Activists Aggie Lane and Clifford Ryan marched during Black Lives Matter protest on Monday.
Archive for July, 2016
Week in Review
Sunday, July 24th, 2016Dry Season
Saturday, July 23rd, 2016
Taughannock Falls
Friday Shout-Out
Friday, July 22nd, 2016Danielle Ponder & The Tomorrow People gave a shout out to the publishers of Cuse Culture Magazine during last week’s show at Funk n’ Waffles. The group is scheduled to appear later today at The Finger Lakes Grassroots Festival.
Throwback Thursday
Thursday, July 21st, 2016
Texas Sen. Ted Cruz spoke in Syracuse in April
What a difference three months can make. Last night Sen. Ted Cruz was booed by some of the NY Delegates to the Republican National Convention in Cleveland. In April, Cruz supporters packed Driver’s Village and he was seen as a viable alternative to NY values and front runner Donald J. Trump.
Less than three weeks after the Syracuse rally, Cruz suspended his campaign for president.
Throwback Thursday
Thursday, July 21st, 2016Five Gold Gloves, Two World Series Titles, Four All-Star Appearances, and One Cy Young Award are all part of Ron Guidry’s resume. The retired Yankee (and son of Lafayette, LA like Buckwheat Zydeco) found his pro pedigree 40 years ago right here in Syracuse. For this Throwback Thursday take a listen as he talks about his time with the Chiefs.
Stopping Short
Wednesday, July 20th, 2016
Chiefs shortstop Adrian Sanchez
A few things we noticed during today’s Syracuse Chiefs matinee contest vs. The Gwinnett Braves: the crowd was great for a noon time start, Adrian Sanchez made a fashion statement with his compression undershirt, and lastly that there’s no way that the umpires should have missed the call during the six inning when they mis-ID’d Mel Rojas Jr’s foul ball as a home run (we had a vantage point near right field). Fans often give umps a hard time at NBT Bank Stadium, but this wasn’t even close. The Chiefs ended up losing the game 3-2.
Sanchez went 1-for-4 in today’s game, including a single during the 9th inning rally.
Syracuse Architectural Digest: The Public Square
Wednesday, July 20th, 2016
Clinton Square
Steeped in history and prized for its versatility, Clinton Square is maybe the only place in the ‘Cuse that can hold a KlezFest, a Black Lives Matter rally, a candlelight vigil, sunrise Yoga, and a Blues performance.
Welcome to the new heart of the city.
Pro·test (part 2)
Tuesday, July 19th, 2016
Activist Sequoia Kemp helped kick-off the march from Clinton Square
Yesterday’s Black Lives Matter rally/demonstration featured a multi-racial contingent that marched through Downtown Syracuse (ironically along some streets with names straight outta the pages of American history, such as Franklin, Washington and Jefferson). Numerous residents and workers viewed the march from parking lots or office buildings above the city.
Montgomery Street
Water Street
Outside City Hall
Vendor-Turned-VIP
Tuesday, July 19th, 2016
Jimmy Durkin at the Wall of Fame Ceremony on Sunday
Membership has it’s privileges. James “Jimmy” Durkin came NBT Bank Stadium to receive his Wall of Fame plaque on Sunday and actually took the day off (well, sort of).
(Below) West Street, Creekwalk
Tuesday, July 19th, 2016
Style-ish Generation