If you are tuned in to the local art scene, you’re probably familiar with Rochester Contemporary Art Center’s (RoCo) annual 6×6 exhibition. Artists from around the world anonymously submit six-inch- square entries for the summer show, with proceeds benefiting the nonprofit. This year, one artist decided to try her luck by making her entry into …

There’s something unique to Trio, the combination restaurant/bar/dance club nestled in the middle of Winton Place, a bustling shopping plaza and business office park located off Winton Road South in Henrietta. Opened by Chris DiGuardi and Bill Levy on June 6, 2017, in a space previously occupied by traditional diners, Trio has made its mark …

We think of the farm-to-table movement as a modern trend—organic farming, locally sourced food, making the most of each season’s harvest. But did you know that one of Rochester’s leading industrialists had ten acres of flower gardens, vegetable gardens, fruit trees, and berries? And that he raised cows and chickens on the land surrounding his …

This magazine is full of stories about good things that are happening to Rochester. But I hear a lot of pessimism around the city. Unemployment and a lack of industry are common complaints, and many Rochesterians considered Kodak filing for bankruptcy to be the end of an era—the death of the Flower City’s international reputation. …

If there’s one thing to be said about John Grieco, it’s that he doesn’t slow down. Grieco is one of Rochester’s best-known metalworkers, but he’s also a fireman operating out of the city’s South Avenue station. He works continuously at his craft, splitting his time between his workshop and the fire station. Now, as he …

The realm of cooking has more food than one person could hope to taste—entrees, appetizers, lunch, brunch, dinner, and so on; salty, sweet, savory, and umami. Among the food contenders of course lay the small bites. An assortment of appetizers one might have as an entire meal if they so choose. If one hopes to …