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The same headline has been resurfacing for years: wine is in trouble. These stories are nothing new, but part of the cyc...
11/13/2025

The same headline has been resurfacing for years: wine is in trouble. These stories are nothing new, but part of the cyclical nature of the beverage industry (and humanity in general). History always repeats itself.

Recently, the articles have been fast and furious — quick to cast blame, suggesting younger consumers are the cause of a wilting industry. The truth is: things aren’t great, but the cause is multifaceted.

In our November issue, Maiah Johnson Dunn explores the state of the wine industry — read the full piece on stands and online now [link in comments].

On an unassuming street in downtown Rochester, just a block away from Louise M. Slaughter Station, sits a design lover’s...
11/12/2025

On an unassuming street in downtown Rochester, just a block away from Louise M. Slaughter Station, sits a design lover’s treasure trove — DL Home & Garden. 🏡🪴

The store boasts 11,500 square feet of furniture, art and decor and, since it opened in 2014, has become a staple for both the interior design community and design-savvy homeowners in Western New York and the Finger Lakes regions.

Read Haley Chouinard’s full story, with photos by Roberto Lagares, online now [🔗 in comments].

Founded in 2002 by Ed Schram, Artists Unlimited casts actors with a broad range of abilities — ranging from Down syndrom...
11/11/2025

Founded in 2002 by Ed Schram, Artists Unlimited casts actors with a broad range of abilities — ranging from Down syndrome and blindness to autism and mobility challenges — in its high energy, family friendly musicals. The group specializes in spotlighting actors with developmental disabilities who may otherwise not be considered for roles in musicals and also puts on free annual choral and dance concerts.

In September, Artists Unlimited secured a permanent rehearsal space — a renovated former dance studio at Studio 44 on Dewey Avenue. It’s where they’ve rehearsed “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat,” which runs through November 15 at the Greece Central Performing Arts Center.

Read Katherine Varga’s full story, with photos by Natasha Kaiser [link in comments]. 🔗

A recent Gallup poll found that just 54% of American adults self-identified as drinkers, a new all-time low. And as sobe...
11/10/2025

A recent Gallup poll found that just 54% of American adults self-identified as drinkers, a new all-time low. And as sober-friendly and non-alcoholic options expand, a new kind of Third Place is emerging around town.

Shelley Elkovich and her husband, Jeff, found a former vanilla extract factory on Rochester’s northwest side this year for their business, For Bitter For Worse.

AltBar, founded by Bob and Meg Hartman, began in 2021 as a series of pop-ups featuring NA beer and wine and zero-proof spirits. The duo opened a brick-and-mortar bottle shop on East Main Street in June 2024, followed be a full bar in October.

Read Patrick Hosken’s full story in our November issue, on stands and online now [🔗 in comments] — and tune in to Connections with Evan Dawson at 1p to hear more. 🎧

As the government shutdown hits day 38 — officially making it the longest one in U.S. history — many local hospitality b...
11/07/2025

As the government shutdown hits day 38 — officially making it the longest one in U.S. history — many local hospitality businesses are stepping up to care for those in our community who have yet to receive any SNAP assistance, almost one full week into November.

We’ve compiled a running list of spots offering aid, whether you want to help somehow or could use assistance [LINK IN COMMENTS] >>

Did we miss something? Email [email protected], we’ll add it! 📝

Rochester Community Players celebrates a century this year, making it the oldest community theater group in the city (an...
11/07/2025

Rochester Community Players celebrates a century this year, making it the oldest community theater group in the city (and the second-oldest in New York State).

Rochester native Mimi Kennedy, who has since found great sitcom success (on CBS’s “Mom”) and film work (“Midnight in Paris”), got her start on stage with RCP in 1960 as a 12-year-old in Agatha Christie’s “Spider’s Web.”

Kennedy returns to Rochester this weekend to speak about her memoir at Writers & Books on November 8 and as honorary chairperson of the “Centennial Soirée” gala for RCP on November 9 at the Century Club on East Avenue.

Read Patrick Hosken’s full piece about 100 years of RCP — link in comments. 🔗

Glazed & diffused 🍩 Ridge Donut Cafe is only one of two shops in the area still making donuts by hand “the old fashioned...
11/05/2025

Glazed & diffused 🍩

Ridge Donut Cafe is only one of two shops in the area still making donuts by hand “the old fashioned way.”

But a commitment to tradition, a workforce spread thin and a public fanbase that made the third-generation, family run business a local household name has led to a current state almost as complex and complicated as the baking process itself.

Full story in the November photo essay by Roberto Felipe Lagares, on stands and online now. Link in comments. 🔗

Maybe you’ve heard the tale before, around a bonfire on the beach or whispered over too many Genesee Cream Ales. Or mayb...
10/29/2025

Maybe you’ve heard the tale before, around a bonfire on the beach or whispered over too many Genesee Cream Ales. Or maybe you just feel it, the way the woods go quiet at dusk.

A woman in white, they say, walks these paths. Still searching. Still mourning.

Thanks to Legends & Lore, a national marker program recognizing oral traditions and community myths, the White Lady of Durand has earned her place — literally — in Rochester’s historical landscape. A bold red cast-iron sign was installed near the park entrance, placing her alongside other markers across New York that commemorate Bigfoot, healing springs, alleged witches and folk icons like John Henry and Ichabod Crane.

Read the full story by George Payne in CITY’s October issue, on stands and online now. Full story link in comments. 🔗

10/29/2025

With the federal government shutdown continuing, millions of Americans may not receive their November SNAP benefits. Officials from across Monroe County gathered Tuesday and stressed what recipients need to do. (Story link in first comment.)

Big news for film buffs 🎥🎞️IMAX and Cinemark announced today that Rochester’s own Tinseltown will be one of 33 theaters ...
10/27/2025

Big news for film buffs 🎥🎞️

IMAX and Cinemark announced today that Rochester’s own Tinseltown will be one of 33 theaters worldwide equipped to show IMAX 70mm film by next July — just in time for Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” starring Matt Damon.

A total of 17 locations will receive IMAX laser and 70mm film additions or upgrades.

Link to the full story by Roberto Felipe Lagares in comments. 🔗

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