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T h e S o u t h We dge Q u a r t e r l y
A PUBLICATION OF THE
BUSINESS ASSOCIATION OF THE SOUTH WEDGE
AREA | BASWA
Editorial Board
Chris Jones
Karrie Laughton
Philip Duquette-Saville
Katie Libby
summer in (and out of) the city
Rose O’Keefe
Paula Frumusa
Bridgette Pendleton-Snyder
Lori Bryce
Toni Beth Weasner
Deb Zakrzewski
Philip Duquette
editor@southwedge.com
Art Production
Chris Jones
If you are a warm weather lover, summertime in Rochester is a precious commodity. If you have John Magnus Champlin
Jackie Davis
children and a car, there are so many beautiful places to visit all the way from Letchworth, Stonybrook Stephen S. Reardon
and Hamlin state parks, the Finger Lakes; and in our own backyards, Seneca, Maplewood, Ontario Advertising Sales Manager
Beach, Durand, Highland, Cobbs Hill, Genesee Valley, Mendon and many town parks, walkways and Nancy Daley | ads@southwedge.com
bike paths. Printed By
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When our kids were in school, my favorite way to celebrate Mother’s Day was to load up the bikes in Contributing Writers
Rose O’Keefe
our Dodge Ram van, get take-out and head to Mendon Ponds for the afternoon. Twenty years ago, Philip Duquette
Lori Bryce
you could still swim in the main pond, which has now been returned to the geese. Ditto for Durand Christina DiPilato
Julie Everitt
Beach. As the days got longer and warmer, one of the highlights of my week was to go to that beach Morgan Flake
Nolan Parker
on Sunday mornings, by 9, by 8:30, by 8, to enjoy glorious quiet walks. As of last year that lakefront is Paula Cummings
gone – but in recent years the wide paved walkway has become very popular for walkers and cyclists. Toni Beth Weasner
Sarah Hilfiker
Katie Libby
Vicki Robertson
As I recall, juggling ten weeks of school being out was a hassle and our kids had child-care swaps, Jen Brunett
Thomas M. Campbell, MD
so many weeks at the Monroe Y, some at away camp, family vacations and tent camping from Sto- John Magnus Champlin
nybrook to Fairhaven and Bergen – some rain and some shine. I don’t miss any of the good times Photographers
from those years in which I was introduced to the natural beauty and complex history of WNY. But for Karrie Laughton
Kevin Kosieracki
those in the thick of the job, chores, family time crunch, may I encourage you to do your best to relax Tim Wilkes
Stephen Reardon
and enjoy it. Chris Jones
Dave Burnet
Gerry Szymanski
The late Dave Halter once counted all the non-profit organizations in the census-defined boundaries BASWA Board
of the South Wedge. There were about 35. RCN, at the southern edge of the Wedge, leads the list as Bob Criddle
Chris Jones
one of the oldest daycare providers in the nation, and Bivona Child Advocacy Center, at the northern Karrie Laughton
Rose O’Keefe
tip, sets a high standard for comprehensive services. John Roth
Ron Schutt, Sr.
Jim Wolff
Wouldn’t it be nice if people didn’t need so much help? That not being the case, we can be grate- Deb Zakrzewski
ful that from the clusters of services at the northern edge of the Wedge south to the cemetery, 12 COVER PHOTO OF CHEESY EDDIE’S
BY STEPHEN S REARDON
School and Highland Park, this neighborhood has had a commitment to helping others. As we cel-
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sw people
rochester childfirst network by nolan parker
photos by dave burnet
Although their reputation is built Foreshadowing what was to come, on site, and through partnerships Bausch and Lomb, the Strongs,
on innovation in childcare and even this early iteration of the with Foodlink and other local orga- to name a few. Now, amidst all of
attention to the needs of children, Childfirst Network was combining nizations, a food cupboard offering the RCN’s success and prosperity,
there is a quality to the Rochester children of various backgrounds, both non-perishables and fresh, there is still work to be done. The
Childfirst Network (RCN) which races, cultures, languages and levels healthy foods is refilled every day at plans depicted by the blueprints
is symbolic of all of Rochester’s best of need, and providing them with 2 pm. On the morning I visited, a seen upon entering the building
intentions. I visited the RCN build- tools to empower themselves in lone, golden onion remained of the are only partially completed in the
ing, located at 941 South Avenue an integrated fashion. Throughout prior harvest. yards and playgrounds. The earth in
across from Highland Hospital and the remainder of the 19th cen- the back of the building is sinking
next to the James P.B. Duffy School tury and on through the 20th, The On a tour of the building’s many down. “The boiler is older than me,”
Number 12, on a hot morning in Industrial School, soon renamed classrooms and their massive Lubecki quips. “They said 60, but it
the early days of May. I was quickly the Rochester Children’s Nursery, outdoor property dotted with can’t be operating at more than 45%
swept away not only by the hospi- continued to evolve as childcare playgrounds, Ms. Lubecki pointed efficiency.” Lubecki estimates that
tality and eager helpfulness of those practices evolved, and in its 150th out the changes being made to the necessary renovations and upkeep
who greeted me, but by the sense year formally became known as the playgrounds, explaining how the would amount to something near
of childhood wonder and giddiness Rochester Childfirst Network. new blueprints meet the require- $1.3 million. She then generously
that the environment enabled me to ments which would make the play celebrated Mr. Hoffman’s fundrais-
glimpse again. Today, the Rochester Childfirst spaces universally accessible, and ing skills, ever hopeful that the
Network provides care for some not restrictive to the children based RCN’s best intentions will someday
In the waiting room, amongst 230 children and employs about on either age or ability. It is vitally be made reality. “We never oper-
blueprints for upcoming develop- 260 people between their South important to the RCN’s mission ate alone in anything we do. We’re
ments to the RCN’s outdoor play Ave location and their satellite as well as to the ideals of staff that embedded in this community,
space, I was greeted by Director location within downtown’s Sibley children have adequate access to depending on each other.” With
of Development Jeffrey Hoffman building. It is estimated the Net- green outdoor spaces to run around such a dedication to providing care
and CEO/Executive Director work’s various external programs and “just be kids,” she emphasized. for the community’s children, and
Lynn Lubecki. The beginning of reach some 2500 children through- “I can feel my stress level go down such a deep history of doing just
the interview was conducted by the out the Rochester area. Their every time I walk out here,” she that, the RCN’s deserving of funds
front entrance, and was periodi- mission could be derived from adds. Inside the classrooms, most of is obvious, and the dedication and
cally interrupted by enthusiastic their very name: putting children which have doors leading directly love with which it operates is as
greetings to children and parents as of all stripes, and their individual outside, colorful posters and chil- evident as the sunlight on a bright
they shuffled in and out. There, Ms. and collective needs, first. The dren’s artworks cover every wall (at spring morning.
Lubecki explained the history of RCN provides two tracks of pre-K: knee-level height, for young eyes),
RCN to me. universal pre-kindergarten (referred and every classroom is stocked with
to within the RCN as UPK), and a reading area, soft-edged wooden
After the city’s founding and the expanded pre-kindergarten (EPK). blocks, costumes for dress-up,
period of growth which earned The UPK track is the common and tables carrying sand or water
Rochester’s label as “America’s first preschool that most children are for the dual purpose of education
Boom Town,” there followed a sent though, and the expanded and sensory exploration. Classes
recession in which many of Roch- program provides for children who are composed of a mix of special
ester’s working men left the city in meet at least one of three qualifica- needs and prototypical children,
search of work. This exodus of men tions: that they require a person- and staffed with both regular and
and money left behind mothers alized aide, that they qualify for special education teachers, and two
barely able to provide for their chil- reduced school lunches, or that they teacher’s aides. The RCN has been
dren and themselves, and Rochester are English language learners. The practicing this model of integrated
was beset by a class of children beg- RCN also provides before and after learning since before the school
ging and stealing, without means or school care for children up through districts, and the results of this and rochester childfirst network
moral guidance. In order to provide 6th grade. The RCN has had to other innovations are proof of the
aid to these children, eight local grapple with matters less child- RCN’s value. “We’re a well-kept 585.473.2858
women contributed private funds friendly. Namely, poverty. Situated secret,” says Lubecki, “which is
rcn4kids.org
for the creation of the Industrial on the border between some of ridiculous. Our quality is unsur-
School of Rochester. In 1856 the Rochester’s most affluent and man- passed in the work we do and how 941 South Ave, Rochester, NY 14620
school began taking in children of icured neighborhoods and some we do it.”
little means and training them in of Rochester’s most struggling, Hours
production of clothing and fur- the RCN provides more than just Throughout their long history, this Monday–Friday: 6:30am to 5:00pm
niture, as well as teaching literacy child care for families struggling to organization has received funding
Saturday–Sunday: closed
and providing food. “That’s where clothe and feed their children. A from an extensive list of notable
the jobs were,” comments Lubecki. donation-based clothing pantry is Rochesterians: George Eastman, RCN Executive Director Lynn Lubecki
4 summer 2018 sout hwedgequart erly. c om 5
back in the day sw people
one mount hope: the stone warehouse by rose o’keefe
Walking across the footbridge shifted west, the Stone Ware-
into the side entrance at One house became vacant around
Mount Hope, gives only a hint 1823, and after years of neglect
of that location’s history. If the it turned into an empty ruin that
bivona child advocacy center
building could talk, what would was supposed to be haunted.
it tell us? By 1827, there were eight boat
basins in Rochester: seven on
After a survey line was com- the west side, and Gilbert’s
pleted from Tonawanda Creek, on the east where the feeder by morgan flake
Niagara County all the way joined the canal. From about photos by stephen reardon and tim wilkes
to Schenectady –two rows of 1828 to 1840, the boat-build- photo by tim wilkes
peeled stakes driven forty feet ing industry in Rochester led
and sixty feet apart – it showed the nation in producing canal Bivona Child Advocacy Center so that providers can more effec- The two primary goals of Bivona, because there is strong research that
the best place in Rochester for boats described as “fairy pal- opened its doors in the South tively identify the truth and pursue according to Rosen, are to reduce suggests that increased awareness
crossing the Genesee River was aces in miniature.” Within ten Wedge in 2015, but it has been avenues of investigation that might trauma among children exposed to leads to increased prevention,” said
at an old fording place below years, the Canal transformed serving the Rochester commu- not otherwise come to light. abuse and to prevent abuse through Reed.
the Upper Falls. After the Canal New York City into a larger port nity since 2004. Bivona provides their education initiatives. Bivona is
Act passed in April 1817 and than New Orleans and opened comprehensive services for chil- A partnership of 22 organizations, also focused on providing education People who are interested in learn-
construction began on July the Great Lake states to settle- dren who have experienced abuse Bivona collaborates with all twelve to adults who work with children ing more can contact Bivona or
4, 1817, the local economy ment. Close to home, canal in their families. At Bivona they Monroe County police depart- and directly to children in schools. come in for a tour. The best way
shifted from Canandaigua to construction spurred the South can access the Family Advocacy ments, the District Attorney’s to learn about this issue is to take
tiny Rochesterville. Then, once Avenue District’s growth as a 1 Mt. Hope in 1998. Photo courtesy City of Rochester Program, which provides continuity office, the Monroe County Law “Increasing public awareness and a class. Bivona regularly hosts free
water from the Genesee River working-class neighborhood of throughout the process of advocacy. Department, and Monroe County the availability of community en- classes on the prevention of child
flowed east across the Irond- laborers, shopkeepers, skilled A Family Advocate stays with the Child Protective Services (CPS). gagement opportunities is some- sexual abuse that are open to any
on the east side of the city. In It’s hard to believe animals
equoit Valley in October 1822, craftsmen and their families. children from the beginning until They provide medical care through thing we are really passionate about adult. The schedule of classes can be
the early 1860s, there was a were the main source of power
travel time to New York City By the late 1830s, Rochester they are no longer needed to coor- Rochester Regional Health and the found on their website.
boat yard north of the Alexan- for moving boats along the old
dropped from six weeks to nine had six year-round boat yards dinate services. REACH Program of UR Medi-
der Street bridge at Broadway canal until the New York State
days and met the demand for along the Canal: five on the cine’s Golisano Children’s Hospital,
a faster route west than the west side and W. W. Howell &
and another at the Meigs Street Barge Canal was built south
Bivona is an example of the Child usually in Bivona’s on-site medical Bivona Child
Bridge. One operator had his of Rochester in May 1918. As
long way south by ship to New
Orleans.
Brother at Gilbert’s Basin.
boat yard at Byron and South for the changing city skyscape,
Advocacy Center (CAC) model of
services. Before such umbrella ser-
suite. Catholic Family Center pro-
vides home-based services, while
Advocacy Center
Clinton; another between after the Erie Canal through
In 1838, William H. Cheney vices were offered, not all services Villa of Hope and Linden Oaks
the bridges at Alexander and downtown had closed in 1914, 1 Mt. Hope Avenue
By that time, the village’s rented the Warehouse for a partnered together or communicat- Specialized Assessment and Treat-
Averill; and another, east of proposals were made to use
growth outshone all the earlier furnace and a foundry. After ed with one another. Children had ment Services provide counseling Rochester, NY 14620
the Meigs Street Bridge at the bed for mass transit, which
and stronger settlements in repairs were done and an en- to shuttle between various service and mental health care. RESTORE 585.935.7800
Broadway. When the canal has grown to what we know
the Genesee Valley. But the gine boiler and other supplies providers including law enforce- Sexual Assault Services offers sup-
canal was a mixed blessing. were brought by canal from
boat-building era ended in the today.
ment, child protective services, port throughout any court pro-
www.bivonacac.org
1880s, there were sites west of
Each spring, stores opened to Albany, the first cooking-stoves victim advocacy, and health services, ceedings. Bivona is the only CAC
the Alexander Street Bridge to Rochester Carting Company
sell liquor and refreshments at made in this part of the coun- and each of them required children serving Monroe County.
the Meigs Street Bridge. owned the Stone Warehouse
every lock and basin along and try were manufactured there. to tell their stories again and again.
from 1905 until 1968. The
around South Avenue. Drink- The foundry’s mighty steam Repeatedly recounting such events “There’s a benefit to having it be a
Meanwhile, the Warehouse was building was gutted by a fire in
ing, card playing, and work on engine was a great attraction. often re-traumatizes survivors of team. To see all these organizations
used in 1856 for storage and 1975, sat empty until developer
the Sabbath Day were such The building was a warehouse abuse. come together and put the needs of
then for tile pottery. There are Ben Kendig bought it from the
nuisances that the canal was for eight years and then empty the children first is amazing. That
several Oothouts listed in the City for $1 in 1986, rehabbed
called Big Ditch of Iniquity in- again. “Research shows that repeated kind of culture helps children and
city directories in the 1860s. it for offices and renamed it
stead of (Gov. Dewitt) Clinton’s questions about traumatic experi- families to feel a little more at ease,
One of them bought the Stone One Mount Hope. He then sold
Big Ditch. In the late 1850s, there were ences is in fact a reenactment of and whatever needs they have, a
Warehouse in 1864 and used it to ABVI-Goodwill in 2005.
four boat yards on the canal those experiences and is not good professional is available to address
it to store malt for four years. The building had a thorough
The Stone Warehouse located east of the feeder. There was for those children,” said Bivona those needs,” said Marketing and
Samuel Oothout, a brewer architecturally authentic resto-
at 1 Mt. Hope Avenue, also a boat yard between Marshall Child Advocacy Center Executive Communications Specialist Austin
and maltster, expanded the ration before it was re-opened
called Gilbert’s Warehouse, was and Howell streets on the east Director Deb Rosen. Reed.
Warehouse to its present size for the Bivona Child Advocacy
built between 1821 and 1822 side of the Genesee, and an-
in 1869 and moved his brew- Center in September 2015. If
by John Gilbert and Myron other on the feeder, at Mount The CAC model brings together Law enforcement, CPS, or another
ing operations there. It’s most those stones could speak, what
Holley, an Erie Canal com- Hope and Alexander. all of the service providers that a organization may refer children to
productive time was from 1864 would they tell us?
missioner. It was the second Despite the increase in rail- child would previously have needed Bivona. A concerned individual
to 1905 when Henry Oothout
warehouse along the canal and roads, commerce before and to see separately. In addition to can also contact the organization
owned it and operated the
is the oldest complete canal during the Civil War prolonged protecting children from re-trau- on behalf of a young person via a
country’s largest malt house(!)
warehouse still standing in trade on the Canal, particularly matization, the CAC model aims confidential email or by phone at
Bartholomay Brewing Co. photo by stephen reardon
Rochester. But as commerce at the manufacturing corridors to improve coordination of services 585-935-7800.
bought it in 1889.
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health & wellness trevyan rowe 2004 - 2018
Trevyan Devon Rowe died March 8, 2018. He is sur-
vived by his mother, Carrie M. Houston; 4 brothers; 1
sister; aunts, uncles; other relatives and friends.
highland family medicine
caring for families in the south wedge and beyond
by thomas m. campbell ii, m.d.
a loss for so many
by vicki robertson
Highland Family Medicine is pregnancy journeys and motivate
proud to care for patients and and encourage each other.
families at our home base in the Addressing Opioid Addiction Dr. Michael Mendoza is Monroe County Health Commissioner, but still
heart of the South Wedge on South We have taken the lead locally cares for patients at Highland Family Medicine.
Clinton Avenue. We are the largest to address the opioid epidemic On Thursday March 8, 14 year night when we got the word
single-site primary care practice in Rochester, by providing onsite old Trevyan Rowe walked that a body had been found
in Rochester, serving over 23,000 substance abuse and suboxone away from his school bus at in the river. We were all devas-
patients, but we always have room service. The Highland Family James P.B. Duffy School 12 tated.
for more. Medicine chemical dependency on South Avenue and eventu-
As a neighborhood health cen- program includes physicians, nurse ally drowned in the Genesee Meanwhile anger was build-
ter we can address a full range of practitioners, and two Creden- River. His family did not even ing. How could a child just
health care needs. As part of UR tialed Alcoholism and Substance know he was missing until that walk away from their bus? Why
Medicine Highland Hospital we Abuse Counselor (CASAC). The evening. 911 calls reporting a wasn’t the family notified that
can also give you access to top spe- counselors conduct evaluations for person on the Frederick Dou- he was absent that Thursday?
cialists when you need them. opioid use disorders and address glass Susan B. Anthony Bridge Were the police taking the
We accept patients of all ages— any concerns about substance use were not handled properly, so search for a missing black boy
from before birth to the end of life. for all patients at Highland Family the fire department was never as seriously as they would a
That means we care for women Medicine. A Group Medical Visit dispatched. These stark facts white kid? What’s wrong with
during pregnancy, deliver babies, for Medication-Assisted Treatment have thrown our neighborhood that school? Does anybody in should have been dispatched to the death of this young man.
care for children, help adolescents (MAT) is also available. and particularly the school 12 that school even care about to the bridge. It is important to Not just attendance clerks,
on the transition to adulthood, treat At Highland Family Medicine our community into turmoil. special needs kids? I shared hold both the individuals and more security and the firing
common adult medical problems, vision is to improve the health of that anger, but it also felt like a the system accountable. It can of a few people, but systemic
and care for seniors. For several our communities and reduce health My kids attended School 12. I dagger to my heart. The School be satisfying to see someone fixes. We need schools where
decades we have offered integrated care disparities through leadership live practically across the street #12 that I know is a good place fired, but will it solve the prob- authentic relationships among
behavioral health services provid- and excellence in family medi- Nurses, nurse practitioners, residents, and physicians, like Dr. Matt Devine, care for from School 12. My daughter with caring teachers. I knew lem? staff, students and parents form
ing mental health services for our cine education, clinical practice, the whole family at Highland Family Medicine. knew Trevyan. They are the that the school was going the backbone of a vibrant edu-
patients as well. We even have an research, and community service. same age. This tragedy hit through a heart breaking trag- About 17 buses drop off stu- cation system.
onsite pharmacy to make filling I am so proud of our physicians, hard. edy. Was it necessary to point dents at School 12 each day.
your prescriptions easy. nurse practitioners, residents, nurses the finger of blame? All of the There are five adults out there So how can you help? If you
Spotlight on Special Services and other staff who are committed A Sample of Highland Family Medicine Services When I first saw all the police staff and parents are mourn- greeting and watching kids, see someone in a School 12
Centering Pregnancy® Prenatal to the finest health care we can of- cars outside of School 12, I shirt, let them know you care.
Care Program
We follow the Centering Pregnan-
fer our community.
We are accepting new patients. You Our staff provides a full range of Family Medicine services for
thought “Oh no, I hope there
wasn’t an incident.” Then I
As a community we must come Consider volunteering at
School 12. Contact the School
cy® prenatal care program, which don’t have to rely on urgent care patients of all ages including: learned of a missing child and together and demand real solutions 12 PTA at school12pta@gmail.
provides better outcomes and expe- centers or emergency departments • Physical exams efforts to search for him. It was com. Reading buddies, class-
riences for patients. At the heart of for your care. Research shows that • Immunizations amazing to see this community to the problems that led to the death room volunteers, and lunch-
Centering Pregnancy is the group
medical visit, which has proven
overall health is improved when
you have a personal health care pro-
• Care for minor and major illnesses pull together to search for this
missing child. People from all
of this young man. time volunteers are all needed.
Consider sending your own
successful in other programs for vider who knows and understands • Care for high-risk patients who cannot afford alternative over joined the search. Many children to city schools. When
diabetes and asthma. Each group your unique health care needs. Call specialty care were neighbors and School ing and processing this terrible how could they be positioned we are invested and truly a part
includes 5-10 pregnant women. The for an appointment or check out • Walk-in Clinic 12 alumni and families. We tragedy. They need support as to better prevent students of the community, real change
visit starts with individual weight, our website for more information. • Pregnancy care, delivery and comprehensive prenatal care all checked our sheds and they strive to support the stu- wandering off? The Special is possible.
blood pressure, and belly checks We hope to see you soon! tree house. Autism Up did an dents who are also dealing with Education system in the RCSD
including Centering Pregnancy
and baby heart rate monitoring. incredible job coordinating the loss of their classmate. is failing many children. This If we can continue that spirit of
Patients record their own results in Dr. Thomas L. Campbell serves as • Family planning and birth control things. It seemed wherever I cooperation and urgency that
must be fixed! The attendance
a log. chair, University of Rochester • Sports medicine went that weekend, somebody Yet accountability is important. system is often inaccurate. I marked the search for Trevyan,
Then, the patients hear guest speak- Department of Family Medicine/ • Physical therapy appeared with a flyer, asking As more facts come out, it is know I’ve been notified that my if we can harness the anger
ers and learn more about topics Highland Family Medicine. • Family and individual mental health counseling us to look for Trevyan. People clear that, as Mayor Warren children are absent, when they about the adult failures that
such as pregnancy, infant care, of all races and backgrounds said, “Adult failures led to Trev- are on a field trip or at a lesson. led to his death, perhaps we
For more information call (585) 279-4800.
lactation, dental care, and healthy came together to search for yan’s death.” Someone should There has to be a better way. can make real change. Noth-
cooking. But the most meaningful this child. have noticed him walking ing will make up for the loss of
part of the group visit is the oppor- away. His family should have As a community we must come this child, but perhaps we can
tunity for the women to share their I was at a meeting of RCSD been notified that he was not together and demand real so- prevent future loss and fix a
parents and advocates Sunday at school. The fire department lutions to the problems that led broken system.
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Classic New York Cheesecake Yield: 8 To 10 Servings | Time: About 2 Hours
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FOR THE CRUST: 1. Heat oven to 325 degrees.
18 whole graham crackers (about 10 ounces/2842. In the bowl of a food processor, combine graham crackers, brown sugar, salt and cinnamon (if using) and pro-
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melted just starting to brown around the edges, 20 to 25 minutes.
4. Remove pan from the oven and set aside while you prepare the filling. Reduce heat to 300 degrees.
FOR THE FILLING: 5. Prepare the filling: Combine cream cheese, sour cream, sugar, vanilla and salt in the bowl of a stand mixer. Using a
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2 pounds/904 grams cream cheese (four paddle attachment, beat on high until mixture is completely smooth, scraping down the sides and bottom of the bowl
8-ounce/226-gram packages), room temperature as necessary, about 4 minutes.
½ cup/113 grams sour cream 6. Reduce speed to medium and 1 at a time, add eggs and yolk, scraping down the sides and bottom of the bowl after
1 cup/201 grams granulated sugar each egg is added. With the mixer on low, add flour and beat just to blend, until no lumps remain.
cheesecake
1 teaspoon vanilla extract 7. Pour filling into prepared crust (if filling goes above the crust, that is O.K.). Bake until the edges of the cheesecake
½ teaspoon kosher salt are completely set and the 2-inch inner circle of the cheesecake wobbles just slightly, 60 to 70 minutes.
4 large eggs plus 1 large egg yolk 8. Turn heat off and let cheesecake remain in the oven for another 10 minutes. Remove cheesecake from oven and let
¼ cup/32 grams all-purpose flour sit on a wire rack to cool completely at room temperature. When cool, transfer to refrigerator until totally set, at least
6 hours, preferably overnight.
Nutritional analysis per serving (8 servings)
901 calories; 65 grams fat; 35 grams saturated fat; 0 grams trans fat; 17 grams monounsaturated fat; 4 grams polyunsaturated fat; 67 grams carbohydrates; 1 gram dietary fiber; 44 grams sugars; 13 grams
by katie libby
protein; 293 milligrams cholesterol; 624 milligrams sodium
photos by stephen s reardon
National Cheesecake Day falls on Monday, July 30 and we’re lucky enough to have one of
the best cheesecake shops in town right on South Avenue. Cheesy Eddie’s celebrates the TIPS FROM THE PROS AT CHEESY EDDIE’S
holiday in a big way every year, giving away between 1300 and 1600 slices each year. In
Cheesecakes freeze exceptionally well and can be stored in the freezer
2017 they gave away over 2000 slices!
for months and can be kept in the fridge for several days or longer.
Owners Colleen and John Baker started giving away free cheesecake slices on National A great way to enjoy cheesecake is to let it sit at room temperature for
Cheesecake Day as a way to say thank you to the Rochester community for supporting an hour or so, before you eat it.
them for over 42 years. Not only do loyal regulars come in on that day, but they typically
get newbies that have been looking for a reason to stop in and free cheesecake is a great The best way to cut cheesecake is with fishing line or dental floss.
reason.
Free cheesecake is great for business! Cheesy Eddie’s sales have taken off over the past
two years after the giveaway day! Cheesy Eddie’s second most
popular cake is their delicious
2018 will mark Cheesy Eddie’s eighth year of giving away free cheesecake. The free slices
carrot cake. Fun fact: they hand
are available in a variety of flavors, and they work hard to make sure their customers get
a slice of something delicious, but flavors do run out as the day progresses. Meraki Coffee peel, chop the ends off, and grind
bar will be out front all day on July 30 serving cold brew and espresso drinks. 200-250 lbs of carrots every week!
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food & drink outdoor imbibing MARGE’S LAKESIDE INN There was no way I could finish this list without mentioning Marge’s. Truly
a classic in Rochester, everyone has been to Marge’s--it just has a knack for bringing everyone to-
gether to have a good time. By far the tiniest bar I’ve ever seen, the kitschy interior makes you feel like
you’re at a beachy dive somewhere far away from here. Who doesn’t love sipping on a cocktail whilst
dipping their toes in the sand, watching the sunset over Lake Ontario and listening to whatever good
time band is playing on the outdoor stage? The best part is that you don’t have to get a flight home--
just a short drive from the city.
rochester’s top 10 places to wet your whistle outdoors
by christina dipilato
Summer in Rochester is FI- There’s also not too many
NALLY here! I don’t know about places that beat it for one of the
you, but this time of year all I best views of the city.
want to do is grab a drink and
head outdoors. While some of TAP AND MALLET
us imbibe from the comfort of Tap has been another staple
our yards and porches, the rest in the Wedge for several years
of us opt to head to some of and for good reason. Voted the
our favorite establishments in Best Beer Bar by City Maga-
and around the neighborhood zine several years in a row, it’s
to grab a libation and soak shady, secluded back deck is a
photo by stephen s reardon
in some rays. I asked around welcome haven for those who
amongst my friends and ac- enjoy a quiet afternoon with
quaintances and I’ve listed the a beer and a book or some LUX LOUNGE
top 10 places (in no particular friends. If you’re looking to Anyone with a pulse in the Wedge has been to Lux Lounge at least
order) that people liked most people-watch and socialize, the once in their lives and when it comes to outdoor ambiance, it cer-
to head out to when relaxation seating out front along Gregory tainly doesn’t disappoint. The dog-friendly backyard is laden with
calls: and Cayuga streets provides picnic tables, complete with a hammock & fire pit, AND has a con-
plenty of opportunity to en- nection to Star Alley Park which hosts live music every 3rd Thursday
TRATA gage in any goings-on around well into the autumn months.
One of the few rooftop loca- the neighborhood.
tions on this menu, TRATA has
certainly made a name for itself. HALF PINT
Located in the Culver Road Park Avenue has long been
Armory, it’s another brainchild known as the epicenter of photo by chris jones
of Two For Seven restauranteur people-watching cafes, res-
Charlie Fitzsimmons. Not only taurants and watering holes
do they offer over 40 rotat- in Rochester. The Half Pint has GENESEE BREWHOUSE
ing drafts inside, they have an been around for only a few Let’s just face facts--no self-respecting Rochesterian hasn’t had a Genny at some point
additional 16 outside, along years but it feels like it’s always in their life. Genesee Brewery has come a long way from its classics and offers plenty of
with several bar tables and heat been here. Quaint and reminis- outdoor seating at its Brewhouse. Not only does it have a spacious patio along Cata-
lamps to keep you warm on cent of a European pub, there ract St, but it too boasts a rooftop bar where you can overlook the city, High Falls and
those chilly evenings. are several tables to lounge at the Genesee River Gorge.
along Park Avenue and Oxford
ABILENE Street.
Well-known for their famous
Moscow Mules and live music, UNTER BIERGARTEN
Abilene feels like home no mat- Recently moving in to the space
ter where you come from. It’s formerly known as Victoire,
not rare that you can see such Unter Biergarten seeks to bring
acts like JD McPherson, Chris a marriage of Bavarian and
Barron, and Dwight Yoakam New American cuisines along
performing on a stage that with authentic German beers photo by andy cook
feels like you built it in your own to the East End district. A large
backyard. recessed beer garden secludes SWIFTWATER BREWING Swiftwater has quickly taken the Wedge
you from the hustle and bustle by storm and has become one of the go-to hotspots in the neigh-
HATTIE’S of the city and is headed by a borhood for outdoor lounging. Once you grab one of their sig-
Located on the roof of the large fireplace that provides nature brews, head out to the patio through the garage door that
Strathallan Hotel, Hattie’s is comfort year-round. brings the outdoors in. The beer garden is adorned with hop vines
one of the hottest destinations that stretch from the planters to the roof and provide a touch of
for fresh sushi and delicious shade to the picnic tables that overlook Mt Hope Avenue.
cocktails, wines and beers. Also,
photo by chris jones
vodka ON DRAFT?? Yes please!
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parks & rec the genesee land trust by sarah hilfiker
After a long Rochester winter, it’s nice to step out of the house and feel the
warmth of the summer sun, hear the birds singing in the trees, and get into
nature. Whether you’re going for a hike or sitting in a park, there are so many
things we can all appreciate about the great outdoors. Rochester is a wonder-
ful place, because while you can enjoy all the convenience of city living, you
can also find so many places within an hour or so drive where you can sur-
round yourself with trees and the sights and sounds of nature on some really
beautiful hiking trails.
Genesee Land Trust is a Rochester-based non-profit environmental conserva-
tion organization that protects and preserves over 5,000 acres of natural lands
in the western New York area for current and future generations to enjoy. This photo courtesy of City of Rochester Municipal Archives
includes wildlife and plant habitat, farmland, waterways, wetlands, scenic
and recreational areas. They have been accomplishing this for nearly three
decades with the contributions and help of their actively involved board and
staff, members, volunteers, and donors. They offer multiple opportunities for
the local community to get involved and connect with the land.
Genesee Land Trust Summer Events
June 9th 9am – 11am: Cornwall Walk with Bob Cooper
the highland park conservancy by julie everitt
3975 Lake Road, Williamson, NY Experience our newest nature pre-
On the Genesee Land Trust website you can find a list of protected places that
serve, Cornwall Preserve, with naturalist Bob Cooper. Walk the meadow
are open to the public along with trail maps, some located in the Rochester Summer Events at Highland Park
trail and experience picturesque views along Lake Ontario. The Highland Park Conservancy 2022. A capital campaign strategy
area, other places you could go enjoy in a day trip. Among the areas that they
maintain include Corbett’s Glen in Brighton and Gosnell Big Woods in Web- (HPC) is a nonprofit organization was implemented to raise funds to
July 11th 5:30pm – 7pm: Happy Hour Hike whose purpose is to protect, pre- reconstruct the Children’s Pavilion Trees of Highland Park - Spring Splendor Walking Tour
ster. Saturday, June 2, 2018 | 10:00 AM 12:00 PM | 180 Reservoir Avenue
Gosnell Big Woods Trails, 680 Vosburg Road, Webster, NY serve and promote Highland Park, at the overlook, which was demol-
Take a mid-week break and explore Gosnell Big Woods in Webster fol- Rochester’s first public park and ished in the 1960’s. Join us for to see the Park’s glorious trees as they present their delicate spring
Genesee Land Trust and the Town of Brighton partnered to protect the origi- blossoms. Open to the public and free of charge.
lowed by a refreshing craft beer at Knucklehead Craft Brewing. Gosnell one designed by notable landscape
nal 16-acre heart of Corbett’s Glen in 1998. Now expanded to 52-acres, Cor-
Big Woods was protected by Genesee Land Trust in 2006. architect Frederick Law Olmsted. The agreement which HPC has
bet’s Glen offers breathtaking scenery, including waterfalls and a historic tun- Pruning Demonstration
nel. It also features a variety of habitats, including Allen’s Creek, a marsh, open Famous as an arboretum, Highland with Monroe County was renewed
July 21st 9am – 4pm: Backyard Habitat Tour Park is also a masterpiece of Amer- for three years. This agreement Wednesday, June 13, 2018 | 6:30 PM 7:30 PM | Pansy Bed near the Intersec-
fields, and mature woodlands on the surrounding hills forming the valley. tion of Highland Avenue and South Goodman Street
Save the date for the 16th annual Backyard Habitat Tour, featuring ican art as its drives and paths lead holds HPC to providing public
These waterways host salmon, trout, turtles, and a variety of birds and mam- Join Monroe County Parks Superintendent of Horticulture, Mark Quinn, and
7 amazing gardens around the Rochester area. Stay tuned for ticket into the park from all sides, curving tours, other free events and weed-
mals. The Glen is a traditional migratory stopover for birds in the spring and Horticultural Interpreter, Noelle Nagel, as they demonstrate how to prune and
information. with the rolling terrain through ing/mulching by volunteers. It also
fall and remains a haven for wildlife including great blue herons, wild turkeys, care for lilac bushes, and other shrubs and trees. Open to the public and free of
deer, and beaver. The Glen offers hikers approximately 2.8 miles of trails, with an unfolding sequence of world- states that HPC will work as a
class plant collections, including its partner with the County to restore charge.
a level loop at the southern end along Allen’s Creek with the well-known Post-
card falls and historic tunnel under the railroad embankment. Connected by a nationally renowned lilacs and con- the historic Children’s Pavilion.
verging at the Overlook, where the Botanical Collections Tour
steep hilly walk, the trails travel through wooded areas in the northern section. Saturday, June 23, 2018 | 10:00 AM 11:30 AM | Lamberton Conservatory
former Children’s Pavilion offered A new web site is now up and
an exhilarating 360-degree view of running: www.highlandparkcon- Tour of one of the oldest public gardens in the United States. Open to the public
Gosnell Big Woods in the town of Webster includes majestic old growth for- and free of charge.
est, open field, and a small meadow. Hiking trails, maintained by the Friends the distant landscapes. servancy.org. Much information is
of Webster Trails, offer beautiful views of grassland fields, wildflowers, and a available on the site including a link
HPC sponsors a variety of special to a video on the Children’s Pavil- Highland Reservoir Upper Gatehouse Tour
spectacular old growth forest. Hikers may see turkey, deer, and a variety of Saturday, August 18, 2018 | 12:00 PM 1:00 PM
birds. Walking trails have been established into the Big Woods, around the Big events and programs, all of which ion and a list of tours and lectures
are free to the public. Some of our sponsored by HPC. A grant from Tour the inside of the Upper Gatehouse and learn about the history and func-
Field, and connecting to other Town of Webster trails. A parking lot is located tion of the reservoir in the overall public water system. Open to the public and
at the corner of Vosburg and Drumm Roads. Trails begin at this point and lead more popular events are our park the Rochester Area Community
tours, including the Olmsted De- Foundation will fund a video focus- free of charge.
into Big Woods.
sign of the Park, the Botanical Col- ing on the history of Highland
lections Tour, and a tour of Warner Park. This is being produced by
Castle. Two tree tours will be also Dixon/Schwabl and will be done by
An excerpt from the most recent letter to donors, from Gay Mills, the Executive Director of Genesee Land Trust: be held, one in the spring and one the end of 2018.
in the fall. Several park-related lec-
“We are gearing up to enhance a number of trails and habitat on our local nature preserves. This spring starts tures will be added too, free events Finally, HPC and its members
the second year of trail and habitat development at the new Cornwall Preserve with continued planting and for the public. Check the new web monitor events and actions that
site www.highlandparkconservancy. could affect the park – its unique
mowing to enhance a variety of plants attractive to critical pollinators and visitors alike. It will be exciting to see org for a complete schedule. features, its horticultural and bo-
the meadow its first full year. We are working with several communities to explore places that make them spe- tanical collections and the Olmsted
cial, and our calendar is filled with guided walks, volunteer days, and special events. Check out our Facebook This past year was very busy for design. HPC’s overall goal is to
Events page for details. And our summer youth program is gearing up as well. We will host teens in Rochester the Highland Park Conservancy. preserve the park for today and
to teach new skills focusing on trails, nature, and the El Camino trail in particular. For many, this is their first shot Membership increased by 50% and tomorrow. Volunteers to help with
over 1,000 people attended one of park maintenance projects are also
at employment and connecting with nature. All these programs, conservation projects, and community events the free tours sponsored by HPC. welcome. If you are interested, you
couldn’t happen without you. You are making conservation happen, every day, all year long. This spring is an A strategic plan was developed will find a volunteer form on our
exciting time as together we ramp up the pace of conservation in the city, farms, forests, and communities that to serve as a road map to guide web site.
we call home.” HPC’S goals through the year
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summer school reimagined
let’s play
by maggie cain
by lori bryce
For many of us, summer school program. After the grant end-
conjures up memories of sweat ed, a team of teachers formed
running down our brow as we a task force to create the pro-
try to trudge through Algebra gram. Currently, Kelly Bauman
101 the second time around. and Dominic Pickard head up
Staring at the clock while the the program for the RCSD.
Thank you, Utah! For those not in sun rays are reflected off it,
the know, we have Utah to thank counting down the time till the Eric Williamson, a 6th grade
for the passage of the first free- torture is over. Well, good news teacher at the Children’s School
range parenting law in the nation. is, those days are gone, espe- of Rochester, School 15, was
Yep, it’s true. It is no longer a crime cially if you are an elementary on that task force and teaches
for parents to allow their children student in the Rochester City theater arts for the summer
to play unsupervised in a park School District. The district has program. “Summer School at
or walk home from school alone. changed its idea of summer Wilson Academy and School
Whew, what a relief. We won’t be Talarowski, an American landscape But just like the shift to make logs, stumps and all kinds of things school to entice more chil- 28 offers visual arts, movement,
arrested now; precedence has designer, aptly described today’s free range parenting legal again, we used to just encounter in the dren to attend. No longer is it music and theater arts.” Wil-
been set and more states are ex- little structures with rubber floors playgrounds are coming full circle woods when I was a kid. Maybe geared for those who failed or liamson said. “The fourth and
pected to follow. There’s hope! surrounded by fences as little too. People study these things and that’s the answer, take a bus of fell behind during the school fifth graders get to be a part of
play jails. We’re incarcerating our there is no shortage of research kids to the woods and see what year. a musical theater production,
Who would have thought it could toddlers! Or at a minimum locking on the topic. The overregulated, kind of fun they can have. The while the younger students
go this far? Little did I know that up their creativity, ability to assess super safe play spaces estab- Adirondacks are just waiting to be RCSD realizes that summer participate in other art forms.”
I could have been charged with risk and develop resilience. lished all over the country are explored. learning loss is a real prob-
neglect and endangering the wel- slowly but surely being replaced lem. Years of research has The session is five weeks long
fare of a child had I been caught Ellwanger and Barry Park (former- by more natural play areas. Parks Chris Moran, a manger of a park shown that during summer and encompasses the core
sending our kids to the park, of ly referred to as the Linden Meigs in Europe and the United Kingdom in Britain, has boasted: “It’s about break, most elementary school subjects of English language
all places. We’re not talking about playground) was fortunate enough are well ahead of the good ole USA exploring controlled risk, risk that children lose academic gains arts and math. Each year a
that every child has a chance gram is at 1:30 p.m.
sending kids down to the cor- to have some community mem- in playground design. There are we’ve carefully designed. We’ve they made during the school theme is decided upon and the
and opportunity to be in a
ner store to buy Mom a pack of bers that had done their research some that intentionally provide got gorse bushes, which are quite year. The loss is even greater core subjects revolve around it.
production and get a sense of The Summer Arts session works
Lucky’s; we’re talking about allow- when it was being redesigned risks. Plastic playhouses are being spiky. The child will touch it and for children who cannot af- The theme at School 28, where
what a musical is all about,” Wil- with numerous community
ing kids to walk home from school nearly 20 years ago. While they swapped for two by fours, bricks, learn it’s a spiky bush”. Really?!! ford books, summer camp and Williamson is teaching theater
liamson said. “It’s very focused partners to help secure props,
and down to the playground! God couldn’t get around many of the mud pits, tire swings and log I guess it’s better to design it in other activities. Low-income arts this summer, is adventure.
and great practice for students costumes and other needed
knows they couldn’t get hurt at the requirements, they successfully stumps. than design it out but why design children lose about two months “Everything is thematically
who want to go to School of items. “We build a majority of
playground. Risk at the playground lobbied to keep some of the old, it at all? How about we just send a of grade level achievement in based, so the students will
the Arts.“ the sets,” Williamson said, “But
was taken out of the equation tall, dangerous swings in place. One study comparing playgrounds kid out to a rose bush to pick some math and reading. The RCSD do math adventures and read
decades ago. Too high by today’s standards but, in London and the US found that flowers or clean up the trimming we depend on the generosity
hopes to curb those losses by books dealing with that topic,”
A typical day during the sum- of the community.” School of
as long as they were untouched, features that held visitors’ at- from our prickly shrubs? offering programs children are he said. “The musical we are
mer session at School 28 is the Arts, School 25, School 23
Most of today’s playgrounds have could be grandfathered in. Take tention the longest were sand, excited to attend. doing is Alice in Wonderland
7:30 am arrival, breakfast, then and RAPPA have all been sup-
a rubber base under and sur- them down and forget it; baby grass, high swings, and climbing There are lots of ways to parent and Wilson Foundation is do-
a hands-on art project related portive over the years, accord-
rounding all of the potential “fall swings forever. And we scored structures. Did we really think the kids and there are plenty of clas- One such program offered to ing ‘Suessical.”
to the theme. Next is the core ing to Williamson.
zones”. The railings are appro- some metal slides too, which I tic tac toe panel at the playground sifications in today’s vernacular. students in grades kindergar-
ELA and math and, after lunch,
priately spaced so there will no might add are only made more would be a hit?! But the Europe- There is the carefree free-range ten through fifth grade is the “Alice in Wonderland will
the remaining time is spent on When the production is ready
longer be the panic of a head stuck exciting by the sand dumped at ans have it easier. With socialized parent, the accepting wabi sabi Summer Arts program. This have a more urban bend and
the art forms themselves. Kin- to debut, all the children at-
between them, yet not so far apart the bottom on the recycled rubber medicine there is no need to find parent, a nurturing elephant par- program is offered at Wilson cityscape feel to it. We are
dergarten through third grade tending the summer program
that a toddler could fall through. surface. Reach the bottom and someone to blame to cover the ent or the hyper involved helicop- Foundation Academy and thinking of having it set in Man-
would focus on creative move- at the school get to see it. Oth-
The top of most slides can be your feet slide out from under you costs of injury. ter parent or demanding tiger par- School 28. These programs of- hattan Square Park.” Williams
ment, music and visualization er students in different sum-
reached by the outstretched hand like nobody’s business! Too bad the ent. Maybe we should have seen it fer hands-on art based projects said. All fourth and fifth grad-
while fourth and fifth graders mer programs are also invited.
of an average sized adult and they regulators didn’t think of that - or The latest playground addition in coming. No two kids are alike, and focused on English Language ers attending the program will
get to dabble into the world of An after-school performance
are often enclosed - no chance maybe they did and that’s another our area is the recently opened certainly no one way to parent is Arts and math. The Summer be in the production, accord-
theater arts. This means learn- for family and friends and the
of falling off. Heck you can’t even reason to remove sand from kids natural play area in Highland Park the best, but we have gone too far! Arts Program was previously ing to Williamson. Students
ing theater vocabulary, theater public is also scheduled. This
really slide down them since the play spaces (beyond the potential where the Cooperative Extension funded by a grant from the do audition for lead parts but
jobs and stage directions. All program is much different than
default construction is plastic. for it to be home to animal feces building used to be. While I’ve not Wallace Foundation. Retired everyone is included.
the choreography, vocal and the summer school days of the
There is no shortage of regulation or other foreign and dangerous yet checked it out, rumor and pho- RCSD teacher Edie Silver was
acting are taught by city school past and gives kids a fun, edu-
on playground equipment. Meghan objects). tos show that there are branches, instrumental in creating the “What is so great about it, is
teachers. Dismissal for this pro- cational experience.
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