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PHOTOS BY NATALIE SINISGALLI
Julia Yaw is the regional director for the Northeast Kidney Foundation of Rochester and surrounding regions. She is an avid advocate for sibling rights in the foster care and adoption community, organ donation and transplant patient advocate. She enjoys public and motivational speaking, and focuses on several humanitarian efforts.Continue reading
PHOTOS BY MICHAEL CRISAFULLI
February 24, 2018 was a quiet, cold, winter morning. Denise lay on Tim’s chest to hear his breathing, to not miss a moment with him. She fought exhaustion through the night but eventually the lack of sleep won at she dozed off at 5:45am. Something jolted her from sleep just 45 minutes later and her Husband, Tim, was gone.Continue reading
Dr. Sam’s Tip of the month
For dental health, it’s recommended that people limit eating and drinking between meals. Of course, sometimes eating between meals must happen.Continue reading
“Our mission is excellence,” says Lenny Cecere, proprietor of Ventosa Vineyards— and he means it. Lenny has put the winery on the map, one happy wine-drinker at a time. “Ventosa” translates to windy in Italian, a perfect name for the setting with its breezes off of Seneca Lake which moderates the temperature of the vineyard. Mediterranean roots of the winery date back to Lenny’s grandfather who came to Geneva, New York, from Italy. Beer, wine and spirits were hard to come by when Prohibition and the Great Depression brought about hard times.Continue reading
PHOTOS BY CHRISTOPHER CARDWELL
Our beautiful cover feature this month in Something 4 the Sistas, Dr. Deanna Kimbrel is MUCH more than just a pretty face… She is the heart, soul, and brains behind the local boutique we have come to know and love – She Says So. This lovely boutique specializes in high quality attire and accessories for women of all shapes and sizes.Continue reading
PHOTOS BY MARISA NICODEMUS
Meet Kathryn Brown, cohost of Classically Black Podcast. “Most people call me Katie. I have found that Kathryn is too formal.” Classically Black Podcast is a podcast where classical music is discussed from the Black perspective. “People often view classical music as an elitist art form in which you have to be trained in order to enjoy. Continue reading
PHOTOS BY JEFF GEREW
My name is Alyssa Trahan and I am a country singer-songwriter originally from Rochester, NY. Music has been a part of my life for as long as I can remember.Continue reading
Rochester Woman Online is BEYOND EXCITED to announce to launch of our ALL NEW SPECIAL SECTION called “Something 4 The Sista’s”…
PHOTOS BY STRATAGEM
A sunny June day in 2015, it was just a normal workday for Wendy at the pharmacy she worked at. As she went about her day, she thought about an article she read about doing a monthly BSE (Breast Self Exam).Continue reading
This October, our entire community felt the ripple effect of domestic violence as an active shooter led police on a car chase across the city, targeting his family. Schools were put on lockout, parents panicked, neighbors heard shots fired close to their homes, and we all felt the danger of domestic violence. Continue reading
