Brian Sharp
Investigations and enterprise editorBrian Sharp is WXXI's investigations and enterprise editor. He also reports on business and development in the area. He has been covering Rochester since 2005. His journalism career spans nearly three decades.
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“Hotels are a part of a community's basic infrastructure, sort of like the airport or highway or a convention center,” said Jett Mehta, president and CEO of Indus Hospitality. “A community can't grow business or tourism without them.” -
The Webster supervisor's race in Monroe County is also a close one. -
A city neighborhood that has seen significant new housing development over the past two decades is about to get more. -
“It's a challenging year to make a request,” said James Senall, president of NextCorps, which operates a regional program assisting small- and mid-sized manufacturers. -
A single vote separates the Democrat and Republican candidates for town supervisor in Canandaigua. Ten votes is the difference in Webster.
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But Democrats added to their majority on the Pittsford Town Board. -
“A lot of activity in a constrained area," said the city's Erik Frisch, "all taking place at the same time.” -
The latest donations push Golisano’s total lifetime giving to more than $1 billion. Nearly half of that giving — a combined $445 million — came last year in a flurry of donations to nonprofits in New York and in Florida, where he now lives. -
More than a half-dozen LGBTQ+ candidates are on the ballot, from Rush to Webster, and Rochester to Penfield and Perinton. Most are on the Democratic line, running in races from town board to town justice, City Council to town clerk and town supervisor. -
Construction should begin in late 2026 on the 40-acre ribbon-like stretch, down in and along the the gorge, stretching 2.5 miles from from the base of the falls along either side of the Genesee River.
