By Cora Bennage It was during the biggest stock market crash when swing dance was invented. Now, in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, swing dance is on the rise. Swing Buffalo and Groove Juice in Rochester were around long… Read More ›
Arts and Life
Attendance in the Arts
Hours, days, months, years spent to perfecting a single painting, getting that perfect shot, making the perfect collection, for the doors to open and nobody is outside. Art galleries have seen a drop in attendance over the years and artists… Read More ›
Stitch by stitch
By Cora Bennage Some of the most famous paintings are of women, yet art by women has been underrepresented for centuries. “The Mona Lisa,” “Girl with a Pearl Earring,” and “Penitent Magdalene” are celebrated pieces by men, but artists like… Read More ›
Reading in a time of internet craze
By Cora Bennage A book display instead of a greeter, another display dedicated to banned books, and many of romance author Colleen Hoover’s works are arranged beside the register at Lift Bridge Bookstore. While the layout of the store has… Read More ›
From crystals to clarity
Judith Andrew and Karen Benson have held on to the ancient belief that stones and crystals hold healing powers. The couple has spent more than a decade trying to help others understand what many dismiss as pseudoscience. Andrew and Benson… Read More ›
Bunny business
When Kristin LaBar first saw two-year-old Tater Tot in a cage at the SPCA, she fell in love. She fell in love with his big feet, his button nose and his floppy ears. “He was my bud, my best friend,… Read More ›
Roc on at the Lilac Festival
The Lilac Festival will be in full bloom this year, and festival-goers are excited to rock out. The release of the musical lineup has Rochesterians giddy for nice weather and good outdoor music. Most of the 41 bands on the… Read More ›
The evolution of listening to music
By Gio Battaglia For as long as he can remember, Belmont University freshman Jack Horne has been listening to music. When he was a child, his family had an influence on the type of music he would listen to. “My parents would play… Read More ›
“Swifties” find timelessness in her music
By Gio Battaglia For as long as she can remember, Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) sophomore Kayla Krurnowski has been a Taylor Swift fan; a “Swiftie” . Even though she couldn’t relate to her lyrics, she knew Taylor had something special. “I became a fan when ‘Teardrops… Read More ›
The struggle of gender identity
Zach Eberts is courageous. Her courage comes from a life of struggle; struggle with identity and acceptance. Zach, who was born male says she always knew she was different. “I always kind of knew that I was not identifying as a… Read More ›