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For the first time, Haudenosaunee Wooden Stick Festival held without Alf Jacques
The festival honors wooden lacrosse sticks, which have historical and cultural significance for the Haudenosaunee.
Schweinfurth Art Center kicks off fall schedule with 128-artist ‘Members Show’
Schweinfurth also has a second exhibit called “Rural Voices Rising,” 25 oil paintings by a Lake Placid artist.
What’s proposed in Onondaga County Executive Ryan McMahon’s $1.48B budget?
McMahon proposed spending 3% more in 2024 than the county did in 2023.
Literacy festival sparks Syracuse children’s interest in reading (photo of the week)
Light a Candle for Literacy held its annual parade and book festival at Brighton Academy Middle School.
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Onondaga County Executive race: Kinne comes out swinging as McMahon touts Micron in 1st forum
Onondaga County Executive Ryan McMahon and County Legislator Bill Kinne laid out their visions for Onondaga County.
Onondaga County public art gets $500K infusion
The program is similar to the City as Canvas program approved in Syracuse last March.
He was appointed to reduce gun violence in Syracuse. Then his son was shot.
Lateef Johnson-Kinsey has had to help his son navigate a cynical world built around bullet wounds.
Monarch butterfly sits on sunflower at the end of a Central New York summer (photo of the week)
Contributor Mike Greenlar captured this monarch butterfly on a sunflower in Syracuse’s North Side.
“The Sun Echoed Like a Song” exhibit at Light Work draws on light, heat and home
The Light Work exhibit runs through Dec. 15.
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He was appointed to reduce gun violence in Syracuse. Then his son was shot.
Lateef Johnson-Kinsey has had to help his son navigate a cynical world built around bullet wounds.
Remaining tenants at Skyline Apartments face ultimatum: Leave now or be evicted
Residents still living there are being labeled as “squatters” impeding progress toward fixing poor living conditions, but tenants say they simply don’t have anywhere to go
Legendary Onondaga stick-maker Alfie Jacques’ legacy lives on in wake of his passing
The lacrosse community, friends and family members honor Jacques, who died at 74 in mid-June.
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ARTS & CULTURE
‘This is just my style’: Dewitt man wins third place title in international mustache championship
Neal Eckrich, known for his curled ‘stache, talked mustache maintenance and world travel with Central Current.
Cyclists roll through history with Erie Canal Museum’s ‘Beers, Bikes, and Barges’ tour
The Erie Canal Museum hosts the event several times throughout the year, in collaboration with regional breweries.
‘Native Americana’ by Frank Buffalo Hyde mixes media and artistic commentary at the Everson
The show, which consists of a bevy of acrylics, two installations and a mixed-media assemblage, encompasses a variety of mass-culture imagery.