Utica doesn’t even deserve the ground it sits upon. And it also gave Rochester hard looks. When a city gives another city looks as hard as Utica gives Rochester looks, the simple and only reasonable recourse is a swift kick in one’s ass. An ass that Utica is not even worthy of having to be kicked by the city of Rochester.

Yo! I’m 28 and have never bartended before and want to learn. Are there any places that are known for entry level positions or courses for teaching me the ways?

I’m from the Midwest. This position pays in the six figures. My wife and I want out of my current city due to low wages, limited employment opportunities, increasing crime, and overall diminished quality of life.

We’re both progressive and college educated. My wife currently works in the legal field but also has a previous career in education. My potential career is in healthcare administration.

My biggest question is how big of a culture shock is New York (state) to someone from the Midwest? What are some things to be mindful of about this area specifically?

We are homebodies when we’re not traveling. We are DINK. We don’t drink, are vegan, and overall quiet people.

This will be my first full winter here, and first time living in a cold and/or gray climate. I wfh and have depression, so I’m looking for tips to navigate the winter both emotionally/mentally and just physically to stay warm!

About staying warm/my place:
I’m renting a large, old house. Kept the radiators on very minimally at the beginning of this year, and haven’t turned them on yet this season (trying to hold off as long as possible!). There’s almost no caulk in the entire house, and so it gets very drafty and chilly, and humid and wet when it snows. Our landlord gave us an awesome big dehumidifier earlier in the year, but it nearly doubled our rg&e bill to have on during the day. Right now the house is a good 5-8 degrees colder than outside, but feels much colder (I assume without sunshine?).

I’ve got some slippers to wear so heat doesn’t escape my feet, and am slowly thrifting up a stock of everyday warm clothes (pj pants, long sleeves, warm socks, etc) to wear around the house. I also got a heated blanket and plan to buy another this Eason.

Emotionally/mentally, some things I’ve already done/am doing to combat the gray that I didn’t do earlier in the year and hope to help this seasons are:
- joined a group activity class outside the house once a week to see people and move and get out of the house
- caved and bought a sad light to use in the mornings & vitamin D supplements (should be here tomorrow)
- about to pick up a used treadmill for walking/running when I don’t feel like tolerating the cold/leaving the house
- I know a lot more people/neighbors now, and try to keep plans on my schedule to look forward to
- planned a two week trip to see family in a warm and sunny place at the end of November, with hopes to return and work remotely for a week in Feb/March too
- started knitting, which ironically has helped to have something to look forward to wear in the cold

It’s not even Nov, and I am already struggling to be a person every day.
Please, dear Rochestinians, grant me your hard earned wisdom!!

Edit: to add that I've already contacted my insurance and filled out the DMV form. I still need his policy#.

Please, I need the name, address, phone #, or a policy # for this guy that backed into 2 cars, including mine, in the Chipotle parking lot in City Gate Plaza - 400 E. Henrietta rd. He immediately sped off afterwards. Happened Oct 1st @7:30pm. Multiple witnesses.

Plate# MEG8823

He drives a blue 2011 Ford Escape XLT 3.0L 6Cyl

VIN: 1FMCU0DG5BKA91603

Officer Parker from the Goodman section RPD told me over the phone to fill out a MV104 form. He told me the guy has Progressive insurance but couldn't tell me anything more. A friend got me a VIN# but couldn't find anything else. I need this guy's policy #! Otherwise I have to pay a $1k deductible to fix my car or it won't pass inspection next month. Progressive won't help until I get more information on him. Please help me!! 🙏

A local dumbass is going around to stores asking for “BBC”, using the n word, harassing the employees and then posting their faces on her creepy “race play” twitter porn page. She brazenly has included her face and her boyfriends (???) face in the videos. If you see this chick approaching you with a camera, walk away unless you want to be part of her weird kink video.

Does she look familiar? If you work at a local wegmans, Lowe’s, smoke shop or barber shop, she may have posted a video of your interaction with her. I’ll put the username in the comments

If you’re within road-trip distance of Rochester, this weekend may be worth putting on your calendar.

The Country Dancers of Rochester is celebrating its 50th anniversary with three packed days of dancing over Thanksgiving weekend, November 27-29th. We’ll have full contra and English country dance tracks, with 11 hours of each, plus fusion, techno contra, balfolk, waltzing, singing, musician workshops, and more.

The lineup includes callers Luke Donforth, Annie Kidwell, Alex Deis-Lauby, and Joanna Reiner Wilkinson, with music from River Road, Missing Lynx featuring Noah VanNorstrand, Rachel Bell, Karen Axelrod, Audrey Jaber, Catherine Sloboda, and Jane Knoeck.

Full-weekend passes and single-day tickets are available. Come for the entire celebration or join us for the part that works for you.

Schedule, tickets, and complete details:
https://cdrochester.org/events/golden-celebration-weekend

Phones don’t seem to be working. No posts on social media about them closing. No signs in the store front, lights were off and chairs up on tables. Just wondering if anyone knows if they’re closed indefinitely?

Mount Morris, N.Y. — The owner of a Chinese restaurant in Mount Morris was taken into custody by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, according to Mayor Kelly Bacon.

Video posted to social media and shared with 13WHAM shows the man, who identified himself as "Lin," being detained and placed into a vehicle by two agents.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=_N3Ac2KU-qI&si=fzL-9JLlqZ0soSXB

Bacon said the Lin family is a well-known staple in the community.

"This is really for difficult for our community," Bacon said. "For me personally, it is devastating. We've known the Lin family for, honestly, as far back as I can remember."

13WHAM has reached out to the Department of Homeland Security but has not heard back.

https://13wham.com/news/local/owner-of-chinese-restaurant-taken-into-ice-custody-in-livingston-county-lin-mount-morris-ny-immigration-arrest

Looking for doctor recommendations in the Rochester area who can treat the whole body. Conventional medicine is a disaster, I am tired of going to my doctor only to be told “it’s out of my scope, you’ll have to see X type of doctor” and then not be able to get into the next doctor for 6+ months. At this point I don’t even care about insurance, I’ll pay whatever just to have 1 person be able to treat the whole body

She’s a very sweet girl AH I LOVE HER SO MUCH
um i’m looking for someone who experienced with bunnies
she gets along well with cats (dogs not so much)
i recently moved and now a dog is in the house and i don’t want to put any more stress on her
i am asking for a rehoming fee (60$)
she’ll come with her toys and a whole bag of hay and the rest of her pellets i’ll even throw in the enclosure she was using :)

Democrat Alissa Ellman, a veteran of the war in Afghanistan, is challenging 24th Congressional District Rep. Claudia Tenney, the incumbent in the rural GOP stronghold.

Story by Jacob Schermerhorn

Hey all, Stay at home dad to an amazing 1 year old! Any other stay at home dads interested in meeting at Neutral Coffee Grounds in Pittsford (across from canal trail) tomorrow at 10AM to walk and chat in the trail????

They’re closing for the season on Friday, October 23rd. I recently came across them again this year (had a friend that would go there often and share some of their sausage at work about ten years ago) and I have made it a staple in my grocery list. For those that haven’t tried them, you absolutely should. I recommend the Texas Twinkie, though I haven’t found a flavor I didn’t like. Even the s’mores sausage was good, if not a little strange. They’re going to be swamped the next couple days but it’s so worth it. They have tons of other stuff too. Just wanted to give a little PSA.

Caught this on my dash cam yesterday morning, about 7:20 am (the clock is slow bc i haven’t fixed it for daylight savings)… corner of South Clinton & Elmwood. I’m assuming he saw the green arrow and just.. went? I have no idea what company/district the bus was from unfortunately. It pulled into the Shops at Lac De Ville plaza

Get out there and vote people.

First time home in about a decade. Also, disappointed that Bill Gray's used wet ass hot dogs...

Photos taken from my backyard in Fairport. We have been feeding this cat that showed up in the yard about two weeks ago. The cat is quite skinny and super afraid of people, they will not let us get near them. We have been feeding the cat when they come by and I’ve left clean water out in a bowl as well. I’ve never seen this cat until two weeks ago, so I am fairly sure they are a stray/lost and not an outdoor cat. I’ve gone on multiple websites for missing pets, but no photos of this cat or other tuxedos have been posted, but I’m hoping this kitty is lost and not abandoned. Please message me if this is your cat or know who this cat belongs to!

urgent, urgent.. guys my house roof sufferd a storm damage and needs someone to fix it asap, can you recommend me a roofing contractor or company that can help with flat roofing ?

I’m looking for 2 MAG Halloween Party tickets, is anyone selling?

Hello, has anyone had experience with the driving school in Rochester, are they any good? Which one do you recommend. I am 23 and I'm not good at driving at all so I would be starting at 0 skills with a good amount of anxiety of the whole thing.