Cycling through Life on the Towpath
From May to October, almost daily, I ride my bike on the Erie Canal towpath. Over the years, I’ve encountered an array of animals…
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The 2016 Global Mural Conference
Comes to Fairport and the Erie Canal Region. “Preserving Heritage Through Community Art” To follow the stairs below street level at the west end…
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The Artful Life of Mary Reynolds
Mary Reynolds has always lived an artful life but, at 46, she made a conscious decision to create art fulltime. A self-described “hopeless collector…
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Music & Theater – Summer Showcase
Bristol Valley Theater in Naples and the Finger Lakes Musical Theater Festival in Auburn announce their lineups. Bristol Valley Theater, rated one of the…
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Flavors – Indian Restaurant
Some like it hot. Or not. Last summer, when Suzanne Wright launched Canandaigua-based Finger Lakes Food Tours, she included Flavors Indian Restaurant on Lafayette…
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Listen to the Bricks
Veterans Walk of Honor tells the stories of those who served. On Memorial Day last year, the Vine Valley Community House in Middlesex dedicated…
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A Spirited Discussion – with Myer Farm Distillers
In the midst of my recent tour and tasting at Myer Farm Distillers near Ovid, I asked owner and distiller Joe Myer about the…
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How We Lived – A Survivor Remembers the Holocaust
Setting aside a specific day for remembering the Nazi Holocaust is unnecessary to those who survived it. In fact, among the horrible events in…
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Kick Off Summer – Ithaca Festival
Ithaca is considered a “thinking” city thanks its renowned educational institutions, but its annual festival, June 3 to 5, is a nod to the…
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Photographing the Night Sky
When you are huddled outside with your camera at 3 a.m., trying to capture the perfect night sky, you can’t help but be struck…
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