I was feeling hungry as I headed out to The Mighty Stef show at the Sticky Lips Juke Joint on Thursday night. It would be the final local concert for the Irish rock quartet. The band made Rochester its home base during its North American tour. When I caught The Mighty Stef’s gig at Sheridan’s Pub on […]
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Theater Review: Irish Players’ “Shining City” at MuCCC
The Irish Players’ “Shining City” is described as “an Irish ghost story for today,” but it’s not a shivers-around-the-campfire kind of ghost story, nor is it full of banshees or other Celtic heebie-jeebies. There is a ghost in it, or something described as a ghost, but Conor McPherson’s play is something more subtle and more […]
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CHOW HOUND: Where food is worth eating
Much has changed in Webster since I left the suburb (back when there was only one Webster high school, kids). I currently live in the city, and usually proximity and convenience determine where I satisfy my culinary cravings. But a recent excursion through my hometown prompted several reactions — “That wasn’t there before!” “Where did […]
