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Accounting 

 Erb Financial  663-1930 or 426-8190 (Tax Preparation only)

Advertising Agencies 

Adworks, Kerry Gleason  785-4600
Bob Scott Productions  413-3580
Brand Orchard  232-7060
Clarke & Associates, Glenn Clarke  624-3895
Corporate Communications, Inc., Terry Palis & Matthew Mitchell 
        262-3430
Davison Advertising & Design, Carol Davison  288-3245
Greener Pastures Design & Illustration, Kelly Cheatle  742-1123
Winterman Ink, Randi Winterman  473-4180

Antiques 

Jack Wanderman Appraisals & Household Sales 244-9854
Sean Fagan Old & Rare Books  657-7096

Appliance Service 

Appliance Tec  442-8690  (555 Hurstbourne Rd, 14609)
Benfante's Appliance Service  473-8765 (1286 Mt. Hope Ave.)
Pro-Tech Appliance 377-3177

Architectural Salvage 

ReHouse 288-3080 (1473 E. Main Street)

Aromatherapy 

Maybank & Mae Handmade Soaps and Candles
Organica Jane, Nationally Certified Holistic Aromatherapist

Artists 

Barclay Studios - Jim, Carol & Jennifer Barclay
Deborah Benedetto  (see her at Park Ave. Festival)
Meme Hill Studio -Amie Freling Brown

Audio Visual Equipment 

 The Analog Shop  742-2860 (57 East Main, Victor)

Auto Parts 

Brooks Avenue Auto Parts 235-7050 (973 Genesee St)
Wilbert's Buick & GM Parts  872-1540 (Webster)

Auto Service/Repair 

Craig Autometrics, Burch Craig  325-3337 (10 Winthrop St)
East Avenue Auto, Paul Marone  271-7610 (1656 East Ave)
Vesa's Automotive Service  242-2360 (1235 University Ave)

Bakeries 

Balsam Bagels  482-5080 (288 N. Winton Road)
Cheesy Eddie's  473-1300 (602 South Avenue)
Designed Elegance Pastry Shoppe  349-3320 (Spemcerport)
Gruttadauria Bakery  454-6979 (Ridge Road-new address)
JonJohn’s Specialty Desserts 750-4244 (Rochester Public Market)
Little Bakery  232-4884 (89 Charlotte Street)
Malek’s Bakery  461-1720 (1795 Monroe Ave.)
Premier Pastry  546-1420 (433 South Ave.)
Ravioli Shop  288-6420 (260 N. Winton Road)
Rich Port Bakery & Cafe  232-2140 (Corn Hill Landing)
Sweet Times Bakery  924-5630 (Phoenix Mills Plaza, Victor)

Banks 

Canandaigua National Bank
Bank of Castile
Genesee Regional Bank
Lyons National Bank
First Niagara Bank
National Bank of Geneva

Bed & Breakfast 

The Webster House
Dartmouth House

Bicycles 

Freewheelers  473-3724 (1757 Mt. Hope)
Full Moon Vista Bike & Sport 546-4030 (180 St. Paul St.)
Park Avenue Bike Shop  381-3080 (Monroe & Clover) and 427-2110 (Jay Scutti Blvd.)
Towners Bike Shop  271-4553 (1048 Univ.)

Books 

Brownbag Bookshop  271-3494 (678 Monroe Avenue)
Gutenberg Used & Rare Books 442-4620 (675 Monroe Avenue)
Lift Bridge Book Shop  637-2260 (Brockport)
Sean Fagan Old & Rare Books  657-7096
Webster Village Used Book Store  872-1130 (950 Holt Road)
Yankee Peddler Book Shops  271-5080 (Village Gate Square) & 315-589-2049 (Ontario)

Carpentry, Custom 

Abbey Woodworking  370-1215

Carpeting 

Messner Carpeting  381-6880 (19 Monroe Avenue, Pittsford)

Computers 

Brite Computers  758-0200 (430 Linden Avenue)
Mac Shack  586-4020 (1671 Penfield Road)
Microworx
SCOTTpc.com 266-6464 (Mobile PC Technicians)
Soyata Computers  292-1997 (2452 W. Henrietta Road)

DJ/Karaoke Services 

Front Stage Entertainment  281-2207
 

Driveway Paving/Sealing 

Mr. Blacktop  330-3971  (Paving only)
Kevin and Russ Corporation (KARCO)  647-3030 (Sealing only)

Electricians 

D & J Electric  657-6607
Falk Electric  624-2508

Electronics 

Rowe Photo, Video & Audio  442-8230 (1737 Mt. Hope) and 227-2790 (2590 Ridge Rd W) and 872-9110 (1175 Ridge Road, Webster)

Farm Markets 

Hurd Orchards 638-8838 (Rt. 104 in Holley)
Kirby's Farm Market (Rt. 104 Holley)
Schutt Cider Mill  872-2924 (1063 Plank Road, Webster)
Brown's Berry Patch  682-5569 (14624 Rt. 18, Waterport)
Rochester Public Market on Tuesdays, Thursdays & Sat.  428-6907

Financial Services 

 Erb Financial  663-1930 or 426-8190

Fireplace 

Fireplace Fashions  266-8967 (1936 Hudson Avenue)
Williamson Hardware  315-589-4011 (Four Corners, Williamson)
 

Florists 

Arena's  454-3720 (260 East Avenue)
The Flower Shop  342-2380  (1110 Hudson Ave.)
Magic Garden  454-7850 (350 State Street)
Schum Florist, Ike Schum  482-6978 (2020 Clifford Ave.)
Wisteria Flowers & Gifts, Jennifer Freling  271-0610 (360 Culver)

Food Products - Wholesale 

Michael Schlenker Produce 424-4010  (900 Jefferson Road)

Funeral Home 

Crawford Funeral Home

Furniture, Retail 

Kennedy Furniture, Canandaigua
Mt. Morris Furniture, Mount Morris

Garden Centers 

Bergen Water Gardens  293-2860, 7443 Buffalo Road, Churchville
Bristol’s Garden Center  924-2274, 7454 Victor-Pittsford Rd
Country Corners Nursery  657-7165, 6611 Rts. 5 & 20, Bloomfield
Country Way Garden Center  377-9810, 2755 Penfield Rd,Fairport
Clover Nursery & Garden Center  482-5372, 485 Landing Road N.
Garden Factory  247-6236, 2126 Buffalo Road, Gates
Genrich's Garden Center  342-7260, 375 Cooper Rd, Irondequoit
Grandpa’s Nursery in Sodus 888-504-6400, Rt. 104 West
Holmes Hollow Nursery  223-0959, 2334 Turk Hill Road
Lucas Greenhouses  223-8951, 23 Pannell Circle, Fairport
Oriental Garden Supply  586-3850, 448 West Bloomfield Road
Palmiter’s Garden Nursery in Avon 226-3073, Rt. 39 south of Avon
Sara’s Garden Center  637-4745, 389 East Ave., Brockport
Trolly Bed Greenhouses  223-9324, Pannell Road off rt. 31
Van Putte Garden Center 225-7770, North Ave off rt. 104
Wayside Garden Center  223-1222, Rt. 31 east of Lollipop Farm

Garden Therapy 

My Portable Garden  787-0314

Gifts 

Archimage  271-2789 (668 Monroe Avenue)
Bee in the Garden  586-1870 (2488 Browncroft Blvd.)
Castile Works (handmade soap), Sara Arnold
Craft Company No. 6  473-3413 (785 University Ave.)
The Creator's Hands  235-8550 (Just moved to High Falls)
A.D. Flint Leather & Luggage  586-8420 (3400 Monroe Avenue)
Cook's World  271-1789 (2179 Monroe Avenue)
Dorothy's Aprons & Handmade Memories  704-9041
Maybank & Mae Handmade Soaps and Candles
The Write Book & Gift Shop 624-4560(19 N.Main St.,H.Falls)

Golf 

Wallace Gardens Country Store 392-7000 (845 Manitou Road) (Driving Range & Miniature Golf)

Grocers - Retail 

Abundance Cooperative Market  454-2667 (62 Marshall St.)
Hegedorn's  671-4450  (964 Ridge Road, Webster)
Lori's Natural Food Center  424-2323 (900 Jefferson Road)

Gutters and Downspouts 

Looking for recommendations
 

Hair Styling Salons 

Gel on Park Avenue 423-1800 (1245 Park Avenue)

Hardware 

Cook Iron Store (7-4pm Mon-Fri., closed weekends)
Ferguson Hardware  663-5200 (4421 Lake Avenue)
Hunts Hardware 436-9270 (390 Thurston Road)
Mayer's Paint & Hardware  288-7665 (226 N. Winton Road)

Home Inspection 

Looking for recommendations
 

Hydraulic Components Sales & Service 

Benchmark Hydraulics Technology 315-524-2052 (Ontario, NY)

Ice Cream Shops 

Corn Hill Creamery  454-5110 (290 Exchange Blvd, Corn Hill Landing)
 

Insulation Contractors 

Coler Natural Insulation  624-2499
 

Insurance/Financial Planning 

Century Benefits Group  224-8138
Tuke Agency  427-0040

Internet Providers 

Corporate Communications, Inc., Terry Palis & Matthew Mitchell 
        262-3430
DigiNex  770-1595

Jewelers 

Lisa Hunter Jewelry, 716-634-5353, Williamsville
Glen Moscoe Jewelers, Glen Moscoe  256-2770 (Tops Brighton
     Plaza)

Jewelery Designers 

Karen Brown Jewelers

Keys 

Hunts Hardware 436-9270 (390 Thurston Road)
Mayer's Paint & Hardware  288-7665 (226 N. Winton Road)

Landscape Design/Installation 

Bristol’s Garden Center  924-2274
Clover Nursery & Garden Center  482-5372
Grandpa’s Nursery in Sodus 888-504-6400
Sara’s Garden Center  637-4745
Zaretsky and Associates, Inc.  377-8330

Lawn & Landscape Care 

Broccolo Tree & Lawn Care 424-4476 (Brighton Henrietta TL Rd)
One Step Tree & Lawn Care  594-1095 (4343 Buffalo Rd)

Lawn Equipment 

Brooks Gravely Company, Ron & Bob Pearl  424-1660 (2425 Brighton Henrietta TL Rd)
Wehner Mower 227-2160 (2321 Ridgeway Avenue)
Bob James Equipment  425-4428 (185 Rt. 31F) and 394-1990 (1802 Rt. 332)

Lighting/Lamps 

Archipelago  248-2450  (Northfield Common)
Lamp Repair  482-9190 (680 N. Winton Road)
Maynard's Electric Supply  272-0860 (3445 Winton Place)
The Shady Lady & Lamp Doctor, Dick Kastner  458-1731 (1171 Lyell Ave. E of Mt. Read)
Tuthill Lighting  271-5877 (1689 Monroe Avenue)

Luggage

 

A.D. Flint Leather & Luggage Goods  586-8420 (3400 Monroe Ave)

Mailing Services 

Ace Mailing Services 454-2470 (135 University)

Masons 

Mike Valerio  330-5761

Music 

The Bop Shop  271-3354 (Village Gate on N. Goodman)
House of Guitars  544-9928 (645 Titus Avenue)
Record Archive  244-1210 (1880 East Ave. 14610)

Office Supplies 

Laser Genesis  234-4285 (1312 E. Victor Road, Victor)
Laser Source  425-0660 (112 Fairport Village Landing)
Supplies Plus  349-2020 (2512 Manitou Road)
Village Office Supply  295-2148 (1606 Penfield Road)

Oil Changes (see Auto Repair/Service) 

Outdoor Recreation 

Aquatic Center of Rochester 334-1670 (2725 E. Henrietta)
Finger Lakes Paragliding  703-6607

Painting Contractors 

John Haystrand  396-1972 (Canandaigua)

Pet Grooming 

Barking Lot  288-1640 (393 Humboldt Street)

Pet Stores 

Caribbean Forest Salt Water Specialists  342-5510 (Culver/Norton)
The Reef Shoppe  338-7333 (1969 E. Ridge Road)

Pharmacies 

Saratoga Pharmacy  458-2326 (192 Lyell Avenue)
Faris Pharmacy  663-6950 (2050 Latta Road)
Twelve Corners Apothecary  244-8600 (1832 Monroe Ave.) Compounding Only
R drugs, Etc., 262-3760  (222 Alexander Street)
Canales Pharmacy  461-1314 (919 Westfall Road, Suite C100)
Pleasant Street Apothecary, 87 N. Clinton

Photographic 

Rowe Photo, Video & Audio  442-8230 (1737 Mt. Hope) and
     227-2790 (2590 Ridge Rd W.) and
     872-9110 (1175 Ridge Road, Webster)
Hahn Graphic  254-5705 (1035 Dewey Avenue)
Scott's Photo  442-3140 (1755 East Avenue)

Piano Tuning 

Glattly Pianoforte  396-9610

Picture Framers 

e.j. medler DESIGN FRAME 395-1844 (88 Main Street, Brockport)
George Bailey Picture Framers 288-5470 (565 Blossom Road)

Plumbing Fixtures & Supplies 

Debbie Supply, Inc.  586-8069 (East Rochester)

Plumbing & Heating 

Huffman Heating & Cooling  271-8917 (163 Gregory Hill Rd, 14620)
Ryan Plumbing & Heating  232-5555

Printers - Commercial 

Mercury Print Productions
Monroe Litho
Canfield & Tack
Oser Press
Pinnacle Printers

Psychotherapy/Counseling 

Ruth A. Scott, APRN, NPP-BC

Radio/Newspapers 

WYSL 1040 AM
WDKX 104 FM
WJZR 105.9 FM
City Newspaper
Edible Fingerlakes
Lake Affect Magazine
Life in the Finger Lakes Magazine
Upstate Gardener's Journal

Real Estate 

Dave Baxter Realty
 

Records and CD's 

Bop Shop  271-3354
House of Guitars  544-9928
Record Archives  244-1210

Restaurants (Link to Savor Rochester Restaurant Guide)

National chains/franchises just entering our area - Biaggi's, P.F. Chang's, Champps, Cheeburger Cheeburger, Camille's on Park Ave, Desert Moon on Jefferson Road, Pita Pit (2 locations), Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Edible Arrangements, Lone Star Wings, Buffalo Wild Wings.  Please let me know about any others.

Key Independent Restaurants in Canandaigua (Case de Pasta, Eric's Office, Koozina's, Lumberyard Grille, Manetti's, Polimeni's)

Abyssnia
Agatina’s
Apple Tree Inn
Bacco’s Ristorante
Balsam Bagels
Bamba Bistro
Beale Street
Bernard’s Grove
Bristol Harbour
California Rollin
Captain Jim’s Seafood Market
Chen’s Garden
The Clark House
Churi's Ice Cream Parlor & Thai Restaurant
Dac Hoa
Dashen Ethiopian Restaurant
Dinosaur Barbeque
Edibles
El Rincon (Sodus & Canandaigua)
Esan (Thai)
FetaChinni
Fishers Station-lunch/breakfast only
Flavors of Asia
Genesee Family Restaurant
Golden Port Dim Sum
The Grill at Strathallan
Highland Park Diner
Holloway House (closed mid-Dec.- March)
House of Sushi
James Brown’s Place
Joey B’s
JoJo in Pittsford
The King & I
The Lamplighter
Le Lemon Grass
Mamasan's on Monroe Avenue
Mario’s Via Abruzzi / Bazil's
Martini Grille
Max of Eastman Place
Max Chophouse
Menezes Pizza
Ming's (2 locations)
Mundo Grill
O'Bagelo's on State Street
Oasis Bistro
The Olive Tree
Open Face Sandwich Eatery
Orange Glory Cafe
Panzari’s Italian Bistro
Pasta Villa
Pattaya Thai Restaurant
Perlo's in East Rochester
Phillips European Restaurant
Puket Thai on Empire Blvd.
Remington's
Richardson’s Canal House
Ristorante Lucano
Rohrbach’s Brewing Company
Rooney’s
Seoul Garden Korean Restaurant
Shiki Japanese Restaurant
Siam Fine Thai Cuisine
Sienna Bar & Grill
Simply Crepes
Sinbad's
Slice of Napa
Starry Nites Cafe
Swan’s Market (lunch only)
Tandoor
Thai Taste
Thali of India
Triphammer Grill
Two Vine
Unkl Moe’s Barbeque
Veneto Woodfired Pizza & Pasta

Roofing Contractors 

Kimberly Brown, 261-1402

Security 

Tyte Security, David Jefferson

Shoes 

Sullivan's Shoe Company, 14 Edmonds Street

Signage & Displays 

Studio 1 Displays & Signage

Skiing Equipment 

Snow Country in Pittsford Plaza

Software 

Regional Networking Associates/Community Support Solutions

Specialty Food Markets 

Abundance Cooperative Market
Brown’s Berry Patch
Constanza’s Sausage
Cook’s World
Europa Market on Old Penfield Road
Fare Game at the Rochester Public Market
Greek House
Halal Market on Ridge Road
Hartmann's Old World Sausage Shop
Hurd Orchards
India House Store
Lee's Oriental Food in Genesee Regional Market
Lipman's Kosher Meat Market
Lombardi’s Market
Olindo's on Lyell Avenue
The Nut House
Palermo's Meat & Food Market
Polska Chata European Delicatessen
Ralph's European Delicatessen
Ravioli Shop on Winton
Rochester Public Market
Swan Sausage Market
Thai Market on N. Clinton
VM Giordano Imports European Cheese Shop & Gourmet Specialties
Wilson Beef Farms, Canaseraga
Watson's Chocolates

Sporting Goods 

Continental Sporting Goods & Martial Art Supplies
Jim Dalberth Sporting Goods

Tax Preparation 

 Erb Financial  663-1930 or 426-8190

Travel Agencies 

Iannazzi Enterprises

Tree Pruning/Removal 

Arbour Barber

Trophies 

NYRA Trophies & Awards  461-5540
C.H. Morse Stamp Company  454-5188

Tuxedo Rental & Sales 

Vittorio Tux Shop  467-7711 (1900 East Ridge Road)

Video Production/Photography 

Parrotta Studio  (482-9420)
Barclay Studios, LLC  Jim Barclay (442-5652)
Keith Jackson (464-0917)

Web Site Design/Marketing 

Nothing but Net Solutions, Jim Gubiotti (298-9510)

Wedding Ceremony Consultant 

Joining Hands Wedding Services

Wine Stores 

Corn Hill Fine Wines and Spirits & Wine
Pittsford Wine & Spirits
Wine Sense on Park Avenue

Wine Tours 

Quality Transportation Services

Wineries 

Casa Larga Vineyards
Glenora Wine Cellars
Knapp Winery & Vineyard Restaurant