Rochester can be easy to overlook if you consider only the broad strokes. It's a home to once-major businesses that have seen better days. For the past decade-plus, the city itself has experienced a slow but steady drop in population. And there are times of the year when it's buried under inches of snow, sometimes feeling more like the Siberian tundra than a mid-sized American city.
But when you scratch the surface and look at the details, the picture that emerges is quite different. Rochester may have some struggling corporate giants, but it remains a major academic center, with nearly a dozen colleges and universities in the area. The population may not be as large as it once was, but the city and county are still home to unique, varied neighborhoods and towns filled with engaged citizens trying to improve their communities. Although the winters can get rough around February or March, the area's vibrant arts and entertainment scene never catches a cold. And once the snow and ice are gone, the people make sure to take advantage of the area's gorgeous natural assets.
This Annual Manual is designed to help you appreciate some of Rochester's best details. From a look at several of the communities that help to define the region to a timeline of local rock ‘n' roll history to profiles of favorite shopping and dining destinations, these pages will give you a good starting point from which to appreciate Rochester, a mid-sized city with a lot to offer.
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Monroe County is about as diverse a community as you can find: a mid-size city, rural areas with orchards and farm markets, suburbs with 20th-century tract houses and shopping malls, and quaint, Victorian villages. The Genesee River and the...
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Every year City Newspaper asks its readers to tell us what's great about our fair city. And every year thousands reply with their choices for the best of Rochester. From pizza shop to art gallery, laundromat to nightclub, you'll find many of...
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You watch them as they strut the stage, bathed in footlights, commanding a scene or captivating a crowd. You listen as they discuss their latest exhibit at a gallery opening, soaking in the praise for their visionary works. You think to...
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From monolithic downtown buildings to quaint canalside destinations, the greater Rochester area is marked with character. But sometimes when we fixate on the larger locations we miss some of the cool, whimsical details that make them special....
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With nearly a dozen colleges and universities in the area, Rochester offers an academic atmosphere mixed with all the fun that comes with having a rich vein of young adults making the most out of their college years. For those already past...
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For a city its size Rochester is jam-packed with events. Once the weather warms up we tend to go a little crazy, and nary a weekend goes by between April and October when there isn't some fabulous festival bringing thousands of people to the...
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It's cold in the winter. It's muggy in the summer. But it's cool all the time. That's right, Jack: Rock 'n' roll is here in Rochester. Maybe you didn't know it, but it's always been here. From little dives in Charlotte to arenas around the...
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Rochester population: 206,759 (as of July 2007) Monroe County population: 729,681 (as of July 2007) Median resident age (Rochester): 31.5 years Median resident age (Monroe County): 38 years Gender breakdown (Rochester): Women (51.8...
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