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The Coleman Connection

Toni Coleman's RocHAUS Collective unites local talent, clean products and cool design Article by Mary Stone | Photography by Paul Lossowski RocHAUS Collective on Monroe Ave. is a combination of diverse perspectives and talents, with an emphasis on design, creativity and community. The result is an experience that uplifts and connects people.   Founder and Owner Toni Coleman says this article won’t capture the feeling at RocHAUS. To understand, you have to experience firsthand her salon...

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New Heights

Women Architects Take the Lead at AIA Rochester Article by Mary Stone | Photography by AIA Rochester The American Institute of Architects Rochester has nearly 400 members, 36 percent of which identify as women. Outside of New York City, which has thousands of members, AIA Rochester is the most active chapter in the state.    Despite comprising less than half of the membership, women have held almost half of the board positions over the last seven years, and in every year, except one, the...

Education

Making Strides

Q & A with Aqua Porter, RMAPI Executive Director Article by Mary Stone | Photography by RMAPI In 2013, data from the Rochester Area Community Foundation and ACT Rochester showed the city had some of the highest poverty rates in the nation. Rochester was found to be the poorest school district in Upstate New York and in the nation. Two years later, the Rochester-Monroe Anti-Poverty Initiative was formed to identify the root causes for those statistics.   After issuing a progress report...

Beauty

A Change of Pace

Emergency Room Doctors Make their Niche and Find their Peace Article by Mary Stone | Photography by Refresh Med Spa The business partners met in the emergency room at Rochester General Hospital as board-certified emergency medicine physicians. Steph Corey, M.D. had just moved to Rochester from New York City, when Rich Coia, M.D. who had already been there a year, walked over and introduced himself.    Corey quickly learned Coia would soon be getting braces. She had been through the same...