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MUSIC: Sing, sing a song

Its title derived from mashing up the Japanese words “kara” (meaning empty) and “okesutora” (meaning orchestra), karaoke has been around for a long time. And some of its roots, believe it or not, are American. In fact, one of the oldest examples has ties to good ol’ Rochester. From 1961 to 1966, NBC carried a […]

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The joy of Mex

Mex 295 Alexander St. 262-3060, mexrestaurant.com Dinner Tue-Thu 5-10 p.m., Fri-Sat 5-11 p.m.; bar until 2 a.m. Paul Brewer is a chef on the move. He has been since he started his career as a cook at a Cracker Barrel restaurant when he was 14 years old. In the intervening 21 years, he has worked […]

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Safe clubs, safe crowds

City Newspaper wasn’t at the recent meeting between public officials and concerned nightclub owners. And most nightclub owners we followed up with wouldn’t speak on the record. Even the one elected official we’ve spoken with about the meeting preferred anonymity.             But the elected official said the “big issue” tackled at the meeting was the […]

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