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• ROCHESTER TEN | MIDGE THOMAS

  09-01-2026 19:25 via roccitymag.com
  Age: 98
  Hometown: Mumford
  Current residence: Center City
  Occupation: Philanthropist and community champion
  On September 1, Midge Thomas will turn 99 years old.
  The times and accomplishments for which she’s most remembered — her marriage to Dr. Freddie Thomas, the establishment of a foundation and community center in his honor after his untimely death, the dedication of the Miss Jane Pittman drinking fountain at the Liberty Pole — are all decades past.
  What remains is smaller an
  
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• Best of Rochester Staff Picks: Drink

  09-01-2026 06:00 via roccitymag.com
  Best ice cold martini service: PS Martini at Patron SaintIt was a visit to Bemelmans Bar on the Upper East Side of Manhattan that really ruined me for all other martinis. The bar, founded in 1947, is located in the Carlyle Hotel and named for Ludwig Bemelman, the Austrian-American creator of the “Madeline” books, which follow a little redheaded girl in a Parisian boarding school. (“12 little girls in two straight lines…” Yes, that one.) The bar is lush and dimly l
  
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• Best of Rochester Staff Picks: Food

  09-01-2026 05:39 via roccitymag.com
  Best under-the-radar restaurant: Chortke If there’s been one singular story on my radar for the past two years, it’s Chortke: an unassuming storefront restaurant in Village Gate that pivoted from fast casual counter service to upscale dining and has been thriving ever since. When it opened in 2018, Chortke was known for its customizable, generous portions of rice or salad topped with kabobs like spicy joojeh (saffron chicken), blistered tomatoes and tzatziki on the side. E
  
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