A neighborhood staple, the store at Monroe Avenue and Canterbury Road remained family-owned since its founding in 1916.
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Whole Foods project gets pair of approvals from Brighton board
The Brighton Town Board gave two pivotal approvals to the Daniele Family Companies’ Whole Foods Plaza proposal last night. Now the controversial project faces a whole new set of reviews and approvals before the developer can build it. Board members approved an incentive zoning application from the developer as well as findings from the project’s […]
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[UPDATED] Daniele blames Wegmans for Whole Foods delay
The Brighton Town Board decided last week not to put the proposal’s latest traffic analysis and environmental statement up for public comment.
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Whole Foods critics get lawyers
Three groups opposed to a planned Whole Foods and retail plaza on Monroe Avenue say that they are prepared to sue the Town of Brighton if their concerns aren’t addressed. Two of the groups represent people who live close to the project site, and the third represents anonymous Monroe Avenue business and residents. All three […]
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Whole Foods could push Monroe to breaking point
The stretch of Monroe Avenue between I-590 and Clover Street is congested and chaotic. And Brighton officials and residents worry that putting a Whole Foods store and retail plaza along the north side of this densely developed corridor will only aggravate the situation. “We’re going to have to look to see what further impact this […]
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Plaza scrutiny begins
Neighbors of the Palazzo Plaza site have concerns about the proposed Brighton development. Traffic is heavy on that part of Monroe Avenue, and the plaza will only generate more of it, they say. The development also has the potential to make the area inhospitable to pedestrians and cyclists, they say.
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Seeking a cleaner Rochester
It costs the United States more than $11.5 billion annually to clean up litter, says Keep Liberty Beautiful, an affiliate of the nonprofit Keep America Beautiful. Litter also jeopardizes investment, harms the environment, drives down property values, and poses a threat to public safety. Rochester is no better or worse than other cities when it […]
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Legal wrangling complicates Pittsford project
Redeveloping the former Monoco Oil site at 75 Monroe Avenue in the Village of Pittsford was never going to be an easy task. The site’s industrial history meant that complex and expensive cleanup work would be necessary before it could be reused. And its location at a major gateway into the village meant that any […]
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DINING REVIEW: Rumi’s Grill and Cafe
Route 31 is a busy thoroughfare, particularly the section south of the 590 ramp and north of the Pittsford village. It’s a suburban, commercial juggernaut. Get a bestseller fix at Barnes & Noble, a bag of frozen Parisian carrots at Trader Joe’s, a whimsical serving platter at People’s Pottery, a Pomeranian-sized Christmas sweater at Petco […]
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Monroe Avenue water war
The Town of Brighton is taking on a project to make a section of Monroe Avenue more attractive and more pedestrian friendly. But the project’s main aim is to control storm water runoff along the heavily traveled road. The streetscape between Twelve Corners and Allens Creek near Westfall Road will be remade into a “green […]
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Go slow
Syracuse native Caleb Piron had been practicing law in Manhattan for a little while before he made the choice to move his legal career to the back burner. “It was just an itch I had to scratch,” the self-described “food nerd” says of his decision to trade pocket squares for side towels and dive into […]
