My dad bartends at a restaurant in Penfield called Charley Brown’s. My boyfriend and I love going to Lux for live music it’s not as much of a hidden gem anymore, but I was first introduced to that scene years ago when I was first falling in love with Rochester, and it’s still thriving. What are some hidden gems you've discovered around Rochester? I don’t think we have to work as hard when we go out into the world to fight the “Ew, Rochester” response people used to give. You’ve got the Holiday Village, Fringe Fest, and the JazzFest just keeps getting bigger. From 2011 onwards, it was like someone turned the lights on. Downtown was a lot grittier then, and it’s come a long way. Afterwards, I worked at the Center for Governmental Research, and then took a job at Greater Rochester Enterprise. I did a fellowship at a think tank focused on economic development and revitalization. I went to grad school at Penn in Philadelphia I wanted to go away and come back to taste how it’s done somewhere else where it’s working. When I’d bring my NYC or Philly friends here, they’d be like “Oh man, this is such a small town.” Early on, I developed a whole set of arguments against that mentality. When I went to college with kids who were from bigger cities and planned to move back there, I always had a chip on my shoulder and wanted to learn more about how I could stem the tide and help make myself part of the solution in Rochester. I also worked weekends at Channel 13 in Rochester. I attended the Park School at Ithaca College for undergrad, and my first job after that was in local news at the NBC affiliate for Elmira/Corning. I was born in the South Wedge and grew up in Pittsford. Where are you from? How did you end up in Rochester?
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