEAH KRAUS With nearly a dozen colleges and universities in the area, Rochester offers an academic atmosphere mixed with all the fun that comes with having a rich vein of young adults making the most out of their college years. For those already past their four (or seven) boisterous years of…
ANNUAL MANUAL ’09: Rochester Favorites
FOOD & DRINK [ BEST OF ] BY CITY NEWSPAPER READERS Every yearCity Newspaper asks its readers to tell us what’s great about our fair city. And every year thousands reply with their choices for the best of Rochester. From pizza shop to art gallery, laundromat to nightclub, you’ll find many of their picks here.…
ANNUAL MANUAL ’09: 2009 Festival Guide
[ EVENTS ] COMPILED BY LEAH KRAUS For a city its size Rochester is jam-packed with events. Once the weather warms up we tend to go a little crazy, and nary a weekend goes by between April and October when there isn’t some fabulous festival bringing thousands of people to the streets.            Below is…
ANNUAL MANUAL ’09: Man on the Street
Maureen Galvin Hometown: Gates What Makes Rochester Unique: Easy to get around in; people are a lot tougher than in other places; beautiful old homes that are always being refurbished. Favorite Places: George Eastman House, LakeOntario Valerie Young Hometown: Sodus What Makes Rochester Unique: The Public Market — “There’s nothing else like it around.” Favorite…
ANNUAL MANUAL ’09: The history of rock in the ROC
It’s cold in the winter. It’s muggy in the summer. But it’s cool all the time. That’s right, Jack: Rock ‘n’ roll is here in Rochester. Maybe you didn’t know it, but it’s always been here. From little dives in Charlotte to arenas around the United States, Rochester rock has been making a dent since…
ANNUAL MANUAL ’09: Introduction
Rochester can be easy to overlook if you consider only the broad strokes. It’s a home to once-major businesses that have seen better days. For the past decade-plus, the city itself has experienced a slow but steady drop in population. And there are times of the year when it’s buried under inches of snow, sometimes…
ANNUAL MANUAL ’09: Guide to Monroe
Monroe County is about as diverse a community as you can find: a mid-size city, rural areas with orchards and farm markets, suburbs with 20th-century tract houses and shopping malls, and quaint, Victorian villages. The Genesee River and the Erie Canal bisect the county, more or less vertically and diagonally, so geology and history are…
