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Activities

The oldest mini golf course in America is here — really. Plus bowling, karate, a neighborhood art gallery, and the community center. Not a huge list, but there's more to do in town than people give it credit for.

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Auto & Repairs

Independent shops, mostly. A few have been on East Ridge or Culver for decades. The kind of places that tell you what actually needs fixing and what can wait another six months.

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Health & Wellness

Gyms, trainers, nutritionists, and wellness spots around town. Most of it's along East Ridge, with a few independents tucked into the side streets. No need to drive into the city for a good workout.

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Home Services

Most houses in Irondequoit have some age on them, and eventually something breaks. When that happens you want someone local who picks up the phone and shows up when they say they will. Find your local handyman, house cleaner, or plumber.

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Parks & Outdoor

Lake Ontario on one side, Irondequoit Bay on the other, and Durand Eastman Park in the middle. For a town this size, there's more shoreline, trail, and open water than most people outside Rochester realize.

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Professional Services

The kind of help everyone needs eventually — a tailor before a wedding, someone to do your taxes in April, a realtor when it's time to move. Most of these are quiet operations that run on word of mouth.

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Restaurants

Irondequoit punches above its weight on food. You've got Rochester institutions like Abbott's and Bill Gray's, real-deal Polish and Mexican places tucked into neighborhoods most people drive past, and a growing coffee and bakery scene along Titus. This is where you'll find your next favorite spot!

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Salons & Barbers

Cuts, color, nails, and skincare — mostly along East Ridge and Titus. Small shops where the person holding the scissors remembers your name and what you said last time about your sister's wedding.

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Shopping

Wegmans is here. So is House of Guitars, Titus Mower, and a handful of family-run shops that have been in Irondequoit for generations. Some of it you can't find anywhere else.