Rochester concerts

There have been a slew of announcements recently about the artists and acts performing in the free (and almost free) concerts in WNY and Rochester.  There are so many that I’m going to split them into two separate posts. Today I’m covering the concerts in Rochester. For a printable version of these concerts see this [...]

Hikes & bikes

As a part of Rochester’s 2012 Flower City Looking Good Series, the city has partnered with MVP Health Care to offer Tuesday Cycling Nights and Thursday Hiking Nights.  Both events run every week, June through August, and depart at 6pm.  I was excited to read about these events, which let you get to know the [...]

Remember to ROC the Day December 8th

I loved the idea when I first heard about it.  The United Way, with sponsorship from ESL Federal Credit Union, has designated this Thursday, December 8, 2011 as ROC the Day. ROC the Day is a 24-hour, online event that gives people in our community an opportunity to support not-for-profit organizations in the nine-county Greater [...]

A few more free concerts

I know I’ve already posted twice about free western NY concerts (once in May and again in June).  I have two more free concert series I wanted to share with you before all the dates have passed, one in Niagara Falls and the other in Rochester. The Hard Rock Cafe on the US side of [...]

Check out the Market

I lived in Rochester over 20 years before I made my first visit to the Rochester Public Market.  I had heard from friends how great it was but for some reason never took the time to go downtown and check it out.  I had my local farm markets in Chili (there are two) on the [...]

More free concerts

I know I just wrote a few weeks ago about all the free concerts in western NY but I’m happy to share a few more free concerts that I wasn’t aware of at the time I wrote that post.  I wanted to thank all the readers for sharing venues I missed. The 2011 Concerts By [...]

Free and almost free summer movies

I thought I’d continue with my theme of cheap and free summer entertainment in Rochester.  This one’s more geared towards families though watching Jaws at the beach is not intended for the little ones. Monroe County offers free outdoor movies on Tuesdays and Thursdays at Ontario Beach Park and the Highland Park Bowl. All movies [...]

Recycling your electronics in WNY

I got a lot of good comments on LinkedIn about my blog post regarding Reusing your old PCs. There were a lot of suggestions on where to recycle your unwanted electronics so I thought I’d post some of those links to make it easier for people to find the information. In Monroe County there are [...]

Now’s the time

If you’ve been considering joining a health club now now that the weather is turning cooler, you might want to check out Planet Fitness. About twice a year (April and October) Planet Fitness offers some   really great deals on memberships.  Right now, for just $10 down, you pay just $10 per month.  I belong [...]

Have you scored a Groupon yet?

I scored my first Groupon last week and my second one today.  I had heard about this site a while back but they finally “went live” in the Rochester and Buffalo areas last week.  I’m actually registered for both locations since I work in Buffalo and live in Rochester. Each day, Groupon features a sweet [...]