The Oswego Tea Company’s cinnamon-raisin bread has a following in the U.S. and in several countriesBy Tom and Jerry CaraccioliMap of the United States showing the location of people who have ordered The Oswego Tea Company’s cinnamon-raisin bread.When you walk into The Oswego Tea Company, one of the first things you will notice is a map of the United States with hundreds of thumb tacks marking various places throughout the country. As you scan the room, you’ll also see an area for drinking tea.Twenty-five years ago, Lisa Shaw had a vision.After she and her husband, Warren, bought a building on Oswego’s east side of town, the Shaws initially opened it to house Ontario Outfitters, a clothing store that offered off-price, discount clothes before the days of TJMaxx and Marshalls. The clothing store anchored the building. But Shaw’s vision and ultimate goal was to create and own a café–eatery in which customers could eat, visit, enjoy coffee or tea at their leisure and not feel rushed.“When my husband and I would go out, we liked to sit and hang,” Shaw explained. “Having a meal is an event, a three-hour thing. Most restaurants want to flip tables. We always felt like we (more…)

Business recently moved to a new location in OswegoBy Stefan YablonskiEarlier this summer, The Organic Earthling moved from downtown Oswego to the city’s eastern edge — the Lowe’s Plaza, 437 State Route 104.Owner and managing partner Lindsay Gaffney is considering an even bigger move — taking the business nationwide.“I’ve had several business owners in the past couple of weeks approach me asking if we were interested in developing it into a franchise,” she said. “So we’re in the research and development phase to create the easiest ways to be able to duplicate what we do across the nation.”An herbalist, certified in plant medicine through Cornell University, Gaffney’s currently studying for her doctorate in naturopathy through Kingdom College of Natural Health.“I expect to complete my doctorate studies by 2027,” she said.She studied graphic design and fine art at Mohawk Valley Community College. While studying fine art, artistic anatomy is what sparked her love and fascination with the intricately woven workings of the human body.“Building my personal library, I engaged in a self-study of anatomy and physiology providing a foundational grasp on the working mechanisms of the human body,” she explained.She and her husband, James, opened their business in August 2020 in (more…)

North Shore Coffee and Tea Company is more than just a café By Stefan Yablonski It’s not the same old grind. North Shore Coffee and Tea Company has been perking…

By Stefan Yablonski Madison Leszczynski, 16, is a high school student — completing her sophomore year at Red Creek High School. Besides juggling school work she’s busy running the business…

Industry-wide expo comes to Cayuga County for the first time By Deborah Jeanne Sergeant About 2,000 people are expected to attend the North American Manure Expo in Auburn this summer.…

Can’t find workers? Train them yourself By Deborah Jeanne Sergeant In the wake of a worker shortage, Anthony Nappa found a creative solution: train workers to man his barbershop empire.…

Business started in 2022 in Oswego incubator now operating in the black By Stefan Yablonski From fish to rodents — and a whole lot more — Stress Bionalytics, LLC. has…

By Stefan Yablonski Pathfinder Bank has recently announced it has signed paperwork to acquire the East Syracuse branch of Berkshire Bank, located at 6611 Manlius Center Road. When the deal…

By Margaret McCormick What would Danielle Mercuri do if she wasn’t a successful restaurant owner? The answer comes easily to her: artist or fashion designer. And when you consider Mercuri’s…

Sandy Creek-based trainer has helped train dogs of celebrities like Brooke Shields, Sean McDermott of the Buffalo Bills and Beth Baldwin By Stefan Yablonski After training more than 6,000 —…