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ANNUAL MANUAL 2015

CITY's guide to visiting, living, working and playing in Rochester, NY

Read about authors, city architecture, neighborhoods, art, bars off the grid, local grocery stores,and more!

Mar 25, 2015



Know your neighborhoods

Swillburg, Park Avenue, Thurston Village, Village of Pittsford, Village of Webster, Town of Rush

Swillburg The word in Swillburg is that when you go out of town, you have 20 sets of eyes watching your home.

By JEREMY MOULE AND CHRISTINE CARRIE FIEN Mar 25, 2015



Rochester clicks for young professionals

The Rochester region is home to about 20 colleges, universities, and technical schools, which is impressive for a mid-size metro. But despite those offerings, the area's loss of young professionals continues to concern many business and community leaders in Upstate New York.

By Tim Louis Macaluso Mar 25, 2015

Brain drain Young professionals Startup companies Rochester economy Nazareth College RIT University of Rochester



Design matters: Vignelli Center for Design Studies

RIT's Vignelli Center is a teaching archive and museum of modernist marvels

Even if you're unfamiliar with the name "Vignelli," you've certainly encountered multiple things designed by Massimo and Lella Vignelli. The New York-based, Italian power couple had their stylish fingers in every piece of the design pie for six decades, creating everything from brand identity, books, maps, tableware, clothing, furniture, to architectural design for companies as diverse as American Airlines, Ford Motor Company, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority of New York City, and Xerox Corporation.

By Rebecca Rafferty Mar 25, 2015

Art Design Vignelli Center for Design Studies RIT R. Roger Remington Josh Owen



Down the road

We take a trip down St. Paul Street

As city residents, we tend to constantly be on the hunt for the hot new shops, restaurants, and entertainment. It's great to be on the cutting edge when it comes to what's new and hip in Rochester, but in our pursuit of the next new thing, we sometimes overlook what's right under our noses.

By Adam Lubitow Mar 25, 2015

Rochester Roads St. Paul Street Seneca Park Zoo Sunshyne Silverwear Comic Book Heaven World Wide News Exploring Rochester



Studio fit

Several Rochester-area classes offer movement-based alternatives to hitting the gym

Did you take ballet lessons as a child? Maybe some contemporary or jazz classes during your teenage years or early 20's?

By Casey Carlsen Mar 25, 2015

Rochester Fitness Dance Classes Aerial Silks Jamaican Dance Pole Dancing Dance Yoga Rachele Maier Elizabeth Clark Christopher Morrison



Drinking off the radar

City checks out four bars that you may have never noticed

We all have our favorite watering hole, our version of Cheers, where everyone knows our name and that we like our martinis with vodka, very cold, and very dirty. We are creatures of habit, but sometimes we crave someplace new, a place where we can see how the other half lives, but still feel welcome.

By Katie Libby Mar 25, 2015

Rochester Nightlife Avenue Pub The Bayside Pub Jack Ryan's Tavern Carroll's



Shop with your hart

A visual presentation of a day in the life of Hart's Local Grocers

Hart's Local Grocers, a full-service grocery with a focus on locally-sourced products, opened in the East End in August 2014. The market has become a bustling place, so we wondered what a day in the life of Hart's was like.

Mar 25, 2015

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The world on a shelf

Rich cultures come alive through the area's diverse grocery stores

The process of exploring some of Rochester's ethnically diverse grocery stores and speaking with their respective owners reinforced the notion that we are still a community of immigrants. It's perhaps not as distinct as it once was in the past, but among the aspects of any culture that pass on through generations, food is probably the one that endures the strongest as it tightly bonds people to their lineage.

Mar 25, 2015

Grocery Stores Rochester Local



Writing in ROC

Five local authors Rochesterians should have on a bookshelf

Rochester's rich culture has provided inspiration for many literary works over the years. Local authors take our area's distinct elements — heritage, geography, tones — and use them to tell stories, create imagery, and ultimately touch others.

By NICOLE MARIE MILANO Mar 25, 2015

Rochester Authors Joanna Scott Sonja Livingston Jennifer Grotz Gregory Gerard Peter Conners

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