Say Yes to the Dress is a television show many are familiar with. An eager bride with a few very opinionated friends and family members
She’s a fan of Swan Dive pizza, Olivia Rodrigo’s music, and the Oxford comma. Plus, this born-and-raised Rochesterian is a former (585) magazine intern. Say
Soft circular light fixtures hanging from an open industrial ceiling snag my attention as I sit in candy-apple-colored seats against matte black walls, wooden tables, and a stainless-steel bar counter.
Despite a fondness for pink and red as a color scheme and frilly little hearts and fat babies as decor, I’m not really a Valentine’s Day person. I was never
Outside a red brick building on Russell Street in Rochester, artfully arranged bouquets of vibrant flowers hang in wicker baskets beneath a mounted sign— Stacy K: FLORAL, GIFTS, DÉCOR. Inside
In an ever-expanding world of alcoholic beverages, many couples choose to customize their bar offerings on the big day. This can be a fun and
During the lockdown days of the pandemic, it seems that everyone hyperfocused on a new hobby to make the time pass. Some learned a new
If you’ve booked an “Elopement, Minmony, or Micro Wedding” at the Ellwanger Estate Bed and Breakfast at 625 Mt. Hope Avenue, you may already know
“So, how did you two meet?” It’s a question asked by the hopeful listener, the chance to hear a splendid tale, one worthy of a
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I met Dario Joseph and Chris Thompson at Mercantile on Main, which is easily the coolest new food place I know. I sat down at one of the tables arranged in the center of the plaza for people to gather like a hive, surrounded by several new eateries, a coffee spot, and a cocktail lounge. The first thing I asked was if they had any other stops that day for their podcast, Refined Taste. “Well, we just came from Bodega, on Park,” Joseph told me. “Oh yeah! Of course!” I nodded excitedly. I had no idea what they were talking about. I consider myself pretty in touch with the food scene in Rochester, but I soon learned that I didn’t even have my finger on the pulse. I was way off, perhaps in the armpit, while Joseph and Thompson have been at the forefront of the scene for a while.
A vault that once safeguarded money and riches is primed to be Fairport’s most coveted dining room. Just in time for the summer season, Bonnie & Clyde will open in the historic Bank of America building at 58 South Main Street. And it is truly something to behold. The owners, Jodi and Greg Johnson, have a thing for old banks. Before they opened The Cub Room nine years ago, they were New Yorkers who loved visiting Manhattan bars and eateries
Does a meal composed entirely of snacks qualify as dinner? At Pintxo, the answer is a resounding yes. Tucked away from Canandaigua’s Main Street, the wine bar offers a refreshing contrast to the area’s predominantly Italian restaurants. Its vibrant tapas menu invites diners to indulge in a unique culinary adventure. Pintxo is a Basque word, roughly pronounced “pin-so,” that means “snacks.” At the helm of Pintxo are executive chef Julian Plyter and chef de cuisine Pamela Cecere, whose passion for
I discovered Frances Willard while researching drinking fountains erected by the Woman’s Christian Temperance Union (WCTU) throughout Western New York in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. These public sources of fresh water, often placed near saloons, were meant to turn men away from demon rum, however naïve that sounds. I located a small, inconspicuous WCTU fountain dedicated to Willard in front of the public library in Churchville. Its plaque reads: IN MEMORIAM FRANCES E. WILLARD BORN IN CHURCHVILLE,
Soldiers of fortune will tell you—you’ve got to go where the war is. The same is true for pro killers. That’s why on December 17, 1981, Joseph “Mad Dog” Sullivan found himself on the Thruway in his peach-colored Caddy, heading toward Rochester. Here was where the war was. Sullivan was already a legend, deadly and slippery, the only man ever to escape from Attica, the guy who once escaped a jail on Governor’s Island in New York Harbor by swimming
Hiding in plain sight in the Rochester area are numerous out-of-the-way memorials to people and events that figured prominently in regional history. Some of these are the typical sort: honoring great men, great battles, and great achievements. Others are dedicated to women who, if mostly forgotten today, were household names over a century ago. This is the time of year to get out, take a walk, and acquaint yourself with some fascinating bits of hidden local history. Tucked away in the trees of Genesee Valley Park, close by the University of Rochester campus, sits a massive sculpture—as big as a truck—of Edward Mott Moore (1814–1902). In his day, Moore was a Rochester big shot: renowned surgeon, head of the American Medical Association, and president of the University of Rochester board of trustees. Considered the father of the Rochester park system, Moore brought famed landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted here to
