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Sunny Prabhakar, one of the partners in Aventi Entertainment, told us the goal is to create a dynamic nightlife experience that will keep people from leaving town on the weekends.
Mayo Clinic is taking the first steps toward clearing the site of the former Traveler’s Hotel, 426 Second Street Southwest, in downtown Rochester.
The design work for Heart of the City phase one is expected to wrap up by the end of the year. The area includes the east end of Peace Plaza along with First Avenue.
The cab company, which was first granted the franchise in 2015, had not been meeting city requirements regarding insurance for its drivers.
The Olmsted County Board approved a purchase agreement on Tuesday to acquire 11 acres of land adjacent to the county-owned Graham Park.
Paul Fleissner, deputy administrator for Olmsted County, said he has been informed that the proposal put forward by the county “meets the state’s needs” for a new mental health center.
Mayo Clinic generated $12.6 billion in total revenue last year, a 5.1 percent increase over 2017.
On Saturday, the city released the names of five entities that put forward plans to take over operations and management of the theater for the next three to five years.
Olmsted County announced Friday that it has reached an agreement with Seneca Foods to purchase approximately 11 acres of land at the site of the now defunct canning facility.
Traveling as a black person in the not-so-distant, segregated past was perilous without the right information. Stopping at the wrong place might result in refusal of service, or worse, even here in Rochester.
In an effort to address rising demand for services, Rochester Mayor Kim Norton assembled a coalition of community providers Wednesday night to discuss ways to better care for the city’s homeless population.
A Minnesota-based franchisee has filed building permits with the city to build a Qdoba in the first floor of the Kahler Grand Hotel at 20 Second Avenue Southwest — next to the Starbucks.
Hermanson died in July of last year at the age of 28. Friends and family remember him as someone whose contagious smile brought happiness to those around him. “Bartending was a natural talent,” his obituary reads.
As we first reported in December, the City of Rochester has put out a request for proposals (RFP) for the re-use of the historic theater, which has sat empty since the city purchased it in 2015.
City Ordinance 72.02 requires property owners with a public sidewalk or path abutting their property to fully remove snow and ice within 24-hours after a snowfall.
In a letter addressed to city administration on Thursday, Bloom Senior Vice President Sameh Muhtadi said it “has invested heavily in the project and remain serious about seeing it to fruition.”
The Reading Center has surged closer to its “Unleashed to Succeed” capital campaign goal with a $1 million gift from the Harper Family Foundation.
Efforts to modernize Rochester’s transportation system took a giant leap forward on Tuesday as the Destination Medical Center Corporation Board approved the sites of future mobility hubs outside of the downtown.
The developer, California-based EKN Development Group, plans to build a 175-room Hyatt House extended stay hotel on the corner of First Avenue and Civic Center Drive.
The city council on Monday approved a five-year franchise agreement with MetroNet that will allow the company to build a fiber optic cable system in Rochester.
