You’re probably pretty excited right now.
           You’ve finished
high school, been accepted to college, probably moved to a new
city, and are looking at a whole new life. Pretty
cool, huh?
           Hell yeah
it is. And honestly, Rochester’s a
pretty cool place to live that life in. We’ve got countless restaurants, coffee
shops, music venues, art galleries, theater companies, and movie theaters to
entertain you when you need to step away from your books for a while.
           Figuring
out how to navigate it all can be tricky. That’s where we come in. In these
pages you’ll get the scoop on how to stretch those precious few dollars in your
bank account by living cheaply during the college years. You’ll get a little
primer on what kind of clothes you’ll need to not only survive, but thrive,
through Rochester’s rough winters.
You’ll find maps of the area and, a directory of services that any student
might need, and, perhaps best of all, ideas from actual Rochester
students about where to eat, where to chill, and more.
           For more
tips on what to do, make sure to check out City Newspaper; a new edition hits
newsstands every Wednesday. (You can find us on the Web at www.rochester-citynews.com.)
Whether you want to keep up on local news and politics or find out where the
hottest show of the night is at, we’ve got your back.
This article appears in Aug 16-22, 2006.
