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Page10A DemocratandChronicle. com GE BACK TO ITS INDUSTRIAL ROOTS PAGE 4B ROCBusiness Local news coming out ofthe business world. Beverly rummaged through teetering stacks of sneaker boxes along the wall in her bedroom. She pulled out a pair of white Grant Hills, named for the prolific U.S. basketball player.

everybody who is some shoe that like, clicks i for she said. was these in fifth grade for me. Grant Hill was the Apair of limited-edition, laser-cut Air Jordans emerged from a corner box. The last pair of its edition in Rochester, acc ording to Beverly. They had Michael face tched into the side like gold filigree.

Beverly, 29, of Rochester, collects sneakers as a assion she used to have around 300 pairs before a house fire destroyed the bulk of them for the last four ears, she has collected hem for a living, buying and selling sought-after kicks, as well as hard-to- find jewelry and apparel, to customers across the ast year, she hosted her first annual Sneaker Expo in Rochester for upstate New York vendors to showcase their wares. A bunch of oxed sneakers along the wall made it into a pile in the center of her bedroom. That was the donation pile, which will go i nto a giveaway box that Beverly hopes people will fill with over 300 pairs of sneakers by the end of event. Last year, she drove a round Rochester with a trunk full of sneakers to hand to homeless people who had beat up shoes or shoes at all. She gave over 100 pairs to Give a Sole, a community charity rganization started in Rochester, and will donate to that organization again this year, as well as other local shelters and harities, she said.

goal is to put a smile on face, and making sure that wherever walking to, that your journey is comfortable and you feel good about she said. The world of sneaker buying and selling is a tight-knit circle of shoe enthusiasts crave them like a she said but acharitable group. Beverly went to six years of college for a subject she like and got a job she hated, before leaving it all behind to sell sneakers and apparel, which taught er invaluable business savvy and showed her it as possible to create a life for herself. She has her own fashion design label called I novation3, which is sold at KrudCo skate shop and online. in the world will ever bring you as uch joy as you want, nless really doing something you she said.

took a few years, but I literally built a life around me a nd created a life where I thoroughly enjoy and create This was message for a group of sixth-graders at Dr. Walt er Cooper Academy chool 10 in Rochester on Friday. not impossible for you to do what you dream she told hem. She gave away five tickets to the expo tickets usually run at $20, or $15 with at least one pair of donated neakers and asked the kids to consider donating some of their sneakers at the event. his sneaker event runs from noon to 6 p.m.

Sunday at the Main Street Armory at 900 Main St. Sneaker hobby transforms into usiness, charity SARAH PHOTOGRAPHER Beverly, center, talks with students about sneaker donation at Dr. Walter Cooper Academy School 10 in Rochester on Friday. SARAH TADDEO STAFF WRITER Garden and Home in Penfield will bring in a fresh take on business this season through new owners Jon and Erika Stone, who plan to carry on the Grossman legacy with some new twists. he high-quality garden retailer was started from but a by Larry Grossman 31years ago, and has since grown to be one of garden hotspots for a unique array of plants a nd top-notch customer service.

rossman and his wife Frances partnered to run the business, but recently decided the ime had come to find a better life balance and shift attention to other things, said Grossman. spent many ears and blood, sweat a nd tears nurturing and growing the he said. at a good place now where someone can move forward ith he Stones are Penfield residents Jon has abackground in environmental science, Erika started a local powers kating instruction busi- ess, Stone Skating and they got involved with after noticing it was listed for sale. The sale was offi- ial at the end of February. both have had successful careers and we wanted to both do something together always been a dream of said Erika Stone.

The three things that we loved here were the high quality plants, the great reputation, and being a big part of the Penfield repu- ation really sold us on purchasing The two families know each other before the ownership switch, but he Grossmans felt the tones were a perfect fit to further the business and stay in tune with its community customer base, said Grossman. We have very similar philosophies about people, about staff, about how we approach Grossman said. a great opportunity to have someone with enthusiasm a nd the excitement and assion and drive to be able to take it to the next covers five acres with nine prod uction and sale green- ouses, outdoor display areas, a gift shop and a brand new outdoor hard- scape design center with a display patio, fire pit, grill i sland and pizza oven. he Stones are hoping the new design center, new gift shop merchandise and innovative plant varieties and growing echniques will attract new customers and retain loyal ones, Jon Stone said. make the market, we serve he said.

know we have a customer, and we want to ake sure we anticipate he products that they need that will meet their The Stones cited a talented and knowledgeable taff, some of whom have ver a decade with the company, as integral to the transition and the future, and said they hope to add more obs at the store year ound. Grossman himself will stay on at the business as head designer for patios and similar landscape uilding projects gets a fresh set of owners LAUREN PHOTOGRAPHER Jon and Erika Stone are the new owners of Garden and Home in Penfield. SARAH TADDEO STAFF WRITER An excellent first day. how Market Chief Operating Officer Andrew Revy described opening day at the new College Town grocer. With aisles neatly illed with staples such as cereal, bread and milk and the produce section rimming with colorful peppers, beets and strawberries, shoppers ere ready on Thursday to be among the first to ry the new 21,000 square-foot store.

Town customers are very excited for a neighborhood grocery Revy said. Indeed, business was brisk Thursday evening with many college students doing their grocery shopping at The lunch crowd was risk as well, with prepared foods being popular, Revy said. is the latest retailer that opened at College mixed- se community near University of Rochester with 1 10,000 square feet of street-level retail and restaurants, office space and loft apartments. Other businesses that opened this month include Beer Market, Coffee and Jimmy a fast casual restaurant featuring gourmet sandwiches. Still to come is a 136- oom Hilton Garden Inn.

The community is designed to be pedestrian- riendly. The developer of the project is Cleveland- ased Fairmount Properties. is also ased in Cleveland and the College Town store is its first foray outside the Northeast Ohio market. opening is considered a soft opening, Revy said. There will be a grand opening party on April 16 at its store at 40 Celebration Drive in College Town from 9 a.m.

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