Leah Stacy

1 month ago | wxxinews.org | Evan Dawson |Megan Mack |Leah Stacy |Julie Williams

America is in what some industry experts are referring to as a kind of alcohol recession. Beer and wine sales have been hit hardest, but even some premium spirit brands are seeing significant declines. An annual event seeks to breathe some light into the scene. With that in mind, this week's final episode feels like happy hour: it's all about the twelfth annual Rochester Cocktail Revival (RCR), which returns June 2-8.

1 month ago | wxxinews.org | Evan Dawson |Megan Mack |Leah Stacy |Julie Williams

The Trump administration has begun canceling grant funding for arts organizations across the country. As word of the funding cuts hit different communities — Oklahoma City; Pittsburgh; New Orleans; Rochester among the first — a group of senior officials at the National Endowment for the Arts announced their resignations. For some local organizations, the funding cuts are coming almost immediately, after they had planned for the money.

1 month ago | wxxinews.org | Evan Dawson |Leah Stacy |Megan Mack

12:00: Federal funding cuts hit the arts community1:00: The 2025 Rochester Cocktail RevivalThe Trump administration has begun canceling grant funding for arts organizations across the country. As word of the funding cuts hit different communities — Oklahoma City; Pittsburgh; New Orleans; Rochester among the first — a group of senior officials at the National Endowment for the Arts announced their resignations.

1 month ago | roccitymag.com | Leah Stacy

Along the basement stairwell in my childhood home, there was a plastic bag filled with plastic bags that we used for transporting lunches, wet swimsuits, disposing of cat litter — the list went on. A few weeks ago, my mom handed me leftovers wrapped up in a plastic bag and I must’ve looked at her like it was contraband. “I got an Etsy order filled with plastic bags as packing materials!” she said.

2 months ago | roccitymag.com | Leah Stacy

click to enlarge The only night Richard Reddington ate dinner at Grinnell’s, he was with his dad, and it was right around the time news leaked that the Michelin-starred chef was moving back to open a restaurant in the former 2Vine space downtown. “This newscaster comes up to our table and says, ‘hey, can you come in and do an interview?’ and I’m like, ‘yeah, sure,’” said Reddington.