Smooth Jazz star and Syracuse-native Jackiem Joyner on the Main Stage at the Northeast Jazz & Wine Festival
Notes of a Native Son
July 30th, 2011Syracuse’s Funk Brothers
July 30th, 2011
Mike and Jeff Houston (Northeast Jazz & Wine Festival, Day 1)
The J Project brought R&B and Classic Soul to Day One of the Northeast Jazz & Wine Festival last night. They performed on the World Beat Pavilion stage.
Hoping for Community Unity
July 29th, 2011
Team A.N.G.E.L.
Members of the group Team A.N.G.E.L. spoke to civil eaders and community members at a forum held at Le Moyne College Wednesday.
Team members Ed Mitchell, Jr., Ryedell Davis, Isaiah Gregory and Schenise Stevens described their summer program, located at the Southwest Community Center, and their attempt to branch out to other sectors of the city.
A.N.G.E.L. stands for Avoid Negative Garbage Enjoy Life.
Ed Mitchell, Jr. shows a memorial poster made by teens in the Team A.N.G.E.L. Program
Just Say Yes
July 28th, 2011
Say Yes to Education (Syracuse) Scholars with Executive Director Rachael Gazdick
Here are some photos from the Say Yes to Education Summer Festival held yesterday at Thornden Park.
Elmwood Dance and Drill Team
Perfect Combination: Say Yes Counselors Kenzell Cooper and Irene Hudson dance for the crowd.
Hotter than July
July 21st, 2011
Record-breaker
Syracuse is a city of four distinct, almost perfect seasons.
Single Servings
July 20th, 2011
Confessions of a hotel soap thief
The Modern Metro Reality
July 19th, 2011“Cities also have a special function today because an economy based on knowledge bestows new importance on institutions of knowledge-in particular, universities and medical research centers-many of which are located in the heart of central cities and urban communities. In Syracuse this is no different.”
Bruce Katz, Director, Brookings Institution (2006)
Cars Too
July 16th, 2011
Chevy Bel Air
This is the weekend for the outdoor car show better know as The Syracuse Nationals. Classic vehicles are on display from downtown and the Fairgrounds to Liverpool and Onondaga Lake Parkway.
Holiday Inn Electronics Parkway
Olds 98
1950 Buick
Vintage Caddy
Kickoff
July 11th, 2011
Syracuse’s Tyrone Burke catches a touchdown in the first half. Burke had 4 receptions for 135 yards and 3 touchdowns
The Syracuse Shock Football Club, last year’s NAFL’s Eastern champs, began their season on Saturday by bullying the Elmira Evolution 76-19 at Henninger Field. This year the Shock joined the Empire Football League, which has teams in Albany, Watertown, Plattsburgh, Glens Falls, Vermont, and Montreal.
Kicker Zach Grulich made 10 of 11 PATs.
Tyler Gage makes a 34-yard catch
Love of the Game
July 6th, 2011Pro basketball trainer Mark Williams, a native of Queens, NY, sent us an update on his hoops enterprise called Team Footprintz. Williams has trained or collaborated with a who’s who of Big East basketball talent, including former Syracuse standout Nicole Michael.
Michael recently signed to play in the Italian pro league for next season.