GENESEO – Anticipation will pour this Friday as downtown Geneseo's businesses open their doors and bottles for the Geneseo Merchants Association (GMA)'s May Day Wine Stroll. According to an event page from GMA, the May Day Wine Stroll invites all 21 and older to hop around Main Street and taste the carefully crafted works of local wineries and distilleries. The 11 local wineries and distilleries dot the western New York and Finger Lakes … [Read more...]
Junior Blue Devils Ask Generous Community to Help Tackle Equipment Costs
GENESEO – The Geneseo Junior Blue Devils youth program is reaching out to the community to help tackle new helmet and cheer uniform costs for their flourishing youth football and cheerleading teams. According to a press release from Blue Devils Cheer Coordinator Jennie Szczesniak, costs are usually covered by the program's annual fundraisers, but they have to foot the bill for this new cost now that the program is turning ten. "For safety … [Read more...]
Cottone Auctions Celebrates 30 Years with Fine Art Auction
GENESEO – Cottone Auctions will celebrate 30 years in the business with an auction next month, featuring original fine arts and antiques of prestigious influence, history, and starting values. According to a press release from Cottone Auctions, their fine art auction will be held Saturday, March 19 in the firm's gallery at 120 Court Street, featuring works from artists Alexander Calder, Roy Lichtenstein, Josef Albers, Wendell Castle and … [Read more...]
Parents’ Outpouring of Dedication Backs Grassroots Youth Football
GENESEO – Hometown families are behind the inception and maintenance of Geneseo's very own local youth football league and cheer program, which lets Livingston County's smallest champions hone a lifelong love for the game. Geneseo residents Pamela Mendel and her husband Eric spearheaded the program in 2009 with very little funding and no uniforms or equipment, and the Geneseo Junior Blue Devils now have official sports gear heading into their … [Read more...]
County Development Offers Free Training to Grow County Businessess
Reading this on your phone or tablet? Download our new app on Google Play and the Apple store. LIVINGSTON COUNTY – The Livingston County Development Agency is offering a series of free seminars to give local business owners an additional edge, including access to training at the hands of experts in the fickle business of doing business. According to Livingston County Development, the seminars give local business owners access to training … [Read more...]
Turkey Trot Gains National Certification, New Timing System
LIVONIA – The much anticipated 5th annual Livonia Turkey Trot will begin Thursday, November 27 at 8 a.m., courtesy of the Livonia Central School District, and the Village of Livonia. Race staff are as psyched as ever for the arrival of this tradition, as the list of runners and the routes gets better and better every year. This year, the 3.4 mile course is USA Track and Field Association certified until 2024, and the race now has chip timing … [Read more...]