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The Meaning of Home
Home Start Hope’s Thoughtful Approach to Stability and Renewal
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Blending Vintage Charm With Modern Living in Rochester
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Modern Homestead Movement
From City Yards to Country Hills
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Home Through Life
How Aging Shapes the Way We Live
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The Meaning of Home
Home Start Hope’s Thoughtful Approach to Stability and Renewal Article by Marie Gillette | Photography by Submitted For Kristin Mathis, president and CEO of Rochester’s Home Start Hope, the word home is rooted in lived experience and shaped by years of listening to the women the organization serves. Home represents more than shelter—it’s the foundation for stability, dignity, and the ability to move forward. Mathis spent many years as a single mother following a divorce, navigating the...
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Timeless by Design
Blending Vintage Charm With Modern Living in Rochester Article by Katrina M. Randall | Photography by Paul Lossowski; Joshua Hubert Photography As an early American “boom town,” Rochester and the surrounding region are steeped in history. In its earliest days, the Genesee River and the Erie Canal fueled the area’s growth, transforming it into a bustling hub. Today, that history is still visible in the historic and vintage homes in neighborhoods like Corn Hill, Browncroft, and Cobbs Hill, and...
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Modern Homestead Movement
From City Yards to Country Hills Article by Sarah Keeler | Photography by Submitted A quiet but growing movement is taking root across the greater Rochester area. Homesteaders—locals committed to cultivating their own food sources and raising livestock—are redefining what it means to live deliberately in the 21st century. Once seen as a fringe lifestyle relegated to rural areas, homesteading concepts have come to be embraced by city dwellers and suburbanites alike. At its core, homesteading...
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Home Through Life
How Aging Shapes the Way We Live Article by Katrina M. Randall | Photography by Submitted From front porches to community social hours, home takes many forms as we age. Not everyone gets the choice of whether to age in place or move to older adult housing. But for those that do get to choose where they age, home becomes less about the structure itself and more about how well it supports function, comfort, dignity, and connection. For Karen Coffey of Brighton, the idea to age in place and be...
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