3+ day, 3+ hour ago   (676+ words) The ESL Rochester Fringe Festival is expanding its role as a regional arts and tourism draw this fall with a new outdoor attraction designed to bring contemporary circus performers into the heart of downtown Rochester. The 2026 Fringe, scheduled for Sept....

3+ day, 8+ hour ago   (882+ words) Michael Lesakowski has spent the better part of three decades working on remediation of contaminated industrial sites across New York, but he admits there was a time when he wondered how long the need for his services would last. “Twenty…...

5+ day, 8+ hour ago   (834+ words) Eugenio María de Hostos Charter School has reached a milestone more than two decades in the making with the opening of a roughly $54 million secondary campus in one of Rochester’s lowest-income neighborhoods. The school cut the ribbon in early August…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (76+ words) Monroe Community Hospital celebrated the opening this week of Friendship Place, a newly renovated 25-bed, 17,000-square-foot memory care unit designed to enhance the quality of life for individuals living with Alzheimer’s disease, dementia and other cognitive impairments. Monroe Community Hospital…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (244+ words) | Rochester Realty Review Mark Siwiec//September 3, 2026// I’m always amused by the moments immediately before and after yoga class. We unroll our mats for 75 minutes to unplug, quiet our minds and breathe, yet minutes before class begins — and the moment that…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (298+ words) Erie Materials, a Syracuse-based distributor of building supplies, has completed the purchase of the former hotel property on Brooks Avenue in Gates. The acquisition brings to fruition an approximately two-year search for a property that will accommodate the company’s expansion…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (150+ words) The Strong National Museum of Play has added another interactive space at the Frederick Douglas Greater Rochester International Airport. There’s also a giant Mr. Potato Head, suitcase in tow, to greet travelers. The Strong already had an exhibit in Concourse…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (220+ words) SUNY Geneseo entered the fall semester with its largest incoming class since 2019, welcoming nearly 1,400 first-year, transfer and graduate students. More than 18,200 students applied for first-year admission to Geneseo this year, which is the largest applicant pool in the college’s history…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (303+ words) Business of Cannabis 2026 Five participants recently completed the sixth annual Genesee Valley Mechatronics Pre-Apprenticeship Boot Camp, gaining classroom instruction and paid work experience aimed at preparing them for careers in advanced manufacturing. This year’s participants completed 96 hours of classroom instruction…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (1158+ words) Business of Cannabis 2026 A rendering of what the dual-brand AC Hotel by Marriott and Element by Westin will look like when construction is finished, likely in December. (Rendering provided by Meyers + Associates) The features that comprise a hotel brand go…...