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October 23, 2019 Special Sections » Best of Rochester

Best Local Color

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BEST LOCAL COLOR

BEST LOCAL ACTIVIST GROUP

Girls Rock! Rochester

girlsrockrochester.org

Hope Dealers BTC | Metro Justice | Out Alliance

BEST SOURCE OF ROCHESTER PRIDE

Wegmans

Many area locations. wegmans.com

Frederick Douglass | Garbage plates | Out Alliance

BEST LOCAL MEN'S SPORTS TEAM

Red Wings

@rocredwings; redwingsbaseball.com

Amerks | Flower City Fear | Knighthawks

BEST LOCAL WOMEN'S SPORTS TEAM

Roc City Roller Derby

@rocderby; rocderby.com

Lady Lancers | Renegades | RIT Women's Hockey

BEST LOCAL RECREATIONAL SPORTS LEAGUE

Roc City Roller Derby

@rocderby; rocderby.com

Greater Rochester Area Disc Association | Hot Shots volleyball | Kickball League of Rochester

BEST LOCAL RADIO PERSONALITY

Evan Dawson of WXXI

@evandawson; wxxinews.org

Paul Guglielmo | Bob Lonsberry | Brother Wease

BEST LOCAL RADIO STATION

92.5 WBEE

@925wbee; wbee.com

90.5 WBER | 104.3 WAYO | 1370 WXXI

BEST LOCAL TV PERSONALITY

Scott Hetsko

@scotthetsko; 13wham.com

Adam Chodak | Doug Emblidge | Norma Holland

BEST LOCAL TV NEWS STATION

13WHAM

@13wham; 13wham.com

8 WROC | 10 WHEC | WXXI Television

BEST LOCAL WEBSITE

The Inner Loop Blog

innerloopblog.com

Day Trips Around Rochester, NY (daytrippingroc.com) | Lollypop Farm (lollypop.org) |

The Rochesteriat (therochesteriat.com)

BEST LOCAL FACEBOOK PAGE

The Inner Loop Blog

facebook.com/innerloopblog

Day Trips Around Rochester, NY (facebook.com/daytrippingROC) | Lollypop Farm (facebook.com/lollypopfarm) | Kevin Williams / Weather by Williams (facebook.com/Kevin-Williams-144495898964304)

BEST LOCAL TWITTER FEED

@MedleyCentre

@mcfw (Monroe County Fire Wire) | @ rachbarnhart | @rahchachow

BEST LOCAL INSTAGRAM ACCOUNT

@explorerochester

@innerloopblog | @rocfoodies | @sirrochasays

BEST LOCAL PODCAST

Food About Town

@stromie; foodabouttown.com

Derby Rocz | Hell Weekly | Sticks and Beers

MOST IMPORTANT LOCAL NEWS STORY OF 2019

Lake Ontario water level

Leticia Astacio | Rochester City School District | Robert Morgan

MOST IMPORTANT LOCAL NEWS STORY IGNORED IN 2019

Opioid epidemic

City development and gentrification | MCC faculty no confidence vote | Robert Morgan

In This Guide...

Best of Rochester

Explore the Best of Rochester

The results for our annual scavenger hunt are in. We asked you to respond to our 2019 Best of Rochester readers' poll with your favorite people, places, and things as you've explored our fine region, and you delivered.

By Daniel J. Kushner Oct 23, 2019

Cover Story
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Best Food & Drink

BEST FOOD AND DRINK BEST PIZZA

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Best Goods & Services

BEST GOODS AND SERVICES BEST BIKE SHOP

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Best Arts & Entertainment

BEST ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT BEST LOCAL ORIGINAL BAND

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Best Nightlife

BEST NIGHTLIFE BEST NEW BAR/CLUB

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Best answers

OFF-THE CUFF, SOMETIMES OFF-COLOR RESPONSES TO OUR BEST OF ROCHESTER 2019 PRIMARY BALLOT

By City readers Oct 23, 2019
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Critics' Picks

BEST YOUNG FARMER: Eric Houppert of Deep Root Farm There are myriad categories featuring food in the Best of Rochester awards, but nothing about the people growing (and supplying) local ingredients behind the scenes. Several years ago, Macedon resident Eric Houppert made the jump from graphic designer to farmhand at Mud Creek Farms in Victor.

By Renée Heininger, Leah Stacy, Chris Thompson, Frank De Blase, Kathy Laluk and Katie Preston Oct 23, 2019
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GALLERY: Best of Rochester 2019 Party

Over 500 Best of Rochester party-goers decended upon the atrium at Village Gate to celebrate the winners of the 2019 Best of Rochester reader poll. See the full list of winners here!

Oct 23, 2019

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