FOOD & DRINK
New Wegmans store opening in 2026. Where will it be located?
A new Wegmans market is opening in North Carolina. The Rochester-based grocery store announced Monday its plans to add another store in North Carolina. Wegmans, a regional supermarket chain, has 111 stores along the East Coast. “Four years after opening our first store in North Carolina, we’re excited to announce...
Popular waterfront restaurant and bar to re-open Friday
You pull up at beloved Charlotte restaurant Pelican's Nest and some motorcycles are in the parking lot. But then a van with seniors drives up. And inside they are calling for more highchairs to seat a party of 20 with kids. Later that evening, folks in their 20s to 40s...
120 dogs removed from Rochester home in hoarding case. Fosters, donations needed
Authorities rescued 120 dogs from a home on Leopard Street on Tuesday, and now the Humane Society of Greater Rochester is looking for emergency foster homes and other assistance. The animals were removed after a hoarding investigation, according to Lollypop Farm Humane Law Enforcement, who executed the warrant, with help...
Ox and Stone closed, to reopen as ‘The Alexander’ May 8
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — Ox and Stone a popular food and drink joint on Alexander Street in Rochester’s East End, will soon become “The Alexander Restaurant and Social Club.” The Swan Family of Restaurants — which includes Lenore’s, Dorado, Swan Dive, Roux, and Pearson’s — made the announcement in their most recent Sunday newsletter. Ox […]
The Rochester foodie’s guide to outdoor dining in 2024: See the list
Spring is here and with summer just around the corner, thoughts of how to get out and about to enjoy the bouts of sunshine might be coming to mind. There are few ways better to enjoy good weather than good food and there are plenty of prime eateries in and around Rochester that will allow you to get your fair share of fresh air while enjoying a meal. ...
Our Bright Spot shines on horses and "ducts"!
Honeoye Falls, N.Y. — Our Bright Spot shines on John Betlem Heating and Cooling and their generous contribution to EquiCenter, providing therapy through horseback riding. Betlem installed a new ductless heating pump system for the center's new classroom. It will provide year-round comfort for therapeutic and community services. __
PrimoHoagies to open CollegeTown location May 15
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — A new fast-casual joint is coming to University of Rochester’s college town development: PrimoHoagies. This will be the second retail location that has opened in the development since UR bought it. Joy Mart opened a couple of doors down earlier this year. In the fall of last year, the sandwich shop […]
When should you start your garden in New York this year?
Following Rochester's warmest winter on record and a relatively warm spring so far, gardeners are cleaning up their yards and visiting their favorite gardening centers, imagining the potential of this year's growing season. Some local gardening experts confirmed that spring conditions for this time of year are about two weeks...
Alter Ego Eatery coming to Fairport in late April
FAIRPORT, N.Y. (WROC) — The village of Fairport will have a new cafe soon: Alter Ego Eatery. It’s in the Quicklee’s building at 146 N. North Main St. in the former Calabresellas. The business is the latest venture of Kayla Sandoval, a baker who started “Biscotti Brewers”...
Greece native Mark Mitrano makes Broadway debut in revival of 'The Who's Tommy'
It was the darkest days of the pandemic and Greece Athena grad Mark Mitrano, then in college, wondered if they’d ever have what it takes to hack it in the theater world. “I was like, ‘Am I ready?’... I felt like I had almost lost half of my education. How much am I...
Monroe County Parks: Lilacs on track to bloom just in time for the Lilac Festival
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — Just weeks away from the 126th Lilac Festival the one question on everyone’s mind is, are we going to see the lilacs at the festival? According to Mark Quinn, the Superintendent of Horticulture for Monroe County, we’re right on track for a great bloom. “Right now, looking at the lilacs, we’re […]
Rochester Music Hall of Fame prepares for induction ceremony
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — You still have a chance to get tickets to this year’s induction ceremony for the Rochester Music Hall of Fame! The honorees for the 11th class are Rick Beato, Greece Broadway and Disney film star Jennifer Cody, Soul Brothers Six member John Ellison, Jars of Clay members Charlie Lowell and Matthew […]
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