FOOD & DRINK
New restaurant moving into old Boston Market space in Henrietta
Last summer, the Rochester area’s last Boston Market shut down, having been evicted from its storefront at 942 Jefferson Road in Henrietta. By mid-August, a new restaurant should be up and running there. Dave’s Hot Chicken, which started in 2017 as a pop-up food stand in an East Hollywood, California, parking lot and now...
Party in the Park returns this summer. Here's the concert lineup
This July, The Record Company will be headlining the 27th Annual Party in the Park Concert Series. On Thursday, July 11, families can gather at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Park to enjoy the headliner and opening band, the North Mississippi Allstars. This will be the first of the series and each concert will be held every Thursday through August 15.
TAKE 5 ticket worth over $20k bought at Wegmans in Webster
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — The Rochester area’s first winning Take 5 ticket has been purchased! According to the New York Lottery, a top-prize winning ticket worth over $20,000 was purchased at the Wegmans on Holt Road in Webster. A whole bunch of winning tickets were bought last month, with the last one in April being […]
Popular fast-food chain to offer alcohol at Henrietta location
Construction of western New York’s first stand-alone Shake Shack at 245 Clay Road at the corner of Jefferson Road in Henrietta appears to be going full speed ahead. But there’s been a slight change of plans. In addition to burgers, fries and other fast-food fare, the restaurant wants to serve beer and wine to adults. Last month, the Henrietta Town Board agreed to modify Shake Shack’s special-use permit, originally OK'd in February 2023, to allow it. ...
Rochester’s Cronkite signs off
Two hours before he steps into the studio on a spring afternoon, longtime 13WHAM news anchor Don Alhart is chasing people down at the station. Not for a story, but because they almost left without getting his signature. Alhart published a children’s book in 2020, “Sibley’s Christmas Adventure,” and he...
Now open: Boot Barn in Greece
GREECE, N.Y. (WROC) — The town of Greece has a new big-box fashion and lifestyle option: Boot Barn. The store at 2475 W. Ridge Road is now open. The chain sells Western-themed clothes, workwear, cowboy hats and boots, and has decor and home options for kids and adults. It’s open every day of the week.
Restaurants in the Rochester area serving Mother’s Day brunch
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — Mother’s Day is approaching and a popular option to celebrate is to take your mother out to brunch. News 8 has compiled a list of several restaurants and businesses serving brunch on Mother’s Day. Guests may need to either make reservations or purchase tickets before they sell out! If you have […]
If you love bluebells, here's the place to go see them
FARMINGTON, NY — In the hamlet of Mertensia, off Mertensia Road in Mertensia Park, you will find Virginia mertensia. Bluebells, as they are known, and lots of them. This time of year, lilacs are showered with accolades in the Rochester area, but bluebells by the hundreds line the well-worn, third-of-a-mile Rotary Centennial Walking Path through the park and along the rushing waters of Mud Creek.
Popular local Mexican restaurant to open new location in Brooklyn
A popular local Mexican restaurant and food truck is heading to the Big Apple. Neno's Gourmet Mexican Street food will open a sit-down restaurant in Brooklyn's Clinton Hill, a charming, affluent neighborhood known for its historic brownstones. The restaurant at 499 Myrtle Ave. will accommodate approximately 50 people inside and 35 outside.
Cinco de Mayo celebration marks opening of International Plaza in Rochester
The International Plaza will kick off its fourth season Sunday, May 5 with a Cinco de Mayo celebration. The marketplace at 828 North Clinton Ave. highlights global cuisine and culture through a series of Sunday Markets, where vendors and performers bring the world to Rochester through a variety of food, gifts and entertainment.
Furries on UR campus?
A few months ago, as I did my daily walk to class through the tunnels to escape the February cold, a new brightly colored poster on the wall caught my eye. “Furries? At MY University? More likely than you think” was captioned above an image of Rocky, advertising UR’s unofficial furry club known as the UR Furry Club.
Rochester lilacs blossoming for nature's showy 2024 season. See the photos
With hundred and hundreds of varieties of lilacs and other flowering bushes and trees in Highland Park, the display of nature's spring colors will extend for weeks. It has started already. In most of Rochester's record history of the park, the lilacs have reached peak bloom in the second week...
Red Wings to wear lilac-themed uniforms during Lilac Festival
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Friday marks one week until the start of the annual Lilac Festival. To celebrate, the Rochester Red Wings have found a way to bring the flowers to the field. From May 14 to May 19, the Red Wings will wear uniforms featuring Rochester’s iconic lilacs front...
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