It’s officially December and you know that that means? It’s time to celebrate! Don’t miss the lighting of the Liberty Poll and more fun holiday traditions happening tomorrow!

Speaking of Uber, "there's a new app in town." SnoHub offers on-demand plowing service at the click of a button. Check it out!

There's still time to #ROCtheday and give back to our wonderful downtown community!

Exciting news #ROC! UberEATS is launching TODAY!

It's an exciting week for the downtown restaurant scene! The Metropolitan just announced the addition of Bar Bantam to the lobby of their building! Bar Bantam will be a full service, California cuisine inspired restaurant offering breakfast, lunch, dinner and cocktail service. Construction is underway and the restaurant is scheduled to open by early 2018! Read more about the restaurant here: http://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/2017/11/16/new-restaurant-coming-metropolitan-downtown/869876001/

Remember 3 City Center, home of M&T Bank and soon to be AlliedUniversal and High Falls Advisors? Well they have more exciting news to share! Mueller Restaurant Group, owner of Label 7 Napa Eatery & Bar in Pittsford, will be opening a farm-to-table restaurant (in early 2018) on the 1st floor of the building! The name of the restaurant is TBD but the concept features full service lunch and dinner with a bar area. There will also be a fresh market with grab-n-go breakfast and lunch options. Tenants of the building can even order online and have these locally sourced and prepared foods delivered to their desk! We also have an exterior building update for you! 3 City Center is getting a new canopy complete with building signage and LED lighting by Quality Lighting Systems, Inc. to accentuate the main entrance. Go Green Led International is installing the building top LED lighting and the landscaping and brick columns will have uplighting as well. Their intent is to set the tone of hope and prosperity at the gateway to downtown. Stay tuned for more building updates!

"The attraction to urban living is driving more people to move downtown." Check out The Metropolitan! As one of the tallest skyscrapers downtown, the view is unbelievable.

Missed Luminate Lightning Awards last night? Here's a recap of the winners! Thanks Luminate Accelerator & High Tech Rochester Inc., we're thrilled to have these startups in Downtown Rochester!

Second Avenue Learning was founded in 2006 with a mission to harness digital and improve learning from K-12, to Higher Ed and on to Corporate. Second Avenue Learning does all the components of game design in-house which has proven to be very successful. Recently, the company relocated from the suburbs to downtown and has great things to say about the transition. Tory Van Voorhis, CEO, explained, “Rochester has a vibrant creative class, the suburbs were convenient, but the team was far from the creative energy.” She went on to say, “we needed a space that was innovative, that attracts talent and a place where our clients could come to.” The team also seems to appreciate being downtown. Noting that they feel part of the community and they have great connections to the local universities. They offer co-ops through Rochester Institute of Technology and have partnered with the Central Library of Rochester & Monroe County NY for a Safe to Be Smart program.The team emphasized that if they can keep some of the amazing talent base local after college, that would be a wonderful thing. After talking to more members of the team, many pointed out a love for the culture downtown, local restaurants and coffee shops and of course the food trucks at Midtown EATS! It’s become a new tradition that every day a bunch of the team members go for a walk around downtown. “They get to see the city come to life again which is such a great thing”, Tory added.

Lucky to have Monroe Community College's new campus in Downtown ROC! Not to mention it turned out beautifully...if you haven't seen it yet, take a look!

"Construction on Main Street, from the Sibley building westward to State Street, has reached a point where the speculation about the future is over: the transformation that's been talked about for decades is now a visible reality." Great update on the revitalization of Main Street and other projects in the pipeline! CITY Newspaper

We'll miss you Zagster Rochester! See you in the spring!