Gemini season is all about communication, curiosity, and the exchange of ideas – making it the perfect season to introduce a new column to Flower Power. This Gemini season is going to Gemini harder than it has ever Gemini’d before, so hold on to your horses as we embark on one of the most noticeable shifts in energy that 2024 has to offer.
Welcome Cancer Season! As the Sun moves into this watery, comforting and heart-centered sign on June 20, we may heave a collective sigh of relief. Gemini season brought a tornado of mental activity that can be inspiring but also leave us feeling frazzled. Cancer offers the antidote: tune back into your feelings, your body, your home, and your close circles to ground the insights the previous season offered.
Gail and Graham Cresswell have a classic Rochester love story. The couple met at Tiny’s Bengel Inn in Summerville, reconnected while working together at the Eastman Kodak Company, went on date nights at Schaller’s Drive-In multiple days a week, and started their life together in a small Dewey Avenue apartment before raising their family in Greece.
Local artist Jess Nikic can be found in her art studio pouring over canvases filled with images of comfort, peace & respite.
Following a pandemic, it makes sense. Her artwork is inspired by the places people live their lives. Bold color, movement & the occasional moody brushstroke are her hallmarks.
I walked into the Equal Grounds cafe for GV2’s Trans Day of Visibility clothing swap wearing an outfit that I can only describe as “me.” Gradually, and in leaps and bounds, the Flower City has become a safer place for people of all identities to celebrate their individuality. And on this year’s Trans Day of Visibility, GV2 (Genesee Valley Gender Variants) member Samson Weinberg (he/him, they/theirs) told me it’s one of the reasons he moved here from the Midwest in the first place.
They’ve belted out songs, they’ve penned to sold-out venues, yet here I find Carpool’s lead singer and guitarist Stoph Colasanto working up the courage to make a simple request at lunch. I recognize the fear in their eyes, the trepidation in their voice. It’s that distinct mix of generalized anxiety and overwhelming compassion for service industry workers that Millennial-Gen Z-cuspers specialize in. “Please don’t be mad at me,” they start, “but can I get two drinks mixed?”
The launch of a new magazine is a monumental feat, but the sign of a great product lies in the desire for its second iteration. This sentiment could not be more true for the launch of LILAC’s second literary publication, “L2: First Love,” which saw countless people gathering at Ox and Stone to celebrate the new issue.
Princess Kush, otherwise known as Carolina Mendez (she/her), is here to break that pattern. Her online head shop specializes in aesthetic smoking accessories, including rolling papers, pre-rolled cones, pipes, and more. I was honored to sit down with her and chat about fashion, the feminine, and how it all rolls into smoking.
Words by Jessica Tobin You gave me nothing There’s nothing to say you existed That you cared for Or ever thought of me A book And a scarab And a note in the snow Where my name is And a song I love you They all say so All evidence for you And I have […]
Meet me where the sun hits the pavement and keeps going. Here is where you’ll find me settled in the acceptance of whatever is coming to me. Taking in every beam and ray and raindrop that life has to offer. I allow myself to journey into a place of discover. I grant myself permission to be.
