Retired professional soccer player and former Syracuse Salty Dogs coach Laurie Calloway patrolled the sidelines during the summers of 2003 and 2004.
Throwback Thursday: Coach Cal
January 16th, 2014Loving (just enough for) the City
January 15th, 2014
Mozart from Philly (now residing in Syracuse)
One of the best elements that make up the city are immigrants. Not just folks from other nations, but those from other states as well. Immigrants bring their idioms, swagger, energy and experiences to add to the Syracuse stew.
We previously heard about the power of Mozart Guerrier from some students we met this summer, but last night was the first time we caught him in performance. He was the featured poet at last night’s Open Mic for the Underground Poetry Spot, which was held at 601 Tully (aka the Treehouse).
Part of Mozart’s slam list included a humorous appreciation of Coach Jim Boeheim, a shout out to Amiri Baraka, and also a verbal ode to the beauty of living and loving in cities. We suggest contacting Seneca Wilson and the Underground Poetry Spot to hear the poem about cities (there was video).
Mozart’s compositions, movements and performance certainly lived up to the hype.
It was good to see slam poetry percolating on the Near Westside.
RBG in DC
January 14th, 2014
Roland Grimes
Shout out to Roland “Bubba” Grimes, former SU football star, turned author , DC-area educator and media personality. We found out that his show was being broadcast tonight from the Everlasting Life Restaurant in Maryland.
Grimes was photographed here during an event with George Fraser at Syracuse University in 2005.
City Seeks a Stadium
January 14th, 2014
Bustle & Flow: University Avenue
Beyond the breaking news and speculation about a possible stadium in the Midtown area (near the former Kennedy Square complex) is the fact that the Connective Corridor already provides the infrastructure to effectively move fans toward the neighborhood. The route, shown here at University Avenue, connects the University Hill with Downtown for city residents. And of course, the potential site is already close to the major highways (Route 690, Route I81).
Street gaze (part 8): Colors
January 11th, 2014
Tar Heels fan in the land of Orange
SU and UNC fans share a sidewalk
Orange outerwear
WYSIWYW
January 11th, 2014
Accessorize
We didn’t think DestiNY could top the musical performance we saw a few months ago, but we were wrong. Alisa Parmenter of ECG Promotions coordinated a fashion show/runway event at DestiNY USA last night that featured What You See is What You Wear, or every day fashion items (found in the mall).
The show was held in the mall’s spacious canyon area and drew a crowd that included shoppers, journalists, politicians and local executives.
Everyday Elegance
Alisa Parmenter
Wear the clothes you have
Superb Syracuse Chic
Bright Lights, Big Mall
January 10th, 2014
Destina Italia Runway Event, DestiNY USA Canyon (finale, part 1)
Destina Italia Runway Event, DestiNY USA Canyon (finale, part 2)
Putting our Best Fashion Forward
January 10th, 2014
Radio personality George Kilpatrick and PR consultant Alisa Parmenter meet at Destiny USA’s Canyon looking their best (following the fashion show).
The city is amped-up for the first “big time” ACC game (SU plays North Carolina tomorrow) and the mall was buzzing a Dick Vitale sightings. Great match-ups may just be a cure to the winter blues.
ECG Promotions even staged a fashion show at DestiNY’s Canyon tonight.
Let’s play a big time school every weekend…or find a way to move the mall closer to campus. Wait, isn’t this another reason to re-start OnTrack service?
Throwback Thursday: Writers
January 9th, 2014
Edwidge Danticat
January 1 is considered Independence Day for the Republic of Haiti. Here are a few of the influential writers of Haitian decent who have visited Syracuse in the past decade.
Dany Laferriere
Myriam Chancy
Avalanche of Praise
January 9th, 2014
The Ramp Experience
Congratulations to the Ramp Church International on the release of their live recording, Bishop S.Y. Younger presents The Ramp Church Choir: Sounds of the Ramp. Bishop Younger (pictured above on the left) and a portion of his choir visited Syracuse for a concert last summer.