Development
Rochester’s housing gap
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Construction of more than 4,200 rental units has been started or completed in the city since 2022, but for many renters, affordable housing remains beyond their grasp.
Economy & Business
Okay Beer Co. goes dark to build something better
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The Honeoye Falls brewery and bowling alley has been closed since June 22 as owners Seth Wile and Megan Phillips overhaul the kitchen, modernize the lanes and double down on creating a community hub. It reopens July 10.
Economy & Business
Prospective buyers emerge for former K2 Brothers Brewing property
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Veteran local brewer Phill MacArthur unveiled plans for a brewery and restaurant on Empire Boulevard in Penfield, with a town permit vote expected later this month.
Economy & Business
How Preservation Beer and Lock 32 Brewing silenced the critics
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The patient, deliberate, occasionally maddening story of how a test-the-market strategy paid off.
Economy & Business
‘I think we have a winner here’: A cream ale story
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On the history of cream ale, the legend of Genesee, and the return of the Celebration of Cream Ales.
Economy & Business
For Three Heads, it’s 10 years on Atlantic Avenue
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Next month, the brewery will celebrate a decade of beer making in the Neighborhood of the Arts. After helping define Rochester’s modern beer era, it’s now positioned for whatever comes next.
Community
Rochester’s blueprint for belonging
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In the heart of the city, new “third places” are popping up—spaces where people can gather and build connection. But will they draw a genuine cross-section of the community?
Economy & Business
It’s tough to be an independent beer store in 2026
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For James Hilbert of One Stop Brew Shop, running a top bottle shop in Rochester means absorbing blows that most consumers never see coming.
Environment
A toxic legacy and a chance for renewal
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The former Vacuum Oil site on the western bank of the Genesee River has been a toxic burden on the PLEX neighborhood for nearly a century. A legal breakthrough with ExxonMobil means cleanup work is finally underway, but will redevelopment align with the community’s priorities?
Economy & Business
Tap & Craft brings a curated, small-scale beer festival to town
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The May 2 festival at Iron Smoke Distillery features 400-person cap, a stacked brewery lineup, and a venue that shapes the experience.