Finger Lakes Life

A simple shot of a magnificent morning, cold but beautiful. Photo by Rachel Burkholder ... more

The Finger Lakes Wine Alliance wants to spread the word about how good local riesling grapes and wines are. Toward that end, the third annual Finger Lakes Riesling Camp will be April 8 to 10 ... more

Prison City Pub & Brewery's most popular beer once again lived up to its name. Saturday morning saw the Auburn brewpub release 16-ounce cans of its Mass Riot India pale ale for the first time ... more

The Women's Rights National Historical Park is seeking volunteers to help with visitor services, maintenance, education and administration in Seneca Falls. The park is looking for people to join its Volunteers-In-Parks program, which was enacted ... more

Hobart and William Smith students don’t dance around their commitment to helping out in the Geneva community. The Colleges’ dance students are working with young people from the area to promote keen minds and healthy ... more

Graduating seniors at Mynderse Academy may be able to apply for more college scholarship aid each June if the school board takes action Thursday. The board is being asked to consider a motion approving a ... more

It's an increasingly common sight weekend mornings at the intersection of Dill and State streets: lines of people, mostly young adult men, grinning with anticipation. They'll be back this Saturday. And there will probably be ... more

Seven education and recreation projects will get off the ground this year with funding support from the Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor. The grants are aimed at inspiring people to learn more about New York’s ... more

This photo really captures the collective mood here in the Finger Lakes as winter continues endlessly. Photo by Chris Coates Photography ... more

It was a pleasant night on Canandaigua Lake despite the cold, winter-like temperatures. Photo by Maureen McAneney McHenry‎ ... more

This blue bird stood out from the crowd over the weekend. Photo by Steve Eichorn ... more

These orchids looked stunning and gave the photographer a little hope as winter drew to a close. Photo by Rachel Burkholder ... more

It was time for a little snack on this afternoon. Photo by Janet Akin ... more

One of the city’s most beloved business owners was honored last week by the Geneva Business Improvement District. Rafael Diaz Diaz, owner of El Morro Catering and Restaurant on Exchange Street, received the Community Service ... more

Join Sydney Rogers, Josh Durso and Jim Sinicropi to round-up your week in the Finger Lakes and look to the weekend ahead. We'll discuss the top local news of the week and look at the ... more

On this edition of The Melissa Killeleagh Show, Rhoda Overstreet-Wilson is in-studio. Rhonda is on the board of the Auburn Enlarged City School District. Also, a discussion with Hasan Stephens who is the Founder & ... more

The Ithaca Police Department is in mourning. This week, officers are remembering and honoring Colin Hayward Toland, better known in central New York as "Officer Colin." “He is one of us. He is one of ... more

The Edith B. Ford Memorial Library is not historic in the traditional sense of having existed for many years. It was built in 1961 and opened in 1962. But it is one of 20 properties ... more

The new Rochester/Finger Lakes Craft Beverage Trail is open for visitors. The trail is a new partnership between the Finger Lakes Visitors Connection, Ontario County’s official tourism promotion agency, and the Rochester Craft Beverage Trail ... more

The rise of social media has changed the way the world communicates. In 2004, Facebook was founded in a college dorm. There weren't a lot of users, and the most-dominant social media platform in the ... more

There have been a rash of suicides recently among area teens and young adults. Helping people avoid reaching the point where they take their own lives is the subject of a forum scheduled for later ... more