Stories, tips, and local perspectives from across the Finger Lakes.
The name alone tells you this is a place that does not take itself too seriously, but the 2023 Silver for Best Place to Buy a Gift at FLX Finest tells you the products are taken very seriously indeed. Quilty Pleasures, located on Charlton Road in Stanley — a small community on the western shore […]
Three consecutive Gold wins for Best Place to Buy a Gift (2023, 2024, 2025) plus a Silver in 2022 — Finger Lakes Laser has essentially owned this category across the entire FLX Finest voting history. Operating out of Romulus, a small town on the western shore of Cayuga Lake between the Seneca and Cayuga wine […]
With over 100 local makers represented under one roof, HeartFelt Designs in Bloomfield has built something that functions less like a traditional boutique and more like a curated marketplace for Finger Lakes artisans. The 2025 Gold for Best Boutique Shop — following Silver in 2024 for both Boutique and Gift categories — validates what anyone […]