The notoriously fickle restaurant industry is a dangerous field to enter. Driving through Rochester’s downtown neighborhoods, one is just as likely to find a for lease sign in a storefront window as one is a grand opening sign. When one restaurant opens, another shuts down. It’s the nature of the business. Owners who make a …

Sustainable clothing seems to gain traction with each passing Earth Day, from Stella McCartney’s high-grade vegan wares to H&M’s highly attainable Conscious Exclusive Collection. But environmentally and socially conscious jewelry isn’t as easy to come by. Jewelry is fraught with as many issues as synthetic fabrics and large-scale manufacture. Fair labor is one of the …

The Italian aperitif Aperol was invented in 1919. Ninety-nine years later, in 2018, it caught on like wildfire. This citrusy, bitter liqueur is still experiencing its moment in the spotlight with one of the most popular cocktails in recent memory, the Aperol spritz. While for years the Aperol spritz—made with 4 1/2 parts prosecco, 2 …

At the age of twenty-seven, I am squarely classified as a millennial gal. I have held five (maybe six, if you count short stints at the occasional neighborhood watering hole) jobs within the last five years. I’m still not entirely sure what the need for fabric softener is (is this a leftover “necessity” from our …

We’ve all seen the image of the brooding writer dressed in black bleakly reading poetry to a distracted audience in a coffee shop or smoky bar. To nonpoets this is how poetry often appears in popular media—obscure and boring. But the reality is something far different. Have you ever heard poetry recited at a laundromat? …

Dear Stacey, Could you explain “emotional labor” to me? My girlfriend has started throwing it around a lot in conversations regarding our relationship. We’ve been dating for about six months, and I really like spending time with her. However, I’m starting to worry that I annoy her or that maybe she doesn’t like me very …