Strolling down the aisle at the garden store, my sister and I are plucking packets of seeds off the rack and throwing them into our
There’s a charm in simplicity that’s often overlooked—a sense of nostalgia, a feeling of calm—but a spritz captures it. Easy to make, easy to drink,
Thai food is new for me. Ask me how or why it’s taken me so long to give it a shot, I couldn’t tell you,
Chelsea Felton and Lauryn McCabe have become the reluctant keepers of Patron Saint’s signature green. So far, about twenty-five people have asked for the exact
Its name sounds like it was lifted from a fairy tale, and catching sight of the structure along Whalen Road in Penfield, it looks the
Timberstead, in the village of Burdett, near Seneca Lake, does not announce itself. It rises gently from the landscape, shaped as much by the contours
For centuries the lotus has been admired in Chinese culture for its purity and resilience, gracefully rising from murky water to reveal vibrant blooms. At
Rochester is home to a very special neighborhood beautification program. Blocks in Bloom transforms lower-resourced neighborhoods, one block at a time, by helping residents plant
“It’s a hard life, but it’s a good life,” says Stephanie Castle of Tenderfoot Farm. She and her husband, Jeff, bought a neglected house, barn,
When Kathy Kepler was offered a job forty years ago to help sell sweet corn from a roadside farmstand, she took the job because she
For decades, Julietta Fiscella built her career as a pathologist at the University of Rochester Medical Center, guided by scientific precision and a lifelong fascination
Founded in 1969, the Visual Studies Workshop (VSW) is one of the longest-running nonprofit media art spaces in the country. It began with a vision
Less than two minutes into my interview with Andrea Holland, founder of Andrea Holland Coaching, I could already tell this was a person I could
On a typical spring Saturday, you will find hair salons across the city bursting with young girls with coffees in hand, nails freshly painted, makeup
This article originally appeared in the May/June 2026 issue of (585).
Rohrbach purchases Young Lion For John Urlaub and the team at Rohrbach Brewing Company, purchasing the Young Lion Brewing Company (YLBC) made perfect sense. First,
Are you looking for the perfect wedding venue in Rochester or perhaps the Finger Lakes? Or maybe you’re planning a surprise birthday party and want to book a restaurant with a private room? From a rustic barn to an elegant Italian eatery to the grand George Eastman Museum, the Flower City is filled with great …
As I’ve moved into adulthood, I’ve come to appreciate an opportunity to get a group together to celebrate something. Be it birthdays, babies, weddings, or other exciting news, I’m here for it. But these gatherings can also cause stress both in the form of “stuff”—thoughtful gifts and trinkets that you’re not quite sure what to …
During the summer of 1887, Rochester’s population was about 50,000 but rapidly on the rise. Kodak, Bausch and Lomb, French’s, and Sibley’s were all in their infancy. Downtown, where the Erie Canal crossed the Genesee via what is now the Broad Street viaduct, was already densely urban. But only a mile or so to the east, the landscape was still largely rural. …
The Avenue Blackbox has been a special place since opening its doors in June 2018. Now celebrating its fifth season, “The Ave” is a safe and creative performing arts space focused on providing opportunities and experiences within performing and nonperforming career paths. In the last five years, it’s offered affordable and culturally rich experiences created by …
If you’ve recently given up carbs in this bright new year, I apologize in advance. Wildflour probably isn’t for you. But if your resolutions are more open-ended—something sensible, like eating healthier or pursuing happiness—well, keep reading. After visiting the new North Winton Village restaurant, I began to think existential thoughts about pasta and bread. If it’s …
If you’re from Brockport, you probably know about Fannie Barrier Williams. But most of us don’t recognize the name, despite her former status as a national celebrity. Barrier Williams was a suffragist, civil rights leader, orator, and changemaker. She was born and raised in Brockport, and hers was one of the only Black families in the …
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