Valentine’s Day is tomorrow, and while the rest of the country is out here with their basic “Be Mine” and “XOXO” candy hearts… we do things a little differently in Utica.

Because around here?
Love isn’t measured in roses.

It’s measured in riggies.

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So if Utica made its own conversation hearts, here’s what they’d actually say:

If Conversation Hearts Were Made in Utica

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