Rochester Tidbits: Rhinos Championship Game & The Big Picture

The Rochester Raging Rhinos just advanced to the USL First Division Championship Game by winning its semifinal aggregate series with Charleston 1-0. The game will be held on Saturday September 30th at PAETEC Park. It'll also be broadcast live at 7:00 EST on the Fox Soccer Channel. Hopefully the Rhinos will be graced with a little good luck on the field and in terms of weather. This Rhinos team hasn't been the most potent offensively, but it's difficult to argue with a championship game appearance in their new facility.

Following up on the Rochester Big Picture, it'll be unveiled on Friday September 29th at 4:30. The photomosaic should be a great addition to Downtown Rochester. I hope it's the first of many and I'm happy to see they achieved their goal in terms of pictures received from the community.

Wegmans Ranks #1

Consumer Reports ranked Rochester-based Wegmans the number one supermarket chain in the nation. The chain was chosen based on cleanliness, price, quality of perishables, and service. Wegmans has been expanding its footprint by targeting more affluent customers while clearly differentiating itself from Wal-Mart. And, it seems to be working well. Comparatively, Wal-Mart ranked 45th, presumably only doing better on price--and Wegmans is fairly competitive there. So, kudos to Wegmans for having a solid business plan and delivering on their value proposition.