Introducing the 2026 Rochester Ten

The word ‘scene’ is used to describe many things: a location; part of a film or play; in popular culture, the overall vibe or energy of a place.For this year’s Rochester 10 cohort, scene is a throughline.In the August pages, you’ll meet folks you have perhaps heard of in passing more than seeing them around the community. Maybe it will provide a face to a name. This is a cohort not chosen based on their visibility, but for the visibility they bring to others and to the r