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08/02/2025

Goddard School to start offering child care in Rochester soon

Callie Voelz has always been interested in child and education, but seeing the need for more pre-school facilities in Rochester inspired her to open a Goodard School location in Rochester this Fall.

08/01/2025

Acme Tools to power up its Rochester store next week

It’s almost tool time in Rochester as Acme Tools is gearing up to open its former toy store-turned-DYI haven next week.

07/30/2025

New owners take over Schad & Zabel Funeral Homes

After 42 years of leading Schad and Zabel Funeral Homes, Bill Schad is retiring and selling the business that dates back to 1907.

07/29/2025

Rochester Mexican eatery's name changes as son takes over restaurant

Well-known Rochester restaurateur Eddie Campos has handed off his El Carambas restaurant to his son, Itatin Campos. To mark the change, the restaurant name changed to Ay Caramba Taqueria.

07/28/2025

A Rochester nurse practitioner starts his own primary care clinic, with a focus on resilience

Born in Kenya, Richard Mokua sought health care education in the U.S. Through highs and lows, he ended up in Rochester — first at Mayo Clinic, now at his own private practice, Rebound Health Services.

07/26/2025

CMX Chateau theater to close on Sunday

Miami, Florida-based CMX Cinemas Chateau recently announced that is closing of the 14-screen theater at 3450 East Circle Drive NE with the final movies being screened on Sunday. While abrupt, the announcement was not completely unexpected. CMX Cinemas filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy at the start…

07/26/2025

New ramen noodle restaurant and bar is simmering in downtown Rochester

Restaurateur Hui Liu is setting up I-Chi Mein - Asian Noodles & Bar in the former CB3 space on the corner of Fourth Avenue and Center Street in the Kahler Inn and Suites complex in downtown Rochester. He hopes to start cooking in early September.

07/25/2025

Family-run Saigon Bánh Mì offers unique bánh mì variations and more

The takeout spot opened back in May.

07/25/2025

I look at Rochester's building permits every day and this is something that I have never seen before.

The person who submitted this permit didn't want their name on it as every other person who files such a permit does.

This is a typical project in Mayo Clinic's Hilton Building. There are dozens of permits like this filed every week.

And yet the submitter chose to write "Anonymous Anonymous Anonymous" instead of just typing their name.

Why?

07/25/2025

New FDA clearance opens the US market for Stewartville medical device maker

Clearance by the Food and Drug Administration means Minnesota Medical Technologies can now sell its f***l incontinence devices in the U.S., after years of being limited to the European market.

07/23/2025

Rochester Realtor pleads guilty to lying to a FBI agent

Rochester Realtor Merl Groteboer pleaded guilty on Wednesday to one count of making a “false, fictitious and fraudulent” statement in connection with a $35.7 million federal fraud case involving Wisconsin real estate investor Matthew Onofrio. No date for sentencing was set.

07/23/2025

After delays and tariffs, Busy Baby's shipment has finally arrived

A group of friends, family and employees cheered as the last of 1,000 boxes were unloaded at the Busy Baby warehouse in Zumbrota Tuesday. Unexpected tariffs delayed the shipment from China for about two months and added $35,000 to shipping costs.