The writers at City Newspaper want you to enjoy this land of snow and ice. Look inside and learn how to eat like royalty off the winter pantry, where to party in the snow like it’s 1999, where to get your culture, all about the contemplative sport called ice fishing, and the dates of upcoming […]
winter guide 2005
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Or you could just stay in
Maybe you’re of the hibernation school. You burrow into your home in December, swaddle yourself in flannel and goose down, and subsist on frozen pizzas and canned goods until April. If so, that’s cool. No one will judge you. Even the most winter-loving Rochesterians, though they dance and hug themselves with every snowfall, will spend […]
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Hypothermia is the price of contemplation
It’s 8:20 a.m. and 10 degrees outside. My fingertips are beginning to numb inside my new Isotoner gloves. I wear long underwear and jeans, but a frosty wind rips through them as if they were fishnet stockings. My pen freezes and I can’t take notes. At such an extreme temperature, my digital voice recorder’s display […]
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Who needs California? The winter pantry
It’s become a dull cliché to say that the best cooking is that which cooks least, starting with the finest, freshest produce. It’s kind of a French idea ripped into California overdrive by food gurus like Alice Waters of Chez Panisse fame. And well, yeah, great produce handled with a light touch usually results in […]
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If life gives you snow, make snow angels
These are the events that make you hope the weather stay wintry. How else do you set a world record for snow angels or carve ice sculptures? And chili tastes so much better when it’s cold out, doesn’t it? We have two local winter festivals, and several more are within a drive. Let’s celebrate winter. […]
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Shovel your blues away
After spending the first few weeks of the new year getting fat and staying warm, you’re gonna wanna go out. I know it’s cold and miserable outside, but don’t pretend this is your first winter either. Things kick off with the Cincinnati white boys gone Mississippi black, Thee Shams, at the Bug Jar on January […]
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Get your coat, get your culture
It’s not rocket science: To keep warm, you gotta keep moving. And just because you’re wearing boots and your winter hat makes your hair look funny doesn’t mean you can’t get out and get your culture on. This is just a sketch of some of the artsy highlights from now until March. Be sure to […]
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City’s choice
> City’s choice: nature centers It only takes a few minutes in the car to get you into the wilderness: or seeming wilderness. Two nearby nature centers give you everything you need — equipment and miles and miles of calm, groomed trails — to enjoy a winter workout on foot, cross-country skis, or snowshoes. RMSC’s […]
