Credit: Michelle Gabel | Central Current

One day after Central New York saw its first lake effect storm of the 2023-24 winter season, a hardy garden rose braved the snow.

About 5 inches of snow fell in Onondaga County on Tuesday.

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We Rise Above the Streets helps housing, food insecure before Thanksgiving (photo of the week)

During a recent We Rise Above the Streets Recovery Thanksgiving event, James Jones, right, receives a haircut from Stu Sherlock of Salt City Barbershop. We Rise Above the Streets helps people experiencing housing or food insecurity. The organization held its annual Thanksgiving event on November 18. Volunteers served Thanksgiving meals and gave free haircuts, winter…

Michelle Gabel is a Syracuse-based independent photojournalist who captures the human experience through documentary photography and portraiture. Her long-form photography projects tell complex, contemporary...