Remembering the Korean War in Rochester
As we approach the historic summit between United States and North Korean leaders, Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un, the 1950-1953 Korean War — officially never ended — has resurfaced in
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Soldiering on at the Buffalo and Erie County Naval and Military Park
In The Vietnam Veterans Memorial of Greater Rochester: A Meditation on the Cost of War, George Cassidy Payne offered a comprehensive vision of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Highland Park.
[ Read More ]Brighton Town Councilmember Robin Wilt pitches in at the Game at the Corners
Last Sunday marked Opening Day of the 19th season of the Game at the Corners played at Brighton’s Twelve Corners Middle School. The players were a bit rusty after a long winter of bowling.
[ Read More ]Pride of Eastman: After Years of Tumult the RPO is Riding High
After the departure of beloved conductor Christopher Seaman in 2011, the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra struggled to counter a growing reputation as being managerially stodgy, creatively
[ Read More ]Last hurrah for the Get Some Balls! sale
Last year in A fond farewell to the Get Some Balls! sale in Brighton, we announced the end of the Get Some Balls! sale that apparently captivated yard sale goers for years. That announcement was
[ Read More ]The Buffalo Roams Again
In Historic Lockport: Part of One of the World’s Premiere Inland Waterways, George Cassidy Payne provided a comprehensive look at the canal town of Lockport, NY. Today, George ventures southward
[ Read More ]Genius of Geniuses: An Appreciation of Claude Bragdon’s Architecture, Art, and Design
Claude Bragdon’s architecture can be found across Rochester. In “Alone in the Dawn” Restorationist James Caffrey joins the conversation with more on Adelaide Crapsey, we learned about the
[ Read More ]A bike in Brighton unstolen for over 40 hours
Two Fridays ago I was biking along Monroe Avenue to the tennis courts at Cobb’s Hill. Approaching Highland Drive, a green bicycle parked outside Mike Deming Antiques caught my eye. As the
[ Read More ]Adding a SOTA baseball game and the Air Horn guy to the Cobb’s Hill series
Throughout the life of the magazine, we’ve covered many sports that make Cobb’s Hill the urban oasis it is: basketball, croquet, cycling, football, jousting, sledding,
[ Read More ]Hard core Hank is back in the Bop Shop line
By chance today, I came across a couple dozen people lined up outside the Bop Shop on Monroe Avenue. I’d forgotten it was National Record Store Day. The occasion is an occasion to revisit
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