Jeff Kiger

It has been almost a year since Total Wine, the largest alcohol retailer in the U.S., first filed permits to build out a south Rochester store. Unofficial sources say a November opening is planned.

James Krom Natural Images recently opened a second downtown Rochester art gallery on the skyway of the Hilton Hotel. Like his original shop in the subway, it sells paintings, sculptures and jewelry.

Under the name of Rochester Storage Partners, Checketts Development of Provo, Utah purchased the former A & A Mini Storage on Sept. 20. Checketts bought it from Richard Arend, who built it in 1993.

As part of Furniture Mart’s acquisition of Furniture Superstore, the Sioux Falls, S.D.-based retailer recently paid $6 million for the 100,000-square-foot retail complex in northwest Rochester.

Construction crews have the "pedal to the metal" to get Rochester's new Blue Lagoon Mini Golf outdoor course open before the snow flies. The hope is to open in early October for a mini season of golf.

While the store’s founders are retiring and clearing out inventory, Rochester’s Furniture Superstore will remain open under new ownership.

Children's Dental Health Services bought a 6,500-square-foot clinic building for $1.65 million on Sept. 4 to help the growing Rochester nonprofit reduce wait times for kids needing dental care.

In a plot twist, a former Rochester movie theater will find new life as the home of Echo Church.

The saga of the iconic Michaels restaurant site has seen many twists and feuds in the past 10 years ago. Despite grand visions of towers, the plan forward is still vague today as the buildings decay.

Morris Memorial LLC purchased the connected Massey and Blakely buildings at 16 Second St. SW and 210 First Ave. SW for $4.5 million on Sept. 6. The listing price for the buildings was $7.02 million.