In 2010, Ashley Cellura and Eliza Sullivan discovered their company’s business model completely by accident. EvenOdd Creative is an accessories line that uses upcycled bicycle tubes and discarded billboard covers as the primary materials. Although being environmentally friendly is a great bonus, the idea didn’t start there.The two were originally just looking for a way …

Editor’s note: Live wire is an original web series (words, photo, and video) produced by (585)’s summer 2014 interns. It explores the people and products of our region’s farmers markets. Although it’s less than a year old and still fairly small, the level of personality shoppers will find at the Penfield Farmers Market (located in …

Editor’s note: Live wire is an original web series (words, photo, and video) produced by (585)’s summer 2014 interns. It explores the people and products of our region’s farmers markets. The Brighton Farmers Market is crowded with shoppers toting various items: kids, groceries, and occasionally, dogs. Dozens of vendor tents line the parking lot and …

Editor’s note: Live wire is an original web series (words, photo, and video) produced by (585)’s summer 2014 interns. It explores the people and products of our region’s farmers markets. The Rochester Public Market is the main destination for local shoppers to find farm fresh produce and meet local growers, so that’s where Sophie and …

When she began working on her jewelry line, The Knotty Owl, in 2011, Ashley Landon was using only found and salvaged wood to create her art. Most of the mate- rial was left over from her days at the Pratt Institute, where she spent her time in the woodworking shop constructing furniture. “For some reason, …

The bistro is one of the more common restaurant formats, not only here in Greater Rochester, but also in France, the country of its origin. Bistros started as cozy basement dining rooms where Parisians could linger over home-cooked cassoulets and glasses of bordeaux without much fuss. This is how Rochesterians like to eat, too. We …