Bob Chiarmonte, retired now after nearly 40 years as business owner of Classic Optical in Batavia City Centre, takes a seat in his exam room at the downtown shop.Photo by Howard Owens In 1984, Pete
Image Fall 2022 File Photo of indoor market at Batavia City Centre by Howard Owens. If you’re a believer in locally sourced products, made-in-the-USA goods or supporting small business, the Batavia
While gathered around a table in the middle of the mall concourse Thursday, a group of stakeholders reminisced about the “hits and misses” during an impromptu mall market for several Saturdays last fall. The group was led by Tammy Hathaway, director of Batavia Development Corporation, who had surveyed participants for feedback about how the market went in a first-time trial
Four designs for entryways into Batavia City Centre were unveiled this week to mall merchants and City Council members. The designs vary from one another at each of the four locations including near the former Sunny’s, Hawley Insurance, and Le Beau Salon. One design builds on the red brick exterior with doors and windows to let in the sunshine; another one leads into a glass
Meat and potatoes man: City Councilman Al McGinnis gets some food supplies downtown at the first-time Mall Market Saturday at Batavia City Centre. Kathy Riggs-Allen of Porter Farms was on hand with some of the Elba-based farm's produce. Four vendors and Batavia Stagecoach Florist greeted shoppers Saturday morning during the first of several Mall Markets at Batavia City Centre.