Finger Lakes Connected

10/08/2026

Peak color has arrived, harvest is in full swing, and our small businesses are giving us plenty of reasons to get out and explore. This week brings a family restaurant's first storefront in Geneva, a new winery on Seneca Lake, and a couple of easy ways to support local makers and farmers this month. Grab a c***r and dig in.

Finger Lakes news, events, and local highlights from the October 8, 2026 edition.

10/01/2026

Hey neighbors! 🍂 Fall has officially arrived in the Finger Lakes, with crisp mornings, apple fests, and grape festival weekends. This week's good news has something for everyone: a Waterloo team crowned makers of the "Coolest Thing Made in New York," a Macedon family business passing to its next generation, a new public market taking shape in Montour Falls, and a one-of-a-kind attraction breaking ground in Victor. Grab a warm c***r and dig in!

Finger Lakes news, events, and local highlights from the October 1, 2026 edition.

09/24/2026

Hey neighbors! Fall is here, and this week's news is full of Finger Lakes staying power. We have four Seneca County businesses with more than 250 combined years on Main Street, a 147-year-old factory that just became a brewery, and a Canandaigua brewpub getting ready for its next chapter. Grab a c***r and settle in. 🍎

Finger Lakes news, events, and local highlights from the September 24, 2026 edition.

09/17/2026

It's a quieter week on the grand-opening front, but what we've got is worth celebrating — a Waterloo manufacturer is in the running for a statewide "coolest thing made in NY" title, Skaneateles welcomed its first bookstore in over a decade, and small businesses in Geneva and Seneca Falls just got a fresh shot at grant funding to grow.

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09/10/2026

Happy Thursday, neighbors! It's been a rain-soaked, storm-tossed week across the region — Seneca County is still cleaning up after last Wednesday's tornadoes — but there's plenty of good news to share too: a shop passing the torch to a new generation, a bookstore filling a real need on Main Street, and a downtown that's investing in itself.

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09/03/2026

Happy September, neighbors! As the Finger Lakes turns the corner into fall, we've got a golden-anniversary family business, a downtown infrastructure milestone, a changing of the guard at a beloved Yates County nonprofit, and some local generosity to celebrate.

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08/21/2026

County fair season is in full swing across the FLX this week, but there's real business news too — an Auburn manufacturer expanding into medical devices, a brand-new rural health clinic in Yates County, federal backing for our craft beverage producers, and a sweet little pop-up out in Weedsport. Let's dig in.

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08/14/2026

We've got a Governor's Cup, a soon-to-be-built culinary campus on the Canandaigua lakefront, a sock company solving a made-in-America puzzle in Waterloo, a walnut farmer getting her manufacturing due in Penn Yan, and a public market in Montour Falls picking up steam. Grab your coffee (or your Pinot Blanc) — let's get into it.

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08/06/2026

Howdy neighbors! It's a quieter week for openings around the lakes, but there's real momentum brewing — a Schuyler County project just landed fresh funding, and two familiar independent names are expanding into new towns. Here's what's happening in Finger Lakes small business this week:

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07/24/2026

Big week for local flavor around the lakes — a beloved pizzeria is getting a second life in Canandaigua, Seneca County handed out its small business bragging rights, and Corning threw itself a 175th birthday party complete with fireworks. Grab a slice (or a glass of something local) and dig in.

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