1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (751+ words) Spirit Halloween is once again taking over vacant storefronts across New York as the Halloween season approaches. The seasonal retailer is expected to open more than 75 stores statewide this year, with locations beginning to open in August, according to the…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (374+ words) Market's director on how to stretch your dollar ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — In many cities, the public market is little more than a tourist attraction. In Rochester, the public market is the real deal with real deals. On Wednesday, Jim Farr, the…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (308+ words) Two new businesses — both firsts for the greater Rochester area — have opened at Eastview Mall in Victor, and a longtime tenant has added a second storefront, mall owner Wilmorite announced. Newbury Comics is operating out of the old FYE space…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (384+ words) Living in New York City, I have a front-row seat to the most notable style trends. In place of jeans, all the 'It' girls are reaching for billowy maxi skirts, and I found an affordable version from Nordstrom that just…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (428+ words) “We simply couldn’t stop ourselves from starting seeds in great abundance,” Laurel says. “We would obviously be giving most of the plants away.” That abundance now totals roughly 1,000 plants each year, all started from seed beginning in early March and…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (210+ words) HENRIETTA, N.Y. — T-Mobile announced it’s getting ready to buy half of local fiber internet provider Greenlight Networks. The companies announced plans to expand Greenlight’s fiber internet access across other parts of the Northeast. Right now, it operates primarily in the Rochester…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (223+ words) Two Walmart stores in Rochester are set for a major renovation as part of a broader plan to upgrade locations across New York. The company announced it will remodel more than 650 stores nationwide, including 23 in New York. Locally, the Rochester…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (347+ words) ROCHESTER — A Rochester nonprofit group — Morph Creative Reuse — is creating a new shop where crafters, artists, teachers and others can find donated craft and art materials to spur creating something new. To prepare for the shop’s opening, volunteers are organizing…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (199+ words) ROCHESTER, Minn. (KTTC) – For those who enjoy spine-tingling reads and collecting bookmarks, a national day spotlighting independent bookstores is coming to the Med City. Bibliophiles can flood the fiction section at Saturday’s Independent Bookstore Day. Held during the last Saturday…...

7+ mon, 1+ week ago   (313+ words) ROCHESTER, Minn. (KTTC) – Mike O’Brien is the founder of Puzzle Pup—a Rochester business that sells puzzle-shaped dog treats. This entrepreneurial journey started with a baking activity inspired by his three-year-old service dog, Normie. “I was born with hypoplastic left…...