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Rochester loved Carvel ice cream, ice cream cakes. Here's what happened to them
Carvel is an ice cream franchise chain that still has shops around the country but has long since left the Rochester area. The company was known here for its gravel-voiced owner/ad pitchman Tom Carvel and for products like Fudgie the Whale, Flying Saucers and Cookie Puss. Carvel once had more than 700 shops nationwide but now has about half that total, with the closest local stores in the Syracuse areas. The company's ice cream cakes still are available in local supermarkets, but the shops are just memories.
Top summer food and drink events in Rochester and the Finger Lakes. See the list
Ladies and gentlemen, buckle up and/or unbuckle your belts: it's time for another summer of delicious festivals, food truck rodeos and other food-focused happenings around Rochester. Here's a rundown of some of the more noteworthy events for summer, and some September events as well. June food events ...
Schaller’s to close Brighton location May 31st
BRIGHTON, N.Y. (WROC) — In a Facebook post Monday, popular local restaurant chain Schaller’s Drive-In announced it would be closing its Brighton location May 31. No reason for the closure was said in the post, though News 8 has reached out to Schaller’s and has not heard back yet. Schaller’s — the nearly 70-year-old restaurant […]
ROCovery Fitness holds Memorial Day Murph
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — The ROCovery Fitness Outreach Center hosted its annual Memorial Day Murph Monday, honoring late Navy SEAL Lieutenant Michael Murphy. The workout consists of a one mile run, 100 pull ups, 200 push ups, 300 squats, and finishes with another one mile run. It was followed with a Memorial Day cookout for […]
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