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Invitation only ✉️Three Black millennial women — Jahnae Holmes, Charmaine Walker and Janelle Holmes — have opened Exclus...
12/18/2025

Invitation only ✉️

Three Black millennial women — Jahnae Holmes, Charmaine Walker and Janelle Holmes — have opened Exclusively Members Only (EMO), a club-style dining and social venue downtown.

Read Racquel Stephen’s full story with photos by Roberto Felipe Lagares in our December issue, on stands and online now [link in comments]. 🔗

REVIEW | Though goals and results drive modern society, it’s only after struggle and pain that we learn the journey is t...
12/16/2025

REVIEW | Though goals and results drive modern society, it’s only after struggle and pain that we learn the journey is the destination. Local singer-songwriter Katy Martin’s latest solo album, “Are We There Yet,” captures this wisdom in eight indie folk songs that play with bright, twee sounds while tackling an ever-present heaviness.

Read ’s full review in our December issue, on stands and online now, 🔗 in comments

As Rochester Brainery founder Danielle Raymo contemplated ending her decade-plus tenure with the business, she wanted to...
12/15/2025

As Rochester Brainery founder Danielle Raymo contemplated ending her decade-plus tenure with the business, she wanted to go out the right way. She didn’t want to just close down, leaving the teachers of so many experiential classes without that revenue stream or unique marketing opportunity. She also didn’t want to hand it over to someone that was going to radically change how the Brainery operated.

Read Kellen Beck's full story on Rochester Brainery's next chapter in our December issue, on stands and online now [link in comments].

From the jukebox musical “& Juliet” — which lands somewhere between Lisa Frank, a Disney amusement park and a 90s music ...
12/11/2025

From the jukebox musical “& Juliet” — which lands somewhere between Lisa Frank, a Disney amusement park and a 90s music video — to a gender bent adaptation of “Persuasion” just in time for Jane Austen’s 250th birthday, freelance critic Katherine Varga has a few thoughts.

Read her reviews online now, links in comments. 🔗

12/10/2025

Eggnog? Matching family PJs? Fake trees? 👍/👎?

Roc Holiday Village is back for year 7, and we headed down on the chilly opening day to get hot takes on the festive season.

Visit the village every Wednesday-Sunday through Dec. 28 at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Park.

Sponsor CITY’s biggest party — and issue — of the year! Because supporting CITY keeps us around so we can support the co...
12/09/2025

Sponsor CITY’s biggest party — and issue — of the year! Because supporting CITY keeps us around so we can support the community with coverage. 💲✔️

Don’t see the right option for you/your biz? Email [email protected] to get creative. 💬

Onboarding 🏂 Inspired by the Burton Riglet Program founded in 2009, Neon Wave brings snowboarding education and gear acc...
12/08/2025

Onboarding 🏂

Inspired by the Burton Riglet Program founded in 2009, Neon Wave brings snowboarding education and gear access to local youth, regardless of snow.

Full story in Berto’s December photo essay, on stands and online now [🔗 in comments]

For the first time since 1971, CITY’s annual Best Of Rochester Awards will take to the stage…✨Throw on your Saturday nig...
12/04/2025

For the first time since 1971, CITY’s annual Best Of Rochester Awards will take to the stage…

✨Throw on your Saturday night look and catwalk the red carpet at Anthology, 336 East Ave., for a big ol’ variety-style awards show on Saturday, January 3.

🥂 From 6-10 p.m., enjoy snacks, drinks, HypeBooth photo ops, vendor tables, merch and more from CITY/WXXI, DJ tunes and, of course: our January issue with ALL the winners, hot off the press!

🎤 Emcee Mike “on the mic” McGinnis will be your guide for the evening alongside members of the CITY team and a few surprise guests. The full awards show, featuring local performances and unveiling 130+ Best Of Rochester winners, will begin at 7 p.m.

🎟️ This year’s event is 18+ only; admission is $15 and includes a drink ticket (zero proof options available). Ticket link in comments.

It’s just before 5 p.m. on a Wednesday when the cutting boards come out. Then, the kale — big fluffy piles of it, fresh ...
12/03/2025

It’s just before 5 p.m. on a Wednesday when the cutting boards come out. Then, the kale — big fluffy piles of it, fresh from a vendor at the Westside Farmers Market, ready to be destemmed.

The leafy vegetation was picked up earlier that day by a member of Rochester Food Not Bombs, which meets twice weekly to cook at the Flying Squirrel Community Space on the outskirts of Corn Hill. After cooking, members package up and serve the meals at the RTS Transit Center on St. Paul Street.

In October, Leah and Berto joined the members for a night. Read the full piece — including how to get involved — online, link in comments. 🔗

Local arts organizations lost federal funding in 2025. What’s next? 💸For CITY’s December issue, Patrick Hosken talked to...
12/02/2025

Local arts organizations lost federal funding in 2025. What’s next? 💸

For CITY’s December issue, Patrick Hosken talked to Flower City Arts Center, BOA Editions, George Eastman Museum, Visual Studies Workshop and Rochester Contemporary Art Center about the path forward — and how to make (cents) of it all.

Read the full story on stands and online now, link in comments. 🔗

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