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Two Brighton lodging landmarks will be undergoing major makeovers in the next three months. The Comfort Inn at 2729 Monroe Ave. will become a Clarion Pointe, the new brand being unveiled this year by the Choice Hotels chain. The Brighton ...

The Rochester Commissary, a planned incubator for food businesses, Thursday got word of a $982,800 federal grant that will help make the project possible. The grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce is to be used to renovate part of ...

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  A few years ago, Tanvi Asher went from designing medical product packaging for a local manufacturer to designing and selling clothing in a tiny, out-of-the-way studio and shop. Today, the creator of Shop Peppermint has a premier spot and all the ...

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As renovation continues at Sibley Square, innovation, education and incubation are driving the occupancy rate for office and retail space in the storied downtown structure. WinnCompanies, a family-owned real estate development and management firm based in Boston, is immersed in ...

Sometimes it is the darkest time in one’s life that brings the most clarity. Christine Porter was going through a harrowing divorce when she challenged herself to 30 days of meditation. She was tired, anxious, stressed and felt ready to ...

The husband and wife team of Teon and Autumn Kowalyk are bringing a different type of fitness training to the Wayne County Town of Ontario. Eupraxia, an instructor-led group fitness experience, will open on March 1 at 1418 Route 104. ...

Kombucha, the fermented tea beverage, has its own house now. House of Kombucha has opened at Clover View Plaza at 2926 Monroe Ave. and is offering what it says is the area’s first verified non-alcoholic kombucha, called KOGAbucha. The establishment ...

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Matthew Mitchell’s first introduction to the marketing firm Corporate Communications, Inc., came in 1996 when he was a co-op student from Rochester Institute of Technology. Now he runs the company. Mitchell recently was named president of Corporate Communications, a digital marketing ...

  A solid return on investments enabled Rochester Community Baseball Inc., to show a modest profit in fiscal year 2018, the seventh time in the past 10 years that the ball club has made money. Income from the team’s investment ...

During his 31 years as general manager of Blue Cross Arena at the War Memorial, Jeff Calkins helped bring some of the biggest musical and entertainment acts to Rochester. Now he’s going to be luring rising stars to the Roc ...

Nestled on Victor’s High Street Extension is a structure dedicated to helping clients restore peace and tranquility, both mentally and physically. Formerly Woodhouse Day Spa, RELAX The Spa opened in 2017 after a complete rebranding. Owner Ed Alberts brought in ...

Long before he ever ventured to the United States, long before he ever took his first engineering class at Syracuse University, and long before he ever started inspecting bridges in the real world, Cletus Ezenwa was quite sure of what ...

Cindy’s Pies started as a lark back in 1978. That first year, during the Naples Grape Festival, Cindy and Jon Trzeciak wanted to make some Christmas money by selling the local specialty, grape pie. They teamed up with Jon’s twin brother, ...

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OnCell has acquired New Zealand-based Authentic, a move that will strengthen OnCell’s position as a leader in self-guided tour apps while also increasing its global presence. OnCell, based in Pittsford, provides mobile tour technologies for museums, parks and cultural destinations, ...

In moving down, Flexx Mobility and Performance is moving up. The fitness center that features customized workouts and full-body health has expanded, abandoning a 600-square-foot space on the third floor of the Auditorium Theatre for a 2,500-square-foot area in the ...