Rochester City Newspaper

Fresh Cut: 'Please Carolina' by Teagan and the Tweeds

On the new single, “Please Carolina,” Teagan and the Tweeds delve into a tender yet upbeat country sensibility that feels particularly earnest. More...

By Daniel J. Kushner

Fresh Cut: 'Please Carolina' by Teagan and the Tweeds

Overdose deaths decrease, but still remain high

The good news: the number of people in Monroe County who died from opioid overdoses decreased last year.

By Jeremy Moule

RIT scientists using technology to fight invasive plants

Purple loosestrife, with its innocent-looking flares of hot magenta flowers, pops up along roadsides and ditches.

By Tim Louis Macaluso

Another arts group focuses on the future

Rochester has yet another organization focused on supporting and promoting the arts.

By Rebecca Rafferty

Activists continue to push for legal cannabis

Recreational cannabis remains illegal in New York, as does possessing even small amounts of it.

By Jeremy Moule

What! Crawfish! serves food to shout about

If you have ever eaten a lobster, you know how to tackle a crawdad. All of the crawfish at What! Crawfish! are shipped live daily to the Henrietta restaurant.

By Chris Thompson

UUU Art Collective creates space for emerging creatives

One word to describe the UUU Art Collective and its three founders is legitimate, which is maybe not what you would expect from a company whose origin story includes house parties and bathroom kegs. Nevertheless, co-founders KC Sullivan, Dylan Niver, and Zac Lijewski have built something worthy of the word.

By Jessica Pavia