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Night Shift
Wednesday, August 28th, 2013One Two Punch
Wednesday, August 28th, 2013
Notre Dame’s Emily Durr: Instant Offense
The West Team (blue) pulled away in the second half and won the gold medal at the New York State Girls All-Star basketball game last night at the fairgrounds, lead by the dynamic duo of Emily Durr (who committed to Iowa State) and Westhill’s Anna Ross (who committed to play at Penn).
Westhill’s Anna Ross, the floor general
Dream @ 50
Wednesday, August 28th, 2013
Gina Rivers, cialis program director for Mercy Works, Inc.
Ms. Rivers, a founding advisor to SIF, was the keynote speaker for the Teen Tech Program summer session commencement on Monday evening. The event was held at the Vision Center on South Salina Street.
Below is a portion of her remarks, which skillfully interpreted and updated the essence of the “I Have a Dream” speech by Dr. King.
The “I Have a Dream” speech was given at the 1963 March on Washington 50 years ago on this day.
Mission before Strategy
Tuesday, August 27th, 2013Here is an update on some of the work I got to see during a collaboration with Syracuse’s Mercy Works, Inc.
Got Milk
Monday, August 26th, 2013
Jon and Julie Patterson of Auburn NY are a 6th-generation DFF (dairy farm family). They were at the Dairy Cow Birthing Center today. Jon was one of the emcees during a live milking demonstration. Monday was Dairy Day at the New York State Fair.
Come Sky with Me
Monday, August 26th, 2013
Thru the Legs Jam
This week the high-flyers from Team Turbo Dunk will be touching the sky with their acrobatic dunks stage show at the New York State Fair’s Sports Activity Center (outside the Toyota Coliseum).
Tomahawk Jam
Super Reverse
Throwback Thursday: Creative Expressions
Thursday, August 22nd, 2013
WAER-FM 88 announcer and music director Eric Cohen proposed to his fiance in during a Jazz in Square concert nearly a decade ago.
Camp Barack
Tuesday, August 20th, 2013
Tickets to see the POTUS
Here are some photographs of the line to receive tickets for the speech at Henninger by President Barack Obama.
The line for tickets began at the Sunnycrest Ice Rink and meandered past the baseball field, tennis courts and wrapped around near Robinson Street.
Camp Obama. Some supporters came to Henninger soon after the announcement was made last night that tickets would be available for the public appearance by the President.
Ella Williams and Mary McClain, both came to Syracuse from Florida in 1960. They said they loved Syracuse and of course they were among President Obama’s biggest fans. They said they arrived this morning to stand in line at about 8:30 am. They are pictured was near the Sunnycrest Tennis Courts.
Chief Connection Officer (CCO)
Monday, August 19th, 2013
Here’s part two of our conversation with Linda Dickerson-Hartsock, director of the Connective Corridor. She talks about the Corridor as a social network and destination as much as a transportation route. It has literally connected some neighborhoods a stop at a time.
Under her leadership the route has the potential to become that third space (as in that place between work and home) here in the city.
Dancing in the Streets
Saturday, August 17th, 2013
Last Dance, Jazz in the City (Westside)
Here are some photos of dancing during Thursdays Jazz in the City, which was held at one of the stops along the Connective Corridor Route (Westside).
Brasil to Blodgett: Rhonda Arns danced to the sounds of Edgar Pagans bass on Thursday (Jazz in the City). Grupo Pagan recently returned from performing in Brasil.
Baila: A couple danced during an early set at by Grupo Pagan.