Walsh and Lateef Johnson-Kinsey, pastor of Well of Hope Church, took time out of the address to acknowledge the recent death of 11-year-old Brexialee Torres-Ortiz, who was killed in a drive-by shooting outside of Dr. King Elementary School in Southside Syracuse. Read more »
Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh will deliver his annual State of the City address Thursday evening at Corcoran High School, marking Walsh’s sixth time delivering the address as mayor. Read more »
The Syracuse City School District is working with Syracuse University to ensure opportunities for local students and a diverse student body at SU amid current hearings for Supreme Court cases that could effectively ban affirmative action. Read more »
The Common Council approved an agreement with SU relating to parking policies and voted to authorize the demolition of Syracuse Development Center. Read more »
A Syracuse-based economic development organization, CenterState CEO, received a $1 million grant to support job training from New York state as part of a statewide shift towards a technology-centered workforce. Read more »
Syracuse University's annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration honored 2023's Unsung Heroes for their positive contributions to the Syracuse community. Read more »
The lawsuit was filed by a Michigan-based cannabis dispensary group that is seeking a CAURD license in the central New York and Finger Lakes region. Read more »
SU students on the pre-medical track said they see the funding as an opportunity to expand healthcare education and opportunities. Read more »
With the development of its 2020-2025 Strategic Plan, the Jamesville-DeWitt Central School District hopes to close the opportunity gap between Black and white students. Read more »
Following SU dining halls' cutbacks on food waste, the Food Recovery Network is struggling to provide meals to the nine community organizations it donates to Read more »
The snow plow fleet has expanded since 2018, when Jeremy Robinson joined DPW as the Commissioner of Public Works. Read more »
SU is requesting that Vera House place a member of university administration, most likely a person trained in victim support, on its governing board. Read more »
Brandon Williams is joining the 221 Republicans in the House of Representatives in January 2023. Here's what that means for the local area. Read more »
The Graduate Student Organization held their last meeting of the semester on Wednesday. They discussed the Student Health Insurance Plan. Read more »
Leadership Greater Syracuse celebrates its 33rd year of the Flagship Program with a diverse class of participants. Read more »
Savion Pollard will be the first Central New York intern to be hired by Micron. He is set to start in summer 2023 after he finishes up his second year at SU. Read more »
Although the definitions of family were updated in 2019, the city itself hasn't been rezoned since 1969, and the ReZone Syracuse project is starting up again after COVID-19 delays. Read more »
After being closed for over a decade, the Shoppingtown Mall is going through a redesign. Environmentalists are involved with the DeWitt Advisory Conservation Commission to help with sustainability-specific plans. Read more »
The endangered Indiana bats live in a sanctuary within the Clark Reservation State Park near I-81. If delays like the Renew 81 lawsuit delay construction into the spring, when the bats are done hibernating for the winter it could interfere with their environment, LeMoyne College Professor Jason Luscier said. Read more »
John Katko held four terms as a U.S. Representative for the 24th congressional district. Here's what you should know about his career before his farewell address at the Syracuse University National Veterans Resource Center. Read more »
The group sued the New York State Department of Transportation for its plans to tear down I-81 and rebuild it as a community grid, citing negative environmental impacts. Read more »
Climate activists gathered in downtown Syracuse on Wednesday to raise awareness for the NY Renew's coalition campaign. Read more »
Since its original construction in the 1960s, the I-81 highway cutting through Syracuse has undergone a series of changes and is now set to be torn down. Read more »
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