According to the AP: Local officials say the Empire State Games are back on this winter with help from community leaders in the Lake Placid area, the home of the games. Organizers of the Olympic-style amateur athletic contests were shocked […]
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Somalian Students Find Basketball, Brand New Court
Syracuse, NY – On October 15th, Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim and NBA star and ex-Orange Carmelo Anthony dedicated a new basketball court in Schiller Park, as part of their Courts 4 Kids charity. “Refurbishing this court,”Anthony said at the time, […]
Canastota’s Call to the Hall of Boxing
Canastota, NY – Boxing is one of the oldest, most prolific sports in the world and much of its history is on display in the Village of Canastota, New York. Since 1989, the International Boxing Hall of Fame has been […]
2010 Empire Games Canceled
The word is out and it says the 2011 Empire State Games are canceled. New York has pulled the plug because of the $9 billion budget gap. The Olympic-style games began in Syracuse in 1978. They are run by the […]
Ade Coker, Act1v Music
Ade Coker has a vision. He has a plan. He has a goal. The first-year graduate student in Magazine, Newspaper, Online journalism at Syracuse University isn’t shy about it either. He wants to build something special. “Check out my website,” […]
Artistic Animals on Display in Syracuse
SYRACUSE, NY – Lions and tigers and bears…and a miniature Meditterranean donkey? It’s obviously no Wizard of Oz excerpt, instead, these are just a few types of animals that are on display at Syracuse’s Everson Museum of Art. Paws or […]
New cancer center for Upstate Medical
Syracuse, NY – Upstate Medical University announced on Tuesday more plans to expand by unveiling the site of their new cancer center. The $74 million, five-story project is set to break ground in March of next year. The cancer center […]
Harvest Fest features the best of New York products
Special Contributor // Robert Lowrey SYRACUSE, NY – The annual Pride of New York Harvest Fest was at the New York State Fairgrounds in Syracuse last weekend showcasing businesses that make and sell their products in New York. Harvest Fest […]
Give yourself a shot to fight the flu
Syracuse, NY – Flu season is just around the corner and the Onondaga County Health Department is doing it’s part to make sure seasonal flu vaccines are readily available to the people of Central New York. Tuesday marked the first […]
Students Bring Fracking Debate to Local High School
Syracuse, NY – Two gubernatorial candidates came to Nottingham High School last night in order to debate hydrofracking in the central New York area. The debate over hydrofracking is nothing new to Syracuse residents, but last night’s debate had a […]