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Restaurants, wineries, brewpubs and bars are eligible to apply for federal relief, part of the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package passed by Congress last month. A pool of $28.6 billion will be used for grants issued through the Small Business ...

An eatery and a theater management firm have signed on as tenants at Innovation Square, the latest re-creation vision of a downtown landmark by Gallina Development. Innovation Arts Management LLC will oversee the reimagination of the former Xerox Auditorium. The ...

The Lilac Festival is going retro, reverting to the format of yesteryear as it kicks off Rochester’s festival season and a return to near-normalcy. Instead of operating for 10 consecutive days, the 2021 Lilac Fest will welcome visitors to Highland ...

Applications are now being accepted for the third annual Grow-NY Competition, where innovative food and agriculture startups can win up to $1 million. Grow-NY is open to startups around the globe that offer potential for growth in Upstate New York. ...

When redevelopment of Irving Place meant Christopher’s Restaurant & Custom Catering would need to find a new home after 20 years in the old City Hall building, Paul Christopher thought maybe it was time to consider the suburbs. After all, ...

Operators of large-gathering venues are now allowed to host events with up to 150 people or 50 percent capacity, whichever is less, but must notify the county health department in advance of plans. The Monroe County Department of Public Health has ...

DoorDash is providing $5,000 subsidies to 32 Monroe County restaurants as part of the company’s COVID-19 Restaurant Relief Grant Program. The grants can be used for operating costs such as rent, payroll, purchasing personal protective equipment and expanding outdoor dining ...

Monroe County recently put a cap on the fees that food delivery services are allowed to charge restaurants, but now at least one of the companies that brings dinner to your door is adding a new fee for customers. DoorDash ...

Flanked by iconic LeRoy Neiman artwork of Muhammad Ali on his office wall, Ted Jones provided an in-depth look at the U.S. economy for the Rochester Area Chapter of the New York State Commercial Association of Realtors on Thursday afternoon. ...

Monroe County has eliminated restaurant and food service permit fees for 2021, enabling a sector of the business community hit hard by the COVID-19 crisis to save on expenditures. The elimination of the 2021 permit fee applies to all restaurants, ...

In a sign that some normalcy may be returning to business travel, the Hyatt Regency Rochester will reopen its doors to guests on Feb. 22. The Hyatt has been closed since early October, when the COVID-19 pandemic stifled corporate travel ...

The New York State Assembly has created an internal working group to focus on economic recovery in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis, with Harry Bronson (D-Rochester) serving as a co-leader. Bronson, chair of the Assembly’s economic development, job creation, ...

CaterTrax Inc., a catering management software provider located in Village Gate Square, has partnered with four Rochester restaurants to provide 1,000 meals to first responders and frontline health care workers over the next 60 days. CaterTrax donated the meals and ...

Mercantile on Main, featuring five food operators and coffee brewer, has opened in the atrium of Sibley Square at 240 E. Main St. Palermo’s Market Nani’s Kitchen, Flour Kitchen, CUT and Broth are preparing food for takeout and delivery only ...

Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren has asked Gov. Andrew Cuomo to allow indoor dining at restaurants in designated COVID-19 Orange Zones, saying they are being “arbitrarily penalized.” In a letter to Cuomo, Warren wrote that restaurant owners and employees are being ...