{"id":12840,"date":"2016-10-29T12:49:01","date_gmt":"2016-10-29T16:49:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rochestersubway.com\/topics\/?p=12840"},"modified":"2016-10-29T12:49:01","modified_gmt":"2016-10-29T16:49:01","slug":"roclinks-102916","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rochestersubway.com\/topics\/2016\/10\/roclinks-102916\/","title":{"rendered":"RocLinks 10\/29\/16"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"Rendering of Parcel 5 Proposal by Fraser Smillie [PHOTO: DeWolff Partnership Architects]\" rel=\"lightbox-roclinks20162910\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rochestersubway.com\/topics\/wp-content\/uploads\/Midtown_Parcel_5_Dewolff_Rendering.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin-bottom:6px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rochestersubway.com\/topics\/wp-content\/uploads\/Midtown_Parcel_5_Dewolff_Rendering.jpg\" border=\"1\" alt=\"Rendering of Parcel 5 Proposal by Fraser Smillie [PHOTO: DeWolff Partnership Architects]\" width=\"100%\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<small><i>By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rochestersubway.com\/topics\/2009\/01\/contributors\/#about-matthew-denker\">Matthew Denker<\/a><\/i><\/small><\/p>\n<h3>50 Shades of Eh?<\/h3>\n<p>Somewhat unexpectedly, a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.democratandchronicle.com\/story\/news\/2016\/10\/25\/new-25-story-glass-tower-concept-emerges-parcel-5\/92735174\/\" target=\"_new\">fifth proposal<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"external link\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rochestersubway.com\/images\/icon_link.gif\" width=\"15\" height=\"11\" border=\"0\"><\/a> for Midtown Parcel 5 was submitted. Spoiler alert, it&#8217;s, how to be polite about this, different. Ok, fine, it&#8217;s terrible. It&#8217;s bad. It&#8217;s terribad. It might even be a false flag operation to make the submitted proposals look better. I don&#8217;t know, but inexplicably it&#8217;s being taken seriously by parts of the city which is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.democratandchronicle.com\/story\/news\/2016\/10\/26\/mayor-council-muddying-waters-parcel-5\/92772274\/\" target=\"_new\">creating unrest<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"external link\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rochestersubway.com\/images\/icon_link.gif\" width=\"15\" height=\"11\" border=\"0\"><\/a> with other parts of the city. I&#8217;d be calling for the popcorn if this weren&#8217;t the future of the middle of our town on the line.<\/p>\n<p>Read on for more of this week&#8217;s RocLinks&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h3>Department of Not-Crazy Buildings<\/h3>\n<p>Turning the corner to a much more accessible building, it looks like Charlotte Square <a href=\"http:\/\/www.democratandchronicle.com\/story\/marketplace\/rentals\/2016\/10\/26\/luxury-apartments-east-end\/92764772\/\" target=\"_new\">is now pre-leasing.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"external link\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rochestersubway.com\/images\/icon_link.gif\" width=\"15\" height=\"11\" border=\"0\"><\/a> Disclaimer: I share an architect with the project. I still think that if I weren&#8217;t building a house, this is the place to live in town.<\/p>\n<h3>I&#8217;m a Business, Man<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.therochesteriat.com\/blog\/the-new-the-moved-in-the-city\" target=\"_new\">Here&#8217;s a list<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"external link\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rochestersubway.com\/images\/icon_link.gif\" width=\"15\" height=\"11\" border=\"0\"><\/a> of new and newly moved businesses in Rochester. I know I&#8217;ll be trying Vesper in a little more than a week. Everything else looks interesting too, so get out there (even if it did just snow).<\/p>\n<h3>Maybe the Best?<\/h3>\n<p>And finally, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rochestercitynewspaper.com\/rochester\/best-of-rochester-2016\/Content?oid=2908838\" target=\"_new\">it&#8217;s that time<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"external link\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rochestersubway.com\/images\/icon_link.gif\" width=\"15\" height=\"11\" border=\"0\"><\/a> when City publishes its bests. Dearest Rochesterians, Wegmans should not be the only thing in town you take your guests to see, and Mark&#8217;s is terrible. PLEASE consider some things that are better. A best of food list that includes neither Antonetta&#8217;s nor Swan (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.esquire.com\/food-drink\/bars\/a44780\/best-bars-in-america\/\" target=\"_new\">named<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"external link\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rochestersubway.com\/images\/icon_link.gif\" width=\"15\" height=\"11\" border=\"0\"><\/a> one of the best bars in America, and it&#8217;s not even a bar) means one of two things. Either Rochester has no taste (I really want not to believe this) or only Joe Errigo votes for Rochester&#8217;s bests. We&#8217;re doing better next year. I swear.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align:center;margin:20px 0px 20px 0px\">\u2022 \u2022 \u2022<\/div>\n<p>As always, use the comments below as open discussion for anything in these links \u2013 or let us know if there\u2019s a topic you\u2019d like to see us hit more aggressively in future RocLinks. Have a great weekend!<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align:center;margin:20px 0px 20px 0px\">\u2022 \u2022 \u2022<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Matthew Denker 50 Shades of Eh? Somewhat unexpectedly, a fifth proposal for Midtown Parcel 5 was submitted. Spoiler alert, it&#8217;s, how to be polite about this, different. Ok, fine, it&#8217;s terrible. It&#8217;s bad. It&#8217;s terribad. It might even be a false flag operation to make the submitted proposals look better. 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