Vendors sought for TSC Farmers Market

Tractor Supply Company is inviting all local growers, crafters and artisans to showcase their homemade and homegrown goods at a fall Farmers Market outside the Lockport store on Sept. 22. Vendors with expertise in everything from produce and soaps to homemade crafts and candles are encouraged to sign up and participate. “Tractor Supply Farmers Markets Read More …

Festival of Food tickets on sale now

Annual fundraiser supports Foodlink and its many food-related programs Tickets are now on sale for Rochester’s most delicious night of the year, which returns September 17 with the Festival of Food at the City of Rochester Public Market. Foodlink, the regional food bank that serves 10 counties in the Finger Lakes region, hosts this annual Read More …

Washington County gets record profit from property auction

Washington County made a record amount of money at Saturday’s tax auction. The county was owed $509,840 in back taxes, including interest and penalties. It collected $1.24 million, nearly $733,000 more than the taxes owed. County officials don’t like to call the figure a “profit” and instead refer to it as a “surplus.” The county Read More …

Five Questions With: GrassRoots head and musician Jeb Puryear

For over 25 years, the Finger Lakes GrassRoots Festival of Music & Dance has been a community-building opportunity that has introduced different music and culture to many audiences. Spawned from an AIDS benefit at the State Theatre in the early 1990s that raised $10,000 for AIDS Work of Tompkins County, the four-day GrassRoots Festival has Read More …

Landing of Presidents George H. W. Bush & George W. Bush​

Other The Commissioned: 10 January 2009: USS. George H.W. Bush CVN# 777 “USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77) is the tenth and final Nimitz-class supercarrier of the United States Navy.[1] She is named for the 41st President of the United States and former Director of Central Intelligence George H. W. Bush, who was a naval aviator Read More …

Restoration of Kingston kit home yields vintage Coca-Cola posters, local ice cream advertising signs

KINGSTON, N.Y. >> Tucked away on Petit Avenue, with a backyard that blends seamlessly into Lawton Park, is a small 1930s kit home its owner says he has “lovingly restored” and considers “a gift to Kingston.” In November 2016, Rifton resident, videographer and collector Frank Basile purchased the 835-square-foot cottage at 26 Petit Ave., intending Read More …

Dansville ArtWorks issues calls for work, lists upcoming events

DANSVILLE – Artists have until July 6 to submit paperwork to participate in the “Back to School” juried art exhibition being planned by Dansville ArtWorks, 153 Main St. The exhibition is open to artists presenting two- and three-dimensional artworks except photography. The exhibit is scheduled from Aug. 4 to Sept. 29. Additional details are available Read More …