Some people feel the rain, others just get wet.

How to spend a rainy day: Head to the ‘village in the city’ otherwise known as Eastwood to one the most vast collections of stories and memories collected in one place, Books and Melodies 2600 James st. Explore what seems like a never-ending treasure trove of pre-loved vinyl and slightly used novels to stay entertained for hours. The vastness of this dying breed of Americans will have you lost in aisles upon aisles of pages upon pages. Grab a spot by the window to watch the rain romantically fall as you read.

You’ll probably need to feed your soul with a warm cup of coffee when the skies are grey. Good news is there are four new cafés to try:

Ethos Café
Strives to provide high-quality locally roasted coffee and healthy, homemade lunch options.
Cicero

Soliel Café
Soleil Café was created to be a place where great coffee could be served and quality relationships created. Both of which are the foundation of the café. We don’t just want to serve you a great product; we want Soleil to be a warm and welcoming environment and an ever-growing community.
Fayetteville

Peaks Coffee Co.
Micro-roaster, Dedicated to meeting people at their peaks and valleys with a freshly roasted cup.
Cazenovia

Salt City Coffee
Offering fresh, fair, and earth-friendly coffee that is locally roasted locally.
| experience coffee tastefully |
Syracuse

After a day of reading, relaxing and Java you’ll need a good meal in you so head to the evergreen 125 East Water st.* For one of twenty craft beer selections and some great new specials (including dessert!): Soup - Tomato Basil Bisque w/ cheese croutons and EVOO

Market Salad - spinach, oven roasted tomatoes, apple wood vinaigrette, braised mushrooms, bacon, poached egg

Crème Brûlée

Plus every Thursday, college students get the 2nd round on the house with college ID (craft beer and well mixers)

Enjoy your rainy day like any good pluviophile should.